Service Advisor: Time to Make a Tool Decision
Discovering special tools to change timing belts
Service Advisor: Things Are Heating Up!
A fairly recent entrant into the tool side of the collision repair industry is the heat inductor. Well, it’s nothing new really. Heat inductors have been around in various industries for about 100 years and are commonly used in the manufacturing process for things like case hardening of gears and shafts. They’re also used in cook tops on stoves to allow a quicker, more even heat. But heat inductors are relatively new to the collision repair industry.
Undercover: Brakes 101
Topics To Cover –
Inspection checklist, Servicing, Rotors and Drums, Linings and Brake Fluid
Crossword Puzzle: November 2007
Across 1. Battery-diagnosis procedure (4,4) 5. Bedrock stone-car driver 9. Brake booster synonym 10. Seat-belt part, _____ reel 11. Engine incontinence (3,4) 12. Pre-EFI engine’s cold-start device 13. Mineral deposits in radiator 15. Chevy van for Houston footballer 20. Camshaft protrusions 22. Replacement exhaust-system type (3,4) 24. Flow of electricity through circuit 25. Item absent
Chicago Pneumatic Encourages Automotive Schools to Enter the T2 School of the Year Competition
Deadline to enter competition is December 31, 2007
Younger Buyers Turn Noses Toward Domestic Models
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Older Vehicle Buyers Are Less Likely to Consider Import Brands, While Younger Buyers Are More Likely to Avoid Domestic Models
The Rotary Engine Turns 40
On May 30, 1967, Mazda launched the world’s first twin-rotor rotary-engined car, the Mazda Cosmo Sport. The company now celebrates that engine’s 40th anniversary. In these past 40 years Mazda has produced nearly 2 million vehicles powered by the rotary engine. It was not until 1970, however, that Mazda sold rotary-engine-equipped cars in the United States. That was the 1970 R100; it was followed by the RX-2, RX-3,
RX-4 and RX-5 Cosmo. Incidentally, the 1970s even saw Mazda install the rotary engine in its Rotary Pickup truck.
Bosch Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Fuel Injection
The Bosch D-Jetronic, the world’s first electronically controlled gasoline injection system in a mass-produced passenger vehicle, was introduced 40 years ago in a Volkswagen 1600
NAPA Offers Winter Season Maintenance Tips
NAPA Technician of the Year Identifies Four Major Preventive Maintenance Problem Areas
AAA Educates Drivers on Maintaining Pressures
AAA Warns Motorists New Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Should Not Replace Monthly Tire Pressure Checks
NAPA Addresses Vehicle Lighting Issues
NAPA AutoCare Centers and AAA Caution Motorists to Prepare for Reduced Visibility by Checking Lights