Category: Automotive
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How To – Removing Snow And Ice From Your Car The Easy Way
You woke up this morning and your car was covered in Ice and Snow. You could go back to sleep and hope your boss doesn’t notice you didn’t show up today but more then likely this is not an option. So how can you get yourself into your car and on the road the easy…
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How To – Repairing Chips In Auto Glass Windshields
Auto Glass made after about 1965 is tempered safety glass. It is product that is hard and it is engineered so that when it brakes it fragments into small square shaped pieces instead of long sharp shards you will get if you brake a kitchen glass or bottle. Auto Glass is also layered with an…
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How To – Changing Your Vehicles Timing Belt & Water Pump – Honda 4cyl
Proper preventive maintenance will keep your vehicle running much longer then waiting for things to go wrong and trying to fix them after they break. This is especially true when it comes to your car’s timing belt and water pump. You should follow your manufacturer’s recommendations as to when to perform the replacement of your…
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How To – Surviving A Winter Snow Storm Trapped In Your Car
Every winter we hear reports of people who are trapped in their vehicles for long periods of time due to winter snow conditions. This past week Buffalo, NY saw vehicles on a 13 mile stretch of highway trapped in their cars and trucks for over 20 hours and this is in a relatively urban type…
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How To – Servicing Disk Brakes & Replacing Pads
Servicing your cars disk brakes is a relatively easy task that only takes a few basic hand tools and a couple hours of your time. In this howto we are restoring an older vehicle that needs its front pads replaced. We will not be replacing or cutting the rotors but this is an option that…