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Auto Repair & Service
Feature Auto Repair & Service The Push To Clean Up Gasoline
March 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
EmissionsMotor vehicle emissions are a function of both vehicle technology and fuel formulation. The auto industry has spent billions to reduce emissions since the pre-control era.Hydrocarbons (HC) ha…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Dealing with life in a pressure-cooker
February 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
Let’s face it, in today’s pressure-cooker atmosphere, keeping up with technology and the competition is more important than ever.The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence can help you m…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Stoking The Competitive Fires
February 1, 2000 by
Rob Tanner
Jim Patrick, 33 of Delaware, Ont., is a dedicated mechanic and frustrated race car driver.Patrick started going to races, with his father Al, when he was four years old. His first taste of racing was …
Feature Auto Repair & Service A Strong Argument
February 1, 2000 by
Erik Martensson
Auto service professionals have a tool that can put money into their pockets and keep their customers on the road.The benefit to both parties is a strong argument for the use of engine chemicals and a…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Most critical gasket service
February 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
No matter how good the gasket, its ability to perform as advertised will be either enhanced or compromised by the preparation of the cylinder head.The cylinder head gasket is by far the most critical …
Feature Auto Repair & Service PROFITS are no accident
February 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
If you’re an automotive technician, you’ve no doubt sat through hundreds of hours of technical training. Even now, as a working tech, you likely take hours of training every year in order to keep up w…
Feature Auto Repair & Service How a budget can improve business
February 1, 2000 by
Robert Wm Greenwood
A well-prepared budget or operating plan is the best source for management to get an indication of the financial health for an automotive repair business.Independent shops must think this process thro…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Wisdom from a $1G per day Guy
February 1, 2000 by
Gary Kenez
He’s a highly talented and productive auto service technician, with extraordinary customer relations skills and the ability to balance sometimes conflicting forces of sales targets and the customer’s …
Feature Auto Repair & Service Hurtin’ Hands
February 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
In the auto service business, skin is a major asset. It makes sense to look after it and protect what amounts to the body’s largest organ.As the body’s largest organ, skin provides a barrier to the en…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Taking a Diagnostics Bath or an exercise infrustration can be a learning experience
February 1, 2000 by
Craig Cook
It’s one thing to work on high tech vehicles with all the access to information that working at a new car dealership service department affords.Life in the independent aftermarket is a lot tougher tha…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Brake guy talking
February 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
Brakes may not be new or as exciting as e-commerce and dot.com start ups, but if hydraulic lines, rotors, calipers, drums and friction material could speak, they might complain of being taken for gran…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Exhaust Service Opportunities
February 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
Vehicles coming to a repair shop for performance concerns may have problems with the exhaust system, although there is no visible sign of a concern.In general, a clogged exhaust can be caused by deter…