This 2002 GMC Sierra came in with charging system complaints that I showed the repair for in an earlier post. Now I want to show how the whole situation could have been avoided if the installer had followed simple instructions. To see that repair please click here. If you recall the owner had installed electric … Continue reading “2002 GMC Sierra, Installing a Fused Battery Lead”
Believe it or not this is the original character that led to the creation of Sparky’s Answers. I had been told that I should start writing down or documenting the repairs that I do on a regular basis but it was not until Brad, my son in law came up with the figure you see … Continue reading “The Sparky Character Origins”
Being in the automotive business I generally keep up with with headlines in the automotive field. I was recently watching the news one morning, and there was a piece on a recall by Toyota on several of it’s late model vehicles for problems related to the accelerator pedals getting stuck on the floor mats. Seems … Continue reading “Toyota Recalls Vehicles, Gas Pedals Stick On Floor Mats”
If you have not seen part one of this story please click here. Friday morning rolls around and no sign of Britney, but to my surprise around two o’clock Bob and Britney both show up. Britney then informs me that she is on her way to pick up the check, and wanted to know if … Continue reading “Britney & The Mazda MX6, Part 2”
I really never intended to have stuff like this on this site, but something happened recently that I just had to share with you. It’s long so I will do several posts on it to break it up. Just bear with me. For about a month and a half an owner of a local wrecker … Continue reading “Britney & The Mazda MX6, Part 1”
I have recommended this test many times and finally have had enough time to do a quick post about it. The terminal to be tested is a female 280 metri-pack terminal. To test the spring tension of a female terminal you need a male terminal. Most people do not have factory terminals just laying around … Continue reading “How To Check Terminal Spring Tension”