Your multimeter is a versatile tool. But for certain diagnostics, you need an oscilloscope to get a closer look at a vehicle’s electrical systems.
What an oscilloscope shows that your DVOM can’t (VIDEO)
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Add or Delete These Simple Parts to Help Customers Save Money
Use it or lose it. Looking for an easy way to win over your customers that they’ll enjoy every time they drive? Look at their vehicles from a hypermiler’s perspective.
Are You Properly Checking Hub Bearings For Wear? (VIDEO)
Pete Meier explains how a dial indicator is necessary for a true wear check.
Efficiency is the Name of the Game
Four proven ways to run a tighter ship at your shop.
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Symbol of a Stumble: Edsel’s “Horse Collar” Grille
This one part became the symbol of the Edsel’s failure.
Tariff Talk: A Look Backwards at The Chicken Tax
Lighten the mood at the next cocktail party you attend.
Watch This Video on the Inventor Who Put Lead in Gasoline
He also synthesized chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Why Some Vehicles Have More Than One Spin-on Filter (VIDEO)
Ever spot what appears to be a second oil filter under a vehicle? Lemmy and Nick discuss the advantages of spin-on transmission filters for fluid protection and service.
Basic Brake Fluid Testers Are Far More Sophisticated Than You’d Expect
Peering inside the inner workings of a deceptively complex tool
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SLABs: Slow, Loud, and Bangin’
The unique culture of slab cars.
Stress Test Vehicle Grounds
Resistance is futile.
The Tightwad’s Way To Install Any Wheel Bearing Race
Stop beating your sockets to death.
Shop Profile: Locked N Loaded 4×4
Learn about a shop that’s making Jeeps all they can be.
Why you should empty the master cylinder before bleeding brakes (VIDEO)
Removing old fluid from a vehicle’s braking system can be a time-consuming chore, but it doesn’t need to be.
VIDEOS
The Other Way to Use a File that Many Mechanics Don’t Know (VIDEO)
Need a smooth finish on a part you’re cleaning up with a file? Lemmy shows how draw filing can achieve a clean result with a totally different method of holding a traditional file.
Commercials That Make Technicians and Dealers the Stars of the Show
Here are some outlandish—and not so outlandish—examples of mechanic and dealership TV commercials.
Store stuff in your glove box? Thank automobile pioneer Dorothy Levitt (VIDEO)
Ever wonder why virtually all cars and trucks have glove boxes? A visionary woman and her little book about driving changed in-vehicle storage over a hundred years ago.