Saturday morning, you pull up to the local lumber yard with your list of supplies needed to finish the deck, replace those busted sprinkler heads, or whatever you have been putting off for months. Your shopping cart is loaded down with tons of home-repair goodies. You reach for the handle…
Since the dawn of time, humans have found it vital to their existence to measure things. In the U.S. today, we have two official systems: standard and metric. This can make things a bit confusing, but we still hesitate to go full metric with the rest of the world. So…
Let’s talk tools. You’ve probably got a few basics for the house, right? Hammer, wrench, pliers? You should have a basic car toolkit, too. Oh, sure, there’s whatever’s in the trunk that came with the car — probably enough to change a tire — but you should have more than…
There are different types of spark plugs available, and they’re typically defined by the metal used to construct them. These plugs all have one thing in common: They help generate the energy your vehicle’s internal combustion engine needs to get the car from point A to point B. Below, we’ll…
Detailing a classic car can be a time-consuming challenge, but it’s a labor of love for their owners. Acres of shining chrome and mirror-like body panels make any vintage vehicle stand out. Below, you’ll find three essential tips and tricks to keep your classic car looking like it just rolled…
The internal workings of a car engine are complex and precise, but if all is well mechanically, a gasoline engine needs three things to run: air, fuel, and spark. Air and fuel need to be metered out in an exact ratio for optimal performance. So when one increases or decreases,…
In the garage power tools are convenient and helpful for maintaining and repairing your vehicle, but hand tools are the crucial instruments every do-it-yourselfer relies on in the shop or garage. A complete assortment of sockets, ratchets and accessories is a necessity for a variety of jobs, from light maintenance…
You’ve probably heard of asbestos and the serious health problems attached to it: mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. The EPA has banned asbestos in many friable (crumbles easily) asbestos-containing products, but there is no all-out ban, and it’s important to know that there is still asbestos in brakes pads and…
No one knows who said “Luck runs out, but safety is good for life,” but the way some people go about things, sometimes with no protective gear at all, one wonders how soon their luck becomes a statistic. Everything you do, whether replacing your brakes, cutting down trees, riding a…
Want to imagine sheer, stark terror? Picture yourself with a nice, new, low-mileage car with years of payments left. One day you open an envelope and find a notice that you have voided your warranty. That’s right. You’re on the hook for every repair related to the thing you did…