Starting a shop and managing it to the big leagues require very different skills. Odds are you don’t have both, and that’s okay.
Hookin’ ain’t easy. Here’s what I wish I knew on Day 1.
Starting a shop and managing it to the big leagues require very different skills. Odds are you don’t have both, and that’s okay.
It’s the perfect tool for some jobs.
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Removing old solder is a crucial part of preparing a component for a new soldered connection, and a desolder pump (often called a solder sucker) is the ideal tool for the job.
Like corded phones, floppy disks and TVs with antennas, the Check Engine icon doesn’t make sense anymore. Let’s change it.
Our photographer Mike Apice was recently visiting a Dorman facility in Portland, Tennessee, when he stopped in to a small repair shop in nearby Cross Plans. Here’s a look inside.
My new Explorer ST goes like a scalded dog. Ford’s Performance Driving School taught me how to avoid getting bitten.
Let’s watch the most creative and crazy sports involving four (and two) wheels on YouTube.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Smokin’ tires and smokin’ stacks!
Rust-resisting stainless steel cars are back. Will they have better success than their predecessors?
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.
Elon Musk says Tesla Insurance is pushing automaker to simplify designs and increase parts availability.
Driving around with a bunch of snow on top of your vehicle is not only unsafe, but also illegal in many places
Learn to ID Miatas generation by generation like a pro (and from a pro!)
