Vilfredo Pareto, a 19th century Italian economist, maintained that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. This idea came to him from an observation...
August - 2016
Jatco has been making CVTs since the early 1990s. The list of makes and models throughout the world that use a Jatco CVT would take up at least four magazine...
The 6F35N is standard equipment for a ton of small engine Ford products and they are starting to hit shops across the country. We have identified a few problem...
The only thing more difficult than working on some of today’s valve bodies is working on them when there’s no information available. Such is the case with...
In this issue, we’re going to look at Ford’s Hill Descent Control system, found on the new 2017 Ford F150 SVT Raptor. Ford has been using Hill Descent...
In the last issue of GEARS, we examined how to diagnose a single module that wouldn’t communicate. We covered the three requirements for a module to operate:...
Many years ago I took an electrical course at ATRA. One of the things they instilled in us was the importance of “checking the grounds.” Of course, that...
At this year’s Powertrain Expo, I’m presenting a workshop entitled Pea Soup: The Cure for Entrepreneurial Split Personality Disorder. I’ve compiled some...
You deserve more revenue. Because you do great work. You help your customers a great deal. They’re very happy. That’s why they’ve been coming to you for...
There’s an old railroad folk song I’ve always enjoyed about the competition between John Henry — “a steel driving man” — and a steam drill. John...
Tomorrow.
Annie was happy to let us know how much she loved tomorrow in song, and it seems a lot of people agree with her. Maybe that’s why so many people...
GEARS Shopper advertising costs $325.00 for a one time insertion ad, (2 1/4 X 3) 2.25 X 3. Larger ads can be placed elsewhere in the magazine and are charged...
