January 2023

Everyone is interested in the distinctions between the various types of catalytic converters. This is because catalytic converters are incredibly valuable scrap components, which generates extra revenue for the automotive industry. All original equipment manufacturer (OEM) catalytic converters from gasoline-powered vehicles can be sold for a good price, but many people are unsure whether diesel converters…

All good stories from old guys start out with “Back in my day…”, so I figured I’d start there. When I first got started in this industry, we still used Sun Pro machines and OTC gas analyzers, alignment machines with strings attached to the heads, and some cars still had carburetors. In the front of…

How do you fix cars when you can’t get parts? I wish this was just a philosophical question, the kind usually reserved for falling trees in the woods or single hands clapping, but instead, it’s the reality that shop owners continue to face. When the supply chain is disrupted from manufacturing to distribution and every…