Helpful tactics to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in your service and repair shop
April 7, 2020
By Bill Snow, Radair Complete Car Care, Cleveland, OH With today’s concern about being exposed to COVID-19 shop owners need to take additional steps to protect their team members and...Read Article >
Do you know what a TXV does? Do you know what superheat means? Now is the time to find out.
January 27, 2020
Eugene Dianetti of Parker Hannifin and Mike Milliman of SMP Four Seasons will explain everything you ever wanted to know about expansion valves and how they work, what superheat is,...Read Article >
Vehicle power management and HVAC
September 3, 2019
September/ October 2019 ACTION Magazine Vehicle power management and climate control In the case of many late model vehicles, there are more and more systems utilizing electrical power management strategies...Read Article >
The future is electric!
June 6, 2019
June ACTION 2019 Hybrid and electric vehicle air conditioning compressor hardware, power controls and diagnostics For more than 15 years, hybrid and electric vehicles have been using electric air conditioning...Read Article >
Heavy duty truck and off-road training digest
April 25, 2019
By Dr. Alex Moultanovsky The MACS session began with Dan Spurgeon of CAT who introduced the new Track-Type Tractor D6. Dan pointed out that the D6 is equipped with a...Read Article >
Do you know how to find coolant leaks?
February 28, 2019
Finding Coolant Leaks Some days, around this time of year, it feels like all we do is chase down coolant leaks. Maybe that has something to do with weather patterns...Read Article >
Technician training yields competitive edge
November 5, 2018
“Current technologies for thermal management systems are changing and becoming ever more complex,” explained Peter Bradley in his presentation at MACS 2018 Training Event and Trade Show titled, Future Trends...Read Article >
823d RED HORSE
September 26, 2018
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor I think I stumbled upon one of the best days to travel by air: Labor Day. Short lines at security, and on the plane...Read Article >
Do you know your HVAC components?
August 30, 2018
The first part of any good under-hood inspection should include a label check. The labels below provide us with refrigerant charge specifications to correlate to the OE specifications found...Read Article >
Are you ready for A/C season?
June 1, 2018
Repair shops – one question: Are you prepared for A/C season 2018? Circle the right answer: YES – NO What do you mean you don’t have a pen? How can...Read Article >
Seeking yf
April 30, 2018
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Manager of Service Training MACS has been tracking refrigerant use by vehicle manufacturers for quite some time and, as expected for the 2018 model year, we...Read Article >
Continuing training is key to success
January 17, 2018
Changes in automotive technology invariably impact the service industry, and technicians who don’t keep up are finding fewer jobs they can do correctly and profitably. The impact is not “overnight.”...Read Article >