“How are you doing?” If you’re like me, you probably responded, “I’m good,” or “I’m fine,” even when reality feels far from it. Sometimes...
June - 2025
Sensor technology is changing rapidly. Technicians usually set up expectations about what the sensor waveform will look like when they connect their scope and...
An older engineer used to tell me, “Kid, if you stay on the ship long enough, you will see the same sights over and over again.” When I was young, I really...
In this issue of Keep Those Trannys Rolling, we are going to take a look at a 2020 Ford F150 XLT equipped with a 5.0 engine and a 10R80 transmission that was...
Are you the type to bring your car to the dealer for factory maintenance? How about the local Quick-Lube? Or maybe your dad taught you to maintain a vehicle at...
If there is one word I hear every day as it relates to automotive lubricants, it’s “synthetic.” Twenty-five years ago, the same word elicited a totally...
In the early 2020s, artificial intelligence quietly moved into the driver’s seat of the automotive industry. At first, AI lived in small, almost invisible...
In March as I read the line-up for this year’s SXSW (South by Southwest) music event in Austin, Texas it made me think of the Powertrain Expo. No, they...
Many people today are chasing after the wind. We want more – more money, more influence, more comfort, more control. We throw ourselves into our jobs...
In the competitive world of automotive repair, transmission shop owners must constantly find ways to expand their services, improve efficiency, and meet...
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
If you ever find yourself rolling through Kennewick, Washington and you...
