From the not once but twice department comes a double-feature edition Tool of the Week. First, the answer to an inevitable query ahead of time. What is up with the blue gloves? The answer is of course is two-fold. The latex-nitrile gloves are good safety against automotive chemicals, as well as the never-dry undercoat that Mitsubishi sprayed all over the underside of the … [Read more...]
Replace Bulbs
Changing a light bulb at home is ideally an uneventful experience. Switch goes off. A ladder or rickety chair comes out. Out goes the old bulb, and in with the new. The procedure is mostly the same when it comes to automobiles. There are just more sorts of bulbs. While some modern vehicles might tell you when a bulb or headlamp has burned out or gone dark, older vehicles … [Read more...]
Tool of the Week
The best kind of technology is helpful and easy to use. That being said, we present the funnel in its many forms. While the true origins of this simple device are unclear, its utility knows no bounds. The word we use comes from the latin infundibulum, and may or may not have something to do with wine pouring Frenchmen. Though a great jet-age breakthrough in plastics technology … [Read more...]
Replace Air Filter
Until we all get our atomic hovercars, the good majority of what we drive utilizes internal combustion engines for propulsion. The engine is more or less a giant air pump - it takes in air, mixes it with fuel, compresses the mix, then adds a spark to make power. An engine can breathe in a surprising volume of air. A small 2-liter engine can huff nearly 3000 liters of air per … [Read more...]
Tool of the Week
After many years of busted knuckles and voluminous quantities of swearing, there is no single tool that delivered more of a eureka moment than this cordless impact wrench. If there is one tool to bring to the junkyard make it this one. While the trusty air compressor powers the pneumatic impact wrench and other air tools in the garagelet, the electrical version simply cannot be … [Read more...]