1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Ronan, what I'm trying to prove is that old diagnostics 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be complicated. Thank god cars the car Doctor. 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: And that's what you're paying for with the mechanic. You're 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: paying for the technical expertise of that technician that he's 5 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: been there, seen that done, that could take it apart 6 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: in his mind and put it back together. And that's 7 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: what mechanics are supposed to be made of. Welcome to 8 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: the radio home of ron Andanian the Car Doctor, since 9 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: this is where car owners the world overturned to for 10 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If your mechanics giving 11 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: you a busy signal, pick up the phone and call 12 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: in the garage to orders are open. But I am 13 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: here to take your call at eight five five and 14 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: now running. I'm feeling a little silly today. I don't 15 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: know why, so I don't now today's show is going 16 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: to come out. I um uh, just feeling good. You know, 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: it's like it's been a good day so far. I 18 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: I I'll start here and I know the phones are busy. 19 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: I'll get right to him in a minute. Um. I 20 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: was stacking firewood this morning, and you know, I don't 21 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: know you, I guess when you're you know, you're fixing 22 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: cars all week long, you get something as simple as 23 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: stacking firewood. You have to analyze it, right, You just 24 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: you look at the process, the procedure. You know, fill 25 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: the wheelbarrel, take it to where you're stacking, unload the wheelbarrel, 26 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: and you repeat that ten, twelve, fifteen. I think it 27 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: was a thousand times. I'm not sure. And you say, gee, 28 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: why can't order repair be like this? It's simple, you know, 29 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: don't pour stack, don't pour stack, on and on and on, 30 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: and then you realize you start to think about it. 31 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: You know, even though every piece of wood has been quartered, 32 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: they're not all cut the same. And it's a lot 33 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: like fixing cars, because no two cars with the same 34 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: fault code are necessarily going to be the same. It's 35 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: just it's different. There's always there's always outside influences the environment. 36 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: Where did the tree grow? Who fixed the car last? 37 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: You know, how is the tree fertilized? Did anybody do 38 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: any maintenance to the car? You know, did they take 39 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: the tree down using correct process procedure such that the 40 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: wood was you know, clean, stacked, stored properly before they 41 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: sold it? To you as firewood or is it greenwood? 42 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: Did somebody try fixing the car and use improper procedure 43 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: in proper parts? So, you know, I started to realize 44 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: ort to repair and firewood are a lot of like 45 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: and it's just like everything else, there's there's nothing that's 46 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: guaranteed that's gonna be simple and safe, not in the 47 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: world of water repair. Maybe snacking firewood. I made it. 48 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: I snacked, I stacked a cord and a half and 49 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: I've got a little bit more to go and some 50 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: cleanup and then the yard is ready for winter. And 51 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: you know, we talk about this every week, you and 52 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 1: I we sit down and you're tuning in, you to 53 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: hear what we're on in the shop, and you want 54 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: to hear we're gonna fix some cars this week. And 55 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: I try every week, but every week it's different. You know, 56 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: every week we get we get sometimes similar cars, you're 57 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: the exact same cars with different end results because of 58 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: outside influences. And I think that's where we'll start today's show, 59 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: that it's a lot of the outside influences that affects 60 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: everything and determines the course of diagnosis and the course 61 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: of action to take and it's true about out to repair, 62 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: It's true about life. It's also true about stack and 63 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: would make sure your wood is straightened, uh, in good 64 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: shape so you have a good hot fire over the 65 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: course of this winter. Some tips from the car doctor. 66 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: Let's kick garage doors open. Let's go over to Tim 67 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: and Delaware. Tom's up there doing his job. Thank you, Tom. Tim, 68 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: welcome a board, sir. How can I help? Hello sir? Yes, 69 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: I have a No. Seven Ford Explorer on it, just 70 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: with and just in the past two years. It seems 71 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: to be it shifts from the speed of thirty five 72 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: to my round sixty. Uh if like it wants to 73 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: go into overdrive, but it doesn't. Well, so are you 74 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: saying it does go into overdriver? It doesn't. Does it 75 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: ever go into overdrive? Above six? Does? And we've had 76 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: the transmission fluid and Felter replaced, changed and the mechanic 77 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: changed from he said over rings. I'm not positive. I'm 78 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: not a good mechanics did he did he have the 79 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: transmission out of the car? Tim? No? Okay? Um, Is 80 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: there is there any check engine light, any flashing trans 81 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: overdrive light on this vehicle? No? Okay? Has anybody just 82 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: scanned for codes, just to see if nothing comes up 83 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: and does the mechanic agree it's it's a radic opera 84 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: ration that it's not correct. Okay, So so you're telling 85 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: me that it's I'm just trying to understand this. Somewhere 86 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: between thirty five and sixty, it'll it'll go one, two, two, three, three, four, 87 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: but it won't go into overdrive until sixty. Yes, it bumps, 88 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,679 Speaker 1: and it's almost at first be thought maybe the engine 89 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: had a miss or one of the coils were failing, 90 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: but it wasn't. When when when you say it bumps, 91 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: what bumps like it goes into drive? Is it is? It? 92 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: Is it shifting to early that it's lugging. I don't 93 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: want to say lugging, but it it's I'm hard to 94 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: describe it actually, So so let's go let's back up. 95 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 1: This goes one, This goes through the first three gears, 96 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: it gets to fourth, it goes into fourth, but it 97 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: won't lock the converter. That's yes, that's that's sounds like 98 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: a good description. Yeah, okay, so it's it's missing lock up, 99 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: like the converter won't go in at a lower speed 100 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: pretty much. Yeah, and it used to it did it 101 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: worked fine. I mean, like a year and a half, 102 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: maybe two years ago, my wife had the vehicle for them, 103 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: and she got afraid, so I inherit it and she 104 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: took my vehicle. I mean, I have to tell you 105 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: transmissions on the O six through eight nine Explorers were 106 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: probably the weak point of the vehicle, all right, and 107 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: a buck a buck and a half on one of 108 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: those as far as mileage on the trans is probably 109 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: the lifespan, just not the burst your bubble, all right. Now, 110 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: you know, I'm just a little confused because in a 111 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: year and a half, if this wasn't I'm not saying 112 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: it's not, but if this was a legit fault, we 113 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: should have popped some sort of a fault code. You're 114 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: driving the vehicle every day. It's not like it's got 115 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: three thousand miles on it in two years, right, It's 116 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: it's it's seeing every thing right. It should it should 117 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: pop something. One of the key inputs for failure on 118 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: this vehicle is inputting output speed sensors. I'd want to 119 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: see that they're correct, um looking at them on a 120 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: scan tool on data stream. UM. They've had some problems 121 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: with the solenoid packs where the solenoid packs start to 122 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: hang up and it will cause erratic shifting. And then 123 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: externally of the trans the wiring harness coming into the 124 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: transmission to run the solenoid pack, and all the electronics 125 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: on the trans had a tendency to um. They suffered 126 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: from water intrusion and they would you know, moisture would 127 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: get in there and the connector would get beat up, 128 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: and then after that you're kind of internal in the 129 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: trans um. Well what which last statement makes sense? Because 130 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: where I live, we're prone first and flooding, oh boy, 131 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,679 Speaker 1: um yeah, and water intrusion in the trans can cause 132 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: a ratic operation. It might even start to hunt. And 133 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: it's in its shift point where it's it goes third 134 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: four four three four three three four four three up 135 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: down up down, up down, not quite sure what it 136 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: wants to do? Does it do that? Yeah? Yeah, that 137 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: sounds pretty on the money. I'd look at the wiring 138 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: harness of the trans itself and then if that looks intact. 139 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: And I'm trying to recall how many boltons they came out. 140 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: I think Ford has an improved connector for it that 141 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: you know, prevented it, and they had some specific repair procedures, 142 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: and then after that you're into the solimoid pack of 143 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: the trans. But at a buck and a half, you're 144 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: gonna put it trans in it. You're not taking a 145 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: thirteen fourteen year old vehicle apart with a hunder fifty 146 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: thousand miles on it. Pay the labor to do that. 147 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,599 Speaker 1: You're gonna overhaul the trans it's the weak point that 148 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: it's the weak point in the vehicle at that stage, 149 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: and and and and and it's likely worth doing if 150 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: you want my two cents, because you know, here's what 151 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: here's what you gotta do to him. You gotta look 152 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: at the whole vehicle, all right. Um, you're you're dating, Okay, 153 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: this is your first date. You know you gotta go out. 154 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: You gotta make sure that we order dessert, right, that 155 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: we get a nice meal, that we have good conversation. 156 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: Are the breaks? Okay? Is there any serious rust on 157 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: the vehicle? What's the overall vehicle condition? Just like a 158 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: first date? Right, you can't look at it, Yeah, you 159 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: can't look at it as I've had it since new 160 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: and I know the vehicle, all right. You've you've gotta 161 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: you know, take u put a real objective eye to 162 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 1: it because now you're done with dating, You're about to 163 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: get married, all right, and you're gonna you're gonna be 164 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: with this vehicle for the next you know, you put 165 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: you know, it's probably every bit of three thousand dollars 166 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: into the trans You're gonna be with this vehicle for 167 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: at least the next three years. So you know, it's 168 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: just and listen, three grand versus five d sixty totally okay. Uh, 169 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: you know, I'd spend five grant on the trends if 170 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: I can find somebody to make it better. Uh, you know, 171 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: because it's it's it's it's cheaper to put the money 172 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: in it at this point. But just be certain of 173 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 1: where you're going, all right. So uh, you know, you're 174 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: very welcome to take that. If your mechanic wants to 175 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 1: hear this, by the way, I'm obliged to tell you. 176 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: You know, he can go out to you can take 177 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: the podcast. We we put podcasts up at my Heart 178 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: and they're available a couple of different places. But you 179 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: can take this podcast. It will be in the first 180 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: quarter hour of today's show, by date, the first hour, 181 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: and he can listen to this whole thing again. If 182 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: he wants more, you know, a little bit of diagnostic help. 183 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: Not saying he needs it, but just I'm glad to 184 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: offer my tests on my advice. All right, sir, Thank you, sir. 185 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: You're very welcome to You're very welcome to take good 186 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: care of a good rest of the day. Hey, you 187 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: know it's um, it's all about it's like dating. I 188 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: thought I want to repair was like firewood, no order 189 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: repairs like dating. Hey, we want to welcome up there 190 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,199 Speaker 1: in Minneapolis St. Paul kfo W eleven seventy. They're carrying 191 00:10:58,240 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: the Car Doctor and we want to welcome on board 192 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: and them for taking the time just trying to acknowledge 193 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: all of our affiliates as we continue to grow. I'm 194 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: Ronandy in the Car Doctor. We're back right after this. 195 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: Have what's more fun than listening to Ron and Nady 196 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: in the Car Doctor and getting that car fixed? Right? 197 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: Eight five five five zero zero zero. Give Ron a call? 198 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: Now back to Ron. Hey, I should point out a 199 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: little later on this set, we're gonna be joined by 200 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: Tammy Wilson. She's from the Oak Grove Center at Marietta, California, 201 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: and they're putting on a car show. This weekend, and 202 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: the Drifters Car Club is going to be helping Tammy 203 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: and the whole crew at Oak Grove put this show together. 204 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: And it benefits kids in a hundred ways. And we 205 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: want to just highlight and spotlighted a little bit, a 206 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: little bit of Americana coming up a little bit later 207 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: on this hour. Right now, let's get over to Jim 208 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: and Geneva, New York and talk to him about his 209 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 1: two thousand Toyota Corolla. Jim, Welcome to the car doctor, sir. 210 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: How can I help? Oh? Thank you, sir, thank you 211 00:11:55,559 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: for taking my car. Welcome hy uh homeowner with five 212 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: goal to ensure the car for two fifty and fix 213 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,199 Speaker 1: the car for two fifty put it back on the 214 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: road only. But goody, it's it's got turned sixty. I 215 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: bought it off a girl I graduated with from high school. 216 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: She bought it. No, did not take care of it. 217 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: I'm lucky if she changed the oil once a year. 218 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: She drove the car check engine light on for a 219 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: couple of years. So when I grabbed it, um, I 220 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: wanted to change the transmission fluid. It was black, but 221 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: it didn't slip my next to our neighbor who has 222 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: been a long time, probably self made mechanic, told me, 223 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: do not change it, it'll slip. Uh. So I didn't 224 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: change it, but I had to take it off the 225 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: road two years ago. Anyway, anyway, I'm sorry to take 226 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: so long. If I can stay calm enough to get 227 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: through this. It's got a uh uh an engine check 228 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: engine light on with a code, the only code it's 229 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: ever had, a couple of times of fuel system to 230 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: lean and attracted to the mass air flow center. I 231 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: bought mass airflow centsor cleaner, but that didn't fix it. 232 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: My my goal for two fifty to fix it is 233 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,199 Speaker 1: he needs the exhaust front pipe with the two centers 234 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: in it. The pipe was unhooked and it ran sign um, 235 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: but as soon as it warmed up, it would back 236 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 1: off if you gave it too much fuel. Needed it 237 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 1: to go to Walmart and back. She drove it one 238 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: mile less than one mile to work. So let me, 239 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: let me, let me, let me paint the picture and 240 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: correct me when I'm wrong. And this isn't a dig, 241 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 1: all right, brother, what you're telling me is you've got 242 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 1: a twenty one year old Toyota with two hundred and 243 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: sixty something thousand miles on it. That's been off the 244 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: road for two years, right, fair statements so far to 245 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: sixty two or sixty two. I bought it just zero. 246 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: I put three thousand miles on it. It didn't slip. 247 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: It runs sign. Okay, so it's got it's got six 248 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: on it. Okay, it's been off the road two years. 249 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: Trans transfluid is black. It doesn't slip. So the first 250 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: question is, really, should you change the trans fluid? Yes? Okay, 251 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna vote yes, and I'll tell you why. All right, 252 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:38,239 Speaker 1: do you agree black trans fluid is bad trans fluid? Absolutely? 253 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:44,239 Speaker 1: I don't know why. I listened to mechanics, everybody's everybody's 254 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: got their opinion and thought on this. But I'm gonna 255 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna back mine up. I'm gonna give you 256 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: a fact. All right. I'm gonna tell you the way. 257 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you my perspective because this is the 258 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: same conversation I if we were standing at the shop 259 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: at the counter. Here's the way I play the game. 260 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: All right, I've got transflu woid that is that is black. 261 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: Black trans fluid is either it's either been beat up 262 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: by heat, by outside contamination, by use and abuse or moisture. 263 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: Either way, it's not good all right, Um, it's it's 264 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: lost its ability to do its job properly. So now 265 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: the trans is just running on instinct, if you know 266 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. It's got no fluid support. So I 267 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: can either drive this with the trans the way it 268 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: is and I can't expect it to survive for any 269 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: kind of length of time. It's it's black fluid, or 270 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: I can change the fluid, try and promote the life 271 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: of the trans and see if I have a failure. 272 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: Now this is gonna go outside the context of you 273 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: want to fix this for two fifty or five dollars, 274 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: whatever the magic number is. But the reality is that 275 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: changing the fluid, well, at least tell you, hey, does 276 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: the trans stand the shot? Okay, because otherwise, in my opinion, 277 00:15:57,760 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: you're driving around with a time bomb. If the flu 278 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: it is that dirty, that dark, you're just you're just 279 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: waiting for the problem to happen. So if we were 280 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: at the shop, my vote would be change the trans fluid. 281 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: Provided and here's the caveat that you are of the 282 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: mind should the trans fail, would you fix it? I 283 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: think by the opening of your conversation that you want 284 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: to keep this car going, you would fix it. Fair statement, correct, Okay, 285 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: that's one to check engine light? All right? Do you 286 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: do you want a scan tool? Tim? I'm sorry, Jim, 287 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: do you want a scan tool? I'm not I'm not 288 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: a mechanic. So so here's the deal. All right, Here, 289 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: here's the deal. That's okay, that's okay, kiddo, no problem. Um. 290 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: You know, computers are very logical in their thought process. 291 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: You ever, you ever stub your toe and you've got 292 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: your toe hurts, and your back hurts, and you've got 293 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: a headache, but you're more concerned about your stub toe first, 294 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: because it hurts the most, because you drive off the 295 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: rock on it. You know, that's got all your attention. 296 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: Computers are the same way. Right now, that lean fault 297 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: code that's been going on for two years or however 298 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: long it's been going on is is that's the stubbed toe. 299 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: The computer has stopped looking at everything else, all right, 300 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: it's more concerned with that lean fault code. That lean 301 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: fault code has to get resolved first before it looks 302 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: at the rest of it's you know, sensors, wiring, looks 303 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: at the rest of its body and says, hey, does 304 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 1: anything else hurt? Is anything else out of whack? It's 305 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: it's it's logical sequential thought process, all right? That P 306 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: zero one one is likely. I'm not saying I promise, 307 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: but is likely a a um intake manifold problem, a 308 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: gasket problem when it's cold. You've got to look at 309 00:17:56,760 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: when the fault code occurs. So I know you're trying 310 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: to do this on a budget, and I'm like, I'm 311 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: you know you're you're trying to do this the hard way. 312 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: You can't do this cheap, but you can't put a 313 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: pile of money in it because you don't know the 314 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: whole picture. So here's what I want you to do. 315 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 1: Here's my advice, all right. I want you to find 316 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 1: a good, consistent diagnostic mechanic, somebody that can look the 317 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: whole vehicle over. All Right, You're gonna have to spend 318 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: some money, probably an hour of their time, if not 319 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: a little longer. They've got to clear the faults out 320 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: and then take the car and start over and see 321 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,880 Speaker 1: what comes back and what comes back on a consistent basis, 322 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 1: because otherwise you're just gonna throw good money after bed 323 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,719 Speaker 1: and get nowhere fest do that call me back. I'm 324 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: run on any of the car doctor. Hey, coming up next, 325 00:18:42,800 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 1: Tammy Wilson, Oak Growth Center, don't go away, welcome back. 326 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: I want to name the car doctor. You know, there's 327 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: nothing more Americana, as I like to think of it 328 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: and say, than a car show. And you know it's funny. 329 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: Just yesterday I was going through email and I came 330 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: across this email from Tammy. Tammy, welcome aboard. By the way, 331 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: you're there, I am, and you're very welcome, and thanks 332 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: for thanks for doing this last minute. And I got 333 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: this last minute email just talking about this great car show. 334 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: It looks like that's going on out there with and 335 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: the Oak Grove Center is responsible for putting it together. 336 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: And Um, I said to Tom, And yeah, yeah, I 337 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: said to Tom, I said, you know, we have to 338 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,880 Speaker 1: go talk to these people. Look at this, and especially 339 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: in this time, right, what's better than socially distancing cruising 340 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 1: around in a hot rod or a custom car? Um? 341 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: How much more can you have than that? Um? Definitely 342 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: you're six ft apart. So tell us what's going on here? 343 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: This is tomorrow, right Sunday the eighth. It is tomorrow 344 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: rainer sign gates up in at seven thirty and the 345 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: car show itself will start at UM nine. You know 346 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: how car guys like to get in and get it 347 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: all set up and fancy and all that, and you 348 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,679 Speaker 1: can't wait that Um there's gonna be friends food. It 349 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: is UM basically being produced by the Drifters and so 350 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: called Drifters, which we are very grateful for because they 351 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: have helped out grow have a car show for eight 352 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: years and that has done tremendous good with the at 353 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: risk and special needs children and youth that we served. 354 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: So we're super grateful. With COVID, the car show for 355 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 1: this year, of course had to be put into two 356 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: thousand twenty one, so we were pretty sad because there's 357 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: lots of needs that that we have that go on 358 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,719 Speaker 1: regardless of COVID and kind of at the last minute, 359 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: but UM, it's gonna be great. The idea came upon 360 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 1: some people of well what about doing it at a 361 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,719 Speaker 1: different location, a little bit different, and we'd try it 362 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: in Wildermer. So we're grateful to the VFW and um 363 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: elf Wadge for allowing us to be at the venue. 364 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 1: And you know this, this really is as UM as 365 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 1: as American as it gets. I've got to say, this 366 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 1: is California we're talking about, right, Tammy, Yeah, Yeah, that's right. Yeah, 367 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 1: you know this really is as American as it gets. 368 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: There's nothing more. You know, what was the expression? Hot dogs, baseball, 369 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: apple pie and Chevrolet and not just Chevrolet, not just 370 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: not just Chevrolets at this car show, but just the 371 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: idea of you know, custom cars and hot rods and 372 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: and and now we've got to now we've got to 373 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: include you know, the tuners, the toyotas, the hondas. The 374 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: kids are out there lowering the cars and making the 375 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 1: little cars. Uh you know, that's that's that's this generations. 376 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: You gotta respect that that's their idea of a of 377 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: a tum right, you know. Um, and it's just it's 378 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: just a good, safe, fun time, uh you know. And 379 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: it's you know, one of the things I've seen about 380 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: car shows is it it reflects across so many generations. 381 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, there's one thing you can say 382 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: at a car show. You'll see an eighteen year old 383 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: kid talking to a seventy five year old man, both 384 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 1: leading over the fender of the old man's fifty seven 385 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: Chevy and the kids looking at it going well, how 386 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: did you do this? And how did you do that? 387 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,959 Speaker 1: And every once in a while the kid's got an 388 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: idea that he's telling the old man how to do it. 389 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 1: And you know, like the generations just kind of melt 390 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 1: together all because of cars. You you are exactly right. 391 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 1: My my favorite photo from one of ours is a 392 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: nine year old man and he's out with his great 393 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: ground kids, you know, at our show and talking with 394 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 1: you know, kids from Mute Grove and sharing stories that 395 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: that you just, you know, you can't believe that it 396 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 1: The cars bring people together, and I love that it's 397 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: the family friendly event that not only that, a generational event, 398 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: and you're doing more. You know, you're using cars to 399 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: benefit the at risk kids. Correct, but look at what 400 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: the cars are doing. Right. We all take cars for granted. 401 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: This is about a generation of automobiles that tie everybody 402 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 1: up and knots. You know, everybody everybody looks at up 403 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: at a fifty seven Chevy or a sixty two Poor 404 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: Air or you know a car from a time when gee, 405 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: that's what I went to high school and her mom 406 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: taught me to drive in that car, or dad taught 407 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: me to drive in this car. It's and it's something 408 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: that's lost today. It's sad to say, but it is. 409 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: It's it's it's lost today. And think about how many 410 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: think about how many couples got together where their first 411 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: dates were probably you know, working on a car. I 412 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: know that was. I'm marrying my high school for sweetheart, 413 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: and that's what we did, rung out in the garage 414 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: while he worked on as some old fifties I forget 415 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: what you're well, yeah, and that was you know, Listen, 416 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: my wife still talks about she would watch me work 417 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: on I've been a fifty five Chevy guy in my 418 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: whole life and she'd watched me work on the fifty 419 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: five and I do it in the cold. And then 420 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,360 Speaker 1: one day she bought me a heater for the garage. Um, 421 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: I figured, I figured I'd marry her at that point. 422 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: She had to be a keeper. She got it, um right, Yeah, 423 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: it's it's there's something magical about cars and car shows 424 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: and and that's what attracted me to this, uh to 425 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: want to talk to you about it. Tell me about 426 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: the at risk kids, where where what, who's who's the 427 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: who's getting the benefit, and how does this benefit them? 428 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: You know, how it benefits them is that we have 429 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: we have seventy six beds of kids that have emotional 430 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 1: and behavioral problems that live on grounds. Currently it's more 431 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: like fifty five that are there. But um, you know, 432 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: they're they all have very special challenges because with COVID, 433 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: they're not going on passes, they're not going as the community. Um, 434 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's very challenging to keep them occupied 435 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: and enriched. What the car shows done has been in 436 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: the past help them in some of their education and 437 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: our autism programs. That really is a big benefit to 438 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: our culinary arts program which is teaching job skills and um, 439 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 1: you know, being able to do video, being able to sing, dance, 440 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: there's the arts program that is going to be enriched 441 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: by this. So that's why it's tremendously helpful. These kids 442 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: have their ad out growth because have had challenges. Most 443 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: of them have you know, traumatic issues, most of them 444 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: have been abused, but many of them they just want 445 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: a second chance. They wanted to move beyond to fail 446 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: your identity and just knowing that people care about them 447 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: and are raising some funds for some special enrichment programs. 448 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: They have really means a lot, and I'm I'm very 449 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: thankful to the Drifters because their past support has helped 450 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:28,679 Speaker 1: us launch Culinary Creations, which is a job's training program 451 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: for these kids to learn hospitality, customer service, and some 452 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: amazing baking skills. So it's it's very cool. There's a 453 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: there's a Who's the Greatest Baker contest? Right there is, 454 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 1: and I think we're in second place. You know, keep 455 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: keep We wanted people to keep voting, but obviously that 456 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: money would be tremendously helpful. Um, even if it doesn't, 457 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,199 Speaker 1: even if we don't win, we just seect we're spreading 458 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: awareness about um, what we're doing and like we like 459 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: to say, changing lives, one desert at a time. Yeah, yeah, 460 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 1: well and that's you know, and that's just great stuff. 461 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: It really is. This is such this is so Americana 462 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: at at such a basic level that it's just too 463 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: good to pass up. If you guys were closer, we'd 464 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: be there. Um, we'd uh we would, we would absolutely 465 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: be there. It's uh, this is what you know. We 466 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: we do car cruise nights out here in North Jersey 467 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:25,159 Speaker 1: on Wednesday night, usually the town of Wyke Off the 468 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: next town over, and you go there and you see 469 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: uh oh, anywhere from fifty to a hundred cars in 470 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 1: the church parking lot and just everybody's well behaved, just 471 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: just talking cars and just passing the time of the 472 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 1: day and letting off some steam and you know, memories 473 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: of of of what was going on when and uh, 474 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: I can envision I can envision what you're gonna see tomorrow. Um, 475 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna see some really great stuff as always, I'm sure, 476 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 1: uh well listen, yeah, yeah, I'm sure. Yeah, I'm sure. 477 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: Southern California and uh um. And you've got a bunch 478 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: of car guys there, so they always plan well yeah yeah, 479 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: and they always bring their appetites, right, So um, that's right. 480 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 1: You know, Tammy, is there a website that the listeners 481 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: can get more information or find out more maybe about 482 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: the car show for next year if someone's in the area. Uh, 483 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 1: next next year the show will be held where it's 484 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: going to be back in old town Marietta. We really 485 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 1: like it. That's like such a you know, a hundred 486 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: year old city and it's a great filling to talk 487 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: about Americana. And I'd actually like to invite you out. 488 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: You have time to um you know, to mark your calendar. 489 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,359 Speaker 1: It's October eighth and ninth of one. But for the 490 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: event tomorrow, remember that it's at the Elk Lodge and 491 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,680 Speaker 1: UM Wildomar on Mission Trail. The addresses on the Marietta 492 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 1: Rotten Rod Run dot com website and you can also 493 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 1: see information about next year show and our website at 494 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: Oak Grove is Oak Groves Center dot org. Just feel 495 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: free to check us out. And we really appreciate support 496 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: from the community and just awareness of what a difference 497 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: that can make for a troubled kids. You know that 498 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: people care. Well. We just want to tell you guys 499 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,719 Speaker 1: are doing a great job and we're really we're real 500 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 1: proud to be here helping you doing what we can, 501 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: and we thank you. You're very welcome. We hope you 502 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: have a good show tomorrow. Our best everybody. You take 503 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: good care care. Thank you, Bye bye, Tammy. I'm running 504 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: any of the Car Doctor. We will be back right 505 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:30,160 Speaker 1: after this. Welcome back the Car Doctor. Hey real quickly, 506 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,120 Speaker 1: want to welcome w c s s up there Schennect 507 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: to the Amster Damn area for carrying the Car Doctor. 508 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,360 Speaker 1: We're up there now and we're glad to be here 509 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: for you and give us a call if you're from 510 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: Schannec to the answer Damn area on w c SS 511 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: in New York. We're now You're now part of our family. 512 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: We're not part of your family too. How do you 513 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: like that? Let's go over to Danny and Maine Oh 514 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 1: five Ford Free Star and some questions about purchase. Daniel, 515 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to the car doctor, sir. How can I help? 516 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: Thank you? Yes, Um, I'm a big Mini fan fan 517 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: and I love the Ford Van, and I have one 518 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: that's got two to actually two hundred forty thousand miles, 519 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 1: but if you know, we're in a serious rest belt 520 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: and the vehicle is still great, but she's rusted out. 521 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: I found one that has a hundred thousand miles. The 522 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: gentleman told me there's water in the transmission. So I've 523 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: got two three questions. Now, Uh, is that a yes? Maybe? 524 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: Or no? Or should I even look at it? Or 525 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: if I flush it out? Or well I'll wait for 526 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:33,959 Speaker 1: your answers, then i'll go to the question too. If 527 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: you say no, then we'll stop right there. Well, let's go. 528 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: Let's go back to door number one. How badly rusted 529 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: is the vehicle. Oh my god, you do you you 530 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: know main winter here? It's it's uh, it's my winter vehicle. 531 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,719 Speaker 1: I have new for this part of new Ford Escape, 532 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: but my wife drives it. But I'm I'm one that 533 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: doesn't like to drive new vehicles in the in the winter, 534 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: so I use my mini van. I'm a big guy 535 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: and I love those minivans. But it is no, it 536 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: is beyond. It won't pass inspection and that's the problem. 537 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: But I found this one. So that's why. Well, I'm 538 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:11,959 Speaker 1: talking about the vehicle you're looking to buy. The vehicle 539 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: you're looking to buy, how badly rusted is it? Oh, 540 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: it's no rust at all? Okay, all right, so okay, good, 541 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: So we have no rust. So the vehicle you're looking 542 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: to buy has water in the transmission. That's correct, and 543 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: I'm assuming it's from the radiator from the but I 544 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 1: may be wrong. Well, because that was that was gonna 545 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:34,959 Speaker 1: be my first question. Where did the So it's not 546 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: really water, it's cooling, cooling, I should say cool Okay, 547 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: that's okay. So so if there's coolant, if there's coolant 548 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: in the trans fluid, then there's trans in the coolant 549 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: as well. Correct, that's correct. Okay, so we've probably got 550 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: a bad trans cooler in the radiator. That's correct. All right, 551 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: does the trans still operate? Does the vehicle still move? Yes, 552 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,680 Speaker 1: it does. It moves fine. The gentle and stopped it 553 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: by there, and he says, uh, it needs a radiator, 554 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 1: and I said, yeah, I'm not concerned about the readiator. 555 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: I'm concerned about uh flushing this out and if it 556 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: did any damage to transmission that that's my concern. Yeah. 557 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: And you know the problem, Danny as you just won't know. 558 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: So this is all about listen, this is about risk factor. 559 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: All right. How much does he want for the car? Uh, 560 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: we're still debating on the price. He's going down all 561 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: the time. And Uh, I think I can get it practically, 562 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: to get it off his hands. Uh, but it's going 563 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 1: to have to be because I've been through that before. 564 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: I mean, do you want my two cents? It's worth 565 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 1: five bucks? Yeah, you go. That's where we're up to. Yeah, 566 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: it's a five vehicle because right right off the bat, 567 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: you gotta put a radiator in it. You're gonna put it. 568 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: You're gonna put a radiator in it. You're gonna do 569 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,959 Speaker 1: upper and lower hoses. You're gonna flush the cooling system. 570 00:31:56,040 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: There's there's five worth of repair all day long, all right, okay, easy? 571 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: And that could be a seven ells worth a repair 572 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: roll day long. So there's that. You'll throw a belt 573 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 1: on it. That's not your problem or his problem, but 574 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: you'll put a belt on it because it's old. And 575 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: maybe you'll put a thermostatic. It's just because of general age. 576 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: So you know you've got some maintenance there. The trans 577 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: you're easily gonna put you know, three or four dollars 578 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: worth a fluid filter and fluid exchange in this vehicle. 579 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: So you know the magic number where we now? Good safe? 580 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 1: Bet um? You know, yeah, I I I'm not gonna 581 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: say no, but it has to be. It has to 582 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: be enough of a value that if the trans were bed, 583 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: you could sell it for scrap and not get beat 584 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: up to bad. Danny, Sit tight, let me pull over 585 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: and take a pause, and then when we come back 586 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,000 Speaker 1: we'll have a couple of minutes. We'll finish up real quick. 587 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: Watch the clock. I'm run any of the car, doctor, 588 00:32:53,960 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: I'll be back right after this. Look back or a 589 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: nat car doctor, Danny and Maine, you're still there. Sir, 590 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 1: Yes I am. So you know the consensus is buy it, right, 591 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: so you don't get hurt. So yeah, I say this 592 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: is a buy if there's no rust and this coolant 593 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: in the trans fluid mixture together just happened. Um, you know, 594 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: chances are the odds are in your favor. But again, 595 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: it's fifteen years old and a hund't thousand miles. You 596 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: don't know. Look, you know they only made the Free 597 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: Star a couple of years and one of the one 598 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 1: of the weak lengths of that transmission, one of the 599 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 1: weak links of that vehicle was the transmission. So just 600 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: so you know, you're not buying something with a with 601 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: a stellar reputation in uh in In. In the old days, 602 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 1: we would call this a pick and a poke. You 603 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: don't know what you're getting. Um, so you've got to 604 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 1: be careful. So second question, My second question is I 605 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: don't want you to laugh at this question. I never laugh, 606 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 1: not not publicly anyway. Go ahead, Um, okay, if I 607 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: decided to purchase this vehicle, Um, again, I was a 608 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 1: farmer of my whole life, and I'm in my sixties 609 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: and I'm I'm a tinker. If I go there and 610 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,720 Speaker 1: and pull the lines off the radiator and I flush 611 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: them out. And the weather is colder, and that by 612 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 1: passed the lines without going to the radiator with my 613 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 1: transmission overheat. How far are you going us? Almost a hundred? 614 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 1: Chances are no, but it does. It does kind of 615 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:37,799 Speaker 1: you know, put the odds against you. Okay, Now, I'm 616 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: just I'm happy you didn't laugh at me. That's yeah, No, no, 617 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:46,520 Speaker 1: it's um, it's it's just it's just it's just you know, 618 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: you're you're you're going against what's supposed to be. So no, 619 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: I want to get it. I want to get it 620 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,839 Speaker 1: at home. It's what I'm doing. But if I can't, 621 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: I understand that. But but it is the it is 622 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,919 Speaker 1: the winter. It is cold. I mean we were down 623 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 1: to fifteen degrees. Well, how are you gonna real quick? Tim, 624 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Danny, real quick? How are you going to 625 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: change the trans fluid? Oh? I was just gonna keep 626 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 1: it running and have one uh one wine and fill 627 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: it and uh pat out. You know, I mean you could. 628 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:20,359 Speaker 1: I guess you could. Your roll in the dice, my friend. Look, 629 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 1: if you make it home with that vehicle, you should 630 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,399 Speaker 1: take a ride out to Vegas and play the tables 631 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:26,280 Speaker 1: and see if you're cann run against the dealers because 632 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: you're taking the odds and making it the hard way. 633 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: I'm run an aating in the car doctor, reminding you 634 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:33,280 Speaker 1: until the next time. The mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless. 635 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:33,840 Speaker 1: Let's see it.