Are You Testing Brake Fluid for Customers?
When was the last time you tested a customer’s brake fluid? Never? Many shops don’t bother to test brake fluid for several reasons. Some don’t think fluid tests are necessary. Others don’t test the fluid because they don’t have anything to test it with. And others say why bother if they’re going to bleed the
Point Of View: It’s Show Time…An Opportunity for Training and Education
Shop owners need business skills training and need to invest in their business — including tools and technology,” commented Larry Samuelson, president of NAPA’s U.S. Automotive Parts Group Headquarters, at the 2005 Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium*, last May in Chicago. He was speaking these words to many of the automotive aftermarket’s top manufacturers and suppliers,
Chicago Pneumatic Unveils Mobile Training & Application Center
Hitting the road in 2006, Chicago Pneumatic is pleased to announce the launch of the Mobile Training & Application Center. Complete with the latest innovations in assembly technology, MTAC provides training, demonstrations and applications testing at any location.
Diagnostic Solutions: Upgrades That Deliver Performance and Pizzazz
Checking the Basics Saves Time When Chasing Check Engine Codes
Ingersoll-Rand and Evernham Motorsports Form Road Racing Partnership
Ingersoll-Rand Company announced that Evernham Motorsports (EMS) and Ingersoll-Rand will be expanding their partnership to include sponsorship of an Evernham Motorsports road course development program for the 2006 season.
Tech Tip: Going Digital – DMMs and DVOMs
These days, no matter what kind of automotive repair work you specialize in, virtually every system has a certain amount of electronics. Consequently, one diagnostic tool every technician needs is a digital multimeter.
Tenneco Introduces Enhanced Walker Exhaust Website
The Walker exhaust aftermarket brand of Tenneco Inc. has re-launched the www.walkerexhaust.com website with new content and added functionality designed to help vehicle service professionals and consumers make the right choice of replacement emission control products.
Snap-on Extends Their Sponsorship Commitment with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
For almost its entire history, Snap-on has been involved in racing and uses its experience at the track to develop innovative new products for the vehicle service industry. In fact, some of the most innovative automotive systems were created at racetracks – disc brakes, hydraulic shock absorbers, turbochargers, fuel injection – and, consequently, so were the Snap-on professional tools used to service those systems.
Driving Duo Puts FuelStretch Driving Tips to the Test, Filling Up Only Only 15 Times During First 45 Days of Guinness World Record Lowest Fuel Consumption Attempt
Drivers looking to get the most out of every gasoline purchase can get helpful hints from Shell "FuelStretch," a new program being offered at Shell stations nationwide. Designed to help drivers save money and get the most out of their car choice, FuelStretch offers motorists money-saving driving tips.
Neutronics’ Gary Halpern Shares His Insights on A/C Industry
Having just returned from the 2006 Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide Trade Show in Orlando, FL, I found myself very troubled by what I now know is a very disturbing "state of the industry" for mobile A/C.