EV Sunday; sales cost, charging anxiety, NYC "charging trees"
We brought in some heavy hitters to compliment our EV knowledge this weekwith MatcoMan Brian and Carl Anthony from Automoblog. We covered waning EV sales, the charging anxiety many people are experiencing, and the new "electrici-trees" NYC is workingon implementing to help the charging issue. Many thoughts were thrown out there, but notall of them were fully explored....stay tuned for more to come.
26 Maj 202458min
Ball cleaning technique, Cataclean report & the Italian tune-up
Kicking off the "new year" (post Mother's Day) portion of the show, Ray describes to Chris how he cleaned his balls and will soon be polishing them, and of course he was referring to his pool table equipment. The use of Cataclean gets a thumbs up, but a CEL in the Impala gets a head scratch from even the experts. Chris describes with great detail how an "Italian Tune-Up" is performed, followed by an example of how to use a paint thickness gauge. Ray's visit to a mega-car facility raises some questions.
19 Maj 202458min
The 2024 Mother's Day Extravaganza
Following a long tradition of doing a "best-of" show where we feature bits that highlight the callers, this is the 2024 edition. Featuring the likes of "Billy Velvet", the "ROMEO Club", and the Hijinx found on MatcoMan Brian's tool truck, we deep dive into the past year and find reflective thoughts from men like Dave Hayes and Carl Anthony, but the capper is Bob from RVC bestowing the MotorMouth Person of the Year on Tom from Massapequa. Not even Ray's "Crack cream" story can beat that show stopper.
12 Maj 202457min
MatcoMan and Mustangs and More
On our second fundraising hour we talk about how guest co-host MatcoMan Brian visits Harbor Freight to collect owed money. A current Mustang project and Ray's memories of riding in a first Gen 'Stang filled with teenage girls comes up. Work on making a dual quad RAM Air intake pan gets kicked around, as does making a replica of the original Bat Phone.
5 Maj 202455min
Serpentine belts, used car buying & do-it-yourself projects
On our first fundraising hour we talk about how to check a serpentine belt, what goes into buying a used car, and how much debris can actually accumulate between vehicle cleanings. Ray's home-repaired garage stereo system gets a late nod to the do-it-yourself mantra this show professes weekly.
5 Maj 202458min
Ford Cobra Jet 428, brake bleeding & car cigarette lighters
The show starts off on a clean note by talking about changing the cabin air filter in your car. A caller with a 428 CJ Fairlane diverts the boy's attention with his parts search problems, then Chris explains a "new" brake bleeding technique he came upon. Remember car cigarette lighters? We talk about them on this show too.
28 Apr 202456min
Road Trips & Rodents, Freeport Speedway & Ford Recalls
Ray recounts the details of a recent southern road trip and Chris gives us the "caught red-handed" story about a rodent infestation in one of the family cars. Freeport Raceway trivia is talked about, and a caller has a problem with his power windows and door locks, Chris reads his latest recall letter from Ford.
21 Apr 202457min
Cross country car story, Gartner Hype Cycle, & Grand Funk Railroad.
Ray relays the Maxda sunroof repair that even he can't fully believe. Guest Carl Anthony from www.automoblog.net dives deep into Ray's story about driving an old Chevy cross country on its 38th anniversary, then schools us all on the Gartner Hype Cycle. Callers discuss Grand Funk Railroad trivia with the crew, and Chris questions the practicality of EV car use moving forward.
14 Apr 202456min
