Because Virginia does not require annual state inspections on farm-use vehicles, several serious brake safety issues were found all at one time on this farm truck. The first issue is a badly kinked brake hose line assembly which can create a dangerous pulling condition or...
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Hidden Bad Battery Connection Causes Starting Problems
This GMC Denali was brought in for a no start condition with the battery tested as "good." Even though all connections looked fine visually, resistance checks showed a problem in the positive cable assembly somewhere. Disassembling the protective terminal boot (red rubber insulator seen below)...
Catastrophic Turbo Failure
This video shows a broken turbo propeller from a Subaru. The vehicle came in for heavy oil consumption and loss of power. Turned out the propeller had broken completely off and lodged in the exhaust pipe/port. A new turbo assembly restored all performance. Most likely,...