Tag Archives: Throwback

Throwback: Blown-Out Spark Plug

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Dan

It’s a throwback post today, going way back to 2016 and a damaged engine. Originally posted December 1st, 2016. A Honda Element got hauled in on a tow truck one night. Big misfire, running horribly when we drove it into … Continue reading →

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Throwback: Overheated Engine

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Dan

Today’s throwback post is a little different than usual. This is a post that I was told I couldn’t post by the dealership I worked at the time. I no longer work there, so here it is. Originally posted November … Continue reading →

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Throwback: Animals in Cars

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Dan

Today is a throwback to a few interesting discoveries of animal evidence in cars. Originally posted January 28th, 2016. One of the last things you want to find in your car is an animal. Another bad thing is finding evidence … Continue reading →

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Throwback: Identical Mismatched Tires

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Dan

This was one of the more unusual problems I diagnosed on a car, so I’m bringing this post from 2016 up again. Now this was a strange one. A customer came in because she had gotten her tires replaced at … Continue reading →

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Throwback: Old Engines

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Dan

Going back a few years for this one for some engines you don’t get to see every day. While I was in school, an older friend invited me to her husband’s engine shop. It was pretty cool seeing the shop, … Continue reading →

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Throwback: Surprise Passenger

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Dan

Going back a couple years for a throwback to a special visitor in the shop. It’s a regular Saturday morning at work, when one of the techs finds some fur in the engine compartment of a car he just pulled … Continue reading →

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Throwback: Coil Spring Modification

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Dan

Taking another look back at a post from two years ago. Don’t do this to your car. There are ways to lower the ride height of your car that aren’t that bad. This was not one of those ways.

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Throwback Thursday: A Friday Morning Nightmare

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Dan

In memory of my previous job at a Toyota dealership, which I left two years ago today, here’s a post from the day before, March 14th, 2016. Usually Fridays are the day you look forward to, if you don’t work … Continue reading →

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Throwback: Just Making It Work

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Dan

This week we’re revisiting a post from two years ago. Many times when working on cars we encounter bolts in really awkward locations, that make it a pain to work on. The Toyota 4Runner has a bolt buried behind the … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: Using The Tools You’ve Got

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Dan

Today I’m going back to a time before I was a mechanic. Before college, I’d never really done any mechanic type work, except for a little bit on our lawn mower with my dad and brother. One year, the starter … Continue reading →

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