Shop Lessons: Accessing Repair Data – A Report From the Field
Gary Goms explains how today, diagnostic technicians are dealing with networked computer systems that are impervious to reverse engineering and other diagnostic techniques.
WyoTech Students Honor Returning Soldier with Hot Rod Makeover
Working after hours, students and instructors completely renovated Army National Guard pilot Andrew Stiles’ 1973 Plymouth Barracuda.
HEVy Metal
Service Tips for a Growing Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Population
TT March 08 Pop Quiz: Power Control Modules
Power Control Modules.
Living Under the Hood: Sensing Something Awry
Once considered leading-edge technology, today’s oxygen sensor has become a commonplace service item on modern vehicles.
The Real World: Engaging Technicians
How One Trucking Fleet Company Handles Technician Issues
ETI Hosts Successful Detroit Tech Week, Welcomes New Board Members
More than 100 Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) members from more than 40 companies flocked to Detroit for this year’s Detroit Tech Week.
Living Under The Hood – Fixing Fuel System Foul-Ups
Adapted from Gary Gom’s article in Underhood Service
Tech in Training
‘Current Events’ Electrical System Fundamentals Electrical principles, like voltage, amperage and resistance, can be described as cars passing along the roadway. Voltage would be the vehicles speed, amperage would be the number of vehicles on the road at the same time, and resistance would be the potholes in the roads surface. Basically, electricity is a
Real World – Automotive Students Gain Experience by Working on Employee Automobiles
Whether a vehicle dilemma lies within the fuel system, brakes or electrical components, or the Service Engine Soon light is constantly blinking, Owens Community College employees from the Findlay and Toledo, OH campuses dont have to venture very far to find service for their ailing automobiles. With a quick phone call to the colleges Transportation