Mitch Schneider: When Bad Luck is Really Good Luck…
About the worst thing that can happen around here is a week where all kinds of bizarre things accumulate. Aside from the absolute chaos it inflicts on everyone, including me, the crush of dealing with multiple crises makes it almost impossible to identify where one calamity ends and another begins.
ACDelco, Harold Martin Encourage Automotive Careers through ‘Pros Who Know’ Scholarships
IHRA and ADRL Pro Modified driver Harold Martin – the "EFI Wizard" – has had an illustrious career, both on and off the track. An entrepreneur and engineer, ACDelco-sponsored Pontiac racer Martin is again competing in two separate racing circuits this season in addition to taking on a new role for ACDelco: youth outreach.
Rancho Takes ‘Rancho Interactive Garage’ to Enthusiasts, Off-Roaders at Events Across the Country
When Rancho developed the Rancho Interactive Garage – known as R.I.G. – for its new high-powered website, they knew it would be the perfect format for enthusiasts to experience Rancho’s technologies and project vehicles at enthusiast events across the country during 2007.
Tech Tip: Maintaining Belt Tension is Critical
Most late-model engines have serpentine belt drives for the engine-driven accessories. And most people know that belts are a maintenance item and eventually have to be replaced. But many don’t know the spring-loaded automatic tensioner that keeps a serpentine belt tight is also a wear item. Consequently, the automatic tensioner may also have to be replaced when the time comes to change the belt.
Tech Tip: Oxygen Sensors Help Maximize Performance
Computerized engine control systems do an amazing job of keeping engines in good tune, minimizing emissions and maximizing performance and fuel economy. To keep everything humming at peak efficiency, the computer needs good inputs from all of its sensors. Key among these are the oxygen (O2) sensors.
Tech Tip: Servicing Cabin Air Filters
They call it the "hidden filter" because many motorists don’t realize their vehicles have separate air filters for the passenger compartments. Cabin air filters first appeared back in the mid-1980s. The earliest applications were on Audi and other European makes. Today, about 80 percent of all new import and domestic vehicles have a cabin air filter – or a slot where one can be installed.
Tenneco Impacts Consumers Through Powerful Ad Program Built on Safety Message
Monroe is taking the 50,000-mile shock and strut service message to millions of consumers through its expanded consumer ad campaign that includes print advertising, radio spots, online and billboard ads. The campaign will launch this spring.
Selling Services: Reading Tires to Diagnose Suspension Problems
As a rule, all tires should wear evenly across the full face of the tread as long as wheel alignment is correct, the tires are maintained at the recommended inflation pressure, and the vehicle is driven sensibly. Any kind of tire wear that deviates from the norm, therefore, usually indicates trouble. SHOULDER WEAR Take heavy
Selling Services: Brake Line Repair: Tubing, Hoses and Fluid
Corroded brake lines and flare nuts have been a problem since hydraulic brakes were first installed on vehicles. Improved materials and processes have improved serviceability, but in the Northeast and Midwest where salt and other agents are used to de-ice roads, it is still a problem. Brake Tubing 101 Beginning in the 1930s, the Bundy
Mitch’s World: If it Wasn’t for Bad Luck…
About the worst thing that can happen around here is a week where all kinds of bizarre things accumulate. Aside from the absolute chaos it inflicts on everyone including me, the crush of dealing with multiple crises makes it almost impossible to identify where one calamity ends and another begins. The ability to cope with