Gonzo's Tool Box

351 articles in this category

Twas The Night Before Christmas - mechanic style
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, December 22, 2018
0 comments 1,254 views

12 Days of Christmas
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, December 15, 2018
1 comment 1,110 views

Doctor's Orders - an actual letter from a dentist...
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, October 20, 2018
4 comments 1,187 views
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EGO vs. Abilities --- Sometimes your ego is your worst client
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, October 6, 2018
3 comments 1,205 views
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Breaker-Breaker--- back in the day of the CB... things were a bit different
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 29, 2018
3 comments 1,130 views

Restoration for the Mechanic - modern repairs, old mechanic
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 22, 2018
2 comments 1,121 views

Geek With Attitude - OK... drop the attitude buddy
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 15, 2018
5 comments 1,260 views
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Hillbilly Hoedown -- another oldie-revised a bit
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 8, 2018
2 comments 1,116 views
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Zombie Cars - they're coming (updated older story)
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 1, 2018
5 comments 1,027 views

Poke It With A Sharp Stick - car repair is so simple...even a cave man can do it (NOT!)
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, August 25, 2018
2 comments 1,266 views
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It's Doing The Same Thing --- Is it really????
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, July 28, 2018
3 comments 1,209 views
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Rocky Mountain Oysters - Do you have the balls??
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, July 21, 2018
2 comments 1,273 views
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Three Gallons of Trouble - gas gauge and attitudes
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, July 14, 2018
2 comments 1,184 views
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Networking - Business to business referrals
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, July 9, 2018
1 comment 1,238 views

Picture This - Lessons learned, teaching can turn into a lesson as well
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, June 16, 2018
1 comment 1,214 views
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Sempri Fi - My traditional Memorial day weekend story.... leave a comment
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, May 26, 2018
2 comments 1,252 views
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Real or Reality - Some of these reality TV automotive shows just don't cut it in the real reality of car repair
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, May 19, 2018
2 comments 1,068 views
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Clamps and Batteries - The repairs vary as much as the styles of batteries do.
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, May 12, 2018
1 comment 1,197 views
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The Ghost Mechanic - those mechanics that seem to leave evidence of their bad work that you find... or was it a mechanic after all?
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, April 28, 2018
2 comments 1,221 views
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Let's Make A Deal! For some, car repair is all about cutting a deal...NOT...quality of the workmanship
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, April 14, 2018
2 comments 1,415 views

Joe Friday Diagnostics - AGE check--remember Dragnet with Sgt. Joe Friday? Here's my version of the Sarge diagnosing a car
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, April 7, 2018
1 comment 1,332 views
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Ouija Board Diagnostics - You're doing it wrong if your Ouija board is your go to diagnostic tool
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, March 31, 2018
4 comments 1,537 views

Flash to Pass (as edited for the NACAT website)
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, March 17, 2018
2 comments 1,216 views

Down The Hatch - Gas tanks are for gas right? Somebody forgot to tell these folks.
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, March 10, 2018
1 comment 1,197 views
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Electronically Handicapped - - The general public (and myself) are getting way to reliant on electronics
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, February 24, 2018
1 comment 1,324 views