Bobby's....."How to" information and blog

This 2000 Mazda Millenia had a rough idle and code PO300 stored in the ECM or computer. Being an ASE Master tech you would think this would be an easy one to repair. Right? No!!!This car made me wanna push my toolbox over a cliff and say “the hell with cars” “I’d rather be a greeter at Walmart” LOL. Anyway, All jokes aside….First, I removed a sparkplug for inspection. Plug was worn and looked original so I installed a new set of plugs and cleared the code. I took the vehicle on a test drive and the Check engine lamp popped right back on when the vehicle came to a stop. I cleared the code again and then noticed that a drive was not even necessary to trigger the lamp. The lamp would pop right back on at idle. I performed a brake torque test to see if the engine would stumble under load. No misfire at all nor did I notice a dead miss earlier when I drove the vehicle. I then checked the air intake hose for cracks, splits etc. No problem found! I then used a can of starter fluid to spray...

Hey Folks, the video above is a song written and performed by yours truly (Bobby Whiteside). I wrote this song for my dad many years ago. I believe it was in 1991 when I finished it, played and sang it to him on his birthday. The song tells the story of how I felt growing up the son of a police officer. In my eyes he truly is a man that walked tall for the law and his family. He has always been my biggest hero and rock I’ve often leaned on over the years. I got the opportunity to play and sing this song on WSOC station 103.7 during the morning show back in 1996 for fathers day. That was a very proud moment for me. I recently decided to put this song out there on youtube so that others could enjoy it also. I hope you folks like it and thank you for taking the time to listen to this heartfelt song….take care