Heat, at Last!
I just finished the struggle session with my old truck, which for awhile was a very cold truck to drive on account of the failure of its heater core after 23...
Heater Core Part III
I finally got the leaking heater core out of my old Nissan Frontier ('02 model year, so now 23 years old) and found a couple of interesting things that you may...
Heater Core Part II
I thought it might be fun to do a kind of ride-along as I bust my knuckles getting the leaking heater core out of my '02 Nissan Frontier - for the...
No Heat For Me!
There's an old (Lynyrd Skynryd, I think) lyric that goes, can't you smell that smell? Well, I just smelled it.
The smell of a leaking heater core. Accompanied by the sight -...
Clutch Preservation
If you've ever had that slipping feeling, you already know what it feels like when it's time for a new clutch. You press down on the gas pedal and the engine...
Reader Question: JDM Vehicles and Van LIfe
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply:
Angelo writes: I have for years been looking for a 4x4. I lost hope seeing the prices at the dealership found a place...
This May Be Helpful
Sometimes, the Motor Gods favor and you figure out how to fix what seems as though it might cost a lot to fix it for just a few bucks. When that...
How Long is a “Lifetime”?
One of the great scams perpetrated on car buyers is selling them on the idea of "lifetime" fluids - such as transmission fluid, for instance. And coolant. Also oil changes that...
Don’t Just Check the Air . . .
For decades, people have been advised to regularly check/make sure their vehicle's tires haven't lost air - especially after the mid-1990s-era Firestone tire/Ford Explorer rollover fiasco.
The Explorer of that era wasn't...
Title Washing
My friend Bill Meyer, who is the host of The Bill Meyer Show (KMED FM in Medford, OR) told me a story the other day about one of his show's listeners...