Automotive Video, Inc. has released the 2009 ATSG Seminar presented by Wayne Colonna and Peter Luban of ATSG. This program includes a series of 3 DVD’s along with the ATSG Red, White and Blue manuals. The seminar is available in the U.S. beginning November 16th and will be released for Canada on November 23rd.

By George Witt, AAM. There are some who will argue that there is a Great Division now forming in our Industry between the shops who don’t attend training, don’t buy tooling and don’t stay current in the business and those shops who do. They say that the untrained shops will finally fade away, unable to perform the most basic repairs. The trained shops will survive and prosper. The day of reckoning has finally arrived, they conclude. 

By Drew Technologies. The days of diagnosing and repairing automobiles without a laptop beside you are quickly fading. Newer vehicles include a large number of onboard computers that are each dedicated to performing specific tasks. Common onboard computers in newer vehicle include the Engine Control Module (ECM), Transmission Control Module (TCM), Fuel Injection Control Module (FICM), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Body Control Module (BCM) and numerous other control modules to manage every electronic system from power door locks to crash data. 

In this video ATSG instructor Pete Luban gives us the lowdown on several scenarios concerning diagnosing and repairing a Ford 500 with a noisy transmission.

Have you spent hours trying to repair a driveability or emission problem and couldn’t resolve the issue? Many of these problems can only be repaired thru flashing. John Thornton gives you the training you need so you can be prepared when you come across a problem that cannot be fixed without a software update.