1st question for month of May 2024-preview

Ms. Johnson had a 2002 Lincoln Town car, that would not spin over on cold mornings.More of the story to be posted on May 1st

Best way to refill cooling system and avoid air pockets

0:44 / 0:57 Testing Injectors with a DVOM

Preview for 2nd question for the month of April 2024

Susan pulled up to the speaker to order fast food at a fast food resturante, and she gave out her order, after which she was very surprised as to what happened then. More of the story to be posted on April 15th after 3:00pm.

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2:11 / 4:56 How to put on a spare tire **THE RIGHT WAY** Step by Step

The kid was 5 years younger in this one.Most adults don't even know how to do this!

Gas tank hard to fill ? Save money and do this yourself

Using a Power Probe to test a purge valve

How To Make A Spark Tester

The next Pat Goss!

5:39 / 6:49 Oil Change Time On My GTI

Didn't you wish you had this much fun when growing up? I wonder why they could not afford an Oil Drain Dolly!

preview for 1st question for April 2024

John was in a rush and had to buy gasoline at $8.99 last week. More of the story to be posted April fool's day after 3pm

Using a Power Probe to test an AC Compressor

Do NOT Fix Your Control Arm Like This

Part 4 Various tools, Critical Thinking, Evidence

Part 3 Various tools, Critical Thinking, Evidence

Part 2 Various tools, Critical Thinking, Evidence

Various tools, Critical Thinking, Evidence Part 1

Second question for the month of March 2024

Marty was only 12 years old when he got a ticket while driving. More of the story to be posted on March 15th late in the day!

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Preview for 1st question for the month of March 2024

At around 4:00am, when he looks outside and sees a dog near the car, and there are cat tracks on the car. More of the story to be posted on march 1st after 3:00pm

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12 Year-Old Giuseppe Iatarola Revives an Old Renault! | MotorWeek Your Drive

In case you have not seen Motorweek in two years, they retired Pat Goss's segments and tried to replace his segments with a segment titled "Your Drive". They have several ppersonalties doing the segments including this young kid and Audra Fordin a shop owner in Flushing, NY. Audra was one of the guest hosts on the former Saturday radio show heard in NY. called "The AutoLab"

Preview for 2nd question of the month Feb 2024

Mr. Cool who lives in Denver Colorado where it was winter decided to change his coolant in his car. He had 2 gallons of Straight antifreeze which was the amount he needed to do a complete coolant change. However, he did not have the proper amount of distilled water to make a 50/50 mix which is recommended in his owner's manual. More of the story to be posted on Feb 15th in the afternoon!

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Signs of a bad engine

1st question for Feb 2024

Mr. See owns a red vehicle with gold trim, and gifts in the back. Last Christmas he was making a trip across country, he was a a half mile from town at 12,000 ft, when... The rest of the story to be posted on Feb 1st

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Labscope or Scanner, Which is Better

What skills do you need ?

Preview for 2nd question of the month of Jan 2024

Last year Susan had a very unusual New Years eve night. She attended a party, left around midnight. It was very dark, and she ended up jumping off a man's truck. more of the story to be posted on Jan 15th 2024

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Lo tech still works

Preview for the 1st question for the month of Jan 2024

It was a new year and Johnny wanted to get his body back in shape, so he went to the gym and was told it would cause him $1000.00 just to get started! More of the question to be posted on New years day!

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Preview for 2nd question of the month Dec 2023

Adam and Virginia went on a road trip with their kids. Before they got on the road for good, they had to stop and get out for 10 minutes. More of the story to b posted on Dec 15th 2023

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Preview for first question for the month of Dec 2023

Susan was on a business trip out of town and had a flat tire. She called three different tire shops. More of the story to be posted on Dec 1st. hold your comments and answers until then!

preview 2nd question for the month of Nov 2023

William worked for the same accounting company for over 35 years. He decided to take 1 year off and travel. He went out and ended up buying over 40 computers. More of the story to be posted on Nov 15th. Hold your answers until then!

How I Started

preview for 1st question for the month of Nov 2023

It was early morning on a very cold day, Sandy went out  to her car, and put the key in the door to unlock it and after several attempts it would not unlock. She got the spare key and had the same problem. more of the story to be posted on Nov 1st. 

 

There will be a Bonus question: Another segment of What car am I?

Learning by doing Test Yourself Part 3

Learning by doing Test Yourself. Part 2

Learning by doing Test Yourself. part 1

Preview for the 2nd question for the Month of Oct 2023

 

Susan drives a 1991 Mazda Miata on a beautiful day with the top down and it was a 3 hour road trip. All of a sudden her  speedometer went out and she stopped at a Publix grocery store to buy something, that allowed her to continue her trip without any worry.

Bonus Question:What's wrong with me? I am a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the big 4.7 liter.  I have a misfire and It's Not The Coils, Plugs Or my Injector. More of both stories to be posted on Oct 15th

Preview for 1st question for the month of Sept 2023

 

Warmup for 2nd question for the month of Sept 2023

 

Steve was buying a car for his son, who just turned 16. He found a very clean one owner Toyota Camry with just 90,000 miles. As Steve was driving the car, he stuck $100.00 in the console, and it turned into $600.00. 

More of the story to be posted on Sept 1st. Hold your thoughts and answers until then!

Warmup for 2nd question of the month of Aug 2023

 Billy owns an 1999 F-150 with a  4.6 engine, that he uses to scout for land for clear-cut. (New developments) Something happened while he was scouting and these are the pictures of  what Billy had to work with in getting out of his predicament. The question to be posted on August 15th!

Warmup for 1st question for the Month of Aug 2023

 

A 2014 ford Explorer had an inside temperature of 55 degrees when it was parked, on a very hot day where the outside temperature was approaching 100 degrees. After 1 hour.....

 

 

More of the story to be posted on Aug 1st 2023

Warmup for 2nd question for the month of July 2023

Barbra called to check on getting a pizza delivered to her house. The person on the phone asked her if she would not mind to come out to the car to get the pizza when it arrives. She was stunned at first, having to go outside. more of the story to be posted soon.

Warmup for 1st question for the month of July 2023

Mr. Williams owned a motorhome and traveled to just about every state in the US., and he wanted to see more so he sold the Rv in the US and moved to Australia and bought a new one there. He noticed something strange although the campers were the same. more of the story to be posted on July 1st!

Warmup for the 2nd question for the month of June 2023

Ms. Brown owns a 2010 Caravan. She drove the vehicle from Augusta Georgia to Augusta Maine and somewhere after departure and before arrival she lost something. more of the story to be posted on June 15th! Hold your answers till then!

Riley’s Rebuilds 6 month Rocketship ride in the automotive industry!!!

Do you want to be a fly on the wall, and see how we do Edelbrock Performance carb rebuilds?

Warmup for 1st question for June 2023

Billy was camping in a remote area, he went fishing on a small dock and finished around mid-night. He got all packed up got into his truck, turned the key and not a sound, the battery was dead, because he left the dome light on. He tried to call for help, but his cell phone was dead too. He looked down and to top everything off, his tire on his truck was flat too. He was ready to give up and start the long walk back home, but before he did that, he reached into his toolbox and pulled out one item, that solved all his problems. Full story to be posted on June 1st!

What you did and didn't know about Loctite

Group of teen girls transform home garage in Manatee County into an auto shop

 

 

Teen girls rebuilt carburetors for profit!

 

 

 

Here is  the interview done by John Paul (the New England Cardoctor) on his radio show. He talked to this 17 year old girl, who started the business!Interview with Riley's Rebuild!(1 hour show with John Paul)

Warmup for 2nd question of the month of May 2023

John drives a truck and likes to work on his own vehicle. He had a check engine light come on and had the codes scan for free. They found he had an exhaust gas recirculation code ERG. He replaced the sensor, egr valve, wiring and computer and spent over $800.00 and the check engine light still came after he cleared codes. Basically, he replaced everything in the EGR system. More to the story to be posted on or about May 14th

Myths and misconceptions about Ground

Warmup for 1st question for the month of May 2023

Billy had a 2006 Nisson Pathfinder, it was making a whining noise at the power steering pump. He checked the fluid then he looked at a youtube video, that explained the pump was bad. He did a search to find a great price on a new one, then he had a parts place listen to confirm it was a bad pump for free. Then he found the lowest price for the pump to be installed, and had it done. It turned out that after all this he paided too much! Rest of story to be posted.

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Warmup for second question for the Month of April 2023

Marvin and his wife Susan went to a grocery store in their 2015 Ford F150. He parked the truck uphill of the cart rack, with right side close to the curb, so if someone parked on the other side, they have plenty of room to open the doors. He was 20ft away from other cars and the shopping cart rack. He went inside, purchased grocery's and when he came out, they discovered something! The rest of the story to be posted on april 15th.

Fuel Trim Why there are Two

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Warmup for first question for April 2023

It was Easter and Tom who lived in Florida wanted to visit Mom who lived in Maine, so he made the trip. The trip was rough and when he arrived the weather turned from rain to snow and freezing over night! He made it fine but the next morning one tire was flat. He had just bought them,before he made the trip and so he took it to a tire place. The rest of the story to be posted on April 1st.

Do you Need a Scanner or a LabScope

Do you Need a Labscope

Do you Want a Labscope

These Are The 10 Most Targeted Cars For Catalytic Converter Theft

These Are The 10 Most Targeted Cars For Catalytic Converter Theft 

Warmup for 2nd question of March 2023

Authorities are reasonable sure that there is going to be a horrific collision in the future involving a very expensive sports car. More of the story to be posted soon.

Coming soon to US vehicles: Cameras to replace side mirrors, headlights that 'talk'

 Coming soon to US vehicles: Cameras to replace side mirrors, headlights that 'talk

Warmup for the first question for March 2023

 

John owns a 2005 Tahoe. He had the anti-freeze tested in October and the shop said it was fine. The Tahoe did great until he took the family to Florida for a vacation. Something happened there related to the antifreeze and it cost him 5,000 dollars. More to the story to be posted on March 1st.

ChatGbt is not good for everything. It didn't far well to last month's question !

 

Wendy always dreamed of living in Dallas, she left her childhood love with a note and moved from her hometown to Waco Texas, and a year later she received flowers with a note that said this is Austin and I still love you. She packed her bags put the flowers and the note in her 2005 Jeep Wrangler, took off for the short trip back to Dallas, and this cost her over $7000.00 why?

Based on the information provided, it is unclear why Wendy's trip back to Dallas would have cost her over $7000.00. It's possible that there were unexpected expenses during the trip, such as car repairs or lodging costs, but without more information it's difficult to say for sure. It's also worth noting that the cost of living and travel expenses can vary greatly depending on individual circumstances and location, so it's possible that the cost for Wendy's trip back to Dallas was unusually high for her specific situation.

Artificial Intellegence ChatGPT(Generative Pre-trained Transformer) Gives an explanation on how to change spark plugs

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 Changing spark plugs is an important part of maintaining a car's engine. Over time, spark plugs can become corroded or worn out, leading to decreased performance and efficiency. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to change spark plugs in an engine: Gather the necessary tools: You'll need a spark plug socket, a ratchet, an extension bar, and a spark plug gapping tool. Locate the spark plugs: Open the hood of your car and locate the spark plugs. They are typically found near the top of the engine and are connected to thick wires. Remove the spark plug wire: Use a twisting motion to remove the spark plug wire from the top of the spark plug. Be careful not to pull on the wire itself as it can be damaged. Remove the old spark plug: Use the spark plug socket and extension bar to loosen the old spark plug. Turn it counterclockwise until it's loose enough to be removed by hand. Be careful not to damage the threads. Check the gap: Use the spark plug gapping tool to check the gap of the new spark plug. The gap is the distance between the center electrode and the ground electrode. Refer to the car's manual for the correct gap measurement. Install the new spark plug: Insert the new spark plug by hand and tighten it clockwise using the spark plug socket and ratchet. Do not over-tighten as this can damage the threads. Reconnect the spark plug wire: Push the spark plug wire onto the top of the new spark plug until you hear a click. Repeat for all spark plugs: Repeat steps 3-7 for each of the remaining spark plugs. Test the engine: Start the engine and listen for any changes in the sound or performance. If everything sounds good, you've successfully changed the spark plugs. In conclusion, changing spark plugs is a straightforward task that can be done with a few basic tools. Regularly changing the spark plugs in your car can improve its performance and extend the life of the engine. If you're unsure about changing the spark plugs yourself, it's always a good idea to consult a professional mechanic.

Two Sides of a Fuel Pump

Warmup for the 2nd question for the Month of Feb 2023

 

It was Valentine's Day and Wendy always dreamed of living in Dallas, she left her childhood love with a note and moved from her hometown to Waco Texas, and a year later she received flowers with a note that said this is Austin and I still love you. She packed her bags put the flowers and the note in her 2005 Jeep Wrangler, took off for the short trip back to Dallas. Little did she know that the trip would cost her more then she expected!

What the Service Manuel Doesn't Tell You

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NGK ShopSquad Free to join! Training Classes etc.

Warmup for 1st question of the Month Feb 2023

Bill was driving his 2017 toyota camry a little too fast, he topped the hill and blue lights came on, he pulled over, put the car in park, removed his wallet and waited for the officer. The policeman came over looked inside and said sir you have been weaving all over the road and I want to know why? The rest of the story to be posted on jan 15th!

Preventing salt from damaging your car

  

 

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A rarity to find this book if still available!

 The only known book the talk radio show host ever did! About the Author: For  over 26 years David Solomon did a syndicated weekly radio show out of Maryland

 

Nutz-Boltz-Automotive-Survival-Guide published 1997

Warmup for the 2nd Question for the Month of Jan 2023

 

Bob was with his friend on a 21 ft boat in the middle of the lake, where the water was 50ft deep. Bob did something that defies imagination. More to the story when it's posted on Jan 15th!

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Warming up your vehicle in cold weather

 

 

 What's wrong with this Assessment on warming up your car?