Innovations in Shop Management Software with TCS Technologies
TCS Technologies’s Jefferson Carpenter delves into recent upgrades to its TireWorks software and features dealers might be missing out on.
Best Practices For Timing Belt Replacement
Service procedures are not suggestions. The step-by-step service procedures for a timing belt were developed for two reasons. First, the steps were developed to replicate how the timing belt was installed at the factory. Second, the procedures are developed to help technicians do the job in the least time possible. Sure, you might be able
Cooling System: Hose Inspection and Replacement
Radiator hoses, as well as heater and bypass hoses, are a part of a very complex coolant distribution system that is designed to regulate engine temperatures within a very precise range. Internal combustion engines create heat in the process of generating power. The heat must be precisely controlled or the engine will fail. The radiator
Plaza Tire Service Opens Fifth Northwest Arkansas Store
Plaza Tire Service added its fifth Northwest Arkansas location at 3041 East Robinson Avenue in Springdale. With locations throughout Missouri, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and Northern Arkansas, Plaza Tire Service currently operates 71 stores. At just over 8,700 square feet, the new Springdale location includes eight service bays and a large area for tire storage.
How Tiny Bubbles Can Kill Water Pumps
In this video, Tire Review’s David Sickels explains how tiny voids of water pump cavitation can kill the pump, from the Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio at Babcox Media.
Plaza Tire Service Opens 70th Location
The new store marks Plaza Tire Service’s second location in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and is a new-build facility with eight service bays and a large area for tire storage.
Continental Offers OE Electric Motor Replacement Parts
Continental’s line of replacement parts for hybrid vehicles includes battery cooling fans, inverter coolant pumps and more.
Cavitation: Killer of Water Pumps
Cavitation in pumps is not typically the fault of the water pump itself; rather it is the victim of other problems with the coolant and other components.
Catalytic Converter Efficiency Killers
Most converters start out at about 99 percent efficiency when new, and quickly taper off to about 95 percent efficiency after about 4,000 miles.
Plaza Tire Service Opens Store in Siloam Springs, AR
The new store is located at 3530 Highway 412 East in Siloam Springs, and the facility has eight service bays.
