Maximizing Your Return on Your Welding Equipment Investment
Contributing writer Mike DuBois discusses the important points to consider prior to buying welding equipment.
Tech Tip: Maximizing Ride Control, Steering Response and Handling
Any spring, whether it’s a leaf, torsion or coil spring, must compensate for irregularities in the road surface, maintain the suspension system at a predetermined height and support added weight without excessive sagging. As you’ll read, each of these functions is extremely important in providing comfort, precise handling and load-bearing capability in the modern import vehicle.
Check Out the December 2019 Issue of TechShop Magazine
In addition to our feature article, get expert knowledge and industry insight from Maximizing Tools and The Humble Mechanic, see what’s On The Tool Truck this month, and check out latest tools and equipment in our Product Preview Section.
Code Reader Podcast: P0340
Sharing the diagnostic approach of industry experts from our Maximizing Tools column, today’s Code Reader looks at a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse with the 4G64 2.4 liter and a complaint of a rough running condition and a no-start when warm. A DTC scan revealed DTC P0340.
Analyzing the Cylinder Pressure Waveform from a Running Engine, Part 3
This is our final installment of the Analyzing the Cylinder Pressure Waveform from a Running Engine series of our Maximizing Tools column. In this article, we discuss the Inlet (or Intake) and Exhaust tabs.
Analyzing Cylinder Pressure Waveforms, Part 2
In Part 2 of this Maximizing Tools series, we continue our discussion of alternative approaches to diagnosing an engine using the pressure waveforms from an in-cylinder pressure transducer. In this article we analyze the Valve Timing and Ignition Timing tabs on the waveforms.
Check out the February 2020 Issue of TechShop Magazine
Featuring the latest in equipment, tools, supplies and insight into the industry.
Top 5 Stories of 2018
As we prepare for 2019, the editorial staff at TechShop identified the most read stories of 2018 to recap the year.
Build A Winning Culture By Allowing Failure
Yes, strive for victory, but great shops know that solid training moments come by learning from mistakes.
Maximize Your Scan Tool
Are you maximizing your scan tools to their full potential? Don’t let them be just an expensive code reader.
