They don’t build ’em like they used to
May 4, 2016
By Andrew Ross, publisher Jobber News Magazine, Canada Note: Andrew Ross was kind enough to share his April 2016 editorial for Jobber News with us. We have reprinted it on...Read Article >
Stress cracks
March 28, 2016
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Manager of Service Training Some Ford F-Series Super Duty vehicles built with the 6.4-litre turbo diesel engine may show a coolant leak at the front of...Read Article >
Capillary action
March 23, 2016
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor Several Audi models are the subject of a technical service bulletin involving an issue with something not often thought about when it comes to...Read Article >
Getting ready for A/C repair season
March 16, 2016
By Andy Fiffick, Chairman and CEO MACS Worldwide , Owner Rad-Air Complete Car Care, Cleveland, OH Getting (and keeping) our shops “service-ready” is a moving target – one that...Read Article >
Do you know how to optimize system charge levels for modern condensers?
January 14, 2016
Attend MACS 2016 Training Event and Trade Show, February 11-13, 2016 at the Caribe Royale all-suite hotel and convention center in Orlando, FL and you’ll be able to take part...Read Article >
Rocky Mount Radiator adds its fourth generation
May 21, 2015
MACS is profiling multi-generational member businesses this year and no one fits that description better than the Braswell family of Rocky Mount Radiator of Rocky Mount, NC – MACS members...Read Article >
I'd rather keep my fingers, thank you!
April 13, 2015
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Manager of Service Training While visiting a local shop and taking some pictures for this edition of ACtion, I got to talking with one of the...Read Article >
Do you know about electric cooling fan operating strategies?
March 2, 2015
Download the March 2015 issue of MACS ACTION magazine to learn about electric cooling fan strategies and more!Read Article >
Blower motor draw
September 17, 2014
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor Recently, I posted to the MACS WordPress blog and covered a fuse issue on a 1999 Volkswagen Jetta. In response to my post, I...Read Article >
Evaporators, out of sight but not out of mind
August 11, 2014
By Paul Weissler, MACS Senior Technical Correspondent The evaporator is out of sight, but with A/C technicians it can’t be out of mind. When you can’t find a leak anywhere...Read Article >
Hyundai installing dual-refrigerant compressor
July 31, 2014
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor My uncle Joe recently purchased a 2014 Hyundai Sonata to use as his commuter car for getting back and forth to work. When he...Read Article >
Brushless Blower Motor
March 19, 2014
(illustration: Wiki commons) This disc drive motor has magnets in the hub that rotates around the windings. A control unit turns on voltage to each winding at the right time....Read Article >
