BY BRYAN WOOD / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 24, 2017 / HAYNES MANUALS / Besides oil changes, brake jobs are one of the other most common jobs of the home DIY mechanic. There are certain aspects of working on the brakes, however, which require bleeding the air out of the system. This typically means you need the help ...

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The Original German Folks Klub is headlining SoCal VW Week, starting at the June 3rd Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show! That’s right… GFK will be featured on the Main Aisle in our Volkswagen Car Corral.  The Klub will be rolling deep, so get ready to see some of the baddest Bugs, Buses, Notchbacks, ...

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BY BRYAN WOOD / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 29, 2018 / HAYNES MANUALS / A blown head gasket is bad news. Very bad news. If you think yours is going it requires immediate attention. A head gasket can fail about 7 slightly different ways, which we told you about recently, and all of which are bad news for the engine. If ...

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BY MATTHEW C. KEEGAN / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED APRIL 6, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / Motor oil lubricates the engine and absorbs heat, enabling the engine’s internal parts to work efficiently without overheating. As oil ages, it begins to lose its protective properties and must be changed. When engine oil turns black, however, that doesn’t ...

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If I had to describe my perfect date, I might go with April 15th… because it’s not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket. Plus, that was when the Cal-Rods Car Club of San Gabriel Valley was featured on the Main Aisle of the Pomona Swap Meet! That’s right, the ...

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BY BENJAMIN JEREW / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 8, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / As a driver, there’s no greater frustration than seeing your check engine light on for no obvious reason — or after you’ve already repaired what you thought was the issue. The real problem is that the check engine light is so ...

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BY BRYAN WOOD / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 30, 2018 / HAYNES MANUALS / Every car has one, and without it you’d be going nowhere! When you turn the key and hear a click, or nothing at all, here’s a few tests you can do with a simple multimeter. How many volts should a car battery have? A ...

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Why do you drive a truck? Whether it’s to haul parts, tow a classic car, or just because no woman ever said, “I’d like to take a ride in your Prius,” we get it. Pickup trucks are as American as apple pie, and they’re a part of life here in Pomona. If you need parts ...

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They’ve been here for years.  In fact, the Cal-Rods Car Club of San Gabriel Valley was started in 1954 by a group of students at Baldwin Park High School.  Over sixty years later, the club is still going strong with 400+ members, some of whom will be showing off their rides at the Pomona Swap ...

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BY BRYAN WOOD / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 11, 2017 / HAYNES MANUALS / Every car has a battery to crank the engine, and power the fuel pump and ignition at startup, but then the alternator starts spinning and providing the power. Because of this, you can often jump start a car with a failing battery, then ...

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Want to win an official 2018 Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show event t-shirt? Well, we’re trying something a little different for our June 2018 t-shirt giveaway. Here’s how you can enter the drawing: You must have an Instagram account. Follow @pomonaswapmeet on Instagram. Post pictures on Instagram of any classic car you want with the front ...

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BY BLAIR LAMPE / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 13, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / There are some parts of a vehicle that, when failing, do not need to be immediately replaced. A water pump is not one of those parts. Due to the vital role the pump plays in cooling the engine, if it stops ...

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