In Praise of Idiot Lights
Until the Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799, no living person could say for sure what those inscrutable ancient Egyptian characters we call hieroglyphics...
It is Done
I just finished the last part of the heater core replacement job I began a few weeks back and only just now found time...
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...