Mechanic Stuff

[Eye of the Tiger]

She now thinks her yelling worked. Shoulda made her wait another hour after you were done

Believe me, I didn't go any faster, and I took special care of her car.

[Soup DeVille]

She now thinks her yelling worked. Shoulda made her wait another hour after you were done

This is the major problem when dealing with people like that. They think what they do is effective. And few people are actually unwilling to make them suffer.

[Eye of the Tiger]

This is the major problem when dealing with people like that. They think what they do is effective. And few people are actually unwilling to make them suffer.

I can't be a service advisor, because I will tell customers exactly where they can stick their shitty attitudes. I ran out of customer service skills years ago.

[CaminoRacer]

I rarely ever want a mechanic to speed up when working on my car. They can take their time and do it right.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I rarely ever want a mechanic to speed up when working on my car. They can take their time and do it right.

Yes. I refuse to rush, and I refuse to let any of my techs be rushed. We are not a Jiffy Lube.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Well, I set a car on fire today. Luckily, I knew where the fire extinguisher was. The plastic fuel lines were getting crispy.

[CaminoRacer]

What kind of extinguisher? I hate cleaning powder extinguisher stuff off vehicles.

[Eye of the Tiger]

What kind of extinguisher? I hate cleaning powder extinguisher stuff off vehicles.

Yeah, that kind. It made a mess. It tastes like burning lemons.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Maybe I'm a special snowflake, but I had to walk out of the shop today because an insane customer was in the shop asking stupid questions, completely clueless and oblivious rambling. Go away. I am not teaching an automotive 101 class. Of course, my anxiety is already through the roof because I have surgery in two days.

It was also the very end of an 11 hour day, I didn't eat lunch or take a lunch break, and the fucking pain.

[AutobahnSHO]

[Eye of the Tiger]

I feel better, man. Nice looooong weekend.

[Eye of the Tiger]

$nap On truck comes tomorrow. I'm thinking about buying another box.

[giant_mtb]

$nap On truck comes tomorrow. I'm thinking about buying another box.

Last time I tried to buy a box, turned out to be an undercover cop and I got arrested.

LOLROFLCOPTER

[Eye of the Tiger]

Last time I tried to buy a box, turned out to be an undercover cop and I got arrested.

LOLROFLCOPTER

Yeah, but $20/week interest free for whatever years.

[CaminoRacer]

Last weekend I bought a pair of vise grips, channel lock pliers, another transmission output shaft plug, a wire toothbrush, and a door panel clip tool.

Not $nap On. I only buy used Snap On on ebay.

[Eye of the Tiger]

1956 Olds 88. Sure, I can fix it.
Except parts.

[FoMoJo]

1956 Olds 88. Sure, I can fix it.
Except parts.

Parts & Accessories for 1956 Oldsmobile 88

[Eye of the Tiger]

Parts & Accessories for 1956 Oldsmobile 88

Canada? Lol.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I just bought this

https://www.theinductor.com/induction-heater-tools-store/mini-ductor-accessories/mini-ductor-venom-hp-mdv-787

And it got every rusty nut and bolt off of this 56 Olds like it was a fucking easy button. Best tool ever.

[CaminoRacer]

I'd prefer a '59 El Camino over my '69 from a styling POV, but parts availability for late 60s cars is so much better than 50s cars.

Although the Olds should at least have plenty of parts for anything that it shares with the Tri-Five Chevys.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'd prefer a '59 El Camino over my '69 from a styling POV, but parts availability for late 60s cars is so much better than 50s cars.

Although the Olds should at least have plenty of parts for anything that it shares with the Tri-Five Chevys.

The customer brought a pair of used leaf springs and U-bolts, from who the heck knows what, to put on the rear axle. Bushings? LOL. It took a week to get those in. What else? I dunno, yet.

These old leaf springs are cool because they have strips of leather between the leafs.

[giant_mtb]

I just bought this

https://www.theinductor.com/induction-heater-tools-store/mini-ductor-accessories/mini-ductor-venom-hp-mdv-787

And it got every rusty nut and bolt off of this 56 Olds like it was a fucking easy button. Best tool ever.

I have seen those on the youtubes. Pretty nifty. Pretty expensive for the everyman, though. Gimme the $99 Harbor Freight version and I might buy one.

[CaminoRacer]

I have seen those on the youtubes. Pretty nifty. Pretty expensive for the everyman, though. Gimme the $99 Harbor Freight version and I might buy one.

+1

[Eye of the Tiger]

I have seen those on the youtubes. Pretty nifty. Pretty expensive for the everyman, though. Gimme the $99 Harbor Freight version and I might buy one.

Yeah, but this has a 120 second duty cycle.

[Eye of the Tiger]

C63 AMGs are not slow.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Service writer: I ordered that new cylinder.
Me: ???
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Me: Oh, that brake master cylinder.

[AutobahnSHO]

Lol

[Eye of the Tiger]

I way underbid my current job. I knew it would be a project, but damn
I got a 80's Ram in mint condition, but the owner wanted headers, dual exhaust, emissions junk deleted, and all new brake lines. Somehow, I only came up with 10 hours. I've been working on it all week.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Just to get the headers in, I had to remove the starter, oil filter, hydraulic pump for the plow, washer bottle, and brake master cylinder; then loosen the motor mounts and jack the engine up two inches. That was after drilling out the broken exhaust stud that went into the water jacket.

[RomanChariot]

Yikes. That sounds like a lot of work. I'm surprised the guy was using a truck in that good of condition to plow snow.