MotorMouth Radio

MotorMouth Radio

Join the “Motormouths” Ray Guarino and Chris Switzer for features, information, guest interviews, tech tips, and your call-in questions on all topics relating to automobiles.

Episodes

September 21, 2025 58 mins
Ray shows off some original art from Don Cobb, who gifted Chris with a piece. Mode 6 diagnostics are touched upon once again, with an in-studio visual of a new Catalytic converter for the Cruze. Lug nut torque, cross threading, and ½ size sockets for swollen OEM nuts become a hot topic with callers & tool men alike.   Check our social media feed to see the pictures; on Instagram: @real_motormouthradio and on You Tube: https://y...
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This week the boys visit the dark side of OBD II diagnostics when they delve into the murky & mysterious world of Mode 6 troubleshooting. Ray describes how he employed the scanner genius, Joe D. to have his back while sorting out a PO420 code on a family car. There's some talk about the electric cooling fan SNAFU in the GTO, and they boys kick around their choices for shop vacs... and one may surprise you!  Check our social med...
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September 7, 2025 57 mins
The studio phoneline is back in working order so we were able to talk about tool purchases a caller made for a road trip, and how to best sell off all of that useless junk we've all collected over the years. Ray tells us about a car inspection he did on a Volvo P1800S that turned out to be not as good as it looked. Chris is still dealing with an outgassing dashboard in a Camry & is open to all suggestions of how to clean it up....
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August 31, 2025 57 mins
We're always striving to expose the audience to the best automotive content we can find, and this week we hit it with YouTuber and REAL auto mechanic Kenny Wessel from his Wrenching With Kenny channel. We shared stories good and bad, talked shop, and we encourage you to check out Kenny's channel where (as Chassis John says), "You might just learn something!". And don't be a gidrool, stay in school!  Check our social media feed to s...
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After another southern road trip Ray is back in the studio saddle & ready to talk cars with Chris. He shares his three important road trip "musts", then Chris dives into a parts problem that we all should be aware of. A/C service using special tools comes up, and a caller shares his story of doing the job at home. Wrapping it up Ray shouts out a local radio installer who did a radio installation job on his FJ while he was away....
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August 17, 2025 58 mins
The boys do a little follow up on old topics when Ray reports on the successful '69 Road Runner repair, then segues into the ongoing disc brake conversion on the 66 Mustang shop project. Master cylinder selection is a hot topic, as is using non-stock parts in a repair or restoration. Chris details some small interior changes that made a big difference in his Chrysler, then lamented about getting a rounded nut stuck in a socket. Che...
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This show starts with Ray's visit to his favorite record store and the oddball albums he picked up. After the music talk the boys covered S100 Engine Brightener for car use, and the problems associated with the IDIDIT column going into the GTO. Borgeson parts get the nod, as well as a repair solution for a MATCO ratchet wrench. A strange headlight issue on a '66 Mustang has the guys doing some seat of the pants diagnostics, as does...
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It's been a while, so we reached out to our good friend & Car & Driver senior editor Elana Scherr to catch us up on her and Tom's projects. We got more than we bargained for when she convinced us that buying a Bentley Arnage was a good choice for a used car, especially since the A/C worked! We also got some details about the Opel GT, Nova, Jensen Interceptor & Sidewinder speed boat projects. This hour went by way too fa...
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July 20, 2025 59 mins
Freshly back from another week off the boys are happy to have Mr. Wick Humble, author of "How to Restore Your Datsun Z-Car" published by CarTech Books. The conversation covered many facets of the Japanese car collecting and restoration world and is sure to impress & educate you as much as the interview did for us.   Check our social media feed to see the pictures; on Instagram: @real_motormouthradio and on You Tube: https://you...
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Sitting in for Chris is Matcoman Brian, and he & Ray talk about road trip issues.  Ray found that even when he buys new parts they need to be modified; Procar set brackets are the culprit this time. Back-to-back meets with the Corvette Society crew proves that having printed material like a Hollander manual is key to solving parts fitment questions. Rental car issues and the progress on Brian's Mustang project round out this ho...
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We bring back an old friend who's made her mark on the automotive journalism world when Elana Scherr, senior Features editor of Car & Driver magazine shares the hour this week. We talk about her eclectic car projects as well as her Car & Driver duties. Imperial vs metric woes come up when Elana talks about a sewing class she recently took. Ray reports on the 442 project at the shop, and finding some very old MMR cassette ta...
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Chris ruminated over his paint-soaked Tracker carpet issue & Ray mused over Fiat's selection of clutch cable adjusting hardware. Then, joined by Lake Speed Jr. the show got wings and took off into the unchartered territories of oil technology. Terms like zinc, calcium, phosphorous and viscosity were tossed around like projectiles at a beer pong party. Lake covered all the hard topics and passed on some excellent recommendations...
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Sitting in for Chris is Matcoman Brian, and he & Ray compare tire repair techniques right off the bat. Ray's repair sent him to Harbor Freight for supplies, and once home packing tools for a road trip led to the disassembly of a Matco ratchet.  The use of grease or oil in the ratchet is the question posed to Brian, and Ray talks about a cool embroidered MMR hat 442 Eddie made for him. hat. Brian urges people to start their proj...
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Ray gets calls this week asking for help with three old car revivals, and is happy to see people wanting to get their cars back on the road. Diagnosing old cars is a skill many younger guys don't possess, like looking at exhaust valves when exploded mufflers are seen. Matcoman Brian finds out that Mustang dreams really can come true, and our friend Louis finds out the hard way that the Jeep he was towing had no tire on the rim!  Ch...
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Classic car storage and a trip to Motorcar Classics kicks off the show, which leads to a caller asking about collector car insurance options. Chris has an issue with a brake line and Ray has his own idea on how to handle it, contrary to Chris' naturally! Penetrants like Kroil & Trizol get the nod from Ray where stubborn fasteners are concerned.  Check our social media feed to see the pictures; on Instagram: @real_motormouthradi...
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The show kicks off with a new favorite theme song of Ray's and Chris gives it his blessing. The GTO project gets a new carpet color and a Painless Wiring headlight relay conversion harness, but finding the correct Robin straps is the next problem to be solved.  Chris talks about another problem with his Holley 600 but Ray has a solution that just might work... wooden carb spacers! Talk turns to Gin & Tonic with some helpful adv...
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Ray recounts a story of a sudden battery failure in a family car & the pattern of similar past failures. Motorbooks author and transportation & music group publisher Zack Miller joins the boys to talk about cars, motorcycles & music, along with cluing people in on the wide variety of printed material the Quarto & Motorbooks companies offer...there's really something there for everyone. Check out their offerings here...
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The tradition lives on; for 20 years we've been using Mother's Day as a platform to showcase the cross-section of new and established show callers and guests in a "best-of" motif. So sit back ad listen to what makes this show what it is, a showcase for people's ideas and thoughts about all aspects of the car community. Whether they choose to call or come in, or just stop us on the street, it's all good, and it's MotorMouth Radio. C...
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Our special studio guest, Tony Pedro talks about classic Corvettes & the people who own, build and drive them. Chris shares his freshly minted car show trophy win with us, which leads us into all of the cool local shows taking place this time of year. Stan from the Corvette Society calls in to educate us all about his fantastic car club & the great people in it.   Check our social media feed to see the pictures; on Instagra...
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Chris revives a Toyota that's been sitting idle for months, and Ray recounts the 40th anniversary of the road trip when he and his brother drove a 55 Nomad home from Colorado.  Good and bad battery cables are demonstrated, along with a great electrical book review, while snarky Chinese fortune cookie messages lead to a caller questioning Ray about his 73 Monte Carlo.  Paint brush combs, file cards, and grinding wheel re-surfacers r...
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