How to Reduce that Foul HVAC Odor Is there a bad smell coming from your HVAC vents? It’s nothing new, but unfortunately there’s no cure that completely eliminates the problem. However, there are some easy and inexpensive things you can do to make the odor less offensive. The cause is microbiological growth (mold) in your […]
What’s Up With My Exhaust Fluid? Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) plays a critical role in meeting emission compliance requirements. But if any common vehicle fluids (including water) are accidentally added to the DEF tank, the Diesel Exhaust Fluid will be contaminated, leading to damage of system components and making the emission reduction properties of the […]
What’s Up With My Exhaust Fluid? Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) plays a critical role in meeting emission compliance requirements. But if any common vehicle fluids (including water) are accidentally added to the DEF tank, the Diesel Exhaust Fluid will be contaminated, leading to damage of system components and making the emission reduction properties of the […]
Scenes from SuperTech2013 What a great experience to see the level of professionalism demonstrated by the over 100 technicians who participated in TMC’s SuperTech 2013 National Technician Skills Competition Sept 9-12 in Pittsburgh. These folks spent the day moving from workstation-to-workstation facing one difficult scenario after another. From beginning to end, the contestants maintained an upbeat […]
O-Ring Seals Love Vegetable Oil Vegetable oil isn’t just for use in the kitchen. Some engine manufacturers recommend vegetable oil to lubricate O-Ring seals. In these applications, if petroleum-based lubricants are used, the result will be swelling and cracking of the seal, leading to a leak. When vegetable oil is called for as an assembly […]
Tips & Tricks: Quickly Find the Circuit You Need in Repair-Connect.net Here’s a quick tip to help speed up the process of searching for a circuit in the system diagrams in Repair-Connect.net. The wiring tab is populated with circuit diagrams and system diagrams. While the circuit diagram for a component resides within a single page, the […]
TruckLabor unveiled at NTEA and TMC truck shows! Thanks to everyone who visited the Mitchell 1 booth at the NTEA and TMC truck shows over the last few weeks. We were delighted to introduce our exciting new TruckLabor estimating tool for medium and heavy trucks. We got great feedback from those of you who were among […]