Happy Monday everyone. I hope that your April is off to a great start. Today I will be taking your automotive related questions that you sent to Charles(AT)Humblemechanic(DOT)com and put question for Charles in the subject. That really helps me filter the automotive questions the best. Congratulations! If you follow the Humble Mechanic Facebook Page, […]
Happy Thursday everyone! Today we are looking at the RYOBI Phone Works Inspection Camera. I had really high hopes for this tool. I had been looking for this exact thing for a while. It is what kept me from buying a $400+ inspection camera from Snap-On or Matco. RYOBI has an entire line of tools […]
Today on the Automotive Podcast, we turn down a little different path. We look at some of the down sides of being an automotive technician. This is a road that I don’t love to go down that often. It can lead to getting stuck in a cycle of being negative. But I also feel like […]
Today we are looking at how VW keys fail. Keys become a pretty hot button issue. They don’t fail all that much, but when they do it can be a real hassle. I also wrote a blog post years ago talking about the keys and why they cost so much. You can check that out […]
Happy Monday everyone. We are back on our regularly scheduled programming this week. Mondays are the days on the Automotive Podcast that I take your questions. To get on a show like this, email me Charles(AT)Humblemechanic(DOT)com and put QUESTION FOR CHARLES in the subject. On a “random fact of the day” note, this is video […]
Happy Friday everyone. Today we are going to be talking about way to be a good apprentice, or trainee or rookie tech. This show comes about for a few reasons. I have 2 trainee techs right now. They are both very very different. Also in my quest to become a better trainer I have found […]
Happy tool review Thursday everyone. Today we are looking at the Coast A8R Rechargeable Penlight. You guys know how nuts I am about flashlights. So when the folks at Coast Products asked me to review some lights for you, I jumped on it. I spent 3 full days with this light as my main flashlight. […]
