Quote from: Soup DeVille on October 15, 2020, 10:46:57 PM
as a whole

I am disappoint

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on October 15, 2020, 11:22:51 AM
Weather tight crimps are preferred for applications subject to movement or vibration. Solder may crack over time.

I don't care if it's actually better or not.  It just looks prettier and makes me feel better about it

Quote from: MrH on October 16, 2020, 09:26:16 AM
I don't care if it's actually better or not.  It just looks prettier and makes me feel better about it

Time is money here. I don't have time to look pretty. The customer pays for my butt connectors, and they will probably never have to look at them.

Did some work on an '83 380SL. 55K miles. Absolutely beautiful. Kept in storage most of the time. Driving it was glorious. I went about 8 miles on some empty back roads. Wish I could put the top down.




The Bosch mechanical fuel injection system is amazing.

 Beautiful cars; If I had one and found a mechanic that didn't charge me through the nose or fuck anything up, I'd keep go back.

Shop got broken into over the weekend. I lost at least $500 worth of tools. My good 1/2" impact gun is the thing I'm most pissed about. I need that thing every day.

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on November 02, 2020, 11:18:32 AM
Shop got broken into over the weekend. I lost at least $500 worth of tools. My good 1/2" impact gun is the thing I'm most pissed about. I need that thing every day.

Shop's insurance should cover it, just as they would if a customer's car got damaged by thieves.

Quote from: Soup DeVille on November 02, 2020, 11:48:58 AM
Shop's insurance should cover it, just as they would if a customer's car got damaged by thieves.

Yeah, I'm working on that

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on November 02, 2020, 11:18:32 AM
Shop got broken into over the weekend. I lost at least $500 worth of tools. My good 1/2" impact gun is the thing I'm most pissed about. I need that thing every day.

Some ho bag with a shitty Doge Avenger just cussed out my service advisor because the oil cooler blew on her car right after getting a tire repair. I was about ready to tell that bitch what to do with her mouth. My service advisor loterally had to throw up afterward. Now I'm on edge. Fucking shitbag bitch can go back to hell

70% of what I do is other "technicians" failures or " We can't fix it. Take it to the dealer" crap.  Which is just an admission of incompetence.
I wonder what will happen to this stupid business when.all of us old dinosaurs are gone?

Quote from: shp4man on December 03, 2020, 08:38:41 AM
70% of what I do is other "technicians" failures or " We can't fix it. Take it to the dealer" crap.  Which is just an admission of incompetence.
I wonder what will happen to this stupid business when.all of us old dinosaurs are gone?

I'll be here. Myself and the other guy here are the top two mechanics in this entire chain of 8 or 9 shops.

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on December 03, 2020, 08:19:00 AM
Some ho bag with a shitty Doge Avenger just cussed out my service advisor because the oil cooler blew on her car right after getting a tire repair. I was about ready to tell that bitch what to do with her mouth. My service advisor loterally had to throw up afterward. Now I'm on edge. Fucking shitbag bitch can go back to hell

Literally, actually threw up?

Quote from: Laconian on December 04, 2020, 03:16:59 PM
Literally, actually threw up?

Yes.

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on December 04, 2020, 03:50:39 PM
Yes.

That's crazy. I've known some people who did some weird things in response to stress, but I've never actually known anybody who would actually throw up.

And; a Dodge Avenger? That's still running?

Quote from: shp4man on December 03, 2020, 08:38:41 AM
70% of what I do is other "technicians" failures or " We can't fix it. Take it to the dealer" crap.  Which is just an admission of incompetence.
I wonder what will happen to this stupid business when.all of us old dinosaurs are gone?

Having just started up back working again, its becoming very clear how hard up everyone is for good hands-on technical people.

Quote from: Soup DeVille on December 04, 2020, 06:19:26 PM
Having just started up back working again, its becoming very clear how hard up everyone is for good hands-on technical people.

I keep hearing that, but where is all of my money?

I think if I had a Dodge Avenger, I'd probably throw up too

Her attitude was so bad she gave him COVID.

Quote from: Soup DeVille on December 04, 2020, 06:17:46 PM
And; a Dodge Avenger? That's still running?

I saw a K-car on the road the other day.

Quote from: AutobahnSHO on December 10, 2020, 05:05:44 AM
I saw a K-car on the road the other day.

Which is beautiful. Especially if its one of the woody convertibles.

A Dodge Avenger though; that's like the only car more white trashy than a Grand Am at this point.

There was some guy at my kids school driving a Citation. Jesus, I thought all those died or caught fire years ago.

Quote from: shp4man on December 10, 2020, 08:53:02 AM
There was some guy at my kids school driving a Citation. Jesus, I thought all those died or caught fire years ago.

WOW

Quote from: Soup DeVille on December 10, 2020, 07:51:31 AM
Which is beautiful. Especially if its one of the woody convertibles.

A Dodge Avenger though; that's like the only car more white trashy than a Grand Am at this point.

But with the 3.6 Penisstar, it is stupid quick for such a shit chassis.

Quote from: Soup DeVille on December 10, 2020, 07:51:31 AM
A Dodge Avenger though; that's like the only car more white trashy than a Grand Am at this point.

LOL, the nearby naval station went from a hive of Grand Ams/Grand Prixen to Avengers, I noticed that.

Quote from: Laconian on December 10, 2020, 10:39:58 AM
LOL, the nearby naval station went from a hive of Grand Ams/Grand Prixen to Avengers, I noticed that.

Yup
Whenever an Avenger comes into the shop, it is beat to hell and they never want to pay to fix it. It never fails.

Do they come with Punisher skull stickers from the factory? Because they all have Punisher skull stickers.

Dong the valve cover gaskets on a Land Rover LR4, 5.0 Ford V8.

4-hours later, and I'm ready to start unbolting one valve cover.

DONG!

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on December 11, 2020, 02:02:16 PM
Dong the valve cover gaskets on a Land Rover LR4, 5.0 Ford V8.

4-hours later, and I'm ready to start unbolting one valve cover.

Did you have a nap?