The Real World: Engaging Technicians
How One Trucking Fleet Company Handles Technician Issues
The Real World: On the Career Fast Track
, are on the “fast track” to a career in the automotive industry.
Service Advisor: A Plug’s Life
How to Read Spark Plugs
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.
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
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
ARC WELDING SAFETY
Arc welding is a safe occupation when sufficient measures are taken to protect the welder from potential hazards. When these measures are overlooked or ignored, however, welders can encounter such dangers as electric shock, overexposure to fumes and gases, arc radiation, and fire and explosion; which may result in serious, or even fatal injuries.
This bulletin is written with the arc welding operator in mind, containing both mandatory safety practices and those based on shop experience.
Crossword Puzzle for March 2007
Across 1. Brake pedal or steering wheel sensation 5. 1908 to 2004 GM brand, briefly 9. Snowbelt car’s undercarriage, often 10. Gauge measuring 8-Down current 11. Jag or Rolls-Royce drive, in a way (3,4) 12. CD-player button 13. Term for unmodified car 15. Fender flaws, frequently 20. Cooling system’s critical components 22. A thread-locking liquid
May 2007 Crossword Puzzle
Across 1. Ratchet adjuncts 5. Units of auto-electric current 8. Critical spark plug dimension 9. Gasoline + _____ = Gasohol 10. Uplifting item for engine hood (4,3) 11. Torque ____, dynamometer display 12. Engages, e.g. gears 14. Retreaded tires, briefly 17. Explosive ’07 Dodge model 19. Automatic-transmission action 22. Hypoid lubricant, in other words (4,3)
August 2007 Crossword Puzzle
Across 1. Oil-level indicator 5. Electrical system safety valve 9. UFO driver 10. Sudden tire failure 11. Range of piston travel 12. Invitation to hitchhiker, perhaps (3,2) 14. Modern steering-wheel-hub component 16. Diesel counterpart of gasoline octane 19. Take the wheel 21. Trips down the track, in drag-racing lingo 24. Service-station fixture, frequently (3,4) 25.