Goss’ Garage
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.
New Generation Adjustable Suspension Episode 2530
Lots of cars come from the factory with air suspension systems, but not one of them can do what the air suspension system on the 3-Series BMW can do. When a BMW 3-Series comes from the factory it normally has coil springs, but what we see here is a car that has been outfitted with a Praxis system from Bridgestone. Now this is aftermarket, and it really is an… Read More
Cleaning With Abrasives Episode 2529
Whether you’re bringing something back from the brink or just performing a general repair, you’ll probably find that some form of abrasive cleaning could be very beneficial. But the first thing to remember, you never put anything that’s greasy or oily into any kind of abrasive cleaning machine because the oil and grease will foul the media material that’s used for… Read More
Taming Rusty Nuts and Bolts Episode 2525
The arch enemy of every do-it-yourselfer is rust and corrosion on nuts and bolts and fasteners. And you know just about everybody does it the wrong way. Say if you had this bolt over here, all rusted up like it is, how would you go about getting it loose? Well, the first thing you would do is not to put a wrench on it but to take a wire brush and brush the rust… Read More
Mothballed Motorcycles Episode 2524
For the most part motorcycles tend to be seasonal vehicles, and that means they’re going to be laid up for a certain number of months out of the year. To avoid disaster there are things that you have to do to protect them during that lay-up period. Number one is to fill the fuel tank and treat the fuel with a fuel stabilizer. Then run the motorcycle for about ten… Read More
Choose Your Lube Episode 2523
There must be a thousand different types of lubricants that can be used around an automobile. Believe it or not, the majority of them do not come out of a grease gun. One of the things that we find people doing all the time is they go under the car to lubricate the chassis. That is if your car still has grease fittings in the chassis. And they get near the brake… Read More
Engine Cleaning Episode 2514
As cars have changed there are new and expensive reasons why you want to keep the engine bay clean. See, in the old days, the only reason you cleaned the engine was cosmetic so it looked good. But today things are dramatically different. In the old days, you had basic, inexpensive radiator hoses. Today you have complex hoses with all these different fittings and… Read More
Evernham Racing Episode 2513
We have some tips for the do-it-yourselfer and what they can do to make the home shop more user-friendly. And to that end, we’ve come to Statesville, North Carolina and Ray Evernham of Evernham Motorsports. Ray, welcome to Goss’ Garage. EVERNHAM: Thank you for inviting me. GOSS: Now, your shop is absolutely gorgeous. What could the do-it-yourselfer take away… Read More
Pets on Wheels Episode 2511
Traveling with pets has some challenges. The first thing that you want to do is protect the inside of the car, and to do that what we’ve selected here is this Canine Covers from Covercraft. Now this is designed in such a manner that it fits the individual vehicle. It’s tailored to your car. It comes in different colors, has ports for the seatbelts so that you can… Read More
All Electric Motoring Episode 2510
We hear a lot these days about hybrid technology, but what we’re seeing on the road, well that’s probably not what we’re going to be seeing in the future. And here to explain the future to us is Tom McMahon from WaveCrest Laboratories. Tom, welcome to Goss’ Garage. TOM McMAHON: Thank you, Pat. GOSS: All right, we have a bicycle. Tell us a little bit about… Read More
Brand Loyalty Episode 2509
There are certain American icons that have been around forever. Take Harley-Davidson, for instance. What a part of American society. You know you don’t have to own a Harley to show your affinity for the Harley line. Now, take a look here. We have two catalogs. The smaller catalog is the bike catalog. The larger one is the accessory catalog. All sorts of things in… Read More