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Factory Bulletins

October 1, 2008

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Motor Age Garage: Troubleshooting Traps

October 1, 2008
By:Richard McCuistian

I am teaching eight courses this semester, and live work is piling on us faster than we can work it out. The cool thing is that the students are learning to gather data and make surgical repairs.

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Scope & Scan: Simple Trick for Measuring Engine Mechanical Waveforms

October 1, 2008
By:Jim Garrido

After the last two articles on compression waveform usage, a few people asked how it was that I was able to mark off the 180 piston stroke marks on those scope images I had saved on my PC. I used Microsoft Paint.

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Time remains to submit your best advice for fellow technicians

September 17, 2008

There still is time to submit your best tips for working on today's cars — and for running a successful business — in an annual event designed to help out techs around the country.

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Factory Bulletins

September 1, 2008

SUBJECT: A "battery weak" message in the driver information system or a dead battery may be caused by high key-off current draw. A factory scan tool can help locate the current draw, and a battery history is also available through the factory scan tool, but the ultimate cause might be faulty battery management software. The bulletin includes software update instructions and software numbers.

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Custom Bay: Turning Over a New Leaf

September 1, 2008
By:Steve Temple

Despite their strength and simplicity, leaf springs on a rear suspension don't last forever.

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