Saturday Mechanic - Changing A Fuse
Use a voltmeter or test light to check for blown fuses without having to pull them all out and inspect them. It's a dark and stormy night. Made even darker because the headlights on your car have suddenly quit. The car runs fine--but you have to ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic - Changing A Fuse
Use a voltmeter or test light to check for blown fuses without having to pull them all out and inspect them. It's a dark and stormy night. Made even darker because the headlights on your car have suddenly quit. The car runs fine--but you have to ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic: Changing Your Oil And Filter
The line at the quick-lube goes around the building and nearly to the street. But the auto parts store parking lot is empty--now's your chance to show the wife that it really is cheaper and easier to change your own oil. Especially after watching ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic: Changing Gear Lube
You can't complain about the years of service your old 4x4 pickup has put in. It has done yeoman duty, day in and day out. In return, you've been more than happy to do much of its maintenance yourself. Now, perusing the lubrication schedule in ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic: Changing a Tire
Pull your car into a safe spot, even if it means driving on the flat tire. Driving more than a few feet with no air pressure will ruin your tire and maybe even the rim. On the other hand, being rear-ended by a high-speed vehicle that couldn't see ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic: Changing A Tire
Flat tires are never a fun thing--but this one takes the cake. It's late, of course, and in the middle of a frog-choking rain. You're stuck in the ankle-deep mud on the shoulder of a deserted road. How deserted? Out-of-cellphone-coverage ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic: Changing Your Transmission Fluid
You drive the same route to work every day--same open stretches, same intersections, same stop-and-go. But today there's a subtle discord in the usual harmony, a blip on your vehicular radar, a bad vibe in your mechanical karma. Shifts seem oddly ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic: Changing A Tire
Flat tires are never a fun thing--but this one takes the cake. It's late, of course, and in the middle of a frog-choking rain. You're stuck in the ankle-deep mud on the shoulder of a deserted road. How deserted? Out-of-cellphone-coverage ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic: Changing Your Transmission Fluid
You drive the same route to work every day--same open stretches, same intersections, same stop-and-go. But today there's a subtle discord in the usual harmony, a blip on your vehicular radar, a bad vibe in your mechanical karma. Shifts seem oddly ... [... more]
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Saturday Mechanic: Changing Your Oil And Filter
The line at the quick-lube goes around the building and nearly to the street. But the auto parts store parking lot is empty--now's your chance to show the wife that it really is cheaper and easier to change your own oil. Especially after watching ... [... more]
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