1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Ron Andanian soil. Sometimes you gotta go to really the 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: long way around the barn. But the point becomes to 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: test everything. Pick the car Doctor. You know if tall 4 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: tire pressures are good. Before I started to replace those tires, 5 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: I would have a mechanic take a TPMs tool and 6 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: read each sensor, just to see does each sensor read. 7 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to the radio home of Ron and Nanian the 8 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: Car Doctor, since this is where car owners the world 9 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: overturned to for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. 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I was thinking this week 27 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: the romance of the automobile, and I just wanted to 28 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: touch on this real quick, just to get the point out. Uh, 29 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: you know, you spend all the week working on a computerized, 30 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: high technology plastic cladden wheel, as I just found out 31 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: last hour. I was reading an article and on air 32 00:01:53,800 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: and how technological the car us I sat in the 33 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: Monte Carlo this week. I've got a seventy two Monty 34 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: Carlo Gold Autumn Gold, they called it Autumn Gold, with 35 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: the ivory interior bucket seat and the original car I 36 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: found in a barn in Texas. And you know, it 37 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 1: didn't need much, but I've got to make it a 38 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: little bit better than it was. And I like to 39 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: tinker and play. And I've had it about a year 40 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: and a half and I haven't really driven it a 41 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: whole lot yet. And you know, in the midst of 42 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: the insanity of the week, that was because it felt 43 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: like a full moon week. And I don't think it 44 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: was a full moon week. I think it was a 45 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: post full moon week. And I just kind of I 46 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: ate lunch in the car. One day this week, I 47 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: sat in the Monte Carlo. I don't know why, but 48 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: it just it seemed like the thing to do, right, 49 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: Like you just you know, I I got in the car, 50 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: I rolled the window down, and a couple of people 51 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: went by. It looked at me like, is he cracking up? No, 52 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 1: he's just you know, there's just there's just something comfortable 53 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: about sitting in a very mechanical piece of machinery and 54 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: thinking back to how simple it was. You didn't have 55 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: Danny come up to the window and you a sandwich, 56 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: did you? You have to see the dress he was wearing, 57 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: so you know, just you know, I love the most 58 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: about taking old cars apart, and I was I've been 59 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: thinking about this for a while because there's a fascination 60 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 1: for me. I swear to guy, it's all old cars, 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: the majority of old cars. I mean, short of the engine, 62 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: the transmission and stuff, but all the clips and the 63 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: wires and the springs. It's like they're all things that 64 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: you could find that a hardware store, you know, you know. 65 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: So it's like if you're driving an old car forty 66 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: or fifty years ago, you know, you didn't need to 67 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: find that, not a parts store, you could walk into 68 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: a hardware store and and and just get whatever you needed. Um, 69 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: I just imagined. I still think the buyer for General 70 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: Motors back in nineteen fifty four said, Hey, we're putting 71 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: a bunch of fifty five Chevs together. We need to 72 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: get some bolts. And the guy stopped at a hardware 73 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: store on the way home in order twelve of gross 74 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: you know, for the line for the next day to 75 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: keep it going. You can't do that anymore. And one 76 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: of the things I've noticed about cars, and I love 77 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: to watch people talk about technology and new cars, and 78 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: I look at as many YouTube videos as I can, 79 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: and they talk about all these wonder cards. They're talking 80 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: about the new Chrysler thousand horsepower Hellaphont engine, which is 81 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: gonna be twenty five thousand dollars. Uh. You know, it's 82 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: a hemmy with fuel injection and a blower and you 83 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: know all the thousand horsepower that you know. I don't 84 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:36,919 Speaker 1: know where we're going with this in terms of what 85 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: car it's gonna fit. And I get it's gonna become 86 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: the next hot rod engine. But twenty years from now, 87 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: I don't think. You know, if they don't make a 88 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: part for that monster, you're not gonna be driving it. 89 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: It's still gonna be driving them to sixty five from 90 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: the fifty five Chevies because those small blocks were just 91 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: mass produced in such numbers. You know, if Charlton Heston 92 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: ever comes back to making Into the World movie in 93 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: a thousand years, they're gonna be using parts from a 94 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: small block Chevy to power the car that runs over 95 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: the zombies. Um, because they've just been there forever. We're 96 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,799 Speaker 1: gonna see a a three D printer in Ron's shop 97 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: at some point in Roun will be making car parts. Yeah, 98 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: I you know, well, you know what the on on 99 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: a little bit of a different aside, Tom Tom Ray 100 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: chief executive and cook, bottle washer and engineer these past 101 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: many weeks while Tony's on hiatus, Um, you understand what 102 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: the beauty of three D printing is. Being serious? You 103 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: know why they're why they've developed it because replicate body parts, well, 104 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: to replicate body parts. But the the real answer is 105 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: and and I've I've gotten this for more than a 106 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: few people in the scientific community. When we go to Mars, 107 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: we're gonna make parts the spaceship breaks the thing of 108 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: a jig. All right, All you've got to do is 109 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: download the digital blueprint and you're gonna manufacture the part 110 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: on the printer. That makes sense. That's that's that's the 111 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: whole purpose of it. And why can't we apply that 112 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: to cars? Well, you know, and and I and I 113 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: think they will at some point. Uh, you know, in 114 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: a perfect world in the Star Trek universe. I'll say 115 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: it like this, in the universe of Star Trek, where 116 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: you know, money isn't important, and everybody gets along with 117 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: everybody and we love each other for who we are 118 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: and what we are. Um. You know, they talk about 119 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: plastic cars that there will be a middimal amount of 120 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: mental components, it will be a high degree of plastic. 121 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: It'll be manufactured in a printer. I've read some of 122 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: the really craziest ideas a hundred years from now about 123 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: you know, your plastic car breaks on the corner and 124 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: you take off your identification tag and you walk down 125 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: the street to the printing booth and you insert your 126 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: credit card for credits, and it builds you the car 127 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: right there in in thirty minutes, and you know, you 128 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 1: drive away and you go home. You know, it's it's 129 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: a fantastic I yeah. I mean, you know what happened 130 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: to the mechanic, a snap on truck, the toolboxes and 131 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: all that. I mean, the zillions of things. I can say, 132 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: society isn't ready for that, and I don't know that 133 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: we ever will be, but um, but that's what three 134 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: D printing is. Three D printing is to take us 135 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: to the stars. And I can see it being used 136 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: for manufacturer of not just you know, modern day car parts, 137 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: but antique car parts. And you know it's it's just 138 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: in terms of cost and value and everything else. But uh, 139 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: nobody's ever gonna say, Toyota Camera, what a great car 140 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: that was thirty years from now. I just don't see it. 141 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: But they're still gonna be talking about the old mechanical, 142 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: non computerized nuts and bolts vehicles that um, that truly 143 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: existed at that time. So just just just and you 144 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: know what, I guess if you've got an old car, 145 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: you know someone with an old car, and it did 146 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: me a lot of good. It was like therapy that day. 147 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: If you want to distress, sitting in an old car 148 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: and just close your eyes and think about what it 149 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: was like to drive and that that that back road, 150 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: and how insane you were to drive. My god, this 151 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: old car from here to Boston. I still think about that, um, 152 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: which is a whole another story. I'm runing Ady and 153 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: the Car Doctor. I'm always here. Eight five five five 154 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: six zero nine nine zero zero. That is the Car 155 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: Doctor seven phone number. So if you happen to be 156 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: listening to us on the late broadcast, if you're on 157 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: an affiliate that's taking us at a different time other 158 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: than the Saturday afternoon to to four pm lifetime slot 159 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: that we're in here on the network, you can call 160 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: eight five five five zero nine nine zero zero. Leave 161 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: a message Tom Ray, chief cook executive and bottle washer. 162 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: We'll call you back and get you in a live que. 163 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: Or if you're listening and next Saturday. If you're listening 164 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: Sunday morning or Sunday afternoon or something, and you're listening 165 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: and you want to next Saturday between the hours of 166 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: two to four pm Eastern time, qual eight five five 167 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: five zero nine nine zero zero, and you can you 168 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: can you can ask a car question. We'll talk to 169 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: you live. We're here, we're in studio at that particular time. 170 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: Let's us Mr Ray real quick. You didn't say that, 171 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: you didn't notice I swept the floor today too. Well, 172 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: I was gonna give you an extra dollar in your envelope. Um, excellent, 173 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: because I noticed that. Because I know there's a Wendy's 174 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: on the way home that you were looking kind of hungry. Yes, 175 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: and they have rusties and they're lovely things. That's a 176 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: whole another story. We're gonna come up to the window 177 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: like Danny does. And you go to a you go 178 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: to a car hops service and they put the little 179 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: tray on the door, and you know, you didn't care. 180 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: They scratched the paint. You went, who cares? You know, 181 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: it's just a seventy two Chevy. It's a piece of 182 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: junk and whatever doesn't make now, oh my god, it's 183 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: like the second coming. Don't touch the car, don't breathe 184 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: on the car, don't even think about the car. And 185 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: if you get in the car, try not to open 186 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: the door. I mean, we're just very weird, the whole, 187 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: the whole old car thing. But good therapy it really 188 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: is eight five zero. When we come back, we're gonna 189 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: kick the garage doors open and start the repair marathon. World. 190 00:09:57,559 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about. We're giving away a Wicks die 191 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: cast card this hour for sure, courtesy the folks at 192 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: Wicks Filters Wicks Filters dot com. It's a replica of 193 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: the thirty nine four. It's a customized hot rod and 194 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: we give these away from time to time to kind 195 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: of need to add to your collectible. So when you 196 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: call in talk to Tom Ray, he is the sole 197 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: judge and the decision maker today. I'm just the Uh, 198 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: I'm just the beautiful face that kind of keeps things 199 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: going and uh, you know, keeps it rolling along. So 200 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 1: we'll be doing that. Uh, we'll be doing that this 201 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: hour as well as well as answering your questions whatever 202 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: it is else's you've got going on. And uh, you know, 203 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: if you've got a question I should point out to 204 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: if you need me during the week, um, drop me 205 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: a line. Ron at Card Doctor Show dot Com. Trying 206 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: to get all the paperwork out of the way right here, folks, 207 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: I'm sorry for the delay, but ron at Card Doctors 208 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: Show dot com. But the zero phone number is the 209 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: one that you want to be using. We'll be back 210 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: right after this. Don't go away. What's more fun than 211 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 1: listening to Ron and any in the Car Doctor and 212 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: getting that car fixed? Right? Five five five zero zero 213 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: zero give her on a call? Now back to Ron 214 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: yet and I'm broadcasting. See now, that's just my point. 215 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: Nobody ever made a song that said she'll have fun, fun, 216 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: fun until somebody takes the Toyota camera away. Nobody cares, 217 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: all right, and they took the Honda a way they'd 218 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 1: be thrilled, and usually they had a toad away. So 219 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: I mean, what's the point? I mean, I it's anyway. 220 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: Let's um, let's go and talk to Frank in New Mexico. 221 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: He's waiting there very patiently. Eight six old cutle of 222 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: Supreme and some questions. Frank, welcome to the Car Doctor. Sure, 223 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 1: how can I help? Oh? Agree? I love the show. 224 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:39,359 Speaker 1: I've never miss it anyway about this? Olds uh olds, 225 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: uh my? What do you call it? Thermostatic vacuue switch? 226 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: You know that little thing goes between the car pose 227 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: and the right right sitting on top of the sitting 228 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: on top of the thermostat has it pardon it's it's 229 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: is this the one Does this sit on top of 230 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: the thermostat housing around the manifold? It sits on the 231 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: manifolded manifold. Yeah, anyway, this isn't disintegrated. I had a 232 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: trouble getting a correct replacement, but I finally got that done. 233 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 1: I was just curious, a matter of curiosity, would it 234 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 1: work equally? Will if those two hoses were switched on 235 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: the ports that they're onto, because those what that does 236 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 1: is that is opening and closing a vacuum port based 237 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: on coolant temperature. It's just it's just what it does. 238 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: Just what the name implies, dermostatic vacuum, switch it vacuum. 239 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: You should have a vacuum fee. And I believe the 240 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: vacuum feed came into the top port. I believe the 241 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 1: vacuum feed was in the top and then the switched 242 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 1: vacuum came out the bottom. If you look at the 243 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: valve itself, if it's an original GM valve, I believe 244 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: there is a V and an s on on or 245 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,719 Speaker 1: by each nipple and mint vacuum and switched as far 246 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: as what each port it and you know that that 247 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: just determined and whatever it went to control whether it 248 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: was the fuel Enrichmond valve or choke pull off or 249 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: the thermostatic air cleaner or you know, whatever it was. 250 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: But it wouldn't. It would be two different things. Um 251 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: one way it would work, well, it wouldn't. I reinstalled 252 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: it according to the GM manual here, but it was 253 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: I was just curious as to whether it would work 254 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: equally will either way. I'm amazed. I'm amazed that you 255 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: actually found one an original GM. That's another no one here, 256 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: Adam O'Reilly Otto Zone Nappa. They had something to looked 257 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: the same, but the ports were three sixteens rather than 258 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: the correct three eights. So I determined I found the 259 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: manufacturer of these actually, and they still had some installed. 260 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: Tom Co Incorporated their fuel and admission specialists worldwide. I 261 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: called him up. It was like talking to my corner 262 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: hardware story. Lady was so nice and she was willing this. 263 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: They were him to sell me one or fifty whatever. 264 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: You know. Yeah, I got the correct part and I 265 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: put that in and uh, I also got the uh 266 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: correct a C. They'll go the what I call it 267 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,239 Speaker 1: the hockey puck. You know that ported thing that controls 268 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: the connects to the fuel canist right, Yeah, yeah, they 269 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: go bed all the time. Those you should those you 270 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: should buy a few of. About the positions of the hoses, yeah, 271 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: those you should buy a few of. Tomco Are they 272 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: still located where they in California? Now we're in Missouri, Missouri. 273 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: They were really they were really big Tomko Do you 274 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: remember what they were? Really big? Four Frank, I want 275 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: test your test, test your memory carbration carburetors. Yeah, um yeah, 276 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: they all those kids man for my all my cars. 277 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: I mean I think back to all the carburetor kids. Right, 278 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: you go down and you know, Saturday afternoon, you'd stopped 279 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: by the auto Parts story, you pick up a carburetor kit, 280 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: you'd rebuild your carburetor, and you know, go out cruising 281 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: with the guys SAT today night. Right, that was the 282 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: big deal. You think about how many you know, how 283 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: the industry has changed, but just carburetor kits alone. Think 284 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: about all the kits that cardboard guests get cut out, 285 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: check bull springs, mechanical levers, pivot pins, all the things 286 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: that were manufactured and we don't need it anymore. And 287 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: all the kids that were tossed, and how many carburetor 288 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: kit companies that aren't around anymore, because you know this 289 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: is I mean, my god, carburetors were around on cars 290 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: since you know, the twenties, and then all of a sudden, 291 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: seventy years later, poof gone in a blink, and um, 292 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: it's just it's interesting. I think one of the things 293 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: I like most about automobiles is the history that they represent, 294 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: and they show you the evolution and the change in 295 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: the country and the society, and um, you know there 296 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: they are the microcosm of that moment of what's going 297 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: on in the world. So um, welcome. I like you 298 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: can still look up tom Co and call them up 299 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: in their swell man because the gas has gone to 300 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: crap after that switch. Oh yeah it will. Well, well, 301 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: that's like you know what, you know what I'm looking for. 302 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: Maybe I should do it here. I never thought to 303 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: use my radio show for this because it seems self serving, 304 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: but I'm trying to find from my seventy two Monte Carlo. 305 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: I'd like to find um an original. I have one 306 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: of the original A six g M A C compressors, 307 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: you know, frigid air Harrison. Uh, the old long black 308 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: g M A C compressors. Somebody out there still has 309 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: to have those. I'm looking for one. I just you know, 310 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: I don't need it. I thought i'd like to have 311 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: it as a spare can hurt. Um, you know why 312 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: you can still get them. I'd like to get one 313 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: of those. And I've got a carbon number I'm trying 314 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: to find. I found a three fifty four barrel. I 315 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: wanted to make it an original que Jet four barrel motor, 316 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: and um, I found one, but the guy wanted stupid 317 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: money for it. You wanted or something sitting on a shelf. 318 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: You didn't even know what it was until I told them, 319 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: And I said, you know, come on, do it's worth 320 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: two three bucks. Let's let's let's let's get real here. 321 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: But um, you know, it's a lot of these parts 322 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: are just gonna sit and go to waste. So, uh 323 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: it's it's interesting. Yeah, Tom go, I'll have to uh 324 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: la have to add that one to the book. How 325 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: many miles you got in this car, Frank, hundred and 326 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: three thousand, nine hundred, wow, thirty three year old car? 327 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: A lot of Yeah, yeah, I've got a lot of 328 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: old cars. So I switched around. You know, yeah, what 329 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: else do you what else do you have in the 330 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: fleet real quick, uh, seventy two Lincoln Continental and seven 331 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: do you a National? Sixty six? Seville three ninety six? Damn? 332 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: Why is such an eclectic collection? I don't know, because 333 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: once I get one, get one, I just hang on 334 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: to it and you like it. And I guess in 335 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: New Mexico you don't have snow and ice, so there's 336 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: no salt and corrosion out there. We don't have that problem. 337 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: Pretty right here? Yeah, alright, man, like going to class 338 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: every saturday. Well, listen, I'm happy to be here for you, 339 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: I really am. And I'm glad to know that we're 340 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: doing you some good. So you have a good rest 341 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 1: of the afternoon, Frank and uh um, you take good care, 342 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: all right, sir, Thank you, You're very welcome. Um. Yeah, 343 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: you know, see listen, listen to what he's collecting, right, 344 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: This is his passion. Nobody gets passionate about a Camra, 345 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: a Honda, a new Ford Explorer. You know. Listen, the 346 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: romance of the automobile. I should write the book. Um, 347 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: the road trip to churcha stand and had to get 348 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: there by Ron and Ainy and the car doctor. Hey 349 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: five nine zero, we're coming back right after this. Don't 350 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: go away. When the family car needs some fixing, there's 351 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 1: only two things that really matter, getting the right part 352 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 1: and getting some good advice. 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Let's get 362 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: over to Steven and San Diego one Ford Explore Stephen. 363 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Car Doctor, Sir, how can I help 364 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: hier On. I'm chasing down a rough idol. I've been 365 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: replacing parts and troubleshooting, but I still haven't fixed it. Okay, 366 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: any sort of fault codes and what sort of diagnosis 367 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: have you done to this point? I have a cheap 368 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: scan tool. I've used it one time when the check 369 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: engine light came on and that was telling me to 370 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: replace the real most O two cents, which I did 371 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: and it still didn't make it different. Um well, let 372 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: me let me and let me just correct you on 373 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: one thing, Stephen. It gave you a fault code for 374 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: the rear most o two centsor right. It didn't say replaced. 375 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: It said there was a fault in the circuit and performance. 376 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: Just so we got our language correct. So does your 377 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: scan tool provide data stream at all? Yeah? I have 378 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: seen that. I can't say I know how it works, 379 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: but I've played around with it and I've seen that. Okay, 380 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: what do you do for a living, Stephen? I worked 381 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: for a hotel company? Okay, what do you what do 382 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: you do? There? Is it? Is it a technically okay? Um, 383 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: so it's technical. Right. So you're a numbers guy. You 384 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 1: know how to look at numbers, computer performance memory, that 385 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: kind of thing. You can look at numbers and relatest. Right, 386 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: all right, go in your scan tool and look at 387 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: data stream. First of all, you're fortunate because you're cheap 388 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: scan tool. And this is what I love about cheap 389 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: scan tools. And I don't think they're cheap. I think 390 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: they work really well. Um they cheaper scan tools will 391 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 1: display information only in O B D two or basic 392 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,479 Speaker 1: vehicle language, all right. And and the nice thing about 393 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: that is is if you understand fuel trim in in 394 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 1: in the universal concept of what it is, you'll understand 395 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: it in every vehicle because that scan tool is going 396 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: to show it to you the same way in every car, 397 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: regardless of what it is. Uh. You know, and Ford 398 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: calls fuel trim something, Christler calls it another thing. GM 399 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: displays it is another vehicle specific in the universal language 400 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: of O B D two, it's all the same. Long 401 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: term fuel trim, short term fuel trim. What's happening now, 402 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 1: what happens twenty minutes over a long period of time. 403 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: So that being said, if there are is a check 404 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: engine light, still wanted to the light go out after 405 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:56,360 Speaker 1: you change the sensor? Okay, have you driven the car 406 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: any length of time or any distance since the light 407 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: went out and you cleared the code? Yeah, I'm using 408 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,880 Speaker 1: it every day. It runs just fine. But when you're stopped, 409 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: maybe you know, light, you can feel it's not quite right, 410 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: not as smooth as i'd like. So and no more light. Correct, 411 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: the light has not come back round? All right? So 412 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: is it a is it a low level vibration type 413 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: of a sensation? It's more of a roughness, like the 414 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: engine is not nicely balanced. If you if you look 415 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 1: at the engine sitting there running in gear, does it 416 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: change from in gear to sitting in park? Does? That 417 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: was the first thing I know toos soon as I 418 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: moved it to park. That's when it kind of feels 419 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: a little bit worse. No, it feels worse in gear 420 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: than it doesn't park. Or is it? No? No, the 421 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: other way around, It feels worse in park. Okay, So 422 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: when you're in gear, that engine idle smooth? Yes, all right, 423 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: Well I wouldn't say smooth, better different. Alright, let's let's 424 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: start to let's start to look at the numbers. And 425 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: one of my favorites to look at is fuel trim, 426 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 1: all right, And the easiest way to explain fuel trim 427 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 1: to you is um zero is a balance their fuel mixture, 428 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 1: all right. If if you're building a fire in a fireplace, 429 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 1: zero is that perfect piece of oak that gives you 430 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 1: just the right amount of flame, No pop, no crackle, 431 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: no smoke, no smolder. It's just a nice balanced fuel mixture. 432 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: It's it's the correct amount of fuel or a correct 433 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 1: amount of gas to the correct amount of oxygen under 434 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: the ideal conditions, it's perfect. Very rarely will you see 435 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: a car run zero fuel trim, all right, it would 436 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: it would be unusual. You might see across the threshold, 437 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: but it's not gonna stay there as a common occurrence. 438 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: All right. Short term fuel trim on a Ford on 439 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: an explorer, you'll see upwards of of of plus five, six, seven, 440 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: eight percent, maybe encroaching ten percent. You'll see long term 441 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: fuel trim to three, alright, somewhere in the range of 442 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: minus three to plus three. What fuel trim is. Fuel 443 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: trim is a measurement of you know, there's there's a 444 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,640 Speaker 1: fixed program in the computer of you need to be this, 445 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,479 Speaker 1: and then they key off of that and say, you know, 446 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 1: if it was if if if fuel trim that the 447 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: vehicle is using matches what's in its program, you would 448 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: see zero as your number because it matches, right, it's 449 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: it's it's no no need to change it off of 450 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: base programming. When you look at when you look at 451 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 1: a fuel trim and you see plus three or plus 452 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: five or plus six, it's adding six percent or five 453 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: percent or whatever unit you want to think of it 454 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: as more than programming recalls for to maintain a balanced 455 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: fuel mixture as per it's program modification makes sense. Yeah, 456 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: So to look at fuel trim if if if if 457 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: the fault code for a fuel trim error sets at all, right, 458 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: meaning that that fuel trim, a combination of short and 459 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: long term fuel trim, has to hit before it sets 460 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 1: a fault code. And you look at the two numbers 461 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: and fuel trim is is that? Is that a high number? Yeah? Right, 462 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: you're just on the threshold there, the engine lights about 463 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 1: to come on, right, bingo, you get it? You got it, man, 464 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: you're right there. So people won't look at data stream 465 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: because it doesn't have any fault codes. Yeah, you know. 466 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,199 Speaker 1: And I say this a thousand times and people are 467 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,680 Speaker 1: bored hearing me say it. You ever get sick? Yeah? 468 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: I got. I started to feel terrible on Monday, but 469 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: it was Wednesday before the sore throat showed up. So 470 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: how long before it takes before you get sick? So 471 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: let's go look at fuel trim. If you look at 472 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: fuel trim, and fuel trim looks good and there's no 473 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: pending faults, no codes about to set by way of 474 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: a misfire, and manifold vacuum looks good. And then The 475 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: last thing is a quick test I would do. There's 476 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: two things. Actually, I'd look at two centsor switch rate, 477 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: which hopefully your scan tool does graphic, which maybe it 478 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: doesn't because it's a cheapie um. That's one downside um. 479 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: And then I want to also you should have a 480 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: pit Each little piece of information is called a pit 481 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: um on their mass airflow calculated load. Do you recall 482 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: seeing that, No, I didn't look right. Instruction, Go go 483 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: look for calculated load, all right. The test for calculated 484 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: load it's it's it's basically you're looking at the computer's 485 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: interpretation of how much air volume it's swallowing through the 486 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: mass airflow sensor, calculated out into air flow through the 487 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: engine as to what it can pump out and engines 488 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: a big or pump. All right, so you know, foot 489 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: to the floor under the right ideal condition. Calculated load 490 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: on a mass airflow car of the current generation that's 491 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 1: out there. You'll see once in a blue moon, you 492 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 1: see you've got a car that you put your foot 493 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: through the headlight and the best you can get out 494 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 1: of it. Something's up. It's not breathing right, and that 495 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: breathing fault may be related to or possible cause of 496 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: why you've got this rough vital condition. All right, if 497 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: you look at this car and all the numbers look 498 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: like they're perfect, start thinking about motor mounts, just just 499 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:42,440 Speaker 1: for giggles, Um, you know, are the mounts dry or 500 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: is there is the rubber rock hard used out here? 501 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: It's it's done a lot of miles. It's an old car, 502 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: and you know, I can give that quick check easy. 503 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: And one of the things I failed to mention on 504 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,159 Speaker 1: a lot of cars, and I think it's possible. On 505 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: your ear explorer, I'm trying to remember what the mount 506 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,880 Speaker 1: looks like, believe it or not. On older cars, you'll 507 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 1: start to see rocks collect in and around the rubber. 508 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: They get wedged in. Hondas do it, um, some of 509 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: the toyotas do it. Where they'll get they'll get rocks 510 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: wedged up into the rubber mount and it it's it's 511 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: you know, the mounts and and an insulator. It keeps 512 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: the you know, it's supposed to keep the vibration of 513 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: the engine away from the rigidity of the frame. So 514 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: you start looking at things in the wrong place in 515 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: the mounts, and all of a sudden you knock rocks 516 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: out of the mount. The engine seems to idle smoother. 517 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: It's been known to happen. Um, So just things to 518 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: look for, Hey, Stephen, don't go await. Tom gives me 519 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: the high sign. We're gonna send the thirty nine forward 520 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: from the folks at Wicks Filters out to you Wicks 521 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: Filters dot com. It's a replica of the most recognizable 522 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: hot rot in America today, the thirty nine Ford die 523 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: Cast car one a teen scale courtesy the folks at 524 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: Wicks Wicks Filters dot com. Stay on the line, Tom, 525 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: we'll get your information. I'm rotting any in the Car Doctor. 526 00:28:53,320 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: We're coming back right after this time writing on the wall, 527 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: so you don't forget to call for a car advice. 528 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: Done right? Eight five five five zero nine zero zero 529 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: Now back to row. By the way, Tom, I should 530 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: point out that we haven't mentioned his name all week 531 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: this week, so Walt from Hawaii sent me an email. 532 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: He's wearing his romanay and the Car Doctor T shirt. 533 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: He just wanted to let us know. He said, I'm 534 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: still here rooting for you guys. I love listening to 535 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: the show. Walt's wearing his Car Doctor T shirt. Of course, 536 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: no invitation to come out. He still hasn't offered. You 537 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: think the guy could send us a pineapple? Well, he 538 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: did send us a pineapple. That was last year. Yeah, 539 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: oh that's true. We did send us a pineapple. Coconuts. 540 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: There's a joke in there somewhere, but we're gonna stay 541 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: away from. I mean that would be something to see. Yeah, 542 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: Tony in a Hulu skirt. Anyway, listen to one good 543 00:29:57,680 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: news for Tony? Did I tell you when I texted 544 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: Tony excuse him into folks? I texted Tony to see 545 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: you know, was he coming today or was he still 546 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, he's still recovering. Um, I said, looking at 547 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: this way, tone, I said, be optimistic, he said yeah. 548 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: I said, the Giants can't lose this week, so um, 549 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 1: and somehow they'll find a way. But they're bye week. 550 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: I mean, how could they lose this week? Like I said, 551 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: the way they've been playing, they'll find a way. Yeah, 552 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: well it could be. Um, let's not lose anymore. Let's 553 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 1: go over and talk to already in Maine seventeen fort 554 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: fiesta and some issues already. Welcome to the car, doctor, sir, 555 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 1: How can I help? Well, if you helped me out. 556 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: Let's see what's going on. What can I do for you? Well, 557 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: Kyle's purchased. Uh, seven months ago, two thousand seventeen. We 558 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: brought the car. It was huge, had a little around 559 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: twenty thousand now if you like um. Right away we 560 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: noticed this. After another week, I noticed the sunshine I 561 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: looked at the front end was a little different color. 562 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:03,719 Speaker 1: So we did a car facts and we found out 563 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: it was med in Mexico and it was in the 564 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 1: flood zone in Tennessee. But it says specifically there was 565 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: no specific dame as you've done. I asked the kadio 566 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 1: about it. They said, we know what you're talking about. Well, 567 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: this is when the problem started. I noticed that when 568 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 1: I applied the break there was a slight grinding, like 569 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: you know pads Robin gets the rotors. Yeah, and I 570 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: took it to them. Uh, they drove it. Nothing on 571 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: with it. They said, well, do they hear that when? Wait? Wait, 572 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: when did they hear the noise? No, they didn't hear 573 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: the noise. Do you hear the noise when they don't 574 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 1: hear the noise? Or are we in agreement that the 575 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 1: noises comes and goes? Well, it came and went. But 576 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: after I complained it enough, they went in and after 577 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: taking it apart, replaced the rotors and the pads of 578 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: the class. Uh. Two days later, I'm driving early in 579 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: the morning. Stop the cop you're ready to pull the 580 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: driveway here again? Now the back of lil I believe 581 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 1: a drum brakes. It's just same kind of noise like 582 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: you put you put your pedal on and jess that 583 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: you just have to slow down. You hear that little grinding. 584 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 1: They replaced back line. It's still doing it and nobody 585 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: knows what's going on. Is this Is this a Ford 586 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: dealer doing this? Yes, still on the warranty, but I mean, 587 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 1: I'm not complained. They not everything we can do, but 588 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: apparently they found what's wrong with it. Engine light is 589 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: coming on constantly as a result of it. Well, the 590 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: check engine light is coming on, Yes, and what full 591 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,239 Speaker 1: code does it have? I don't know that. I'm not 592 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 1: I really don't understand cause but they they get ship. 593 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: The engine light goes away. Now today's back on again. Well, 594 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: but I just maybe it's sitting in the water for 595 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: a long time. I don't know. Well, and it very 596 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: well could be. But you know two separate issues. Um, 597 00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: at this point in the game, there's no connection between 598 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: grinding breaks or noisy breaks and check engine lights per se. 599 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 1: And I would at least like at least i'd at 600 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: least like to know why the you know what fault codes? 601 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: Does the computer think it's seeing? I can tell you. 602 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: I can tell you. They told me they're related to 603 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: low tire pressure the check engine light. Yeah, nah, TPM 604 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 1: s light we got we got our lights confused here? 605 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: Maybe I do. I don't know much. Cut, I guess 606 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 1: what it looks like the bottom of a kayaki? Okay, 607 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: so that's TPMs light entire pressure monitoring. So you know 608 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: which tire is low on air? Doesn't have a rim 609 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: leak and nail in it? Is it complicated as it's simple? 610 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: Does it have a bad sensor? All right? I don't 611 00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 1: replaced two tires and and at some point they replaced 612 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 1: the sense of but it's back against I don't know. 613 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: Let me, let me just let me just because the 614 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: clock is gonna take me, aren't Um. The tire pressure 615 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 1: issue could be something simple. It could be a nail 616 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: on the tire. It could be the rim seeping, It 617 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 1: could be a bad stem. It could be a bad 618 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 1: tire pressure sensor in the wheel, all right, that you know, 619 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: that's kind of clear cut diagnostic stuff. The other issue 620 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: is noisy breaks on cold startup, cold application. And they've 621 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,319 Speaker 1: done four wheel brakes, pads, rotors, shoes and drums they did. 622 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: They did rear shoes they did, and they had an 623 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: overnight too. They did the same test I did and 624 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 1: it seemed to be okay the one morning or it 625 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:34,799 Speaker 1: did it for them again him again, it's still doing it, 626 00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: all right. So have they considered possibly using and watch 627 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:39,839 Speaker 1: what I say and don't let your head spin off 628 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: its shoulders, but have they considered possibly doing um using 629 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,960 Speaker 1: a brake shoe that's a different manufacturer, that might be 630 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,240 Speaker 1: a softer compound than the Oe Ford stuff, because maybe 631 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: Ford's got an issue at the very least, to try 632 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: that and then see if that makes a difference. And 633 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 1: if it doesn't, there's got to be a bulletin or 634 00:34:57,600 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: a note somewhere to an engineer, because then they've got 635 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: a comp down this issue and that's what's causing the noise. 636 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 1: Try that and call me back. I'm running any in 637 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: the car, doctor real quick, let's get over and talk 638 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:12,399 Speaker 1: to Mike and Montgomery in New York. Does running any 639 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 1: of the car? Doctor, what do you got, Mike? I 640 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:18,799 Speaker 1: got sixty seconds? Oh wow, okay? Uh for the two 641 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 1: thousand six run. Uh, the timing chain tensioner, the plastic 642 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: guide broke on it. And when we went to do 643 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: the timing chain, we uh made the marks lined up 644 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:35,439 Speaker 1: perfectly and everything, but uh, the timing chain, the pass 645 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: news side that went to take it off, and the 646 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:42,359 Speaker 1: whole valve train I jumped clock counter clockwise. Yeah, because 647 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot tool that you're supposed to put 648 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: on the cam. Go ahead. Yeah, that's where I know that. 649 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: That's where I went along. Yeah, my fault. But the 650 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:53,000 Speaker 1: valve I did. The valve dropped, so h we've got 651 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: a comment thing that would happen all the time, that's 652 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 1: my question. I don't know about the valve dropping, but 653 00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: the valve hitting the piston is very possible. So it 654 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,320 Speaker 1: becomes a k a special tools need. And what you 655 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: have to do is a cylinder leakdown test in the 656 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 1: suspects cylinders, um, just to see is there any damage? 657 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 1: Do you still have compression? Then kind of go from there. 658 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: I'm on ending the car Doctor. The mechanics aren't expensive, 659 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: they're priceless.