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Dean Law: Easy parasitic draw test

Dean Law: Easy parasitic draw test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIGbgHrqLI Indie Garage contributor Dean Law, of Law's Automotive, Portage La Prairie, MB, provides insights and tips for shop owners and technicians.

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Is training an expense or an investment?

Is training an expense or an investment?

Labour has been the largest cost of most businesses, for as long as there have been businesses. But for many years, some business owners see labour as little more than a necessary evil and an expense – in fact, their largest expense. Some shop owners are always...

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COVID-19: Multi-billion dollar relief and beyond

COVID-19: Multi-billion dollar relief and beyond

The implications for aftermarket businesses from efforts to limit the COVID-19 outbreak are far reaching, and there are a number of resources, including financial relief, that are being made available by government and agencies including, but not limited to, the just...

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Getting your auto service messaging right on COVID-19

Getting your auto service messaging right on COVID-19

Providing the right messaging to your auto service customers about what you're doing to combat the spread of COVID-19 is an important consideration for your business. A number of auto service providers have reached out with what they're doing to build confidence with...

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Chris Dekker: What gets you up in the morning?

Chris Dekker: What gets you up in the morning?

Chris Dekker is the owner of My Garage Auto & Tire in Airdrie, AB, and last October’s Indie Garage cover story. He asked his staff how they felt about working in this industry and has allowed Indie Garage to share what they said. _________ What gets you up in the...

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Spring arrives and with it, pothole damage

Spring arrives and with it, pothole damage

Shops working in colder climates know all too well that every car that comes in could have been the victim of pothole damage over the winter and end of season thaw. Certainly damage that is severe will be noticed, but automotive professionals are also aware that some...

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Dean Law: Diagnosing diode ripple

Dean Law: Diagnosing diode ripple

We welcome our newest Indie Garage contributor Dean Law of Law's Automotive in Portage la Prairie, MB with this look at diode ripple. Dean has been creating his own videos and we liked his down to earth, real world approach. So we are very pleased to add his authentic...

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