2016

  • Weatherize Your Wheels: Automotive Work That Should Be Done Before Winter

    Get your vehicle ready for winter with a few simple tips. Talk to your mechanic or auto-body technician and make an appointment to weatherize your car or truck, and be ready for whatever winter weather comes your way! Some automotive maintenance and repairs to make before winter include the following. Take care of the rust. If you have any chips or cracks on your vehicle's paint, get them fixed before winter hits.
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  • 3 Solutions For Recycling Your Old Car For Cash And Cleaning Your Yard

    Do you have an old classic car that you never got around to restoring? Maybe it has become more of a rust bucket and eyesore than a vehicle that can be restored. To get things cleaned up and to put a little cash in your pocket, you may want to remove those extra pieces and recycle that 'ole hunk of junk. Here are some solutions that can help you get the cash out of your junk car by recycling it:
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  • Want to Start Your Own Automotive Machine Shop in Your Garage? Tools You Will Need

    Automotive machine shops typically have all kinds of tools to complete complicated body work quickly. If you would like to start your own machine shop in your garage, you are going to need several of the tools that the pros have and use. Here is just a small collection of the most essential tools you will need. Blow Torch or Arc-Welding Machine These are used to cut the tops off of cars and deconstruct and reconstruct vehicles for a more custom look.
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  • How You Can Repair Aluminum At Home With Aluminum Brazing

    You might think you need to hire a professional welder to repair aluminum car parts, but there's a way to repair aluminum at home without the hassle. Many kinds of aluminum can be brazed.  What Is Brazing? With brazing, you're repairing aluminum using a secondary metal with similar structure and melting point. Using the second metal, you melt and bind the aluminum that has been damaged, repairing it in the process.
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  • How A Jeep Owner Can Replace The Crankshaft Sensor On A Jeep Cherokee With a 4.0L Engine

    A bad crankshaft sensor will cause your Jeep Cherokee to stall and have starting problems. The crankshaft sensor watches to make sure the crankshaft and valves are working properly. When the sensor fails, it sends a bad message to the Jeep's computer system to shut the engine down to prevent damage. If your car starts to stall a lot and you then have trouble re-starting it, you should take it to an auto parts store to have them check the engine with a diagnostic scan tool to get the repair codes.
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  • Answering Questions About A Couple Of Common Automotive Problems

    Issues with your car can seem like overwhelming issues to have to address. Unfortunately, it can be common for individuals to be uninformed about their car, which can make it difficult to know how to respond to some of the more common issues a vehicle might experience. If you are relatively inexperienced with addressing automotive problems, you will likely benefit from learning about the answers to these questions concerning routine auto problems.
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  • 3 Questions About Bad Bearings And Your Car

    Wheel bearings are a vital but little understood automotive component, one that can be found on every single car on the road. Bad wheel bearings are not only problematic in and of themselves, but, if left untreated, they can lead to a whole host of other problems. If you would like to reduce the risk of developing such problems by learning more about bad wheel bearings, read on. This article will answer three of the most frequently asked questions.
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  • 3 Tow Worthy Situations

    There are numerous situations in which you might need your car to be towed. Some of these situations are not quite as obvious as you might think. Included in this brief list are just a few situations in which you might need the help of a tow service and how the tow service can help you if your find yourself in such a conundrum. Read on! Flat Tire Not everyone in the world knows to change a tire.
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  • Sick Of Working For A Trucking Company? Be Your Own Boss With Your Own Truck

    If you have been driving a semi for other companies for years and you finally want to go out on your own, it's time to look at buying your own truck and getting your own customers. If you aren't sure how much you want to spend on a truck, or if you want to buy new or used options, there are some things you'll want to take into consideration. You want to budget carefully and wisely to make sure your business is a success.
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