Posts By: Ed Fawcett Jr.

What is a Car Tune up?

Cars have changed drastically in the years since the term “car tune up” was coined. It used to mean the mechanic would go through your vehicle and make small adjustments to ensure your vehicle was operating properly. Sometimes just regular vehicle use would make belts shift or bolts move and they just needed to be… Read more »

Belts and Hoses under Your Hood

Your vehicle has many parts that are essential to it functioning properly. Some of these parts may look simple to the naked eye but when they fail they can have some serious consequences. Your Timing Belt for instance; this belt makes sure your motor is running in time. That means all the parts are working… Read more »

Tips for RV Maintenance

Keeping you RV in tip top condition should be your #1 priority if you want to keep your RV for years to come. You and your family will have many adventures in your RV, so make sure it is the safest it can be. Maintenance is important not just for functionality, but a lot the… Read more »

Carpooling Safety Tips

It is that time of the ear where you start the back to school shopping. Then you start the shopping for the back to school party you will throw for yourself as a parent. Congratulations, you have made it through another summer and you have earned some R and R until the sports and club… Read more »

ABS Lights FAQ

Most modern cars have an ABS system in them or Anti-Locking Brake System. These systems were originally designed for aircrafts to help them get grip when they landed on wet runways. These systems were soon integrated in cars to also provide grip when needed. ABS varies pressure to each tire to give the maximum stopping… Read more »

Car Myths that People Still Believe

Even though people have been driving for decades now, that doesn’t mean that people know everything there is to know about their cars. Here are a few that are just totally wrong!   –A manual transmission will give you better gas mileage automatic transmissions. While this was true at one point, this is no longer… Read more »

How Do My Airbags Work?

For a long time, the only form of protection that was in your car was your seat belt. However, since then technology has advanced and we now have both seat belts and air bags in order to protect us in the event of a possible crash. But how exactly do they work?   Lets go… Read more »

Fixing Rust on Your Car

Rust on your vehicle can be an eyesore and a conversation piece. How many times do you want to explain where that little scratch started? Nobody wants to relieve the moment they accidentally hit the garage or the fence post or maybe even just driving down a dirt rock caused rocks to chip the paint…. Read more »