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Leaks in your vehicles exhaust system can be annoying, dangerous and costly to have repaired. But there is a way to repair exhaust leaks yourself. CarGo has a product called ThermoSteel. It is a High Temp. metal repair designed for manifold and exhaust sytems and any other metals where high heat is involved. You can easily fix exhaust leaks yourself. ThermoSteel works on mufflers, headers, tail pipes and exhaust manifolds or any other part of your vehicles exhaust system.

It is a putty type substance that you mix well and apply to the damaged area. The surface must be clean and free of any dirt or grease before applying the ThermoSteel.  It is designed for high heat metal repair and the heat from the system actually cures the ThermoSteel. The hotter it gets, the harder it gets.

ThermoSteel is not limited to just automotive exhaust repairs either. You can use it to repair grills, heaters and anything else made of iron or steel that produces heat.

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We all run up on something every so often that throws us into a tailspin but don’t worry because the guys at Bat Auto Technical Forum can advise you on how to fix it and they know what they are talking about. I am not affiliated with them other than building my own knowledge by using their expert advice. I was just impressed with their advice and know how so I don’t mind referring people to their website for help. So if you need good advice from good mechanics then you won’t be disappointed here.

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To test an alternator with a multimeter is a simple task and should be performed during maintenance of your vehicle. You will need a multimeter that can read DC voltage. With your vehicle running, set the multimeter on DC 20 volt range.

Take the meter leads and touch the black lead to the negative post on your vehicles battery and touch the red meter lead to the positive post on the battery.  The alternator should be putting about 13.8 to 14.4 volts into the battery for optimum performance.  If you get a reading of 15 volts or higher at any time that is too much and repairs are needed.  Make this check first with nothing turned on in your vehicle and then check it again with everything turned on.

With all lights and A/C on plus any other accessories you may have, check the meter reading again and the alternator should adjust for the added load and maintain the needed voltage to run the extra load while continuing to keep the battery at full charge.

Any type of successful troubleshooting depends on the quality of your testing equipment. There are many different styles, brands and designs of multimeters.  Personally, I like Fluke Multimeters. Fluke makes good quality equipment that is dependable and will last for a long time.

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The correct ignition timing on an engine is critical for the engine to run properly. Basically the ignition timing determines when to fire the spark plug for each cylinder at the proper time in combustion engines.

First you will need to locate the #1 cylinder on the engine. This can be found in the shop manual for your particular vehicle and engine.  On newer model Chevy engines you must locate and unplug the computer timing advance. Clamp the timing light lead around the #1 plug wire and hook battery power to the timing light.

Locate the timing marks on the harmonic balancer and mark with chalk or a white crayon. Start engine and point the timing light at the mark. The mark should align with the timing pointer. If it doesn’t then shut off the engine and loosen the distributor hold down clamp. Start the engine and move the distributor until the timing mark aligns with the timing pointer.

Tighten the clamp and recheck the timing.