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When Total Destruction is the Only Option
Bolts don’t always come out. Parts don’t always want to come off. This happens a lot here in New York,…
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Rusted Exhaust Leads to Melted Gas Tank
Rust is never a good thing when it comes to cars, and one of the parts most subject to rust…
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My Car: What Happened to the 97 Civic?
If you know me well, you know that I absolutely loved my first car, and wanted to keep it running…
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My Truck: Seized Caliper
Ever since I bought my truck, a 1990 Ford F-250, the brakes sounded bad when stopping. It would sound like…
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My Truck: Painting the Bumpers
My 1990 Ford F-250 was originally red, but the previous owner painted it camouflage. There were a few spots that…
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Missing Drive Shaft
I was looking over an old Honda CR-V when I noticed something a little odd underneath.
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Rusted Screw Complaint
The dealership recently delivered a used Odyssey to a customer. When they came in for a few repairs they said…
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When Bushings and Bolts Go Bad
Suspension arms are attached to the car through rubber bushings that have a metal sleeve in the middle where the…
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A Pilot’s Untimely Demise
In the few years I’ve been a mechanic, I’ve seen a few cars that were rusted to the point of…
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The Civic Brake Line Ordeal
Back in March my dad’s 2001 Honda Civic developed a leak in one of the brake lines. The ensuing repairs…
