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Fort Myers Florida — July 27, 2010 – Automotive Video has announced two *NEW* Bill Fulton classes to be released soon! In Fuel System Testing Strategies and Anatomy of the Waveform, Bill gives you comprehensive tactics to expand your understanding and deliver accurate diagnostic repair.

Automotive Video Inc., has added two more classes to their premier live training event to be held November 4-5 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Ryan Kooiman and Bernie Thompson join the ranks of industry experts presenting at the conference.

Oil is killing our cars!” warns Keith Ansell, President of Foreign Parts Positively. “Be aware that ‘New and Improved,’ or even the ‘standard products’ we have been using for many years, are destroying our cars. It isn’t the same stuff we were getting even a year ago.” Although a bit of a sensationalist, Keith is not completely out of line and he isn’t the only Internet auto expert touting the effects of the industry required ZDDP (zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate) decrease in motor oil.

By Gary Goms. When we're attempting to diagnose a charging system failure, it helps to think of the battery's state of charge (SOC) as a type of checking account. If we overdraw our account, we wake up the next morning with an engine that won't crank. Or, if we overdraw our account and not balancing our account at the end of the day, we again are greeted with a slow-cranking engine and an overdrawn charging system account.

Using scope patterns, Jim Wilson discusses and demonstrates a procedure for diagnosing EGR related misfire issues by examining scope patterns of the different cylinders.