Servicing Cars

  • Grose Jet – revisited

    I’ve been informed that Ansell Grose is still with us and Grose Jets are still being manufactured in Stoneham, MA.  The number to contact him at is 781-438-1789.  Russ G. Hull wrote us with: “Admittedly, it’s still difficult to reach… Continue reading

  • Tools

    Key to maintaining the health and vitality of your car is being sure that you have useful and appropriate tools at hand. It is also important for your own safety and well being to make sure that you invest wisely in… Continue reading

  • Autumn and Your Car

    You’ve turned back your clock, changed out the batteries in your smoke alarms, what should you be doing with your car? How about checking the tires?  Taking a look at the tire pressures and making sure that they are what… Continue reading

  • Garages Then and Now

    Long before the automobile there were garage-like structures known as barns.  Instead of service stations there were blacksmith shops.  The transportation choices were horses, carriages, and your feet. It was important to protect and maintain your transportation and for some… Continue reading

  • 1991 VW Jetta – part 1

    We have a new project at Jim’s Garage.  A good friend with a small web business (www.justgerman.com) lucked out and found a 1991 Jetta for $500.  He’s done some work on it, putting in a new clutch and changing out… Continue reading

  • The Grose Jet

    It was a classified add in the Competition Press, the newspaper that became Autoweek, that I first saw it.  “2 Balls do the Trick” was the tag line.  It was an inventor’s replacement for the troublesome needle and seat used in… Continue reading

  • 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