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Dashboard's a Funny Name (Instrumental Panel Warning Lights)

Monday, 16 July 2018

Every day you drive, you're sitting behind the dashboard. But how in the world did it get that name? Back in the days of the horse-drawn carriage, horses would kick up dirt and mud on the driver and passengers, "dashing" debris against the carriage. So…

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How Your Check Engine Light Works

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Have you ever had an experience like this in Wilsonville, Oregon? You drive through the one of those automatic car washes. When you get to the end, where the dryer is blowing, your Check Engine light starts flashing!You fear the worst, but within a block…

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Watching Your Check Engine Light

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Did you know that most of the cars driving around Wilsonville, Oregon, carry more computer power than the Apollo 121 Lunar Module that landed on the moon in 1969?New cars sold in the Wilsonville area have as many as 12 networked computers and over five…

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