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With sunshine, a light breeze and temperatures in the mid-40s, today’s weather was downright pleasant for December in Illinois. I  ran some errands with the Mrs. and decided today would be ideal for working in the garage.  I grabbed a case of Mobil One and a Mopar oil filter and decided to dig in to a project after lunch.  Any activities in my winter-prepped garage require playing a game of “musical cars” in order to open up some space.  4 cars in the 3 stall garage had to be moved so I could finally change the oil in the daily driver Jeep Patriot (it’s paidRead More →

Daryl, Eric and Kevin Hart doing donuts in his Cuda

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  Listen 🎧 http://media.blubrry.com/…/uploads/2019/09/TW-Episode-23.mp3 Subscribe 🍏 https://podcasts.apple.com/…/throwin-wrenches-…/id1398126760 Read 📖 http://throwinwrenches.com/episode-23-donuts-dubious-driver… Send 📬 info@throwinwrenches.com Welcome to the latest episode of The Auto Podcast… for people who get it.   (Eric’s toes are curling) We love when people listen, so thanks for listening.  We also love when people share this goofy show, so feel free to share this episode on Facebook and other social media sites.  Thanks for your support. Sponsors Casey Law Office  Fort’s Toyota of Pekin Our few minutes of sponsor talk on every episode helps the show stay online.  Otherwise… We are just two guys telling the wives we are paying out of our pockets to do this!Read More →

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Welcome to episode 22 of the Throwin’ Wrenches Podcast, the auto podcast that has no time limit! We love to yammer on about the latest automotive industry news, projects we’re working on, and chatting with our guests. Speaking of guests, we’re just a dynamic duo this week as we get caught up after some time off, family road trips, and long drive through the countryside. It’s great to be back! Sponsors Casey Law Office Owned and operated by Gabriel Casey, the Casey Law Office is proud to make its services available to the Central Illinois area. The Casey Law Office is dedicated to an honestRead More →

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Welcome to Throwin’ Wrenches, the automotive podcast that gets the best guests! Okay, so we’re trying that catchphrase on for size. Don’t worry, we’ll probably change it in the next episode. Meanwhile, we’ve got a terrific episode for you this week with special guest, Todd Fortier, Program Chair of Automotive Technology at Illinois Central College. Sponsors By now, you’re probably familiar with Mr. Gabriel Casey after his world-famous debut on Episode 20. If not, we’d recommend listening to it right after you visit the Casey Law Office website at https://www.clopeoria.com/ to learn more about his legal services. We appreciate the support of the Casey LawRead More →

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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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You Tube.  The final frontier?  Doubtful, but its certainly another avenue to explore as we promote the show. We will be putting full length episodes and all of our short clips up on the Youtube channel.  Will we ever “Joe Rogan” and record the show live???  Hard to say.  I doubt Daryl or I have the free time to edit video as well as audio shows. Regardless, if you are not a “facebook-ian”, this is another outlet to watch what we are posting. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMLb1Vdr5A300fkQv_sz-kQ PS… The channel name should change to a more legitimate URL once we are active for a month.  We will keepRead 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 →