Wrenching

Have you ever fired up an engine that sat for a year? What about five years? What about 10? What about a motor that…

Over the past few weeks we looked at tools you can use to find lost bolts and tools to help you remove rounded bolts.…

When I bought my holy grail Volkswagen Passat W8 manual there was one thought constantly hanging over my head:…

Some days, starting my 1997 BMW 318ti is less “sheer driving pleasure” and more “dammit, now what?” I used to get…

I’ve owned my 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle for almost three years, but I’ve only ever driven it a total of five…

Rust removal has been my specialty (out of necessity) ever since I moved to Michigan in 2013. My normal method for…

As you may know, I’ve been a fan of Indian cars for a long time. India is a unique market with a lot of interesting…

Every day I wake up and think my Bike Thoughts. I think about handlebar wrap colors. I think about about reach and…

Working on your high-mileage warrior can be a challenge. If your car happens to have lived much of its life in the…

A few weeks ago, the 250,000-mile diesel manual Chrysler Voyager that I’d bought sight unseen for $600 narrowly…

Working on your own car can be great loads of fun, saving you some big money while you learn new skills. One of the…

Mandatory safety inspections can be a threat to car culture and to the livelihoods of low-income families. As an…

In August — that feels like years ago — I bought a crashed Volkswagen Passat W8 for $800 with the intention of…

If you want to do some off-roading, it’s recommended that you air down your tires. And if you air down your tires,…

Having recently sold my 1971 Datsun 240Z, I was left with holes in both my heart and my garage. Both voids have been…

I knew it just a few days into owning my 1974 VW Bug: This car should almost certainly be fully rewired. Four years…

When you’re faced with fixing up a 1972 Honda N600, you don’t get to go on a forum and get all your answers online.…

I somehow managed to get my 250,000 mile Chrysler Voyager diesel through Germany’s rigorous TÜV inspection, but that…

I’ll admit that at first I wasn’t sure I should even write this post because it shows a thought process so…

My bike hates me. I bought it, a 1987 Schwinn Cimarron, with the intention of replacing all of its surely crusty,…