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Earle Kramer Jr., president Green Acres Automotive LLC Perkiomenville, PA Mac Tools’ Mac Mentor with Lab Scope — This is the best and most efficient scanner I have ever owned. ALLDATA — This is the most knowledgeable information system I have used. Smoke Pro Smoke Machine — This machine is cost effective and safe to
Parts Cleaning: Searching for the Complete Clean
Cleaning cast iron and aluminum, for the most part, represent two separate challenges. However, in a realistic world most shops cannot afford two different setups for cleaning these metals. Many shops have systems that work well for one, but not so well on the other. Are there effective ways to clean both types of metal
Publisher’s Perspectives: Time Well Spent?
Put More Energy Into Growing Your Shop’s Revenue According to recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor, on an average weekday, a full-time employed person spends 9.1 hours working, 7.6 hours sleeping (compare that to a 15- to 19-year-old teenager who sleeps an average of 9.4 hours a day), 3.0 hours doing leisure and
Perspectives: Time Well Spent?
Put More Energy Into Growing Your Shop’s Revenue
Perspectives: Time Well Spent?
According to recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor, on an average weekday, a full-time employed person spends 9.1 hours working, 7.6 hours sleeping (compare that to a 15- to 19-year-old teenager who sleeps an average of 9.4 hours a day), 3.0 hours doing leisure and sports activities (half of this is spent watching
Diagnostic Dilemmas: The Misfire Code As a Symptom
Without question, the 1996 and newer OBD II systems have greatly simplified the diagnostic process. Veteran mechanics well remember the technical loopholes that riddled the old proprietary OBD I systems. All too often, the complex diagnostic charts supplied by the auto manufacturers were time-consuming, erroneous and often concluded with the infamous “replace with component of
Power Options: Restoring a Vehicle to Like-New Performance
Replacing a worn or broken engine on a customer’s vehicle can be a very sensitive subject for many independent shop owners because it’s a time-intensive and possibly high-liability service. After a replacement is done, a shop’s greatest fear is that a minor ticking noise or oil leak may ruin the profitability of the engine replacement.
Mitchell 1’s OnDemand5.com Experiences Tremendous Customer Growth
Mitchell 1 recently announced that its Internet-based OnDemand5.com product has achieved record popularity this year and is on pace to once again double the product’s customer base in 2006.
Selecting the Right Friction Material
How do you select the right brake pad for a vehicle? And, how do you select the right friction line to stock at your shop or have as your first call? These are difficult questions to answer. Every time your shop installs a set of brake pads on a vehicle you are taking a gamble
Buy or Bend?
What is your strategy for exhaust service?