When the pump automatically shuts off after filling a vehicle’s tank, many people are tempted to add a little more gas. Unfortunately, this can do more harm than good, and the repair bills could add up quickly.
I was raised in times and places where it was considered a mark of pride to get the job done, no matter the risk to your own body. That, friends, is bunk.
In my salvage yard days, I learned a trick I still use today that’s the fastest method in the world, hands down.
Turning all jobs into team efforts promotes knowledge transfer to the less-experienced techs, who pay tuition in physical labor.
Here’s an easy guerilla marketing trick to get your customer counts up by selling on your days off.
Everyone knows about sedans and pickups, but what about shooting brakes and pony cars? Here’s an incomplete guide to the rarer designs on the road.
Who puts a battery in a fender? Quite a few mechanics, that’s who.
Some sources say you should never, ever plug a tire … despite the fact that trained professionals have been doing it for decades. We debate.
Turning absurdly specific jargon into a joke isn’t a new idea, but that didn’t stop us from turning it into an April Fools’ joke.
Latin is a language, as dead as it can be/It killed the ancient Romans, and now it’s killing me.
Pat Goss, arguably America’s most famous mechanic, has died.
It’s a tiny step on the manufacturing line, but boy, drain plugs save mechanics a ton of time.
Help your customers prioritize their repairs and they’ll keep coming back.