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4 Types of Parking Brakes

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Dan

A couple weeks ago I wrote a post about the different ways that you as a driver engage the parking brake. This week let’s look at the different ways parking brakes work. Drum Brakes

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Power Window Switch Safety

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Dan

Power windows are a nice feature and on almost every new car you can buy these days, even on the cheaper models. There’s a safe way and an unsafe way to control them, though.

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1 Year of Mechanical Malarkey

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Dan

It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been a whole year since I started this blog to share my experiences as an automotive technician.

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3 Ways to Engage Parking Brakes

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Dan

All cars in the US have parking brakes. It can be called by many names, such as hand brake, emergency brake, or parking brake. Most of the time I only ever see it used by people with manual transmission cars, … Continue reading →

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Tire Slime

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dan

If you have a flat tire caused by a puncture, if you don’t have a spare tire, but have a tire pump, usually you’ll be okay if you use some sort of tire sealant, like Slime. I’d never used it … Continue reading →

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Summer Camp Vehicles

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Dan

This week I’m actually not at the Honda shop, but at a summer camp. For several years now I’ve spent some time each year working at camp. I usually work with the facility maintenance guys. We do stuff like work … Continue reading →

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Two Time-Saving Tools

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Dan

For a mechanic, time is money. The more we get done, the more money we make. So it’s often worth spending some money on tools that help us get jobs done faster.

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A Look at Car Maintenance in the Past

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dan

It’s no secret that cars these days are a lot more technologically advanced than they were just twenty years ago. With all the advancements they not only work better, but they also take less maintenance. My mom took a class … Continue reading →

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GM EV1 controls

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Dan

Back in college, in fuel & emissions/engine performance class, we were going over the details of different hybrid and full-electric powertrains. My teacher brought in a rare part he borrowed from one of his coworkers.

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It’s Got No Wheels!

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Dan

This Suzuki SX4 was parked out in the lot for the bodyshop.

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