Want to Start Your Own Automotive Machine Shop in Your Garage? Tools You Will Need

Posted on: 9 August 2016

Automotive machine shops typically have all kinds of tools to complete complicated body work quickly. If you would like to start your own machine shop in your garage, you are going to need several of the tools that the pros have and use. Here is just a small collection of the most essential tools you will need. Blow Torch or Arc-Welding Machine These are used to cut the tops off of cars and deconstruct and reconstruct vehicles for a more custom look.
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How You Can Repair Aluminum At Home With Aluminum Brazing

Posted on: 9 August 2016

You might think you need to hire a professional welder to repair aluminum car parts, but there's a way to repair aluminum at home without the hassle. Many kinds of aluminum can be brazed.  What Is Brazing? With brazing, you're repairing aluminum using a secondary metal with similar structure and melting point. Using the second metal, you melt and bind the aluminum that has been damaged, repairing it in the process.
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How A Jeep Owner Can Replace The Crankshaft Sensor On A Jeep Cherokee With a 4.0L Engine

Posted on: 7 August 2016

A bad crankshaft sensor will cause your Jeep Cherokee to stall and have starting problems. The crankshaft sensor watches to make sure the crankshaft and valves are working properly. When the sensor fails, it sends a bad message to the Jeep's computer system to shut the engine down to prevent damage. If your car starts to stall a lot and you then have trouble re-starting it, you should take it to an auto parts store to have them check the engine with a diagnostic scan tool to get the repair codes.
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Answering Questions About A Couple Of Common Automotive Problems

Posted on: 5 August 2016

Issues with your car can seem like overwhelming issues to have to address. Unfortunately, it can be common for individuals to be uninformed about their car, which can make it difficult to know how to respond to some of the more common issues a vehicle might experience. If you are relatively inexperienced with addressing automotive problems, you will likely benefit from learning about the answers to these questions concerning routine auto problems.
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