Motormouth Radio

Part 2 of our fundraising campaign found us talking about broken Ford spark plugs,an Audi that has throttle control issues, a Honda Pilot that doesn't know which lane its in,and a surprise found after a brake line repair Ray made on a flatbed truck.

While doing a station fundraising campaign the boys still manage to talk about the best methods to clean foggy headlights, discuss whether or not fuel additives would cause engine codesto set on a Toyota, and keep current with Chris Switzer's Chrysler 300 restoration project.

It's a MoparMouth Radio festival this week when Ray & Joe talk with legendary car restorer Mark Worman from Graveyard Carz (as seen on Motor Trend TV). They also cover finicky Chevelle valves, a Chrysler 300 re-birth and a stalling Sonata just to keep things interesting.

This week Ray talks about the easiest front end he's ever worked on, Joe relates how to removethe exhaust from a Hummer, then the finer points of rebuilding a Valiant carburetor come up. A Honda with a funky exhaust smell are only eclipsed by our alumni C.C. Switzer's new restoration project Chrysler 300 that reeks of a strong varnish smell. All in all, a typical week on MotorMouth Radio.

The boys dig way back through history and wrangled Mopar Bob Nizza into the studio- he's the guy who sold Ray his audio gear back in the 80's and who also is the original owner of a '74 Cuda. Joining Bob is Joe from the local Infinity Records, where Ray & Bob frequently leave some green but take home their favorite old music.

Terry "Coverman66" joins the boys in the studio and talks about an easy brake upgradeyou can do at home on your Musclecar, educates us on the history of the venerable GM LS engine family and fields calls from his fans across the country.

Joe walks us through a Toyota oxygen sensor repair that wasn't what it seemed to be, then a caller complains about a locked up engine after he jacked up his car. Carl Anthony from www.Automoblog.net calls to keep us abreast of the latest car trends and he extols the benefits of doing simple fluid changes in our cars.

Joe walks us through a Toyota no-start condition, Ray talks about Lithium Ion batteries,then the boys chat at length with Dan Short from www.Fantomworks.com and his blockbuster TV show.

Joe has to clean up a wiring mess that "Conan the mechanic" created while Ray re-wires forklift plugs that had miles of electrical tape wrapped around them from a previous repair. The boys talk with Tony D'Agostino, as seen on the Graveyard Carz TV show where he shares his vast Mopar knowledge.

The boys put closure to the Cruze lean code issue, then Ray rants about plasticengine parts breaking and how to fix them on the fly. Lost tools under the hood frustrate us,and Joe explains how his car door lock rod mysteriously un-clipped itself on this weeks show.

This week Ray details how hard it was to change an A/C compressor on a Maximathen Joe helps diagnose a lean code in a Cruze. Matt Avery calls to talk about his bookthat details COPO cars from GM. www.COPOtheBook.com

The boys talk about diagnosing vacuum leaks, try to decipher a mysterious trouble code for a caller, discuss rental car options & share seized engine elixir strategies with a regular on this weeks show.

Ray repairs his wife's throttle body problem, a caller has a Mustang with flaky vacuum, followed by a VW with cruise control issues. Joe diagnosis them all and we still have time to interview Carl Anthony from www.AutomoBlog.net

A 74 Corvette at the U.D. provides Joe with all sorts of diagnostic challenges including spark, fuel & seized brakes. The Mercedes SUV Ray worked on pulls hard then corrects itself mysteriously on a road test. This show marks 18 years of MotorMouth Radio!

The Bronc drops the news about his retirement from the media, & caller Markinstalls a heated windshield grid which inspires talk about car-guy gifts. Hey Matco Man Brian digs Ray's 13 lb lasagna and the cool jazzy music featured on the show this week.

We discuss some of the specialty tools needed to work on late model cars, Joe explains why power-braking a Ford helped diagnose an engine misfire, and we plod through the 2018 list of MotorMouth Radio's memorable moments on this show.

Rusty Becker, veteran go-kart racer spends some time in the studio this weekcluing us in on Long Island's rich history & his return to karting. The boys were gifted with a pair of cowbells from a listener and play all cowbell inspired music on the breaks.

Ray & Joe talk with Jeepin' Al about a rebuild for a listeners Jeep, then try to diagnose aneutral safety switch in a callers Camry. Mark Worman from Graveyard Carz on the new Motor Trend TV channel calls in to share information about the launch of the shows 10th season. It's "Mopar or no car"on today's show.

Ray & Joe talk about car diagnostics that aren't linear, which leads to explaining what "logic lock" is.A re-structuring at Coker Tire holds our interest, and it's revealed by a caller that we not only like Vanilla Fudge on our ice cream, but in a concert hall as well.

The boys explain what its like to work "blindly" on a car, switch gears and cover an air bag installation in a Motion Monte Carlo, then slide into driver distractions. Car Anthony from Automoblog.net calls to clue us in on the best time of year to buy a car, and we get a field report on the Escalade Joe diagnosed out in the parking lot.