Motormouth Radio

We re-visit our 2-wheel roots with Steve Bertoline, the founder of the "On the Road Again" motorcycle training school. We can't get away from this school,especially since they teach their classes in our parking lot, but that's Ok, since weendorse their efforts 100% Much wisdom and street strategy is conveyed in this show, if you ride, you have to be safe!

The boys share diagnostic strategy over the cooling system in Ray's Impala SS, then talk at length with their old co-host Chris about his Chrysler 300 revival. Tennessee type Hillbilly project cars come up with a call from the South.

Ray & Joe get back into the swing of things by talking about what to have with you to make a good roadside repair, last week's car shows get recapped and a caller relayshow he's using the fan out of his Mazda pickup to cool his home air conditioner...you'll only hear this stuff on MotorMouth Radio.

This week Ray & Joe do a live remote from the Town of Oyster Bay car showat Tobay Beach on the beautiful South Shore of Long Island. Special guests and listenersdropped by and shared some stories and got some face time with their favorite MotorMouth's.

The guys turn this show over to the listeners & guests by highlightinga carefully selected grouping of "best-of" bits from the course of the last year. Listenclosely because you never know who, or what is going to show up on these shows.

The guys from the L.I. Olds Club drop by to talk about their upcoming car show which quickly diverts to talk of the old Chiffon Margarine TV commercial, how best to delete exhaust system components, then back to the history of the 442. Coil pack "tunneling" is visited along with an Astro Van that has driveability issues...all on MMR this week.

The boys talk about the benefits of using modern battery powered shop tools, and Ray explained to his daughter what overdrive is and why it's a good thing. Carl Anthonycalled to talk about an article on www.Automoblog.net that details the National statistics behind current auto theft trends, which segued into prevention methods like Lojak & On-star.

Joe details his completion of a Hummer exhaust replacement, Ray gets into the details of fine tuning an Edelbrock carburetor, and the passing of local racing legend Willie Hassekis discussed. Author and host of Hagerty's You Tube show "The Barn Find Hunter", Tom Cottercalls in to share some secrets for finding lost automotive treasures right in your own backyard.

Joe details his diagnostic path when working on a Toyota that has a Ford alternatorin it, Ray looks into a larger brake rotor upgrade for his car, we find out why a caller's Ford Freestardidn't start after being jacked up, and the mysterious problem the Valiant Joe worked on wasrevealed through some good old fashioned diagnostics.

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