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A Fresh Start for a Dirty Evaporator

Technology driven opportunity has surfaced is regards to the air quality inside both electric and motor vehicles. Air quality is degraded by the presence of unwanted contaminants that accumulate and l...

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To Flush or Not To Flush

Knowing not every shop or installer has a hot flush machine to clean coolers and heat exchangers, the need for an effective cleaning solution became apparent. The method for removal of this used oil a...

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Cool Solution

This is my attempt to clear the air and explain what’s going on these days with overheating and the phenomenon known as “thermal transference” ...The goal is obviously to reduce operating temper...

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Recharge your CVT service plan

Because so many problems in CVT transmissions relate to fluid, you would think the OEs would be all over the problem, but that is not what has occurred....

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Keepin’ It Rio

Participating in the automotive aftermarket has become a unique opportunity for me to travel and engage in the automotive aftermarket of other regions of the world. Recently, I was fortunate enough to...

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The Name Game

The question that seems to get asked most often, “what forced the automotive service aftermarket to change so much”. Thirty years ago, the industry was driven by brand loyalty that came from growi...