EricTheCarGuy

This is the first ever ETCG Holiday Tool Pick special. I've done a lot of tool reviews over the past couple of years and in this episode, I pick some of my favorites for holiday gift ideas.

It's a long title, "1998 Ford Contour Blower Motor Replacement Rear Window Replacement AC Diagnosis -Fixing it Forward", but it pretty much describes what happens in this video.

Thank you for watching! Links to stuff talked about in the show below. The next live hang out is scheduled for January 6, 2016 at 7pm EST.

Yea, that's a long title, 1998 Ford Contour Hood Cable Replacement, Fuel Smell Fix, Headlight Restoration -Fixing it Forward, but it's the next in the Ford Contour Fixing it Forward series.

Wilton 4600 Bench vice $196.99: jbtoolsales.com/wilton-14600-6-5-reversible-swivel-mechanics-vise#oid=1002_1 Wilton website: wiltontools.com/us/en/home I got my new Wilton

Paul Cangialosi of 5Speeds.com stopped by the shop to help me rebuild the T5 transmission in my 1979 Ford Fairmont Project. During the build, we needed to work out what speedometer gear I should use.

Paul Cangialosi came to my shop to help me do the rebuild on the T5 transmission that's going into my 1979 Ford Fairmont.

Thank you for watching! Links to stuff talked about in the show below. The next live hang out is scheduled for December 9, 2015 at 7pm EST.

A Paul Cangialosi has been working on transmissions for more than 30 years. To say he knows a thing or 2 about transmissions would be beyond understatement.

Paul Cangialosi came by the shop to help me rebuild the T5 Transmission that's going into my 1979 Ford Fairmont Project.

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This was my second year at SEMA and it still impresses me how much stuff they cram into this show. Even after 2 years there's no possible way to see it all. That didn't stop me from trying.

Here's another video in the 1998 Ford Contour Fixing it Forward series. In this episode I work to eliminate the brake pulsation this car had. After sitting for a while, brake rotors can get rusty.

Thank you for watching! Links to stuff talked about in the show below. The next live hang out is scheduled for November 25, 2015 at 7pm EST.

While at SEMA 2015 I had the honor of meeting Kenji Sumino, president of GReddy, and Sung Kang who you may know as 'Han' from The Fast and the Furious franchise.

Recently I got a new RL-8500 brake lathe from Ranger. Now that I have the lathe, I've been machining just about everything I can get my hands on.

While doing a brake job one day, I noticed that the front bushings on the lower control arms of my 2004 Honda element were torn.

The next vehicle in the Fixing it Forward series is this 2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R owned by Jerry Hall. His son, Bryan, contacted me a couple of months back about bringing his dads car in.

Link about OTC Hub Grappler: otctools.com/products/otc-hub-grappler™ OTC Hub Grappler: $439.99: jbtoolsales.com/otc-6575-hub-grappler-puller#oid=1002_1 Many people suggested

**Sponsored Video** First, special thanks to Advance Auto for hooking me up with the bearing for this 2004 Ford Explorer. Here's some useful info from them.

Thank you for watching! And thanks to eBay for making this an hour long live show! Links to stuff talked about in the show below. Here's the link eBay wanted me to share with you.

Here is the second installment of the 1998 Ford Contour Fixing it Forward project. In this video I repair the AC connector going to the compressor clutch. In addition I diagnose a bad blower motor.

The Ranger RL-8500 brake lathe has become my new best friend.

How To Repair Chrysler/Dodge Minivan Instrument Cluster Problems is part of the Fixing it Forward series.

Thank you for watching! Links to stuff talked about in the show below. The next live hang out is scheduled for October 21, 2015 at 7pm EST.

We've moved on from Barbara's 1998 Town & Country to this 1998 Ford Contour. This is the second vehicle in the Fixing it Forward series. Solving the no start is only part of the problem.

Link to tool: sunextools.com/index.cfm?s=detail&subcat=117&item=350 Link for purchase $177.00: jbtoolsales.com/sunex-tools-8400-1-ton-engine-stand#oid=1002_1 Harbor Freight 1/2

Link to Sunex 5222: sunextools.com/index.cfm?s=detail&subcat=116&item=349 Link to purchase crane: $469.99

This is really a Fixing it Forward episode since it involves one of the FiF project vehicles. Thats right, the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country is back and it has an AC problem.

Thank you for watching! Links to stuff talked about in the show below. The next live hang out is scheduled for October 7, 2015 at 7pm EST.