Read time: Less than 2 minutes My friend bought a used car for her daily driver. Ideally, she could comfortably put miles on this fuel-efficient car without breaking the bank with her long commute. The day after she bought the car, the transmission died. She called the previous owner. He swore there were no signs. more…
Read time: 2.5 minutes It’s been a long cold winter here in Kansas. But with the arrival of warm spring weather, my mind goes to trips pulling the boat out to the lake. After lake season last year, my truck went down for a long winter’s nap. When I’m not towing, I drive my more more…
Opportunities for automotive innovation are boundless with this new, incredibly high-tech, multi-purpose building, referred to as the “Proving Ground.” On February 18, 2019, the Technology & Training Center officially opened and hosted its first BG University class. Read on to learn the story behind this much-needed facility. How it all began In 2016, it was more…
Read time: 5 minutes Bikes with no gears are the worst. Those tiny trick bikes look cool when you want to pop a wheelie but they are not efficient for travel. It’s a rite of passage when a kid graduates from a bike with training wheels and foot brakes to free-wheeling with hand brakes and more…
Read time: 3 minutes Albert Einstein said that if you can’t explain something simply, you don’t know it well enough. For automotive shops wanting to enter the changing world of electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) repair, Craig Van Batenburg has been working, learning and teaching about automotive repair and shop management since more…
Read time: 2 minutes I always thought it’d be interesting to see a mole in my yard. I didn’t understand why my neighbors complained. All God’s creatures, right? Then I discovered mounds and mounds of dirt in my yard one day. At first, I was sort of impressed. My dog sure had a productive afternoon! more…
Read time: 2 minutes Hybrid cars are not high maintenance; they require the same amount of maintenance as almost any other car. Hybrids have internal combustion engines, cooling systems, brakes, and transmissions too. To simplify, let’s compare hybrid cars to hybrid dogs. Dog lovers know that every puppy has a unique personality from the time more…
Read time: 6 minutes Lower oil levels at oil change time used to be an indicator of either an oil leak outside the car or burning oil inside the engine. Locating an oil leak under the car was a simple affair, and an engine that was burning oil suffered other symptoms, including wear on pistons more…
Read time: 3 minutes You gasp and wheeze, start to waiver, and feel faint. What is happening?! What’s happening is that you’re an engine and your heart and lungs aren’t getting enough air to operate effectively. But you do have a heart and lungs, and that will help you understand an engine’s induction system. Here’s more…
Read time: 3.5 minutes As vehicle owners, we assume our vehicles will be reliable. We trust that the brakes will stop the car, every time. Most people don’t really question how the brakes work. Leave that to the engineers. After all, we paid a lot of money for this assumed sense of security. That’s a more…
