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Motor Age Garage: If it's automotive it's interconnected

January 1, 2007

Dad came in the shop the other day and said, "Todd called and Tyran told him that the speedometer on the truck quit working and the transmission doesn't shift right." Todd is my brother-in-law and Tryan, or Rufus as I call him, is my nephew.

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Motor Age Garage: Triple Play

December 1, 2006

It's late on a Friday afternoon, and I've got my hands full. In one bay is a Caravan with its dash peeled back, waiting for an evaporator core. In my other bay is an Eclipse with its block on a stand and its guts on my workbench. Out of the corner of my eye, I see my service writer coming.

Source: Motor Age

Motor Age Garage: Triple Play

November 1, 2006

Buck drove a company car that hauled drivers to other dealerships for dealer transfers, and he put an awful lot of miles on several different cars. One of the cars he drove was a '92 Ford Taurus wagon with 360,000 miles on it. When the dealer finally decided to replace that Taurus with a Crown Victoria, he just gave Buck the old wagon, which still ran like the proverbial sewing machine.

Source: Motor Age

Motor Age Garage: Scan Tools, O-Scopes and Toothpicks

July 1, 2005

A 2000 Jeep Wrangler  the subject of a previous MA Garage  returns with a new problem.

Source: Motor Age

Motor Age Garage: Glitter and Grit

June 1, 2005

Contributor Richard McCuistians and his students tackle a Dodge Dakota.

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Motor Age Garage: The Sick 626

May 1, 2005

Contributor Curt Marsh tackles a 1993 Mazda 626 with a scraping noise in the engine compartment.

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