Rotary Lift Helps Shops Find Qualified Lift Inspectors
All lift inspectors are not created equal. Considering that the safety and productivity of your shop’s technicians ride on your lifts, you want only a qualified lift inspector to make sure the equipment is functioning properly.
Tech Feature: Oil Pump Technology
Oil pressure is something every engine builder worries about. Low oil pressure or a loss of pressure can cause expensive warranty problems and catastrophic engine failures, neither of which is good for your business. Though the “bigger is better” mentality persists, most engines only need about 10 psi of oil pressure for every 1,000 rpm of engine speed.
Taking Aim, Selling Spray Painting Equipment
By Sandy Allen, Guest Writer
Body Shop Owner Grows Her Business Using the Power of Air
Automobiles move. The environment in which they move contains objects moving in different directions at different rates of speed, and other objects that aren’t moving at all. Even with rules governing what can move when, where and how fast, the predictable outcome of all this movement is occasional collisions. Fortunately, most of the vehicle damage
Tech Tip: Engine Knocking Noise Just Above Idle May Be Normal
Engine "knock" may be heard on an applied vehicle just above engine idle speed (800-1,100 rpm) with the engine under a slight load. The noise cannot be detected over 1,100 rpm. The cause may be a normal pulsating noise coming from the EVAP purge solenoid valve and piping (in the engine compartment) transferring into the passenger cabin. However, use the following procedure to reduce the noise ….
Are Your Compressed Air Lines Leaking Profits?
As a shop owner or manager, you know the challenge of maintaining profit while facing ever-increasing costs. What you may not know is you can cut your compressed air costs substantially by updating your air piping system. Generating and maintaining compressed air is typically a shop’s second largest energy expense. A new, efficient air piping
Performance Brakes
It’s been a long winter here in the upper Midwest. Snowfalls have been well above normal in the Detroit area. However one of the sure signs of spring in our part of the world is when people start to dust off their Rods and Mods and start prepping for show season. Here in Detroit we
Management: The Vehicles of Tomorrow are Here Today
As automotive service providers, you’ve undoubtedly seen an evolution in vehicle technology, body styles, configurations, interiors and accessories over the years, and would probably agree that the changes only continue to accelerate with each passing year ….
Editor’s Notebook: The Vehicles of Tomorrow Are Here Today
As automotive service providers, you’ve undoubtedly seen an evolution in vehicle technology, body styles, configurations, interiors and accessories over the years, and would probably agree that the changes only continue to accelerate with each passing year. Lots of dynamics factor into the finished product, but the biggest advancements in the vehicle technology of late seem
So There is No Con-Fusion
came on the scene in 2006. The 2006 Ford Fusion shares a design platform with the Mercury Milan and the Lincoln Zephyr. In 2007, the Zephyr is replaced by the Lincoln MKZ. The Fusion comes with a choice of 4-cyl. and 6-cyl. powerplants. The four cylinder is a 2.3L 16-valve DOHC engine. It uses a