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Automotive Basics
One of the easiest, cheapest, and fastest ways to check an engine for serious issues is to perform a vacuum gauge test.
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Automotive Basics
Lakeside Autobody focuses on measuring, cutting, fitting, and welding homemade, DIY automotive sheet metal patch panels.
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Automotive Basics
If you live somewhere that gets snow, this video teaches some helpful tips and tricks I have learned to prepare a vehicle car for snow.
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Automotive Basics
Ignition timing is essential to proper engine performance and in this video, MSD explains exactly how it works.
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Automotive Basics
Common Firing Orders. MSD Ignition created this helpful chart that displays many common V8 firing orders and distributor direction.
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Automotive Basics
A hacksaw is a fine-toothed saw made for cutting metal, plastics and other materials that can’t easily be cut with ordinary saws.
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In an extreme current overload situation, a fusible link is melted, and ensuing spark and fire are contained within the link’s insulation.
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Automotive Basics
Don’t sound like you don’t know what you’re talking about next time you’re at a car show or cruise-in. These are the terms you need to know.
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Automotive Basics
Engine and pinion angle are relative to the ground. Most engines are set at 3 degrees, this allows the carburetor to sit level, however…
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Automotive Basics
Synthetic oil has fewer impurities and is more resistant to sludge formation, so your engine stays cleaner, operates more efficiently.
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