Rural scrapper
I wouldn't take my ex's ride to any place like that. There's a reason why it's quick and cheap ! Under paid high school kids work there ! I've paid to have oil changed one time in my life and NEVER again ! It was low on oil and the filter fell off after 20 miles !Originally Posted by Mechanic688
Alvord iron and salvage
3rd generation scrapper and dam proud of it
just a hint if anyone has to do one like this, take the right axle out and loosen the rear sub-frame bolts bit so the frame drops an inch or so. makes the job 10 times easier, oh and some long extensions and u joints for your sockets
On the extension thing my step son laughed when he saw the contraption of extension I had going.
I had to do this twice the first alternator only lasted 1 month
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Was it a Napa rebuilt?? Long time ago they were bad about that. Take in a core, repaint it and resell after checking the voltage. No new bearings, nothing.On the extension thing my step son laughed when he saw the contraption of extension I had going.
I had to do this twice the first alternator only lasted 1 month
To be fair it was a company that "rebuilt " them for Napa.
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Ive always worked in automotive so I never had these problems. Construction on the other hand, I'm a total noob. Slowly learning more by donating time/labor to people doing work on their own home.
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We had a kid come in to our shop, wanted to save some cash and decided he was gonna attempt to do his own oil change. Picked up ONE liter of oil, and an oil filter. Knowing something was off, we asked if he was just topping it up. "No, i'm changing the oil" oh yeah, he was driving a truck too. The thing took 6.
Happens every day. Someone attempts a brake job, doesn't torque the lug nuts properly, wheel fly's off a day later. $50 bucks for the tow, parts and labor, plus chances are those brand new rotors are now junk. Ends up costing them more than if they just let the pros do it in the first place. Those 5 years of school aren't just for fun
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First time I ever paid for an oil change, they were a quart short. Glad I checked.
But the worst was when I got a set of tires at Tire Warehouse on the one ton dually. About 50 miles later, I had a load of sand - two tons - and made a turn. Left duals came off and wound up across the road in the ditch. Mechanic later figured out they'd been put on too TIGHT. Besides having to unload the sand and get the snowplow off to get anyone to haul it, repairs to the brakes and axle was $800. Tire Warehouse denied responsibility cause I hadn't brought it back to be checked within 25 miles.
Speaking of schemes - Back in the 50s, my Dad went to a dealer to trade cars. He tried getting over on them by pouring thick oil in the crankcase to mask bad valves. But the car he traded for had sawdust in the transmission to keep it from slipping for awhile.
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
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