Recent content by thehackmechanic

Hey, folks, do any of you know what the technical and practical differences are between the automotive short/open circuit detectors like the Power Probe ETC2000 and the FF310 versus the tone generators used for telco and network applications? Tone generators will help you trace wires, and thus...

Re: "Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic" -- My Garage Hi guys. I'm Rob Siegel. I've written the column "The Hack Mechanic" for BMW CCA Roundel Magazine for 27 years. I'm just a car guy like you -- just someone who tries to indulge his passions, keep his cars running, and have somewhere to fix them. My...

One of my cars is a 1999 BMW Z3M Coupe, which is very low. I have a BendPak MDX6P mid-rise scissors lift, but there are times when I have a car on the lift for an extended project, and a long-reach low-rise floor jack would be just the thing to work on a second car in the garage without taking...