Ken Squier, Legendary Broadcaster And Track Owner, Receives NASCAR Buddy Shuman Award
Ken Squier, the talented broadcaster and visionary track owner who became the “voice of NASCAR Cup racing” and who once described the sport as “ordinary people doing extraordinary things,” received the prestigious NASCAR Buddy Shuman Award during the 2012 NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Award Luncheon recently in Las Vegas. The Shuman award is sponsored Federal-Mogul’s Champion brand of spark plugs, wipers and chemical additives.
$125,000 ‘Search For A Champion’ Racing Sponsorship Contest Now Open
Federal-Mogul’s “Search for a Champion” racing sponsorship contest is now open, and grassroots racers can enter the contest now through Dec. 31 by posting videos to the website. The first 250 participants will receive free Champion “swag,” including a T-shirt, hat and a Search for a Champion racing decal.
Maximizing Current Ramping Techniques In The Shop
Although modern on-board diagnostic systems are becoming far more comprehensive than in years past, it’s still important to know how to use a lab scope and inductive current probe to analyze the amperage flow through the primary ignition and fuel pump circuits.
Tune Up Any Engine For Free Through Weekly Champion Iridium Spark Plug Giveaways
Federal-Mogul Corp., manufacturer of “Performance Driven” Champion spark plugs, will help 65 lucky consumers maximize the performance and reliability of virtually any popular automotive, powersport, lawn-and-garden or other engine through weekly drawings for free sets of Champion Iridium spark plugs.
NGK Spark Plugs YouTube Channel Tops 1 Million Views
NGK Spark Plugs (U.S.A.) Inc. has reported that as of Aug. 13 the company’s YouTube channel has been viewed more than 1 million times. The channel hosts 26 videos, consisting mostly of technical-themed videos. Tips and tutorials range from how to correctly check, set and gap a spark plug, to the most popular video titled, “Oxygen Sensor Diagnosis and Replacement Simplified,” which has amassed close to 400,000 views.
Have a Question for Kevin Harvick? Connect Live During Tuesday’s #ChampionChat Session
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kevin Harvick will answer fans’ questions live online during Tuesday night’s #ChampionChat session on Twitter, TweetChat.com and the VYou.com conversational video site. The #ChampionChat series is sponsored by Federal-Mogul’s Champion brand of spark plugs, filters, wipers and performance chemical additives.
Pulling Codes: Intermittent Misfire/Idle/Stall on Dodge Stratus, Codes P0300, P0303 and P0171
This month’s column comes to us from Bill Fulton. He takes us through a Pulling Codes case of a 2004 Dodge Stratus with intermittent misfire/idle/stall using his symptom-to-system diagnostic strategies.
Mazda3i Vehicle Maintenance Checks
For this article, we’ll be looking at a 2006 Mazda3i. We won’t spend much time on performing routine maintenance services, as we should all be familiar with the nuts and bolts of the job. The most important thing to ask yourself is, why are you doing this service? Sure it’s important to get fresh fluids and
Diagnosing Murphy’s Law Under the Hood of a Ford F-150
Most of us working in the automotive service trades are very familiar with Murphy’s Law and how it affects our shop’s cost of doing business. Murphy’s Law says, “Everything that can go wrong usually will go wrong.” Gary Goms investigates a mysterious engine noise in a 1989 Ford F-150 pickup equipped with the venerable 5.0L or 302 cubic-inch V8 engine.
Diagnosing Faulty Spark Plug Wires
Ignition systems have changed a great deal in recent years, with coil-on-plug (COP) ignition systems being the most common setup on many late-model engines. COP ignition systems have a single coil for each spark plug mounted on top of the plug. This setup eliminates the need for a spark plug wire and the troubles it can cause. Most other distributorless ignition systems (DIS) still have plug wires, as do older vehicles with distributors.
Champion Spokesperson Kevin Harvick Delivers Record-Setting Performance in NASCAR Truck Series Race at Martinsville
Kevin Harvick, spokesperson for Federal-Mogul’s Champion brand of spark plugs, filters, wiper blades and chemical additives, delivered a record-setting performance in winning Saturday’s Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville (VA) Speedway.
Grassroots Ohio Drag-Racing Duo Wins $50,000 Champion Racing Sponsorship
Grassroots drag racers Corey and Kyle Michalek of Ohio-based Michalek Brothers Racing are the winners of the $50,000 grand prize racing sponsorship in the Champion brand’s 2012 “Search for a Champion” video contest from Federal-Mogul Corporation.