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Fundamentals of Electrical System Diagnosis

Electrical principles, like voltage, amperage and resistance, can be described as cars passing along the roadway. Voltage would be the vehicle’s speed, amperage would be the number of vehicles on the road at the same time, and resistance would be the potholes in the road’s surface. Basically, electricity is a supply of atoms with an

News Update: DENSO Launches Summer Tune Up Campaign

DENSO Sales California is launching a summer sales campaign, “Tune In & Tune Up” to all DENSO warehouse distributors, jobber/counterpersons and service technicians. The program runs now through Sept. 30, 2006. DENSO is rewarding jobber/counterpersons and professional service technicians by offering them an opportunity to win electronic prizes for selling DENSO First Time First Fit

Diagnostic Solutions: Reading Spark Plugs Is As Much An Art As It Is A Science

Barring mechanical contact between the spark plug and piston, just about any randomly selected spark plug will ignite the gasoline and air compressed into an engine’s combustion chamber. Very few spark plugs, however, will continue to perform well under a wide range of engine temperatures, loads and speeds, not to mention lasting well beyond today’s

Clevite Engine Parts Powers Teams in All Racing Series to Victory, Recognizes the Hidden Heroes of Racing

Clevite Engine Parts continues to lead the pack during the 2006 motorsports season with legendary products, its commitment to service and support and for recognizing the talents of engine builders who help to make it all possible.

Olds Engines: Gone But Not Forgotten

By Larry Carley Times change and vehicle makes and nameplates come and go. The last official Oldsmobile rolled off the assembly line on April 29, 2004, when General Motors pulled the plug to stop the hemorrhage of red ink in their ailing Oldsmobile car division. Though the brand is now history, there are still millions

Maiwald and Parsnow Bring Home the Randy Dorton Memorial Trophy in 2006 Clevite Engine Builder Showdown

The final round of the 2006 Clevite Engine Builder Showdown – held on Tuesday, May 23, at the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, NC – will go down as one of the most exciting and closest competitions in showdown history.

Oxygen Sensors – Monitoring Converter Efficiency

In 1996, automakers did the aftermarket a huge favor. They added "downstream" oxygen (O2) sensors to their vehicles. The downstream O2 sensors are located just behind the catalytic converter, or on some Fords, in the converter itself.

Diagnostic Dilemmas: Diagnosing Rodent Damage

Of all the technical innovations of the past century, the plastic-insulated copper wire is one of the most dependable components found in the modern automobile. Sure, this summer I had three different cases of the copper wire actually being broken inside the plastic insulation. In the first two instances, I had the intake air temperature

Honda Brake Service: Successful Jobs Are in the Details

You can’t argue that Hondas aren’t popular cars that have earned customer loyalty by giving many miles of trouble-free service to their owners. It’s safe to say that Honda has changed the way the world builds cars. And to think they’ve done it in 30 years is truly remarkable. All machines, even the good ones,

Odds & Ends: Underhood Service

Cool Amphibious Manufacturers International LLC has developed the Hydra Spyder – an amphibious vehicle that can travel on both the water or on the road. Promoted as “unsinkable,” this vehicle contains positive floatation foam approved by the United States Coast Guard. The convertible Hydra Spyder can seat four people for comfortable drives on land, and