Category: Automotive
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How To Prepare A Severely Rusted Hood For Paint
A number of people have been asking about restoring rusted panels on vehicles lately so I thought I would go over some of the best methods to prepare a severely rusted hood for paint. The unfortunate thing about heavily rusted parts is that the rust its self is reducing the thickness of the remaining metal.…
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How To Diagnose Automotive Alternator Problems
A friend contacted us today with a question about his six year old vehicle that has been eating an alternator a year for the past three years. In the times with more complexity being built into automotive electrical systems your car’s alternator is one of the few things that should either work or not work.…
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How To Setup Your Truck For Better Snow Plowing
If you live on a piece of property where you are plowing your own driveway and you get significant snowfall in your area there are some things that you can do to setup your truck for the best experience. First is the selection of your truck. A lot of people want to buy a beat…
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How To Arc Weld In An Emergency With Car Batteries
A buddy of ours is a professional welder now retired and every once in a while in the conversation is what do you do when you are out on a job and you brake something but you don’t have a welder. Can you put something together with a few car or truck batteries and maybe…
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How To Evaluating Performing Transmission Fluid Service On High Mileage Vehicles
There has been a variety of conversations by owners and mechanics about the servicing of automatic transmissions that have seen high mileage. Some of these thoughts on service are really not good practice although they may seem to be safeguarding the owner they can lead to problems and should be addressed. When a vehicle has…