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Douglas Flint, Editor
Old Tubal Cain didn’t stop inventing after he forged the first sword, giving man domain over the earth. A few thousand years later he turned out an even mightier implement, the wrench, which dominated the ...
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Douglas Flint, Editor
I was working on a basic ’97 Ford F-150 last week. It was powered by the mediocre 4.2-liter V-6 engine, rather than the mighty 4.9-liter in-line six that used to make a Ford six-cylinder truck better than ...
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Douglas Flint, Editor
Somewhere, somehow, you may have gotten the impression that mechanics are sexist pigs with pictures of scantily clad women adorning their tool boxes and bathrooms, secretly or not so secretly ogling every ...
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Douglas Flint, Editor
More Mechanic's Tales from Doug Flint Mechanic's Tale: Summer Reading List 2006 by Douglas Flint (7/24/2006)If your summer still has legs, read about wheels in these. Mechanic's Tale: Call Girls by ...
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Douglas Flint, Editor
More Mechanic's Tales from Doug Flint Mechanic’s Tale: Summer Reading List 2006 by Douglas Flint (7/24/2006)If your summer still has legs, read about wheels in these. Mechanic’s Tale: Call Girls by ...
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Douglas Flint, Editor
Mechanic's Tale: The Flushing of America by Douglas Flint (4/17/2006)Just a Nightline away from scandal. Mechanic’s Tale: Junkyard Dogs by Douglas Flint (5/29/2006)One of the most profitable businesses ...
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Bengt Halvorson, Editor
More Maintenance Tips from TCC In our very car-centric society, what you drive — and the condition of what you drive — no doubt affects the way you’re seen by others. Drive a dirty car spotted with ...
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Douglas Flint, Editor
More Mechanic's Tales from Doug Flint I was listening to AM talk radio and my ears perked up because the subject of cars and emissions came up. The discussion was on tougher emission standards for ...