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Once I buy a new car and it leaves the lot the dealer never ever sees the car again. That was how it went with my 86 Mazda 626, my 2004 Focus, and my wife's 2018 Mazda 3. Today with emails I usually get something from the Mazda dealer concerning service once every two weeks since buying the car...

Been collecting tools since 1970. I only do upholstery in something like a Mustang which you can buy all done and you install. For the truck I take to a professional down the street from me who works out of his garage and have known quite some time.

Let's see. First half Baby Boomer. Check. Started working on cars when 14 1/2 years old. Check. Have five cars between 1965-1973. Did all the work myself except upholstery and the machine work on engine rebuilds. So the picture below shows four as the Cougar is in the garage and these four had...

This week the car is the 91 Mazda 626 hatchback. On Saturday late afternoon I was about four miles from home on the freeway and when shifting the pedal went to the floor and wouldn't return. I just knew I'd get stuck when I got off the freeway as the one exit lane opens up to three lanes on a...

Between 4-5 as I have gone as far as assembling engines, rebuilding a C4 automatic, body work, painting and anything else except upholstery. What does it have to do with my professional occupation? Not too much except for the emphasis on as absolute precision as one can accomplish.

This is how I take care of the paint on my 2004 Focus which shines like new. I wash every week, unless it rains, using a decent car wash, rinse, and then blow dry. A clay bar may be used twice a year. The car is waxed and sealed three times a year now using Turtle Wax Spray Wax and then Seal 'n...

Over the last few Sundays I changed out and upgraded the rear suspension of my 67 Parklane besides adding a larger sway bar in the front a few months ago. Rear got lateral control arms, an upper control arm and panyard arm. The lower bushings were replaced a year ago but in the end decided to...

I have lots of new stuff to work on but haven't gotten there yet. New rear suspensions in the Parklane and 626. Replace AC in 626. New struts in the Le Sabre. Change out the wheel cylinders in the F100 and do final check on new brake lines and dual master. Have everything. Unfortunately I am not...

I'm going to have to say everything from exterior styling, to interior quality, to mechanical items I could care less about.

Not at the one in Pleasant Hill close to me. The news says they will keep those in regional markets where they do well. I suspect Pleasant Hill may be one of them.

Easier said than done as he is unlikely to trust one now. First his BMW and now this car with me solving his BMW some years ago after mechanics threw a thousand dollars worth of ignition parts at the car that did not have an ignition problem to start.

I has bought a fair amount of car care products from them and many a Bosch battery for my cars which have done well. Could order on line and when ordering on line you would get a discount vs. buying in person.

The husband of a friend of my wife was over today for a BBQ and related to me a problem with his 238,000 mile 2000 Sienna. Now he almost zero knowledge on cars and I had to show him how to do an oil change on a BMW 538i. So this Sienna threw a P0171 code a week ago. First guy was a mobile...

Yes, pristine in and out

Three now. 67 Parklane with 153,000. 1991 626 with 204,000. 2004 Focus with 178,00.

Every week on all the daily cars and every time I drive the old ones. Of course I have to open the older cars to connect the battery and shoot some starter fluid down the carbs.

Hmm, this will be another project of mine. I already have the improved intake, the metal elbows, and Felpro set. The AC Delco O rings was good to know. My father's 2004 Le Sabre only has 54,000 miles but I have always been proactive.

No car work this weekend. Saturday and Monday are to be spent aboard the USS Hornet. Scraping paint on Saturday, Sunday to recover from the 8 hours on a steel deck, and then Monday to scrape again and be present for the Memorial Day ceremony like always for 22 years on her.

Have used Altimax RT43 on four different cars over the last 13 years and have always been pleased. Four other cars have had Optimos because I need WSW tires. Last two cars need a more sports oriented tire.

This caught my attention. So this is a diagnosis? Not in my field would that fly. If so then I would ask this. If you switch the tires from one side to the other does the car still pull left? If you switch the tires from back to front does the car still pull to the left? Last front to back and...