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    • Albin Moore

    Albin Moore spent the first 21 years of his working life in the logging industry. In 1992 he made the transition to shop ownership and opened Big Wrench Repair in Dryden Washington. Since opening the shop he has moved the business to specialize in driveability problem analysis, both with gasoline and diesel vehicles. Albin is an ASE CMAT L1 technician, and brings with him 40 years of analyzing and fixing mechanical and electrical problems. Albin enjoys sharing his many years to experience and training with the younger generation as a way of improving the quality of the automotive repair industry.

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    How Foreign Is Domestic?

    Albin Moore
    Jan. 1, 2020
    On the outside the vehicle of today is truly a global vehicle no matter where they are built but on the inside; things can be a lot different.
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    Selling service with a scan tool

    Albin Moore
    Jan. 1, 2020
    Vehicle inspections are a very common thing on all cars that come through our shops and are a great way to keep the shop bays filled with profitable work. Have you ever thought...
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    Electrical gremlins

    Albin Moore
    Jan. 1, 2020
    At times the diagnostic business can be a lot of fun and quite rewarding. Not too long ago I got a phone call about a 2006 Ford Taurus with some electrical problems. The complaints...
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    Starting/charging system scope analysis

    Albin Moore
    Jan. 1, 2020
    How many times have we had a vehicle in for what the customer thought was a charging system problem? We hook a voltmeter to the electrical system and find low charging voltage...