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Automotive Shops–Torque
Automotive service shops are a tough game to play in. The dealerships do everything they can to hold their customers captive to their own service department. Obtaining factory diagnostic tools and information can be difficult and is always very expensive. … Continue reading
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Be Careful What You Wish For…
You may remember an oft told tale of a genie that immerged from a magic lamp and would grant three wishes to a mortal human. You may also remember how, in the story, that the human struggled to deal with … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Care and Feeding, Cars, Engines, Life and Cars, Servicing Cars
Tagged air bags, Ethanol, self-driving cars, SRS, TPMS
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Robotic Gas Pump–Coming Soon?
In the old days, prior to 1972, you would pull into a filling station and a person would come out and greet you. They would ask how much and what type of gasoline you wished to purchase. They would pump … Continue reading
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The Toyota Leaf is Too Cool and the Chevy Volt is Too Hot
Meanwhile three crash test have confirmed that the Chevy Volt is one hot car. Reminiscent of the laptop fires of a couple of years ago, it appears that the Lithium Ion batteries require careful handling after an impact. Chevrolet is … Continue reading
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When Electric Power Steering Goes Bad
Design News is a publication that I get and occasionally they have some pretty interesting writeups on design problems on their website. This one concerns the change from hydraulic power steering to electric. Government mandated Electronic Stability Control will be in … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric power steering
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