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Tech Tip: Ignition Coil Polarity Check on Early Model Vehicles
On classic and antique vehicles, you can test for correct polarity of the ignition coil by using a voltmeter.
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On classic and antique vehicles, you can test for correct polarity of the ignition coil by using a voltmeter.
For the automotive professional with electrical experience, Automotive Electrical Performance Projects by Tony Candela is a great edition to their technical library as it details a variety of popular performance project upgrades. In this "Performance Projects Series" title from CarTech books, brilliant color photos and explanatory step-by-step captions detail the...
My stint at being a service advisor for a number of dealer service departments over the years gave me a lot of experience in "bundling" services into a package. Having a service plan or "menu" built value for the customer. It also provided the service department with reliable income. Though...
If you have a vehicle with the MIL on that has a DTC P0603 stored in the ECM, perform the diagnostic steps in this bulletin first.
Excessive resistance in high-amperage circuits may result in one or more of the following symptoms: Blower motor speed slows down and the radio cycles off and on; and Intermittent headlight dimming during deceleration. This bulletin provides the procedure to diagnose and repair the vehicle wiring grounds.
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) this week opened its newly renovated, state-of-the-art Battery Technology Center and Battery Test Facility at its Power Solutions headquarters in Glendale, WI. The facility is the largest energy storage technical center in North America, according to JCI.
During the past nine months, I've had three instances of powertrain control module (PCM) failures on Jeep Wrangler vehicles that were evidently caused by an over-voltage condition. The first case involved an owner who requested that a local shop replace the fuel pump because his 1998 Wrangler was slow-starting in...
Applicable vehicles: 1994 and later models (non-hybrid and hybrid). Condition: Low battery voltage can contribute to a MIL On condition for P0335 (Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuit) and/or P0340 (Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit) due to inconsistent rotational speed of the engine’s crankshaft. Recommendations: • Review the vehicle’s freeze-frame data and verify...
Mid-winter is usually the coldest time of the year and, although modern vehicle technology has reduced many of the cold-weather starting problems that we faced just a short decade ago, it's still important to keep your customers' import vehicles in top shape for winter starting.
For the third consecutive year, Duracell AGM batteries, made by East Penn, are powering a special project at Times Square, New York City. At midnight on New Year's Eve, these advanced batteries will provide extreme power to the hundreds of light bulbs that illuminate the 2011 numerals.
