(guest post by Heather Hernandez) 5 Reasons Your Check Engine Light Might Come On Everyone knows the sinking feeling when something is not quite right with their vehicle. Sometimes it’s a strange sound, or a rattling feeling. Sometimes it’s less obvious, and it’s the sudden, tiny bit of brightness emanating from your dash when check […]
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Fix Car Dents, Simply and Affordably
(guest post by David Walker) Top 3 Fixes For Car Dents Even the most conscientious driver will have an accident at some point. It might be a major incident that requires the attention of a professional auto repair service or a small dent. Sometimes, a minor dent can cost less than your deductible, and […]
How to Clean and Detail Your Car
(guest post by Vince Lapinski) When it comes to keeping a squeaky clean and shiny car, there’s really no substitute for washing, waxing and detailing it by hand. In-and-out washes can’t properly rinse an automobile or evenly apply wax, no matter how advanced the technology. It can also be expensive to get your car […]
Kobalt Xtreme Access 27 Piece Socket Set, Compact Set With Many Applications
IndyCar Testing at Barber Motorsports, Tickets On Sale for Next Month’s Race, NASCAR Season Begins
You know it’s going to be a great day when your morning coffee is taken with Indy cars firing up for a practice session before next month’s event. Barber Motorsports Park is open today for IndyCar testing and practice sessions and this gives the teams a chance to do some preliminary set-ups for the cars. The […]
Kobalt Unveils Its Cordless and Corded Power Tools at NYC Event
Already on store shelves in your local Lowe’s, the new line of power tools unveiled to the media in New York City is available for purchase now. While at the event Extreme How-To online editor, Hal Jones was able to try out the 18 Volt recip saw, the 18v drill and the drill/driver. Our team […]
Kobalt Jumps Into the Cordless and Power Tool Market
By: Hal Jones (for an update on Kobalt Tools Xtreme Access Go Here) In a quiet corner of the Hendrick’s Race Shop sat a table covered by a cloth. Truthfully I hadn’t noticed it until it was pointed out that Kobalt had another surprise for us. In the third quarter of 2011, Kobalt will […]
Bringing the Troy-Bilt CRT Pro Tiller Back to Life; Carburetor Rebuild on a Honda GC 160 Engine
Two weeks ago my trusty roto-tiller a four year-old Troy-Bilt CRT Pro, decided to croak in the middle of my little lake house garden. Just from experience, I knew I had a fuel problem. After checking fuel flow through the filter and seeing it was fine, I knew I had a carburetor issue. Normally I […]
Kobalt’s New Mechanic’s Tool Line Launch Hendrick Motorsports Charlotte, NC. May 2011 Full Length Video
If your Kobalt Tool and part of the Lowe’s Group, and sponsor of Five Time NASCAR Champion Jimmy Johnson, who could better tell the story of your overhaul of the Kobalt Mechanic’s line of tools than the folks with Car #48. So a few of us were lucky enough to compete in a motor build with the […]
Kobalt Tools Goes Extreme with Its Makeover
(For a more recent update on Kobalt Tools Go Here)The questions started a few months ago when my tool buddy at my local Lowe’s asked me what was up with his Kobalt line, everything was marked for clearance. Some of his customers were asking if Lowes was dropping its line of tools. Well rest assured […]