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Pat Goss, MotorWeek's resident master technician, helps consumers understand car problems and how to speak the same language as their technician. As cars becoming increasingly complex, fewer repairs can be accomplished at home. Effective communication with a repair shop is vital to keeping consumer and operating costs under control. From rattles and squeaks to leaks and drips, Pat covers a myriad of issues designed to keep cars on the road and out of the repair shop.

Tribute to Pat Goss Episode 4133

With the unexpected passing of Pat Goss recently, MotorWeek lost much more than a weekly contributor. Over 41 years and more than 2000 episodes, Pat became an icon. He was known as much for his no-nonsense maintenance advice as for the unmistakable resonance of his voice. Pat loved sharing what he knew, loved helping people solve their car-care problems for… Read More

Battery Care Episode 4132

With the unexpected passing of Pat Goss recently, Motor Week not only lost a contributor, but a friend, a mentor and an irreplaceable pillar of our program. Now out of respect, we will be retiring the Goss’ Garage segment after our next episode. So with his final words of car care wisdom Pat Goss shows us how to keep your car powered up for the road… Read More

Aftermarket Tow Hitch Install Episode 4131

With the unexpected passing of Pat Goss recently, MotorWeek has lost not just a contributor, but a great friend, a mentor and an irreplaceable pillar of our series. Now out of respect, we will soon be retiring the Goss’ Garage feature, but Pat left us with a few remaining unaired segments, and we know he would want to share them with you. So here he is, Pat… Read More

Rust Repair Episode 4130

With the unexpected passing of Pat Goss this week, MotorWeek lost not just a contributor, but a friend, mentor and an irreplaceable pillar of our program. Now out of respect, we will soon be retiring the Goss’ Garage feature, but Pat left us with a few remaining unaired segments, and we know he would want to share them with you. So, here’s Pat with a few… Read More

DIY Wheel Refinishing Episode 4129

There could be any number of reasons why you might want to refinish steel wheels. In our case it was a bad case of the rustys. The wheels on our antique trailer, well, they had become rusted over the years and we wanted to make them look better. Now, how do you go about that? Well, the ideal thing is if you have a sand blaster, bead blaster, some type of… Read More

Coolant Check Episode 4128

Cooling systems on automobiles are often drastically neglected by most drivers. And I guess that’s understandable because you can’t see what’s going on in there and so on, so you need to check the cooling system on a regular basis. Now, one way to do that is to use coolant test strips. Now, coolant test strips are going to tell you the PH of the coolant,… Read More

ABS Maintenance Episode 4124

These days, it seems like just about every part of an automobile is somehow connected to a computer. And that means there’s something you shouldn’t do: Old-fashioned booster cables-- throw them away. Don’t use them on a computerized car. If you have something that’s pre-computer, they’re fine. But, what should you use on a computerized car? Well, you should… Read More

Evolution of EVs Episode 4123

One of the hot topics in the automobile industry these days is the electrification of automobiles. Now, you may think that that’s something that’s brand new, but in reality, we can go back to the early 20th century and electric vehicles were more popular than gasoline vehicles. And one of the reasons for that-- well, so I’m told-- is that because the… Read More

Road Noise

Seems that a lot of us would like to have our automobiles be an extension of our living rooms. In other words, we want them to be quiet. Just whisper quiet. Well, there are a lot of things that vehicle manufacturers are doing along tha-- those lines, but there are things that you can do yourself. If you want your car quitter or you want to protect against… Read More

Rust Happens Episode 4114

Old Blue here is a 21-year-old van that has served well, but just like any older vehicle, and sometimes some newer ones as well, rust happens. Now, the thing that goes on, as vehicles age-- everybody likes to think that rust comes from the outside and it works its way to the inside of the vehicle. Uh-uh, that’s not the way it works. You see, rust forms… Read More