Visit Tracer at MACS Training Event
September 28, 2022
Proudly made in the U.S.A., Tracer Products is a family-owned company with three generations of experience in delivering award-winning professional service and the industry’s most powerful leak detection dyes, inspection lamps and diagnostic tools. Today, major OEMs around the world trust the Tracerline brand. Over 300 million vehicles have used Tracerline’s UV fluorescent leak detection dyes to ensure quality and system integrity.Read Article >
Mastercool returns to MACS Training Event
September 22, 2022
“Mastercool is celebrating our 40th year of supplying professional quality air conditioning service tools and equipment. As one of the fastest growing companies in this market, our primary goal is to drive new product innovation and technologies to make the everyday work of the automotive technician easier.”Read Article >
Don’t overlook a diagnostic clue
September 13, 2022
When thinking about the topic of A/C diagnostic tools, a recovery, recycle, recharge machine (R/R/R machine) is not one of the first tools that comes to mind. It may not come to mind at all in the world of inexperienced technicians.Read Article >
UAC returns as a MACS Exhibitor
September 13, 2022
UAC is a family owned and operated company since 1988, from Mansfield, TX specializing in Temp Control and Engine Cooling products.Read Article >
T/CCI MFG Awarded Illinois’ First Reimagining Electric Vehicle Tax Incentive Package to Support Major Investments in Transportation Manufacturing and Infrastructure
September 7, 2022
MACS member T/CCI Manufacturing, a global leader for compressor technology, has received Illinois’ first Reimagining Electric Vehicle (“REV Illinois”) Tax Incentive package established by Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).Read Article >
You Knucklehead, you caused this compressor to lock up!
September 7, 2022
Last week's article ended with the following: "As I was completing the job, it hit me what had happened and my first thought was: You Knucklehead, you caused this compressor to lock up!"Read Article >
MACS Welcomes FutureTech
August 31, 2022
FutureTech has been an active member and supporter of MACS since 2017 and we once again welcome them to the MACS Trade Show as an exhibitor.Read Article >
Unlocking the compressor Lock up, PT. 2
August 30, 2022
I was driving the van home in the afternoon. It was about 45° F outside and the heater was on. It had been an uneventful 15 to 20 minutes’ drive at about 55 to 60 mph. Slowing down to make a 90 degree turn on to a different road, a faint grinding noise was heard. I rolled the window down and drove along at about 5 MPH and could hear the noise more distinctly. The next step was to pull over into a parking lot and leave the engine running and raise the hood.Read Article >
Unlocking the compressor lock up
August 23, 2022
I noticed the temperature inside of the van had increased a bit. Placing my hand near a vent, I also noticed that the airflow had decreased and increasing the blower speed did not increase the airflow much.Read Article >
Why did the compressor lock up, part 2
August 16, 2022
The relay was sticking in the on position and the compressor would not cycle off when the clutch cycling switch turned the power off to it.Read Article >
Why did the compressor lock up?
August 10, 2022
All too often when a compressor lock-up occurs, the compressor itself is blamed for the lock-up. While it is possible for a manufacturing defect to cause a lock-up, there is usually a problem related to the service work or a problem with the system that is the culprit.Read Article >
Acura Blower Motor Issue
August 4, 2022
MACS member Rob Bollinger discusses a 2015 Acura TLX blower motor issue and installationRead Article >
