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Volume 31
A Publication of the Automotive Service Association – Houston, Texas
January 2016
ON THE INSIDE
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President’s Corner
Officers and Board
ASA National Contact
No. 1
Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Sponsored by:
Don Mac Donald
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Recap of December Meeting
Advanced Auto Parts/
CarQuest Technical Institute
Topic: The Automotive Network
It’s Not Me - It’s “U”
Page 5
December meeting photos
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ASA Associate Members
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Congratulations
to Key Auto Werks
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Advertise in Shop Talk
December Raffle winners
Vehicle data networks are primarily software-driven systems
with no moving parts. As such, beyond testing harness
integrity, the vast majority of vehicle network diagnostics
rely on critical thinking skills and available scan tool testing
capabilities. Network diagnostics are a large subject
encompassing many techniques and required knowledge for
each type of network protocol.
This will be a quick down and dirty discussion
of the dreaded “U” code.
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1330 Wirt Road • Houston, TX 77055
Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
$10 member
How To Find Us
Automotive Service Association
Houston Chapter
PO Box 925007
Houston, TX 77292-5007
Need info about ASA?
Call one of the board members on page 3
or contact Nancy Adkins,
ASA Administrator
[email protected]
Fax: 713-862-7654
www.asahoustontexas.com
Meeting: 7:00 p.m.
$15 non-member
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PRESIDENT'S CORNER
Officers & Board
2015 - 2016
ongratulations to our Chapter for the most successful meeting in the
last couple of decades! I particularly want to thank Kathryn van der
Pol for taking care of the arrangements with Richard Flint, and
Nancy Adkins for her tremendous effort (again) to pull together all the stuff
needed for our meetings.
C
President
John Miller
Freedom Automotive
281-499-4797
[email protected]
We are blessed with many good people who care greatly about our industry
and put their efforts into this association to make a difference for all who take
part. Next time you see a board member thank them for what they do.
President Elect
Ford Rusk
RMS Auto Care
713-529-5855
[email protected]
As we begin the New Year I hope that we can attract more such people, both
those of you with years and years of experience in the business and those who
are just getting started. It is amazing how willing those with the experience
are to share that with serious new members.
Over the past few months I have been down with a back problem that made it
impossible for me to attend the Chapter meetings and carry out the normal
duties of being your
President. The
board members
have stepped up to
fill the gap and the
group has carried on
seamlessly. No one
person makes this
association work, it
is combined effort
of many. I will be
back into the swing
of things as the new
year begins and glad
to be back!
Each month we hold
our board meetings on the first Tuesday of the month at the I-HOP at the
corner of I-10 and Washington at 7PM. You are invited to attend and get to
know more about how the association works and offer your input as to where
you think we should focus our attention.
With oil prices down and interest rates finally inching up, some
experts are predicting that car owners will keep their cars longer in the
coming year or so. That will provide us with a great opportunity to
step up and grow our businesses. There will be challenges for sure,
and some of our old business practices may not serve as well as we go
forward. Your association will do all it can to stay abreast of the
changes and how our members may be able to better face the future. If
there is a topic or area that you would like us to look into please let
any board member know.
Happy 2016!
Your Editor and Friend,
John Miller
Freedom Automotive
ASA Houston Chapter President
Past President
Karolena Serratos
Professional Auto Care
713-270-0474
[email protected]
Treasurer
Kathryn van der Pol
Adolf Hoepfl Garage
[email protected]
Secretary
Maria Solis
Ortega Automotive
[email protected]
Shop Talk Editor
John Miller
[email protected]
Board Members
John Ferrata, NLine Automotive
Robert Gruener, Autotechtronics By Robert
Cyndi Herzing, Accurate Auto Center
Chris Newhouse, Ray's Auto Electric
Mario Rodriquez, Mario's Automotive
Kevin Spencer, A&B Auto Electric, Inc.
Chuck Stasny, Houston AAMCO Car Care
Ray White, S & S Auto Service
Contact for
ASA National
All new and renewal membership
application and dues should be mailed to:
ASA
PO Box 163886
Ft. Worth, TX 76161-3886
Attn.: Brenda Rodriguez
[email protected]
817-514-2923
FAX 817-581-3572
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Need Energy?
Want to feel Passion again?
Listen to Richard Flint
By Kathryn van der Pol
A Recap of our December Meeting
H
ave you ever stared at the
pile of papers on your desk
and said, “I am too tired to
deal with this?” Or, one of your
employees calls in sick and you
wonder why am I always having to
clean up someone else's mess? Why
don't they do what they should do?
Why do I resist doing what I should
do?
If you've ever found yourself in these
situations, last month's meeting
provided insight and inspiration.
At our December Meeting, Richard
Flint spoke about strengthening our
passion. He says, “Passion is more
than a love affair for what you are
doing with your life. It is the inner
battery that recharges your inner
spirit from all the challenges,
struggles and events that deplete your
spirit.”
He is an international speaker who
has mentored thousands of clients
through his seminars, books, personal
coaching and “The Morning Minute.”
The Morning Minute delivers a daily
video email with an inspiring thought
to focus your day and perhaps
improve your life. Richard always
does it with a smile and a sunrise in
the background, and he wears a
trademark Hawaiian shirt. Knowing
this, several ASA members came to
the meeting also wearing a Hawaiian
shirt in response. Richard is 70 years
old and will be cutting back his
rigorous travel schedule in 2016. So it
was a great honor to have him come
speak to our Association.
At the meeting, Richard discussed
what wears people down and makes it
challenging to recharge. He is a big
believer in using words carefully. For
example being “tired” means needing
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more energy than you can muster up
to deal with what needs your
attention. While being “worn down”
means your life feels like a flat tire,
and you have no spare.
creativity or excitement, or you feel
upset with what your life has not
achieved. He says it is vital to
recognize the symptoms of flame-out
and face them.
Richard explained that the connection
between our thoughts and actions that
fuel our passion is fulfillment. When
we don't see our lives moving
forward we feel lost, and our passion
can't be maintained.
Here are the 7 keys to
strengthening one's passion:
“Passion is more than
a love affair for what
you are doing with
your life. It is the
inner battery that
recharges your inner
spirit from all the
challenges, struggles
and events that
deplete your spirit.”
He also defined the difference
between burnout and flameout.
Everyone flames out. It is when the
internal fire for what we are doing is
not burning brightly, however the
flame can still be rekindled.
However burnout means the internal
fire (passion) is gone; nothing can
rekindle the flame. He warned if
flameout is not dealt with, then
burnout is the result. Flameout can
start when we don't tackle issues that
we should, when we're tired, when
we are bored, when everything looks
too difficult, when we are under too
much stress. Burnout means that you
feel like running away, feeling anger
toward your life, a total lack of
Key 1 Pause, reflect, know where
you are and continue to push
forward. You can't grow all
the time. There must be time
when you stop and take a
break. Think about your
journey in life and evaluate
if you are on track.
Key 2 Make needed adjustments.
Don't get trapped in what
Richard calls the “circle of
sameness.” In our life we
are either moving forward or
moving in circles. Without
adjustments, we are
repeating where we have
already been. Passion can't
grow in sameness.
Key 3 Keep learning and growing.
Don't change. Improve!
Self-improvement is a
continual process.
Improvement is manna for
passion.
Key 4 Don't give away control of
your life. If you give
control of your life to others,
your passion diminishes.
After all, whose life are you
living? If it's not your
design, it's not you.
Key 5 Richard teaches that we
should not keep people in
our life who are not part of
our fan club. Include people
in your life who believe in
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A Recap of our December Meeting
and support you. Don't give
others time or space!
Passion needs a positive
support group. Negative
people feed you negative
thoughts and doubts.
Key 6 Be honest with yourself and
others. Truth must be part of
the foundation of
strengthening passion.
Key 7 Never run from what you
know you must face!
Richard says when you
avoid what you know you
must face, it keeps popping
back up. You have no
completion and that is
draining. Running away
wears you down and steals
your energy. Even though
facing “what is” can be
challenging, dealing with
and completing those
situations actually recharges
you.
One of the concepts that Richard
stresses is to make sure your pace is
manageable. When our pace is too
fast, we say yes to things we
shouldn't and we start to lose control
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of our life. Lacking a good balance,
we lose the fun and we are vulnerable
physically and emotionally.
What Richard offers is a philosophy
of life that helps you to stay centered
and focused. He helps you to
remember that life is a great gift and
adventure.
It was heartwarming to see over 100
people, many of whom brought their
spouses or significant others to the
meeting. This was the highest
attended meeting of the year and one
of the best.
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Houston ASA Associate Members
Contact your local ASA Houston Associate members for products and services.
Ask about ASA Member only discounts available from these Associate Members.
A+ Transmissions Corp, Office (*)
Dennis Bloching
713-849-5800
[email protected]
HCC - Automotive Technology
Bill Bradberry
713-718-8130
[email protected]
NAPA Auto Parts
Anil Hinduja
281-820-7213
[email protected]
AAA Texas
Steve van Winkle
713-284-6650
[email protected]
Hubert Glass Oil Co.
Leah Williams
281-707-6881
[email protected]
National Transmission
Rudy Ramkissoon
713-741-5344
[email protected]
Admiral Linen Uniform
Barry Kelley
713-759-9494
[email protected]
Hunter Engineering Co.
Brent Livers
281-753-9971
[email protected]
Advance Auto Parts
David Lara
505-452-6798
[email protected]
J.A.M. Distributing
Myrl Artac
713-539-0633
[email protected]
A-Line Auto Parts/Arnold Oil
Bobby Fulmer, Sterling Wood
713-695-5355
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jasper Engines & Transmissions (*)
Ed Nesbitt
800-827-7455
[email protected]
Auto Plus
Tyler Sheffield
713-869-7918
[email protected]
Automotive Training Institute (*)
Jim Silverman
888-471-5800x9140
[email protected]
BAP-GEON Import Car Parts
Tim Nuber
713-227-1544
[email protected]
BG Products
Lubrication Specialist
Dan Butler
713-686-2400
[email protected]
Chastang Ford
John Smith
713-678-5067
[email protected]
Kukui
Todd Westerlund
877-695-6008
[email protected]
Lone Star Loss Control
Earl Fallen
713-613-2830
[email protected]
M&D (Magneto & Diesel)
Engine Parts-Fuel Injection-Turbochargers
Jim Garner
713-928-5686
[email protected]
Matrix Lubricants
Jeff Victory
713-937-0000
[email protected]
Meadowbrook Insurance (*)
Dan Tharp
800-449-1723
[email protected]
Omega Transactions Corporation
Kevin Burke, Bruce Whitaker
713-465-9299
[email protected]
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Trey Hansen
713-991-9299
[email protected]
Performance Radiator (*)
Amie Alvarado, Joe Alamia
713-694-3042
[email protected]
R.O. Writer
Tere Hardin
281-541-1109
[email protected]
San Jacinto College
Mark Deschner
281-476-1865
[email protected]
Texas Premier Safeguard
Mike Ratchford
281-866-0202
[email protected]
Timberline Products
Mark Bateman
936-653-5775
[email protected]
TransAct Merchant Solutions, Inc.
Joe Cherry
832-539-6000
[email protected]
UYL Color Supply
Yen Hoang
832-623-7578
[email protected]
Mitchell 1(*)
Monnie Fuentes
281-352-1323
[email protected]
Wahlberg-McCreary, Inc.
Al Lindell, Randy Harlan
713-684-0000
[email protected]
Dependable Payment Processing
Mallika Reuben
832-689-8514
[email protected]
MotorAge Training/
Advanstar Communications (*)
James Hwang
(310) 857-7633
[email protected]
XL Parts
Mike Cooper
832-360-5680
[email protected]
Great American Business Products
Julie Byer
713-744-7823
[email protected]
MTF Equipment
Jim Keeny
713-225-3262
[email protected]
Christian Brothers (*)
David Eschbach
281-870-8900
[email protected]
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Zurich Insurance (*)
Woody Casasent
713-703-8193
[email protected]
(*) National Members
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We will differentiate ourselves by providing the highest
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BG’s high quality products and
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Dan Butler
BG Products, Equipment, and Consulting
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8703 Fallbrook Drive
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Congratulations to
Key Auto Werks!
K
ey Auto Werks has been picked as one of the Ten
Best Websites by ASA National! We are proud to
have them as a member of our local chapter. You can
see their site at http://www.keyautowerks.com/.
We all know that the internet has replaced the phone book
and has become the number one method that our customers
use to find us and in many cases to even call us through web
links. Without a first class website we become almost
invisible to the public.
Key Auto Werks' site is a great example of how to do it right!
There are nine other sites listed there. While I do not endorse
plagiarism I would suggest that you spend some time looking
these sites over and have whoever does your site maintenance
take a look as well. You can do worse than imitate the design
efforts of those who have proven successful sites.
KUKUI donated the ASA website and it is a very good site. I
would suggest talking with them for ideas about your shop
site. See page 2 for their contact information.
To see all of the sites selected by ASA as excellent examples
of automotive repair shop websites go to
/http://www.autoinc.org/sites-to-see.
Once again congratulations to Key Auto Werks!
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DECEMBER MEETING RAFFLE ITEMS
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Advance Auto Parts:
2 bags of special cookies
2 $25 Visa Cards
NAPA Auto Parts:
NAPA wall clock
NAPA Toy Truck
ASA Texas:
5 ASA Texas polo shirts
Richard Flint:|
4 Building Blocks Books
Freedom Automotive:
Harmon/Kardon portable speakers
Timberline Products:
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Houston Police Department:
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XL Parts:
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Hunter Engineering:
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ASA Houston:
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M&D Distributors:
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We thanks all the donors for this
meeting and all the meetings throughout
2015. Thank you for your support!
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Check out the ASA
Houston Website
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With shop locator function
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find your shop!
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THANKS TO ASA
Happy New Year and thanks to ASA
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