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Antarctica… The Third Tour

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:01:39 +0000

I’m back in Denver for two days of orientation for my third tour back to McMurdo Station. It will be slightly different for me this time. Instead of working at the Vehicle Maintenance Facility I will be at the Science Support Center.

What does this mean?

In short, I will not be diagnosing and repairing [...]

1997 Toyota RAV4 Front End Noise

admin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:19:42 +0000

A friend of mine wanted me to look at his mom’s 1997 Toyota RAV4. He wanted it checked out to be sure that she was safe and a general inspection since it had close to 100k on the odometer.

Naturally I took a look at it.

Upon speaking with the owner I found out it [...]

2006 Toyota Matrix 1.8l Coolant Leak at Radiator

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:02:48 +0000

As if I’m not busy enough, I am constantly reminded that I need to take time for friends and family. I was recently reminded of this situation by my father-in-law.

He is the owner of a 2006 Toyota Matrix 1.8l. For a few months now he said he would notice the warm air from the [...]

2006 Jeep Wrangler Gear Shift Cable Broken Bushing

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:11:58 +0000

Well if you read the other Jeep post you would know that the saga continues. About a month after the shifter detent rod broke in the shifter lever, the bushing on the end of the shift cable at the transmission gave out.

It was noted because the shifter could be moved freely and would not go into [...]

2006 Jeep Wrangler Will Not Go Into Gear

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:11:15 +0000

My wife has a 2006 Jeep Wrangler. She had backed it up into the yard to wash it one day this summer. When she was done and went to move the Jeep forward, the gear shifter would not come out of park. Me being the mechanic and good husband that I am took a look [...]