abautomotiveca2 days ago1 minMazda TransmissionI just pulled this thrown-away unit apart out of curiosity, not to rebuild it. Fun fact: there are 56 coil springs, 13 spool valves, 13...
abautomotiveca5 days ago1 minFord F-150 Exhaust ManifoldsNormally, of course, I wouldn't remove the entire engine from a truck just to replace the exhaust manifolds. But a combination of...
abautomotivecaMay 181 minWheel Bearing BattleSome wheel bearings are more fun to replace than others, eh? In theory, an integrated hub assembly like this one is easy enough to...
abautomotivecaFeb 242 minDiscover Canada lies exposedI got seriously fascinated with this speech of John Diefenbaker: "I am a Canadian, a free Canadian..." As I am a relatively new Canadian,...
abautomotivecaFeb 213 minI am Canadian"I am Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right,...
abautomotivecaJan 211 minThat Belt!Let's just check what the timing belt looks like on that old Honda Pilot. Pull away the upper belt cover and... OMG! Jeez! This can...
abautomotivecaJan 211 minThe Worst Thing About Grande PrairieDo you know what is the worst thing about working in Grande Prairie, AB? Is it cold long winters? Ice and snow? Minus 40 degrees...
abautomotivecaDec 24, 20211 minFour threads, really?See this spark plug? Notice how the threads are black at the bottom, then turn yellow-ish, and then just clean silver metal-colored. I've...
abautomotivecaDec 24, 20212 minThe myth of "Factory Trained Technicians"If you deal with garages or dealerships from time to time, at least, I bet you heard this phrase "Factory Trained Technicians." Since...
abautomotivecaDec 19, 20211 minSeems to be done?Looks like the core of the website is done, everything works. I am particularly proud that all the pictures are my own, depicting the...
abautomotivecaDec 17, 20211 minNew website, day twoNot exactly a "day", only had couple more hours today to deal with the website project I started yesterday. I have to say, Wix is indeed...
abautomotivecaDec 16, 20211 minStay tunedMore content will follow. Eventually. Doing the blog thing is entertaining and it might be useful at some point. But as the work flow is...
abautomotivecaDec 15, 20211 minNew websiteDue to some issues with the hosting platform, my website was down for a few days. Or maybe even for a week or two. All the old website...