The red clamp goes on positive, the black clamp goes on negative

Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at torque limiting extensions to help ensure lug nuts and bolts are properly…

A few weeks ago, I spent an afternoon wrenching in an O’Reilly Auto Parts parking lot in Stanwood, Washington. One…

We’ve all been there. You’re tightening a bolt into a threaded hole and it’s a bit harder than usual, and then the…

Fixing this old Jeep shouldn’t be this hard. It’s a basic V8 with a carburetor and a three-speed automatic. And yet,…

A few years ago, I decided to lift my Jeep Cherokee. The 250,000 mile Jeep was starting to look tired, and lifting…

Last weekend was epic—only two days (like most weekends) but filled with real automotive buffoonery. I bought a Jeep…

6:25 AM Outgoing SMS: “Hey David, call when you get a chance.”

Back in the fall of 2019, I wrote about a rare 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee sitting on an old dairy farm in Wisconsin.…

Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at a cordless ratchet that can save wrenching time, a torque multiplier to bust…

Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at a brake fluid tester pen that can help you maintain your car’s braking…

I traveled 2,500 miles to revive a 1958 Jeep FC-170, hoping that I could somehow get the vehicle back on the road.…

Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at a cheap jump-start battery pack that actually works, a brake fluid tester…

I’ve been trying to fix my hopeless 1958 Jeep FC-170 for over a week straight now, but the whole project nearly came…

I’m writing to you now from just outside a laundromat in Stanwood, Washington. I’m covered in grease from head to…

Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at a tap socket to restore damaged threads, a cheap jump-start battery pack…

It was too weird and too cheap not to pick up on a long drive home: a Bianchi Advantage, a somewhat glamorous…

Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at an extension wrench that loosens bolts in tight areas, a tap socket to…

Do you ever get to a point in a multi-year project where you start to lose steam and you’re worried that the thing…

I’m feeling a bit weird right now. Yesterday I finally drove a 1966 Ford Mustang that I’d bought as a gift for my…