http://www.hobbsautotech.com Automotive Trainer/Technician Thu, 20 May 2010 14:09:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Watch the Multimeters & Hybrid Vehicles Quick Tip: Orange cables in hybrid vehicles means SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY. In this Tip Clip instructor Dave Hobbs gives us instruction and insight on what to look for in safety equipment and multimeters for use in Hybrid applications. http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=217 By Dave Hobbs. Air-conditioning service stinks sometimes. Let’s face it. I mean it sometimes stinks literally – like bad odor stink. Those of us in the warmer and more humid climates regularly run into customers complaining of a foul odor that emanates from the dash. Your customer today is driving ... http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=207 Watch the Data Bus Testing Quick Tip: Data-bussing and multiplexing can be complex and aggravating. In this clip instructor Dave Hobbs teaches us simple and easy tricks for diagnosing data bus and module issues. http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=211 By Dave Hobbs. As a once-familiar gas jockey greeting passes into history, now-mandatory TPMSs have made it easier for drivers to monitor tire pressures. Servicing these systems is somewhat more complicated than operating a tire pressure gauge. Myths abound when it comes to tire inflation. For instance, owners tend to believe ... http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=204 By Dave Hobbs. "Hybrid vehicle electronics are dangerous and only the dealerships will be able work on them.” “The independent garage is on its way out.” Have you heard statements like these before? I have, and I have to disagree with these opinions, based in part on history.Let’s turn back ... http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=199 By Dave Hobbs. Powertrain engineers continue to extract more power from and reduce emissions on conventional internal combustion engines. When both intake and exhaust camshafts get involved, GM’s variable valve timing system meets both goals. Remember the good old days? Chubby Checker was singing “The Twist” and we had cheap gas ... http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=194 Some Text for a description here. http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=175 In this unique case study, Dave explains a no start condition and the fix for this 2002 Chevy Trailblazer in the case of the "Sunken Radio." http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=127 Alternate Uses for your Smoke Machine with Dave Hobbs. Watch Now. Smoke machines aren't just for finding leaks in evaporative emissions systems.  Watch this video and see how this versatile tool can help you find everything from vacuum leaks to exhaust leaks to wind and water leaks.  You imagination is the ... http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=82 Dynamic Duo of Diagnostics: Smoke tester and Scan Tools, with Dave Hobbs. Watch Now. Sometimes techs under think and just hook up their smoke machine to the evap test port and 'let her rip' (maybe closing the vent solenoid) and other techs over think by trying to use their scan tool ... http://www.hobbsautotech.com/?p=43