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Declaring War
On Dirty Hands...

From an editorial in the Washington Post:

"Some parents still fear that if their college-bound kids mix with students from the lower social strata in regular classes, they risk being robbed of their lunch money or developing an unhealthy interest in auto mechanics as a career option."

 
 
 
 

Fixing A Coolant Leak:

Replacing A Water Pump On A
1999 GMC Jimmy or Chevy Blazer

After 155,000 miles the water pump seal finally started to leak. Read about the difficulties of working on this tightly-packed engine, and a tip on making the pump installation go more smoothly, such as moving the air conditioning compressor.

 

Replacing Oil Cooler Lines On A GMC Jimmy

The original tubing had a small leak and had dripped oil all over the engine compartment.

 

Small Engines:

Snowblower Maintenance

Changing the oil and checking the spark plug are important maintenance procedures every 25 hours of operation...

 

Replacing Front Brake Pads and Rotors

Front brake calipers are removed by removing slide pins...
Brake bracket is removed so rotor can be slipped off hub...
New rotor is installed...
Bracket is replaced...
Pads are set in place...
Slide pins are lubricated and caliper is re-installed.

 

Truck/Suv Maintenance:

Changing Rear Differential Fluid

 

Charge Light On:

Replacing An Alternator

 

Replacing A Water Pump
On A 4-Cylinder Dodge Dakota

 

Repainting An Old Flaky Dodge

We started by tearing the body apart...

Read the Quick Tour.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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