Care and Feeding

  • How to deal with that stuck oil filter

    It can be a demoralizing experience.  You have drained the oil and the oil filter is hanging on like a leech.  It won’t come off. The best way to fix this is not to have it happen in the first… Continue reading

  • Oil Changes

    Show of hands, how many of you change your own motor oil? A lot of us do and most of us are pretty good about having it changed whether we do it ourselves or have it serviced by someone else. … Continue reading

  • I Almost Knew What Hit Me

    I almost knew what hit me.  It was 1974 and I was driving a 1962 VW Beetle.  It was great.  It had only 18,000 original miles on it since it had been driven by a little old lady who only used… Continue reading

    I Almost Knew What Hit Me

  • Before There Were Cars

    Back in 1991 a friend of mine told me how he had spotted a classic car and tried to chase it down to find out who the owner was.  It was a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass in black.  From what he could tell… Continue reading

    Before There Were Cars