1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: Oh yes, I can see a pal. It's a it's 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: a doctor, and it's coming this way. Don't it's flying 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: something behind it. I can't find made it out. It's 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: a large and it says happy, Thanks, Ron and Adien. 5 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: I guess I have to keep fixing cars, and I 6 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: gotta keep doing this radio show. Maybe another twenty five years, 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: maybe not, but that's okay. I think the boys would 8 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: like it into the twenty five years. They get crumb cake. 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: Now on on show days, I'm trying ring around, pushing 10 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: each other. The Car Doctor. Now, I'm not a big guy, 11 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: but I'm not a tiny guy either. You gotta get 12 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: my tour or twenty pound frame wedge down between the 13 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: seat the door post on this side, the steering wheel 14 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: above me, and you can to kind of get yourself 15 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: in there. Welcome to the radio home of Ron and 16 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: an Ian the Car Doctor. Since this is where car 17 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: owners the world overturned to for their definitive opinion on 18 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: automotive repair. If your mechanics giving you a busy signal, 19 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: pick up the phone and call in the garage to 20 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: orders are open, but I am here to take your 21 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: calls at eight five, five five six and now its 22 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: God is my witness could find he running. Hey, Welcome 23 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: to the Car Doctor Thanksgiving edition. I guess it's pre 24 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving edition, and this is the week before Thanksgiving, and 25 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: we're still here to answer your car questions and help 26 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: you solve whatever it is going on under your hood 27 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: at eight five zero zero zero, the Car Doctor phone 28 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: number it's been all these years, eight six zero nine 29 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: zero zero to take your calls and answer your questions. 30 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: If your mechanic is a turkey, no pun intended, and 31 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: he's given you a problem, then give the Car Doctor 32 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: a call and we can hook you up and get 33 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: you squared away as far as that car problem is concerning. 34 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: You don't know how the close you came to being 35 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: lest nestman today. I think I think this is an interruption, folks, 36 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: Yes it is. Is this the Grievance Department going to 37 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: get any crumb cake today when we showed up but 38 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: you got crumb cake? Yes you, yes you we did. 39 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: But we just want to let you know, just for 40 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: future reference. May not get on the air. Let me 41 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: let me just explain. Excuse me a minute, folks, this 42 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: is is this okay? Thank you? Let me just explain 43 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: this because I know all of America wants to know 44 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: about the crumb cake drama. The deli that we go 45 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: to fellas on On on the weekend here when we 46 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: do the show and they pack us lunch started, that's 47 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: that's fresh crumb cake made by one of the girls 48 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: that works there, and it's it's made with love. And 49 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: if we don't get there early enough, it's they're at 50 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: a crumb cake. And this is our problem because because well, 51 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: well you know, so this morning when they told me 52 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: they didn't have any crumb cake, they actually sent somebody 53 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 1: home early to bake it bring it in, So that 54 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: was actually fresh crumb cake you guys got. Even though 55 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: I do get that person on the air and thank them. 56 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: You know, I can't believe this whole show comes to 57 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: a halt over crumb cake. But I'll find I'll fire 58 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: your grievance with the union, so um, and we'll kind 59 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: of go from there. Anyway, If you want to know 60 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: about cars and not crumb cake, this is the place 61 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: to be. The website for the Car Doctors Car Doctor 62 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: show dot com. Do you see what I have to 63 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: put up with? It's just it goes on all the time. Um. 64 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: The website for the Car Doctors car doctor show dot com. 65 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 1: You know you can get out there. Car doctor show 66 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: dot com. Get over to the left side of the 67 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: page all sorts of good information links. Tune in dot com, 68 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: iHeart dot com, iTunes dot com because we're trying to 69 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: make this radio show there for you so you can 70 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: take it with you. Hey, if you're on an affiliate 71 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: live great. If you want to carry it with you 72 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: and podcasts or subscribe to it all the better. If 73 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: you want to just go to our website and listen 74 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: to it direct. If you want to stream and listen 75 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: to this show, this radio show is live Saturday afternoons 76 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: to to four pm. Go to Car Doctor show dot com. 77 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: Click on the link down on the left. You'll stream 78 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: right off of w r c R or New York 79 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: affiliate at am and you can stream the show right 80 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: through the server we've got that feeds it out for us. 81 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: So multiple ways to listen to the Car Doctor. Bottom line, 82 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: all we really want to do is fix your car. 83 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: We just want to solve your problem. We want to 84 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: make you comfortable with it. We want to make sure 85 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: you're not getting ripped off by your mechanic, and we 86 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: want to make sure that your mechanic, if they have 87 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: any questions, they know who to call on that we're 88 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: here to help them as well. No egos here just 89 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: trying to solve car problems at a five zero zero zero. 90 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: This is an interview free hour. We're here to just 91 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: really take car questions. And I know the phone bank 92 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: is full, but I want to talk a little bit. 93 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: I'm a little frustrated today and it's not just over 94 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: crumb cake. I'm trying to upgrade the Ford scan tool 95 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: in the shop. We went from the v c M 96 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: one to the v c M two and this is 97 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: dealer level scan tool and it's the latest upgrade. It's 98 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: a wireless addition of the older tool and it gives 99 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: us a little bit more capability and it's going to 100 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 1: grow in the future. And where I'm just trying to 101 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: keep us on cutting edge, trying to get a laptop 102 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: for it. I need a Windows seven sixty four bit 103 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: professional Edition laptop that meets some not really specific requirements, 104 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: but just general requirements that can't seem to fun Now 105 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: it's funny. We found the exact one that matches every 106 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: criteria except it's a Windows eight point one version. Here's 107 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: the problem. Every other computer in the shop is Windows seven. 108 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: The industry says, don't go to Windows ten. Way too 109 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: many compatibility problems. So to go and have one laptop. 110 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: There's now nine computers in a three bay repair shop, 111 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: six of which your desktop, three of which your laptop. 112 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: We're gonna add a fourth laptop up. Everything will be 113 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,679 Speaker 1: Windows seven. Actually there's one XP. The rest are seven, 114 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: and this one will be Windows eight point one. It's 115 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: an awful lot to remember. And I guess the whole 116 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: point of this is that, you know, we're all talking 117 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: about technology all the time. Technology is a real it's 118 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: a tough deal to deal with when it comes to 119 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 1: your car. Think of the technician. Think of what they 120 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: have to go through in terms of just staying current. 121 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: Went to class Wednesday night and the folks at by 122 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: Wise here in New Jersey put on a great class 123 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: with a trainer by the name of Chris Lewis. He's 124 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: doing some oxygen um I'm sorry, catalytic converter test classes 125 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: for a walker, catalytic converters and just a real good 126 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: solid classes. Chris always puts out and the conversation about technology, 127 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: and he stood up there and he said he kind 128 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: of beat the point home that you're just gonna see 129 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: such change in the next twelve to fourteen months, and 130 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: makes me think that, yeah, we are seeing that change, 131 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: and the problem is that change is happening so fast 132 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: we are having a hard time getting the tools we 133 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: need to stay consistent. And once again, even in the 134 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: tooling department, everything gets very very specific. So just if 135 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: I'm a little frustrated today, that's what's kind of on 136 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: my mind that I'm trying to As ethel Merman always said, 137 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: the show must go on. Um. One of the things 138 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: I learned in radio is you guys don't want to 139 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: hear black cloud coming out of the speakers. But uh, 140 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: just to let you know, what's what's kind of tough. 141 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: Fixing the car isn't that big a problem in comparison 142 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: to actually getting the tools to do it sometimes and 143 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: sometimes obviously that's the most important. Anyway, this is ronaldading 144 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: in the car. Doctor. I am here at zero nine 145 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: zero zero. I see Harry warming up by the microphone 146 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: and um, f eighth, you look, you look good today? 147 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: What's going on? I always look good well, but you 148 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: look better today. What's the deal? Well, possibility I might 149 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: have a date tonight. Really, uh is that true? Cut 150 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: I notice that you gotta hear car cleaned out? You 151 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: got the car cleaned out. You're ready to go, You're 152 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: just ready to go rock and roll? Davy? Is this 153 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: a blind day or she's actually seen you? Now she 154 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: can see? Yeah, okay, why don't can she see? I'm saying, 155 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: has she's seen you? Of course? She called me, well, 156 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: I can understand that you're such a little cutie muffin. 157 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: So I was thinking to catch but that too. But 158 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: who do you have on the phones for me? All right? 159 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: So Paul's online one. He's from Harrisonburg, Virginia. He's got 160 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: a two thousand five buck less saber and it's experiencing 161 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: some shift shutters. Should make everybody shake, shifting shutters. Is 162 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: that a dance move? You can be doing that tonight, 163 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: the shift shutter? I got the moves, baby, I know. 164 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure. All right, take your call. Thank you, You're welcome, 165 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,719 Speaker 1: You're very welcome. All right, Paul? Are you there, sir? 166 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: Running hitty in the car? Doctor right your service? Pleasure 167 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: to talk to you. I've heard you many times. M 168 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 1: W s v A, harrison Burg I've got an oh 169 00:08:55,320 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: five Buick, had it for a couple of years and uh, 170 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:04,719 Speaker 1: developing a shutter in a shift, especially and the automatic 171 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: shift when you're going uphill to two to three on 172 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: the two three up shift, I think, so, yeah, okay, 173 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: check engine light on. No, No, how long or how 174 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: hard has it been doing it, Paul, I've been doing 175 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: this probably for the past seven thousand miles or so. 176 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: But it's it's mild. We take it out the Midwest. Uh, 177 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: no problem, but it's just when it's going uphill, especially 178 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: right when it's when it's really stressed out under a load. 179 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: As anybody scanned this at all to look for any 180 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: sort of fault codes and no. I talked to the 181 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: folks about it at a GM dealership, but I don't 182 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: think they've scanned it. They've given me some materials about 183 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: the possible repair, which is, you know, about repair for 184 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: the transmission, right, yeah, because what this probably is going 185 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: to have in it as far as a fault is 186 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: a P eighteen eleven UM. As an educated guess, it's 187 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: it's really kind of common. There's issues with the pressure 188 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: control solenoid in that trans there are some other issues. 189 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: There's a couple of bulletins. If you want to write 190 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: them down, you got a pencil. Okay, take a look 191 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: at if you can get your hands on a General 192 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: Motors bulletin oh two O seven thirty dash O one 193 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: three Charlie. I think there's an A and a B 194 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: version of that too, but Charlie is the latest that 195 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: I heard, Or actually there may be there may be 196 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: a D version of that too, But those main uh 197 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 1: prefix numbers there that'll get you there. And also take 198 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 1: a look at double oh oh seven thirty double O 199 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: two be as in boy, both conversations about pressure control, 200 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: solenoid and shutter and slip and some of the things 201 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 1: that that trans will cause. I would take a look 202 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: and scan it for codes, just to see what's there. 203 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: If there's nothing there, then you're dealing with something mechanical. 204 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 1: It's on the verge of a fault and it hasn't 205 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: caused it yet, but chances are you're gonna see a 206 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: fault code because those cars are pretty smart in that department, 207 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: all right, So get a look at that, and then 208 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: you know. The bulletins give you a give you a 209 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: direction to go, and if you need more information after that, 210 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: by all means give us a give us a call back, 211 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:10,719 Speaker 1: and I just want to say thanks for listening to 212 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: us on ws v A. I've driven through that area 213 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: of Virginia, um many times, and um it is kind 214 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: of unique and uh, just it's a nice area of 215 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:20,959 Speaker 1: the country. Number one, but it is kind of neat 216 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: when I catch myself on the lad podcast and I 217 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: started answering my questions for everybody in the car before 218 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: I actually get to the answer. So that's um, that's 219 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: just a story for another day. Paul. You have a 220 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 1: good rest of the afternoon. I'm ronan any in the 221 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: Card Doctor eight five five five zero nine zero zero 222 00:11:34,440 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: The Car Doctors coming back right after this. Hey, welcome back. 223 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: We're on the indie of the Car Doctor. We're here 224 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: at zero zero. If you want the Car Doctor during 225 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: the week and you need to email, email is at 226 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: Ron at Car Doctor show dot com. Speaking of emails, 227 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,439 Speaker 1: let's let's knock go off a couple of real fists. 228 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: Let's go and here's a good here's one. We get 229 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: a lot of Hey, Ron is a road forced tire 230 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: balance worth the extra course cost nine thousand seven Honda 231 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,559 Speaker 1: Courts six speed per Early Centurion, Great show listen every 232 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: week on podcast. This is from John Area Code six 233 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: on nine. John Um road forced tire balancing is a 234 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: very precise and extreme level of tire balancing, and it 235 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 1: it splits the tire and does a much more accurate 236 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: balance if I will. It actually differs and detects run 237 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: out in the tire and what I like to think 238 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: of as deficiencies in the way the tire is formed 239 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: and balances for that to reduce vibrations as the vehicle 240 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,719 Speaker 1: goes down the road. Hence the term road force. It 241 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: actually duplicates the load of the tires it travels down 242 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: the road, and it detects um imperfections maybe that's a 243 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,839 Speaker 1: better word, and and corrects them at a very minute level. 244 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: It generally makes more of a difference on a vehicle 245 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: with lower profile tires. Yes, it can make a difference 246 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: on a seventy and a seventy five series tire, But 247 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: take a forty or forty five or fifty series tire 248 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: and do a road force balance versus a regular balance, 249 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: and you generally will notice a difference. Of course, it 250 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: also matters as far as how the wheels are and 251 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 1: you know what kind of shape they're in and and 252 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: general suspension reactions. Um, in terms of you know, if 253 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 1: it's an old rattlebox, I don't think you need to 254 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,439 Speaker 1: do roadforce balancing a two thousand seven accord. If you've 255 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: got low profile tires on it. Yeah, I think it's 256 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: worth the extra cost. I really do. Uh. It's better 257 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: tire life and it's better ride for you. And nothing 258 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 1: is better than enjoying the car you're riding around. And 259 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: as the Car Doctor always says, by the by something 260 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 1: you'll like. When it breaks, you don't mind fixing it. 261 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: So my answer to the question is yes, and UM, 262 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: I hope that explains why and if you have any 263 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: other questions. Rond at Car Doctor show dot Com dropped 264 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: me another line. Let's get over to the phone because 265 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 1: I talked to Paul from Minnesota. Hey, here we go. 266 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: Here's the guy I can ask what laptop to buy 267 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: because he'll know he's he's probably used a few of these, 268 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: the senior four tech guy from Minnesota that listens to 269 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: the show. Paul, welcome, how are you today? Well, you 270 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: haven't talked to you a while, sir, Glad that connect 271 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: with you again? Yeah? Absolutely, always at home a lot 272 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:41,359 Speaker 1: now because I have now had a career ending surgery. 273 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: But I was supposed to retire anyway after forty years. 274 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: It is, you know, yeah, yeah, yeah, you know anyway, Yeah, 275 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: I understand your issue. You may still have a possibility 276 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: to get a seven pro on HP okay, but eight 277 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: point one will work. Now what did you have at 278 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: the dealership? Did you guys have eight one or seven? 279 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: Right now we're dealing using a Pana Sonic tough Book 280 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: seven Pro with the VCM two and we're at yeah, 281 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: we're version nine seven and I just check one just 282 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: came out. So yeah, the versions keep you know, well, 283 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: you know that versions keep popping up, new, new, new, 284 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: you know. And the funny part is I'm still using 285 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: XP on the one and it works fine. You know, 286 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: it's unsupported. I get that, and you try to get 287 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: the supported piece. That the problem I have with actually 288 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: trying to stay with a supported piece and sticking with 289 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: it is the list of no longer supported laptops. There's 290 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: about a yeah, there's there's fourteen fifteen of them on 291 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: the website alone, and now they're saying you've got to 292 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: buy this one. So how often do they think this 293 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: is going to occur? Uh? You know, it's it's it's 294 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: not a practical application. Harry made a good point. He said, 295 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: you know you get eight point one, it will work 296 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: with a mouse once you open the program. What's the difference. 297 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: And I understand that it's just easier working with everything 298 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: being one operating system. You know, more of what's going on. 299 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: Um yeah, seven pro works real nice uh xp uh Yeah, 300 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: it's it's it's too slow now you're doing network work 301 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: and stuff. It just with a VCM one in the 302 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: next see because we still got one of them connected 303 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: up to any anything that's like an oh seven or 304 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: higher and it's stumbling around like like an old cripple. 305 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: You know. Now, now the seven old laptop you guys 306 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: are using, is that an approve? Is that an approved 307 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: laptop or that's just you went out and brought something 308 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: on the on the outside. Well, no, they they got 309 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: it through We got it through Forward through their rotundas 310 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: site and uh, it was kind of a package deal. 311 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: A couple of dealers got together cut down the cost, right, yeah, 312 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: because that's took Yeah that tough may still have something, yeah, 313 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: was saying that they still were offering it recently. I 314 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: don't know, and don't vote me and but you but 315 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: eight one will work? Okay, you don't want to go 316 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: to ten. Everybody's holding off on the ten things. We're 317 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: still getting the warning messages from pard don't update ten, 318 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: don't update the ten. Well, and like I said, I 319 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: found a laptop, the exact model fifty from Dell that 320 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: is pretty much the same criteria for everything they're talking about, 321 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: except it's an eight point one. So h you know, um, 322 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: I guess we're gonna learn eight point one. Uh. Probably 323 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,479 Speaker 1: not the worst idea in the whole world in the end, 324 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: because I'll buy the seven nation on the basic the 325 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,919 Speaker 1: your startups screens a bit a little different, but it 326 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: doesn't take too long. Eight point oh was terrible, and 327 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: but eight one is all seems fairly familiar, you know 328 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: what I mean. Yeah, so let me ask you this 329 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: before I let you go. What are you gonna do 330 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:18,640 Speaker 1: in retirement? Now? You're not the kind of guys. Uh. Actually, well, 331 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: if I get my left arm working again, which they're 332 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: telling me it will, but I won't have I have 333 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: about use. But I got so much stuff on the 334 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: outside of old school, we got, we got we have 335 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: an increasing rat rod. So you can end up. You'll 336 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: end up playing with hot rods. Paul, the clock is 337 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: going to take me. I'm sorry to cut your short Listen, buddy, 338 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: good luck in your recovery and you give us a call. 339 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 1: Letsten to how you're making out, and that we're proud 340 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,919 Speaker 1: to count among the Car Doctor Nation. I'm run on 341 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: any of the Car Doctor. We're back right after this. 342 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: Welcome Back of the Car Doctor at nine zero. Let's 343 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: get back to the phone lines and talk to Candy 344 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: in Ridgefield, Pennsylvania, two thousand four. Chevy Trailblazer. Candy around 345 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 1: with the Car Doctor. How can I help Hi? Um, 346 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: I've been having problems with my trail Blazer. Okay. It 347 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,919 Speaker 1: was parked maybe three four months and then um, when 348 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: I started it, it started up fine and I drove 349 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 1: it for like a day, and actually I drove it 350 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: two days and I had no problems. The third day 351 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: I went out to start it and it didn't want 352 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: to start. It didn't make any noise, nothing, no dash lights, nothing, nothing. Okay. 353 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: Then um, a week later, I thought, before I jump it, 354 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: I'm going to try it. I tried it. It cranked hard, 355 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,719 Speaker 1: but it started cranked hard like it cranked slow, like 356 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: a dead battery. Yes, all right, yes, and yet the 357 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: gauge says the battery fined. Which gauge on the dashboard? Okay, 358 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: so we're we're okay, So you're looking at the dash 359 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: gage and it says it's in range. Yes, okay. One 360 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: first rule, never trust the thing that's broken to give 361 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,719 Speaker 1: you information as to whether or not it's working. All right. 362 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: So I always remember that because you're you're trusting the 363 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: broken thing to tell you if it's broken. So so 364 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: at this point, every once in a while, you're going 365 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 1: up to it and it'll start, but it starts hard, 366 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,239 Speaker 1: or you're going up to it and it'll it'll just 367 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: have nothing, no lights, no radio, it's dead. Since then, 368 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: every time I've started it, it starts hard, like it 369 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: might have to crank three or four times. Then I 370 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: turn off the key, turn it on again, it cranks 371 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: twice and starts. Okay. Has anybody looked at this any 372 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: basic tests? And he no, because I've I've only started 373 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: using it again. I mean, what maybe three weeks ago? Okay? 374 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: You notice I haven't asked you yet how old is 375 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: the battery? Right? Isn't that kind of strange? Uh? You know, 376 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: you know, I because because I don't really care until 377 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: somebody tests it. All right. If you told me, hey, Ron, 378 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: I put the battery in six months ago and then 379 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: I parked it for four months two months later, I'd 380 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,679 Speaker 1: say new means never ever worked. If you told me 381 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: the batteries four years old, I'd say it's probably time 382 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: for one. But in either scenario, I'm still going to 383 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: tell you somebody needs to test the battery first step, 384 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: all right, you know, And basically a battery load test 385 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: done properly is like getting up on the treadmill and 386 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: running and checking your heart rate under duress. It's the 387 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 1: idea that it will test the battery to see if 388 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: it will start the car when it's at its extreme. 389 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,719 Speaker 1: And terms of operating conditions, whether they be hot or cold. 390 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: All right, now we'll talk about the outside factors. It's 391 00:21:54,560 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: sad for what you say, three months, four months that yet? Yeah, 392 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: so a lot of things go wrong with cars when 393 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 1: they sit. Okay, are are are you in a wooded area? 394 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: All right? Um? Squirrels, chipmunks, animals, critters, Okay, and they're not. 395 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: They don't because you always have to think about animals, 396 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, you know, cars to us or cars, but 397 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: to animals, they're you know, kind of like hotels where 398 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: they can go and live and and there's all sorts 399 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: of things for them to chew on. They love to 400 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: chew through wiring harnesses and create electrical issues. And yeah, 401 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: I know that. You know, it worked fine for two 402 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 1: days and but but it doesn't work fine now. So 403 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 1: I just want to throw that into the mix. Should 404 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: any of what I tell you doesn't pan out, I 405 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,199 Speaker 1: want that to be on the table. I would go 406 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: through a battery load test. I would make sure that 407 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: the battery cables themselves at the battery are clean and tight. 408 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: If you lift the hood and take a look at 409 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: the battery. This is a this should be a side 410 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: post battery. It's probably under a blaque plast to cover. 411 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: It's located in the right front corner of the engine compartment. 412 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: You may have to take off the cross brakes and 413 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: the battery cover to see. But you want to take 414 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 1: a look at the cables themselves or they corroded and 415 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 1: are they loose? If you wiggle that that little five 416 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: sixteens nut that's the side terminal bolt holding the cable 417 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:29,479 Speaker 1: to the battery, doesn't wiggle, is it gotten soft from sitting? 418 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: All sorts of things happened there, and those are some 419 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: of the things when somebody does a load test, and 420 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,479 Speaker 1: a load test shouldn't be a lot of money candy, 421 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: you know, do you have a regular mechanic? You know, 422 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: it's a load test is so simple and basic. This 423 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: time of year, when we do oil changes at the shop, 424 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: we do load tests for no charge. It's it's it's 425 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 1: a quick in and out kind of a thing. And 426 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, frankly, we're doing it because we just want 427 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 1: to make sure everybody's batteries work, because if we don't 428 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: do our job, we get the phone call February three, 429 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: you know, three degrees below zero. It's it's snowing eight 430 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: inches that we've gotten two feet of ground. Can you 431 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: come out and change my battery? And you know, it 432 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: just makes a lot more work for us. So every 433 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: repair shop worth their salt right now should be load 434 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 1: testing batteries. Uh, you know, so that's a concern. After 435 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: we get past battery and the cables are good and 436 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: the connections are good and there's no white corrosion anywhere, 437 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: then we can kind of have a conversation about what 438 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,879 Speaker 1: does the starter look like? Is there any corrosion at 439 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: the starter terminals? Any corrosion at the heavy lug for 440 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: the battery down at the starter and we'll we'll take 441 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: it from there. But the battery is everything here. That's 442 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: the first place I want to start. So first things first, 443 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: somebody's got to do a load test and it has 444 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: to meet or slightly exceed it's cold cranking amperage. Cold 445 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: cranking amperage is a measurement of the battery of how 446 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: well it will work at a certain set temperature under 447 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: a certain set condition. It's it's the equivalent of a 448 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: treadmill for the human being. O. All right, and um 449 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: we'll go from there. Any other symptoms, I mean, is 450 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: there anything else that you wanted to add that might 451 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: change my my conversation with him? I turned the vehicle 452 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: off and get out. And normally you remove the key, 453 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: you opened the door, radio, everything shuts off. The radio 454 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: doesn't shut off or so the radio is still running. Yes, okay, 455 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 1: then is there is if you if you get open 456 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: the door, get out, key in your hand, closed the door, 457 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: the interior lights staying on, but they usually do for 458 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:40,239 Speaker 1: ten seconds or thirty seconds whatever it's right, and then 459 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: they'll time out. So are they doing that or are 460 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: they I never really looked at the lights to see 461 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: whether or not they were still on. It was just 462 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: my radio is remaining one. So maybe you've answered the question. 463 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: Maybe you've got a draw and you're killing the battery 464 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: by walking away from the vehicle. Okay, so maybe there's 465 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: an electrical drain on this vehicle causing the battery to 466 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: go dead that way, you know, it's it's it's funny 467 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 1: human human beings or flawed in in a sense because 468 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: I do it myself where I'll look at the vehicle, 469 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: you'll be looking right at it, and you don't you 470 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: don't realize something like you got out of the car, 471 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: walked away, came back after launching, the interior lights still on, 472 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 1: and you're looking for the electrical drain and then all 473 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 1: of a sudden, it's it's it's just so obvious. You 474 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: just you know, where do you hide in plain sight? 475 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 1: And you just miss it. So if if, if it's 476 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: not turning off, then perhaps you've got an issue with 477 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: a door switch on the driver's door. I wonder what 478 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: would happen if you turn the key off the radio's playing. 479 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: Open the passenger side front door. This is the radio 480 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: turn off. It stays on. Yes, because even I've had 481 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: my nephew in the back seat and he's gotten out, 482 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: and I've had the key out of the ignition because 483 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: before anytime the door opened the Okay, that's correct. So 484 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: then what so then what I want to do is 485 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: he I think you've got to draw a b I 486 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: still want to do a battery low test. See once 487 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: you verify the battery is good and you know that 488 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,479 Speaker 1: it won't go dead during testing, I want somebody to 489 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: do some scanning. I want them to do I would 490 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: do what we call a vehicle scan, which is it's 491 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: it's well, we'll go back to the doctor thing. It's 492 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: where the doctor goes and he looks at you from 493 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: top to bottom, left or right, and he just wants 494 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: to see are there any fault codes anywhere and any 495 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: any in any of what's probably about thirty eight modules 496 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:38,199 Speaker 1: on that vehicle. Is anybody reporting a fault code? And 497 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: I bet you there are going to be issues probably 498 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: in the instrument panel cluster module causing some of this. 499 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, you know you've got some basic testing that's 500 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: got to be done here. Just because, and I say 501 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 1: this all the time, just because there isn't a check 502 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: engine light on in this vehicle doesn't mean it doesn't 503 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,439 Speaker 1: need to be scanned. Scan tools are not designed to 504 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: just fix check engine lights. They're designed to be diagnostic tools, 505 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: and I would include that as part of this diagnosis. 506 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: All right, So get get all that stuff done. You 507 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: know where to find me if you need me. I'm 508 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: more than glad to help you. Just if you do, 509 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: call back and there are trouble codes, to make sure 510 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: you write them down and we'll include it as part 511 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: of the conversation. Good luck to you, Candy, and thanks 512 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 1: for being part of the Car Doctor Nation. Eight five 513 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: five zero nine zero zero. Ronny and the Car Doctor 514 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: coming back right after this. Yeah, welcome back. Why don't 515 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: you need in the car Doctor at your service at 516 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: five zero nine nine zero zero eight five five zero zero. 517 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: By the way, that's the car Doctor seven phone number. 518 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: If you are in a spot you need the car 519 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: Doctor during the week, you call eight five zero zero, 520 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,479 Speaker 1: leave a message. Our answering service will pick it up 521 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: and fast. Harry, we'll call you back to get you 522 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 1: in queue and put you on the show or get 523 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: you some information. That's what the car doctor does. UM. 524 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: A quick piece of email, Ron, I'm writing to you 525 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: regarding my son Austin, who's starting out driving for the 526 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 1: first time. I'm trying to explain to him about the 527 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: responsibilities of driving a car. He's just turning seventeen years old, 528 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: and I'm trying to impress upon him the value of 529 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: knowing what to do in the event that he has 530 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: an accident. Can you offer any insight? How do you 531 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: explain to a new driver what can happen in an accident, 532 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: what goes wrong, and how to deal with it. I'm 533 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: not quite sure how to go about this. I'm a 534 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: single mom and I'm struggling to make ends meet and 535 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: trying to teach my kids the right things in life. 536 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: Can you help? UM? Yeah? Absolutely, Um listen and uh, 537 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: we didn't sign this no name. Okay, So the way 538 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:57,959 Speaker 1: this works no name is talking to kids about accidents. 539 00:29:58,400 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: First of all, you've got to talk to them about 540 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: what prevents the accident from happening. And you know what 541 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: we all do it it's in attention, it's it's looking around, obviously, 542 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: it's texting. I don't have to tell you that there's 543 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 1: no news flesh there. Um, that's no buzzword. But it's texting, 544 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: it's not paying attention, it's not being a seatbelt having 545 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: a seatbelt on. It's drinking that cup of coffee. And 546 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: you know, you look around, you see all the things 547 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: people doing wrong, and you say, okay, now I know 548 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: why we have accidents. But it's what to do when 549 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: you have the accident. Um, you should And I did 550 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: a little research on this. If you get out to 551 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: car star dot com, they've got a really great website. 552 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: Car Star, by the way, is a chain or a 553 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: network of body repair facilities that provides coast to coast 554 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: body repair. Um. And it's actually a certification group there. 555 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: Actually they meet certain standards and certain requirements and you 556 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: know you're you're in good hands at a car Star 557 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,479 Speaker 1: repair facility for that conversation. It's not somebody that just 558 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: walked in off the street yesterday and tried to repair 559 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: a car. They are actually a set up and existing 560 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: group of professionals that meet requirements and standards to operate 561 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: body repair. But bottom line, get out the car star 562 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: dot com you can see about it. They've got a 563 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: section there where they talk about dealing with an auto accident, 564 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: and some of them are just basic common sense. Turn 565 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: off the engine, stay calm, you know, assess the degree 566 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: of impact that says in determine whether you're injured. Yeah, okay, 567 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: you know, if you've got a bone sticking out, um, 568 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: you know, you probably want to sit still. If the 569 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 1: cars dripping something, if you smell fuel, you know, if 570 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: they're smoke, there's gonna be fire. Get away from the 571 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: vehicle if you can. You want to call the police. 572 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: I can't stress that enough. Too many people I see 573 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: having issues where they won't call the cops. It's a 574 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: small accident. I don't know if there is anything such 575 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:46,600 Speaker 1: as a small accident. A bumper hit is easily five 576 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: to eight hundred dollars today. If that's a small accident, 577 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: then okay, but it's not. You know, you don't really 578 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: want to say that the accident is your fault, even 579 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: if you believe it was. Wait for the police to 580 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,880 Speaker 1: show up. You want to sit there and and talk 581 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: to them and let them assess what was going on. 582 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: Maybe you think it's your fault. Maybe the other guy 583 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: was texting, Maybe the other guy was reading a book. 584 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,880 Speaker 1: Maybe they were putting on makeup. All the crazy things 585 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: that people uh seem to do. So by all means, 586 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: you can get out to car star dot com read 587 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: all about car Star, but more importantly, read about what 588 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,719 Speaker 1: to do in the event of an accident and um 589 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: a car doctor. Tip of the wrench to you for 590 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: being a single mom, like so many others out there, 591 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 1: struggling to survive and bring their kids up the right way. 592 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: That's what makes America great. Eight five five zero nine 593 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,719 Speaker 1: zero zero Ninny in the car Doctor, We're back right 594 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 1: after this one with the wind and stuff hangers in 595 00:32:57,160 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: the hand. Welcome back. Why don't you in the car 596 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: doctor rate your service? Zero nine nine zero zero the 597 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 1: car Doctor seven phone number. Give us a call, leave 598 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,200 Speaker 1: a message fast, Harry. We'll call you back. Let's get 599 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 1: over and talk to Bill Springfield, Illinois, Chevy Equinox. Bill, 600 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: how can I help, sir? Running any in the car Doctor? 601 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: Ate your service? Yes, Hello, Ron, Thanks, you're welcome. I'm 602 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 1: looking for some I'm looking for some all season radio tires. 603 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: And I drive high about twenty thousand miles a year, 604 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: a lot of highway, and I do have some country roads. 605 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:42,560 Speaker 1: This isn't at This is a Chevy equinox bill, Yes, okay, Um, 606 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: and you're looking at what tires? What are you thinking about? Uh? Well, 607 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:48,760 Speaker 1: I'm looking at how your poly unit royals and then 608 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: also generals, uh the ultimate, the ultimatex the ultimatex RT, 609 00:33:55,640 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: the ultimatex RT forty three's I see the key, and 610 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,600 Speaker 1: then I also see the forty threes, which seem to 611 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: be rated a little better. Right, yeah? Um, and your 612 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: your choice. So it's General tire Tiger poor or who 613 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: the ultimatx RT forty three or the tiger paul A W. 614 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:21,320 Speaker 1: P Okay. I like the General tire over the tiger 615 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: paw um simply because I think it's better technology. It's 616 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:30,960 Speaker 1: newer technology, and of late we've been doing an awful 617 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: lot of our t forty three is at the shop, 618 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:36,800 Speaker 1: and everyone seems happy with them. I don't see quite 619 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: honestly that many tiger Pause. You know, Uni Royal is 620 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:43,319 Speaker 1: a name, isn't isn't the household name it was uh 621 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: so many years ago. It's an older name that uh, 622 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,440 Speaker 1: And I think it's gonna be regional. Perhaps it's bigger 623 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 1: and you're part of the country in Illinois than it 624 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: is in New Jersey. One thing I can say about 625 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 1: General Tire is they are a coast to coast tire company. 626 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: You know, their national and the most important thing about 627 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 1: well not the most, but of the most important things 628 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 1: to consider when buying tires. If you leave Illinois and 629 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:05,920 Speaker 1: come to New Jersey and you showed up at the 630 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:07,640 Speaker 1: shop and said, ron, I need a tire to match 631 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:09,959 Speaker 1: my Uni Royal, should you should you have bought those, 632 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: it would be difficult for me to find, whereas if 633 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,280 Speaker 1: you purchased the General's it's a whole lot easier because 634 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 1: it's coast to coast coverage in that sense. So, uh, 635 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 1: you know, if it's where we're we're talking about the 636 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 1: fact that you've got to think about in terms of replacement, 637 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 1: and then we'll start to talk about Brandon quality and 638 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: what the tires are. And I think the Ultimate x 639 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:33,759 Speaker 1: RT forty three is a better tire to begin with 640 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:37,879 Speaker 1: by all means, but um uh, you know, it's it's 641 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 1: also about replacement, and I think that's a concern. Also. 642 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: One of the things we tend to do is we 643 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:44,799 Speaker 1: will and I'm not saying you are. I don't know 644 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:48,439 Speaker 1: where pricing is here, but we always try to look. 645 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: I want the cheaper tire. Now you want the better tire, 646 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: You want the safer tire, and that, in my opinion, 647 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,640 Speaker 1: is the ultimate x RT forty three from General Tire, 648 00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: and um, then we'll talk about replacement. You still want 649 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,800 Speaker 1: the General higher because that's obviously more readily available. You 650 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:04,359 Speaker 1: can get out and read more bill as well as 651 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure you know as well as everyone else. Get 652 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:08,560 Speaker 1: out the General Tire dot com and you can see 653 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: what's going on with them and read all about it. Hey, 654 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:13,919 Speaker 1: this hour Car Doctor has kind of flown by. There's 655 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 1: another hour of the Car Doctor on most of these affiliates. 656 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:18,920 Speaker 1: Until then, I'm running any in the Car Doctor reminding 657 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,440 Speaker 1: you the mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless. See you