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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...