In 2013, I'm not going to promise to eat better, or quit smoking, mainly because I don't smoke. Instead, I'm going to do what I should've done years ago and resolve to become a better car owner. It's time that I pay more attention to my cars and take care of them.
VW Owner Asks How To Check Blinker Fluid
An insightful VW Vortex forum member wondered about changing their blinker fluid. Many Good-ish Samaritans offered their advice on which brands to buy, breaking in new fluid and blinker balancing. You'll also need a round tuit. (H/T to Rocketcooper!) [VWVortex.com]
Subaru Engine Destruction
From the always have a fire extinguisher around department comes this Subaru mill being sacrificed to the oil change gods. We're not sure if this is an educational video showing why not to run an engine with no oil in the crankcase, or was produced solely for entertainment purposes. Either way the Subaru engine…
Install New Windshield Glass
We've all heard the argument of the do-it-yourselfer. Doing the job on your own can bring a sense of satisfaction and save money. When things don't go right the results may not be so warming or economical. Thirteen beers or three fried alternators into a pile of sheared bolts and bruised knuckles can result in a job…
Rebuild Your Carburetor
Back in the days of carbureted and plentiful used Plymouth Satellites, B-52's frontman Fred sang of the devil in his car. Beehive sporting singer Kate did Fred one better by wailing that she had the devil in her CAR-buretor! Having Beelzebub in the float bowl and demons clogging the jets is not a good thing at all. A…
How Often Do You Detail Your Car?
Today's Question comes to us via sabbophile2, and judging by the multiple layers of Las Vegas filth and desert dust covering my poor ride, this one is wholly appropriate. To wit:
Replace Spark Plugs
Along with swapping out the air filterjunk classics in our garage have negated even this task with spark plugs made of space-age materials that can live…
Weekend Projects Roundup
With the weekend nearly here, it's time to pop open the hood and take a trip down the trail of parts. Those battery terminals and posts that look like a high school science experiment gone wrong need to be cleaned
Replace Axle and Oil Seals
The automobile contains a number of fluids that should all stay where they're supposed to be. Oil spots, coolant leaks, mystery drips, and other tell tale signs of fluids leaving their rightful place in the automobile are a sign to take heed of maintenance. Denying the existence of the ever-growing number of oil spots…
