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Welcome to another edition of the Throwin’ Wrenches Podcast, otherwise known as the auto podcast that is not talking about 1994 Nissan Maximas on permanent replay on NPR. God Bless Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, but maybe it’s time to retire that program? Sponsors: As always, we’d like to extend a very sincere thank you to our sponsors, Casey Law Office Peoria and Fort’s Toyota of Pekin for helping to keep this program rolling along. We’re also a member of Peoria Podcast Alliance but we really, really need to get to a meeting sometime. Thanks for listening, everyone. Don’t forget to share this showRead More →

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After a week’s worth of rain, a few crummy days, and a pair of frozen pizzas, we’re back at it this week. Eric and Daryl bring you another roundup of automotive news and views from flyover country. Here’s a few highlights, but you’ll want to download the full episode to get caught up. Feedback Robert got in touch with us after the last show where we were talking about used oil hassles, and he recommended Lenz Oil Service at 3001 S.W. Washington Street, Peoria IL, 61602. in Peoria. They have a pair of DIY oil drop-off tanks open 24 hours a day, and they alsoRead More →

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A fast car with a sticky set of tires doesn’t make someone a better driver. Spend a few minutes searching YouTube and you’ll find proof in the form of BMWs that drive off a twisty California mountain road, or Ford Focus STs that drift into a hill. There are much better ways to sharpen your skills behind the wheel, but there’s none more attainable than a ¾ mile road course set up by a local volunteer-run organization such as the Champaign County Sports Car Club. About This Week’s Guest Dean Plumadore knows a thing-or-two about such matters. As president of the CCSCC, he’s letting hisRead More →

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It’s quite easy to fall down a YouTube rabbit hole. It begins innocently enough with a search for a video about a classic Porsche and before you know it, you’ve watched every video related to Porsches, and the history of Porsche as a brand, and traced the Porsche family lineage and mapped out your next 12 Porsche purchases, ranked in order of historical significance. You’ve lost daylight, grown a beard, and the kids haven’t gotten their dinner. (Did you have kids?) This is no way to enjoy life. As part of our ongoing commitment to improve your automotive YouTubing*, we’ve mechanically sorted the wheat fromRead More →

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Eric and Daryl class up the place by inviting our friend Regan on the show for some insight into the automotive industry. We also talk about the Springfield origins of fried meat on a stick along Route 66, dream of “BroDozering” a Rivian pickup, and we break down why the Oldsmobile Quad 4 engine was the pinnacle of automotive engineering. This show is another 90-minute wonder, but it’s chock-full of fun, so you’ll definitely have to download and then block your calendar for a long lunch. You’ll enjoy it or your money back* *this show is free, so you get what you pay for. EpisodeRead More →

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Let’s face it, we all have a holiday shopping list that seems to grow each year. Some people on our list are easy to shop for. Others, not so much. We’re looking at you, car people! Year after year we have to cater to needs of our family and friends, even if that means a $100 visit to the Yankee Candle store and making the back seat of your car temporarily smell like vanilla cupcakes. Let’s not forget the occasional glitter bombing, and the bleeps and bloops of the latest must-have kids toys. The only saving grace for gearheads is that we’re actually pretty easyRead More →

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Since Studio A is getting a set of whitewalls and fuzzy dice, the dynamic duo returns to Studio B  for a show about the usual automotive topics. We’ve got a projects update, customer tales, Daryl whines about his injured back and Eric serenades us with an obscure Queen song about mechanophilia. (Blame Roger Taylor for that one, not the legendary frontman Freddie Mercury… even though his last name also relates to a car.) There’s plenty of other vehicular shenanigans to go ’round in this week’s episode, so kick the tires and take it for a spin around the block. Other Highlights Tires are the perfect giftRead More →

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The boys are back in town after a few weeks away, just in time for Thanksgiving. So before we take another holiday we gathered a few weeks worth of automotive goodness and packaged it up like the Hickory Farms gift box it smells like. Happy Thanksgiving from Eric and Daryl! Topics discussed: Winter storage tips for your ride Why Canadians love “Home Brew” rust proofing Eric recaps his latest off-road adventure in Arkansas How Southern Illinois University – Carbondale is training the next generation of automotive technicians Your moment of musk  Read More →

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