1 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: Ronan, remember what cars are for transportation back and forth? 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: A to be safe, reliable, all right, enjoyable big cars. 3 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: One that the car Doctor mechanic for forty years. I'm 4 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: and I'm retired, but God bless you, don you made 5 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: it out. Huh. Welcome to the radio home of ron 6 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: Andanian the Car Doctor. Since this is where car owners 7 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: the world overturned to for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. 8 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: If your mechanics giving you a busy signal, pick up 9 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: the phone and call in the garage doors are open, 10 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: but I am here to take your call at eight 11 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: five five five six and now running. I thought i'd 12 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: kick off this hour with a quick letter if I can, 13 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: before I go to the phones, you know. And this 14 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: sort of ties into my opening comments last hour about 15 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: how cars are changing and the way we take care 16 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: of them and the maintenance and do we want to 17 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: repair them? Hey, ron I called a few weeks back 18 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: regarding my two thousand eight Dodge Ram fift. This is 19 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: from Michael. The Dodge Ram has a six speed manual 20 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: transmission and a grinding issue. I followed your advice and 21 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: had a clutch put in it and made an appointment 22 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: at my local transmission shop with a good reputation. This 23 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: is where the truck is currently sitting. The tech called 24 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: me on Friday to give me an update. He said 25 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: that there is internal damage, but the issue he's running 26 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: into is that he can't find parts anywhere for the 27 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: get Track to thirty eight. He's been looking for rebuilt units, 28 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: used units, rebuild parts and has having no lucky. He's 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: still looking, but tell me if he can't find anything, 30 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: they could swap in a five speed and with minimal modifications. 31 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: I would much rather be able to keep it a 32 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: six speed I was running. If you might have any 33 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: idea where I could find parts from my get Track 34 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: to thirty eight or a rebuilt unit. If I'm been 35 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: able to find anything to you know, a six speed 36 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: transit was better availability that could swap into this truck 37 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: and he help you could provide would be appreciated. Thank you. 38 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: Michael Um two thou eight Dodge ram Um. A couple 39 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: of things come to mind, Michael and everyone else. You 40 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: know there's places out there. Um, there's a company called 41 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: Randy's Ringing opinion. I don't know what to what level 42 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: they follow and do transmission work or have parts available, 43 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: but their their tech support. I recently had an issue 44 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: where I needed a an axle for if you can 45 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: believe this, and oh, four E one fifty Ford van 46 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: that Ford no longer had available, and you know why not? 47 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: They only made what a bazilion of those, And um, 48 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: Randy's was had sources for re manufacturing through a company 49 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: called Yukon and we're able to get one there. And 50 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: Randy's tech support was excellent in the way that they 51 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: handled it in part numbers and and and so on, 52 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: so they might have be able to help you. There 53 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: is a place a business called Rockland Standard Gear, Rockland County, 54 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: New York that you know they've been jeez, they've been 55 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: the manual transmission transfer case differential change over people for decades. 56 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: Perhaps they know of something I do know that the 57 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: gear track to thirty eight is difficult to get pieces for. 58 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, as part of my opening comment 59 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: here is that I don't think the case of when 60 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: we decide not to do internal combustion engines matters to 61 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: us anymore. When the manufacturers turn off the parts supply 62 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: switch and they go and that's it, it's over, and 63 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: that's the really interesting part here is that, um, they're 64 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: gonna do this when they feel like it. Here's a 65 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: vehicle that's just barely what fifteen years old, not even 66 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: thirteen years old, and they've decided, well, we're not making 67 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: parts for it. Maybe they didn't sell enough of them, 68 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: but um, you know, it becomes an issue and it's 69 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: probably otherwise a very good truck. Now, my one commentary 70 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: on the five speed versus the six speed is, you know, 71 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: we'd have to apply some math here, look at the 72 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: gear ratio difference, especially first gear for that between that 73 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: five and six speed. I wouldn't get hung up on 74 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: the fact that you want a six speed in it, 75 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: but I would be more are is what the gear 76 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: ratio are, What the gear ratio differences between the two 77 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: trans is, and how that might affect the shift points, 78 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: fuel economy, horsepower, torque, et cetera. Depending upon what you're 79 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: doing with this. Is this a tow vehicle, a plow vehicle, 80 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: pleasure vehicle. All that you know does have some bearing. 81 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: At the worst case scenario, maybe you'd have to change 82 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: rear differential gears to change the way the transmission reacts 83 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: to the engine. But that's you know, that's way down 84 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: the line. Um, the other thing to keep in mind 85 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: is it's an O eight. It is fifteen years old. 86 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: I can talk to the other way. You know what 87 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: sort of shape is the body, and I assume it's good. Michael. 88 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: I think when we talked, you told me that it 89 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: was an excellent shape. There's no rust on this vehicle, 90 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: and it's worth the investment. You know, cars are becoming 91 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: it's almost as difficult to decide where you want to 92 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: go to college as to whether or not you want 93 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: to fix the older vehicle, because they're both very expensive, 94 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: and you know what sort of return on on on 95 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: money is there. It's seems like there's no more sixty 96 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: four Chevy and Palas that just need to set up 97 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: points for three dollars and twenty six cents and you 98 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: can set them with a matchbook on the side of 99 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: the road over the golden days. So but um, you 100 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: know that's my best answer for you. Somebody out there 101 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: must have run into this problem, and I'm sure there's 102 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 1: a solution. I would start calling some of these bigger 103 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: transmission supply houses online on the net, and I think 104 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna get some answers. Good luck to you. Michael, 105 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: and let me know, keep me, keep me posted. If 106 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: you need more. I'll be glad too. I'll look deeper 107 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: into it for you. Let's get over to Let's go 108 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: over to Sam in Arizona and see what's going on here. 109 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: Oh three bulicles, Saber. And I think we spoke before 110 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: about this card, did we not, Sam? Yeah, And you 111 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: said go get some pressures. So I measure the pressures 112 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: that fuel pressure. Okay. Because I replaced the regulator, I'm 113 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: still having hard starts for keeping it going a little bit. 114 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: So the pressure team out with key on at p 115 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: s I. And then when I started with the engine, 116 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: it was arounds, so it didn't really go down much. 117 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: And then when I removed the vacuum line and went 118 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: up to fifty four, and I put the vacuum line 119 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: back in and went back to okay, and then when 120 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: you turn when you turn the engine off, how long 121 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: does it hold pressure? It held for at least ten minutes. 122 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: It was holding okay, So it sounds like you don't 123 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: have a fuel pressure problem. So I thought you did 124 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: say it should drop five p s A when you 125 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: start the engine. Well, so say again you you start 126 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: the engine and it does what it stays at the 127 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: same p s I, goes up a little bit, but 128 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: it comes back down to like. No, you should see 129 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: a pressure drop if you've got vacuum going into the diaphragm. Yeah, 130 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: and I did when I when I took the vacuum 131 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: off and went up to fifty four. Well, when you 132 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: take the vacuum off, that is well wait a minute, 133 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: hold at hold at time. So you walk up to 134 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: this cold in the morning and just turn the key on, 135 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: what does the fuel pressure go to? S? Yeah? And 136 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: if if you started and take the vacuums and take 137 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: the vacuum line off, it goes higher. Yeah, that means 138 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: it shut the valve right right. But but when the 139 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: engine is off, there's no vacuum to the line. How 140 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: is how is fuel pressure lower off than it is running? 141 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: It should be the same, Well it was when I 142 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: started the engine and it stayed at six. But I 143 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: thought you said when I started it at idole it 144 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: should drop about five ps i and it did not drop. 145 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: It should it has to. It has to. You're applying vacuum, 146 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: you're you're you're showing state of change. Yeah, it did. 147 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: So is that a week? Fuel top? Baby? Well, why 148 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: does forty six sound like wrong? Fuel pressure? Didn't I 149 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: say key on, engine off? Fuel pressure on this car 150 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: was eight yeah around there right, right, so you're starting 151 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: off with low pressure. Yeah, so but it doesn't drop 152 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: when I started right. There's there there is something that 153 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: doesn't make sense here. Um, there is something that doesn't 154 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: make sense here that I would ask you to go 155 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: back and verify fuel pressure. Key on, engine off. It 156 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: sounds like you're starting with low pressure. Right, okay, Um, 157 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: you know that that key on I'm pretty sure to 158 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: fifty six pounds is key on engine off? Started up, 159 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: it should drop a couple of pounds because vacuum is 160 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: going to apply and then disconnect the vacuum line and 161 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: you'll see it come back up. Did you happen to 162 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: put a vacuum gauge on the supply line? Do you 163 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: have good vacuum supply? I put it up by the 164 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: engine the engine right yeah. No, no, no, I'm saying, 165 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: do you have a vacuum gauge? If you if you 166 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: if you take a vacuum gauge and apply it to 167 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: the vacuum one, you know you should have manifold vacuum there. Oh, okay, not, 168 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: not that I think that's your issue, but I'm just 169 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: trying to eliminate everything. Yeah, all right, but I mean 170 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: I can hear it. I put my thumb over that line, 171 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: and seems like it's still good vacuum. Right, there's good vacuum. Okay, Um, 172 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: I think you've got to take a harder look at 173 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: why you don't have correct fuel pressure key on engine off. Okay, 174 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: all right, Now let me ask you this. If you 175 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: leave the fuel pressure gage hooked up and you cycle 176 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: the key a couple of times and you hear the 177 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: pump run, does it eventually build higher fuel pressure? I 178 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: tried that does it? It doesn't. If you cyclove the 179 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: vacuum but the keys, the engine is not running. Oh 180 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: oh yeah, I cycled a few times and it just 181 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: got up to seven. That's about it. That sounds low 182 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: or or we've got or that regulator is partially stuck 183 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: open and it's it's bleeding off, peeing off fuel. Oh 184 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: could be yeah, all right, So I am fairly certain 185 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: you have low fuel pressure to begin with, and that's 186 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: that's part of your problem. If you cycle the key 187 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,599 Speaker 1: a couple of times, or as you say, if you 188 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: left the vacuum line off, although I don't see why 189 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: that's affecting anything because the engine is not running at 190 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: that point, does the engine does the vehicle start any better? No? 191 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: I took the vacuum line off once it was the 192 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: engine was running. All right. Now I'm confused if we 193 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,439 Speaker 1: walk up to if we walk up to this vehicle 194 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: with a fuel pressure gauge on it, yeah, all right, 195 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: key on, engine off, turn the key on. What does 196 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: the fuel pressure go to? Okay, when you started, what 197 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: does the fuel pressure go to? It goes up a 198 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: little bit, then idle. That's a problem. Yeah, But then 199 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: then why it's running at idle? I take the vacuum 200 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: off and it goes up to fifty four. Yeah, it 201 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 1: doesn't make that. Well, yeah that makes sense, but it 202 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: still sounds low. It sounds like you're your ten pounds off. 203 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: So either you've got an incorrect reading fuel pressure gauge 204 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: that's out of calibration. All right, And this is the 205 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: one you rented, actually ran new from O'Reilly, so you 206 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: know I would put it on a different vehicle. Find 207 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: something was I got a straighter valve style set up, 208 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: just like the buick you got. You got another vehicle 209 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: in the house. Yeah, yeah, Can you just screw it 210 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: onto that and see what the fuel pressure is? Yeah, 211 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: all right, maybe the gauge is off by ten pounds. Yeah, 212 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: and if it's not, it could be a weak feel pump. 213 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: Yeah could. But before we before we do that, let's 214 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: make sure the equipment we're using is you know, let's 215 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: see it, you know, whatever it is, the S ten, 216 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: and then just go look at fuel pressure for that. 217 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: And if that's off, then you can't have two vehicles 218 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: that are off, especially if the S ten is working correctly. 219 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: Remember this, everything you do, you're testing new new tools 220 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: on problem vehicles, right, okay, And and and that'll lead 221 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: you down the garden path. You'll be pulling your hair 222 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: out do that. I bet you've got a fuel pressure 223 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: gage it's off by ten pounds and that would make 224 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: the most sense here, okay, all right, call me back, 225 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: you let me know, all right, sir, you'd be well 226 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 1: five zero zero The car doctors coming back right after this. 227 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: Whether it's a little red Corvette or you go, you've 228 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: come to the right place to get that car fixed. 229 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: Ron Andandy in the car doctor five five five zero 230 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: zero zero. Now back to Ron Hey, let's get over 231 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: to Jerry in Arizona. I think we had a technical 232 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: problem with Jerry's phone call last week. I'm glad you 233 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: called back, Jerry. So let's let's start over from the beginning. 234 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: Let's tell the listenership with what kind of vehicle you've got, 235 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: what sort of problem you were having Jerry? Uh, Jerry, 236 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: something's wrong with Jerry in Arizona. I don't know the Uh. 237 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: The phone calls just seemed to be dropping off. Is 238 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: Jerry there? I'm not really sure. Let's try that again. 239 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: So while Tom is doing that, I want to make 240 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: another comment. Um, we were talking in a previous about 241 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: this internal combustion engine car buyback program that's going on 242 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: in California. Been reading it in between the breaks here 243 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: doing the show today. So it turns out that some 244 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: very specific things that California has done. Um, but the 245 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: per car in case you're just catching up in California. 246 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: If you in California, if you want to turn in 247 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: your internal combustion engine vehicle and it meets the year 248 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: model requirements and you're in the right ZIP code and 249 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: so forth, you can get up to trade in value. 250 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: It's kind of like a cash for clunkers, but just 251 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: for gas powered vehicles. Well, somewhere along the way, California 252 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: created an eight point three million dollar pot fund of 253 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: state funding. To where this is gonna come from? And 254 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: where does that money come from? I don't I don't 255 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: understand that. That's ah, that was just that just like wow. Um. 256 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: But in any event, if you live in California, you 257 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: want to trade in your gas car and you don't 258 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: want to drive it any more, it's the right age 259 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: of group. You can get it, um, and that's cash 260 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: money out of pocket. You can take it and go 261 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: buy a new vehicle with that. Uh. You know. So 262 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 1: they are just going to try and speed things up 263 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: and get rid of the internal combustion engine vehicles. And 264 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: I guess, in the usual I'm gonna pick on California 265 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: minute everybody else does, in the usual mode of California insanity. Um, 266 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: either they're not telling us how they're gonna come up 267 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: with electricity to meet the demand, or they just don't care. Um. 268 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: Maybe they think that if we put the cart before 269 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: the horse, the horse will learn how to push it. 270 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: I don't think so, I and I really would love 271 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: to hear from some of our California listeners, if anybody 272 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: you know, maybe I don't know, maybe California is like 273 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: this other country where they just don't let the information 274 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: filter out correctly, and uh, they explain things to us 275 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: because it just seems like some of the things that 276 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: they say don't make sense. I'm looking up on our 277 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: Facebook page, by the way, if you're if you want, 278 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: you know, you can stream the show up on Facebook. UM. 279 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: Our friend Steve Etheridge left me a note. He said, Hey, Ron, 280 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: just want to mention that gas powered guess small engines 281 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: have now been banned in California, courtesy of Governor Newsom. 282 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: And I read that this week, and you know, so 283 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: now we're going to get rid of all gasoline, I think, 284 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: and Steve, I saw that and I think that was 285 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: by And you're now going to force all the landscapers 286 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: to go out and get rid of all their old 287 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: equipment and buy new. And who's gonna pay for that? 288 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: You know, it's gonna get to be very expensive to 289 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: have your lawn clipton cut in California and probably pretty 290 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: soon everywhere in the country at the rate we're going, 291 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: because it has to make sense. Um, I don't know, 292 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: I just I questioned it all we were talking before 293 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: the show about I told you I read something where 294 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: someone was talking about all the ships in port in 295 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: California and what the problem was. He had said was 296 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: that California had banned owner operator truck drivers. And I 297 00:15:55,840 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: looked it up. That's not quite exactly true. What California 298 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: did was they change the law that defines a contractor 299 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: and ties it into the lease for the owner operator trucks. 300 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: So technically, if you have an owner operator, if you're 301 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: an owner operator and you're leasing a vehicle, you're no 302 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: longer considered a private contractor and you have to be 303 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: working for a company. So and I realized we're off 304 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: the topic of cars here, But does that answer my question? 305 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: Because listen, I've got a real problem at the shop. 306 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: I can't buy this is what I have problems buying 307 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: this week. Besides, I don't want to just say everything. 308 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: Zero twenty oil is becoming scarce. Five thirty oil is 309 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: becoming scarce. Break pads. There's a car out there called 310 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: a Honda Accord. Have you ever heard of one of those? 311 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: Tom they're there. There's sort of I've seen just a 312 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: couple on the road driving around UM two thousand eight 313 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: and newer can't buy brake pads, can't buy pads and 314 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: rotors for those UM we're seeing issues with air filters, 315 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: oil filters, cab and filters. And I think, at the 316 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: rate we're going, we're gonna be out of stuff. It's 317 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 1: gonna be a very quiet winter because nobody's gonna have 318 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: to fix anything that was gonna have any parts. And 319 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: so from an auto from an automobile perspective, I keep 320 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,439 Speaker 1: saying to myself, and I've seen the pictures of the ships. 321 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: My my friend, the parts manager, the wholesale manager for 322 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: the local Chrysler dealer, Rockland Chrysler, Jeep Kevin, was telling 323 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: me his brother in law or his brother lives off 324 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: the coast of Long Branch, or lives on the on 325 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: the coast of Long Branch, California, and he's got pictures. 326 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: I'm waiting for the video of all these ships that 327 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: are sitting out in the harbor that just can't be unloaded. 328 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: And I'm saying to myself, why aren't we activating I 329 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: don't know my wrong, why aren't we activating? The National 330 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: Guard went that wouldn't that be a requirement? You know? 331 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: I said years ago in another form of incarnation of 332 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: this radio show. I said, and people laughed at me, 333 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: And I'm not looking for a pat on the back, 334 00:17:55,880 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: But order repair an automobile part are a matter of 335 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: national security. They are. We can't fix cars, we can't 336 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 1: get anywhere, we can't move trucks, we can't move material. 337 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: We're done. Somebody's gotta wake up, somebody's gotta turn the 338 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: light switch on and say, hey, let's get these ships 339 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: on loaded and move things along. So but you know, listen, 340 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: when I come back, we'll talk more about cars. I'll 341 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: wring any of the Car Doctor. Don't go away. I'll 342 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 1: be back right after this Serus track. Welcome back. We're 343 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,120 Speaker 1: on any of the Car Doctor at eight five five 344 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: five zero zero. That phone number is seven. By the way, 345 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: if you call and we're not on the air, we're 346 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: live Saturday afternoons, East Coast time two to four pm. 347 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: You can call the aforementioned eight five five five zero zero. 348 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: Leave a message. Executive producer Tom Ray. We'll call you 349 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: back and put you in the Q for the next 350 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: live broadcast. Let's go over to Gary in Ohio three 351 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 1: Round four and some questions about an older vehicle. Gary, 352 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to the car doctor. How can I help day? Hey? 353 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: How you doing? Yes? They're good, good, good good. I'm 354 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: actually a newcomer. I just started listening to you guys 355 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: last week and I was really interested in it, and 356 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: I'm like, wow, So I got a call in and 357 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: I'm glad to have you. Absolutely what can I help 358 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 1: with with today? Um? All right, Like I said, my 359 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 1: sister gave me her car, which is a two thousand 360 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: three Toyota rap for in that condition. Body is great, 361 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: underneath is great, and Jim is good all changes? Is 362 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: there anything I should be looking for as far as 363 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: how many hundred just broken in? So you know, four 364 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: cylinder or six cylinder? It is? It is a four, 365 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: I believe, yeah, usually they are. The sixes were rare, 366 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 1: so you know, my first question is a RAP four 367 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: of this generation and age? Do you know if it 368 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: has any sort of oil consumption issues? Nothing? Not one bit? Okay? 369 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: So that means that means you're just you really did 370 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 1: do the oil changes on time? These these as Yeah, 371 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,919 Speaker 1: these engines ran a good long time. It's when it's 372 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: when you started to go for that longer than five 373 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: thousand mile oil change interval. Usually by now the rings 374 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: were gummed up and sticky, and you started to have 375 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 1: oil consumption issues. So that's good, that's good. She did 376 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: she she was faithful. Three thousand miles and I've changed 377 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: it twice since I've had it. Um, I put you know, 378 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: I put new bulbs in it. I I did a 379 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: lot of stuff to it. But how do you keep it? 380 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,479 Speaker 1: How do you keep it going longer? Run? Yeah? How 381 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 1: do you keep it going longer? Right? Right? So? Okay, 382 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: so you know, did she? And some of this is 383 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 1: a mute point, but just to show you the line 384 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: of thinking. Sixty ninety and twenty thousand miles where the 385 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: major services in the latter part of this vehicle's life. 386 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure she did those, probably at the dealer. I'm guessing, 387 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: uh that I would have to find out. I don't 388 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: really know. So you know, it's it's all about fluids. 389 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: When was the last time coolant was serviced? When was 390 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: the last time trans fluid was serviced? When was the 391 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: last time the rear? This is this is an all 392 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: wheel drive vehicle? Uh? No front, just a front, okay, Um, 393 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: I believe there is a separate final drive in this 394 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: When was the last time the front differential, if it's separate, 395 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: was changed from the trans fluid ahead before she gave 396 00:21:56,200 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: it to me in April, So right before she brought 397 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: it from Florida to me, she had the radiator flushed 398 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: and pressure eyed oil change. Um. Now, as far as 399 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:18,880 Speaker 1: a differential, I don't know anything about that. Yeah, the 400 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: the dif on this the final drive on the front 401 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: wheel drive version of this. Sometimes they'll have a separate 402 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: fill and sometimes they won't. So that's just something for 403 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: you to investigate. If there's a separate fill and drain 404 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: plug that normally doesn't get serviced when you would just 405 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: drain or change trans fluid, it's a separate drain and fill, 406 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: so look into that. It's likely trans fluid, but it's 407 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: usually a separate drain end fill all right, And I 408 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: want to just air on the side of caution and 409 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: say just look at it. You'll know right away when 410 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: was the last time. Oh, it's there. It's it's probably 411 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: black up close to the front of the radiator that 412 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 1: probably comes up close to the fans road on the 413 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: right side. Okay, I'll look forward then, okay, or it's 414 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: it's more towards the back closer to the master cylinder 415 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: heading in that direction. All right, Um, last time, spark plugs, 416 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 1: air filter, cabin filter if it's equipped, any of that 417 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: done any time in recent history? Okay, original radiator, Yes, 418 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: all right, So it was a Florida car, so it 419 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: probably won't have the issue I'm gonna describe, but a 420 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: lot of them that lived in the rust belt states, 421 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: the Northeast, the Northwest, and areas where there's heavy snow by. Now, 422 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: the cooler lines that come off the trans that come 423 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: off the radiator for the transmission, the transmission oil cooler lines, 424 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: the nuts that physically hold them to the body of 425 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 1: the radiator has started to rust and begin to disintegrate. 426 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 1: So you know, it's a Florida car. Probably not applicable, 427 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: but take a look. You'll you'll have to get it 428 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: up in the air or get underneath it where the 429 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: trans oil cooler lines come from, and you'll see what 430 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: sort of shape the copper tubes are in, or the 431 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: steel tubes are in, or the nuts themselves starting to 432 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: corroding rout away, and if they are, you do it early. 433 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: Are you gonna travel far with it? Gary? No? It's 434 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: um no, I I you know I drive it, but 435 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: uh like I've only put some I've only put what 436 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: three and three and not not even say so you're 437 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: never really far from the house with it, all right. 438 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: The only you know, the one thing I would be 439 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: concerned about is if you're gonna start driving distances, long 440 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 1: stretches of highway. It went through almost eighteen years of 441 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: Florida heat, and I would be concerned about the plastic radiator. 442 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: You know, you could you could take a look at 443 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: the radiator itself, where the upper radiator host comes in. Usually, 444 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: if if the if the plastic is starting to my term, 445 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: is dry out, you'll actually see a change in the 446 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: color of the plastic where it develops a little bit 447 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: of a lighter area, sometimes even a whiter yellowish look 448 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: to the neck. That's the you know, my the way 449 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: I describe it in the way I think about it 450 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,199 Speaker 1: in my head is there's there's a certain amount of 451 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: oil and plastic, and the oil is starting to dry 452 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: out in the plastics becoming brittle. And even though the 453 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: radiator is working, now, at what point do we want 454 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: to worry about the failure. But if you're close to home, 455 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: it's not necessarily something you have to do right this moment. 456 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: All right, I would like to add one thing if 457 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:44,880 Speaker 1: I could. Before she brought it to me, she took 458 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: it to a mechanic and the mechanic actually told her 459 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 1: that she would be crazy to get rid of it 460 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: because he didn't really find anything wrong with it. Yeah, 461 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: probably there there probably isn't listen, and everything we're talking 462 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: about is voluntary. From the sounds of it, it's a 463 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: great vehicle. Everything we're talking about it or some of 464 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: the typical things I see as they age, so you know, 465 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: it sounds like it's a good one. And then the 466 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: last thing I would just mention is are you using 467 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: any sort of fuel system treatment on it? Are you 468 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 1: doing any sort of Have you done any sort of 469 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 1: fuel system cleaning or maintenance? Um? I did a fuel 470 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: system cleaning, which is uh, after my after my first 471 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: thirty thousand miles, I ran the tank, you know, put 472 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: put the uh what do you call? I don't know 473 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: what kind of put it in it, but it was 474 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 1: the high mileage UH fuel system cleaner, and uh, I 475 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: haven't did it again? Should I do it again? Well? 476 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: Keep in mind a tank additive. A tank additive is 477 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:57,360 Speaker 1: like a maintenance all right. An actual fuel system cleaning 478 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 1: is hooking up a cleaner of a solution to the 479 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: fuel rail and either cleaning through the rail or cleaning 480 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: through the induction system with a much higher detergent combination 481 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: of of chemical. So what you pour in the tank, 482 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 1: and I'm not gonna say that these numbers are exact, 483 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: what you're what you pour in the tank is a 484 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: diluted down version of the detergent product that's run through 485 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,439 Speaker 1: the injectors or through the induction system. When you do 486 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 1: a formal fuel system cleaning, what you've done is just 487 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 1: fuel system maintenance, just adding a bottle of fuel system 488 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,719 Speaker 1: cleaner to the tank. Uh, you know what a specified 489 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 1: mileage mark? All right, So good maintenance. But the real 490 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: difference will come after a fuel system cleaning. If this 491 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: engine has carbon deposit issues, do you have an Oreilly 492 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: do you have an Oariley Oto parts near you? Or 493 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: can you jump up? Okay, go down to your go 494 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: down to your ARRILLYOTO parts. Tell them you're interested in 495 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: doing a fuel system cleaning in the driveway, all right, 496 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: Maybe they a fuel system cleaning in the driveway. They 497 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: should have from a company called Berryman B. E. R R. 498 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: Y M. A. N. Berryman. They should have Berryman's fourth 499 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: step fuel system cleaning kitten stock all right, and you 500 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: can read the directions on the box. It's something really 501 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: easy that you can do in the driveway, just follow 502 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: the manufacturer's directions. And that also has a tank editive 503 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 1: in it. I believe it has throttle body cleaning capability 504 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: in it. And then you know fuel system cleaning, cleaning 505 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 1: the rail, cleaning the injectors or if you're going in 506 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: through induction, cleaning the the induction system. So talk to 507 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: the guys at the local orailio to parts will be 508 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: able to help steering in the direction. Fuel system cleaning 509 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: at a better level than what you're doing would help 510 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: that vehicle as well. Enjoy your car, Gary, I enjoyed 511 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: the call ron and ading in the car doctor here 512 00:28:49,040 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: at zero we are back right after this welcome back 513 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: when a name of the car doctor. I was sitting 514 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: here during the break thinking about, you know what do 515 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: I want to come back and tell you what story? 516 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: What what real life event from the shop do I 517 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: want to relay as we kind of wind things down 518 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 1: this hour, and I think it's this one. We have 519 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: a we have a woman customer by the name of Tina. 520 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: She drives an older Honda, and um, Tina is a 521 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: little bit of a nervous wreck, and I keep telling 522 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: her that she's got to, like, you know, take a 523 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: chill pill. You gotta relax. It's only a car. We'll 524 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: figure it out, you know. It's it can't all be 525 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: such high drama and high maintenance. It's just it's just 526 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 1: a car. And she had this problem where she had 527 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: this intermittent no crank, no start condition that I could 528 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: never see, I could never duplicate. And it became a 529 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: case of I don't know if she lost faith in 530 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: us or she was just looking for an immediate answer, 531 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: because she just kept pushing and pushing and pushing, and 532 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: she made the fatal mistake because there's not a lot 533 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: that will make me turn you down. But when you say, well, 534 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: maybe the dealer can fix it, and that's when Ron goes. 535 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: You know, if this is dating, it's time to let 536 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: you go on and see the universe. So Tina went 537 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 1: to the dealer. I never got more phone calls from 538 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 1: this woman in my life. In the course of three 539 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: days over the time span that the dealer had this car, 540 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: as they attempted to fix it, and they were. They 541 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: claimed that they were able to duplicate the condition of 542 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: the note crank and they put a starter in it, 543 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: and I believe it's fixed. So it was either a 544 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 1: lucky guess or they were able to fix it, you know, 545 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: as a result. But the point became along the way, 546 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: the triage and damage that they did by telling her 547 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: the ninety things while nineties and exaggeration, the nine things 548 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: that this vehicle needed in terms of repair, and it 549 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: needed another fort worth of service and maintenance and oil 550 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 1: leaks and noisy struts, and and I've been working on 551 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: the car for four years. It's very reasonable for an 552 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: OH eight han to c RV. It's not a terrible vehicle. 553 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: It's just getting older and a little clunky. But from 554 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 1: a what can the customer of for a practical point 555 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: of view, it's fine. But it was the when they 556 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: when she picked it up, the one that I still 557 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: think about. She picked it up and the check engine 558 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: light was on, and she called me right away and 559 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: panic and tears, and she said, you know, I feel 560 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: so guilty calling you because I feel like I've been 561 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: out on a date with somebody else and now I'm 562 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: calling you and asking for you for advice. And I said, 563 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: what's the matter and she said, well, the check engine 564 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: lights on. I said go back. I said, they left 565 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: something disconnected. They did something wrong. It's their issue. It 566 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: wasn't like that when it went in right. She said no, 567 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: I said go back. Well, they had closed by then, 568 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: so she went back the next morning and sat there 569 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: for an hour, only to find out that when they 570 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: looked at it, they knocked the knock the knock sensor. 571 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: The knock sensor is part of the fuel system the 572 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: mission controls right next to the starter. They knocked the 573 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: connector off for the knock sensor and just left it hanging. 574 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: So they plugged it back on somehow tried to convince her. 575 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 1: She put it that it was her fault. Um. They 576 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 1: wanted the charger but didn't. She ended up making enough 577 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: of a fuss. And when she called me up and 578 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: I said, what'd you learn this week? She said, always 579 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:01,959 Speaker 1: be true to the one that you trust, and not 580 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: necessarily believe the next person. The grass is always greener. 581 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:07,239 Speaker 1: I said, yeah. It's a lot like dating, isn't it. 582 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: She said, yeah, she goes out too repair and dating. 583 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: Sure do seem like a lot of like I said, yep, 584 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 1: they sure do. So, UM, I don't know. I just 585 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: thought it was interesting, you know, another person's perspective. It's 586 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: and that's what I mean for you. You know, when 587 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: you walk into your mechanic and I don't know, what 588 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: are you looking for? Why are you here? Why are 589 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: you even listening to the show? What is it you 590 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 1: expect me to tell you every week? It can't just 591 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: be to hear me rattle of things on how to 592 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: fix a car, because auto repair is a very personal 593 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:36,720 Speaker 1: experience to me. In my mind, it's you know, it's 594 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: your safety, it's your family's safety, it's those around you. 595 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: That's at least a two ton missile going down the 596 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: road at fifty and everything on. It has to be 597 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: just right. My wife got into an accident this week 598 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: because she was traveling on the Parkway and the person 599 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: next to her swerved to avoid a tire that had 600 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 1: come unscrewed from a vehicle and came flying across the road. 601 00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: The person swerved to the right to avoid her Her 602 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: sive view mirror at the explorer scratched up the door 603 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: worth and we'll get it fixed. But my wife's okay, 604 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: and you know that's a two ton missile going down 605 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: the road and if something falls off it, somebody's gonna 606 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: get hurt or maybe worse. So just what kind of 607 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,440 Speaker 1: vote repair experience are you having? And what kind of 608 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: vote repair experience do you want to have? Eight zero 609 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: zero Running the car doctor, coming back to wrap it 610 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:41,080 Speaker 1: up right after this, don't go away second, welcome back, 611 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 1: running into the car doctor. I want to challenge some 612 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 1: of my older audience. If you're sixty five to seventy 613 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: years old, and you've got a project car, you know, 614 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: or a collection of project cars, or you've got that 615 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: engine that well, I'm gonna get around to rebuilding it 616 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 1: one of these days. I'm gonna just remind you, in 617 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: a not doom and glue and kind of way, you're 618 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 1: sixty seventy years old. If you want to enjoy it, 619 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: what are you waiting for? You know, it was a 620 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 1: glorious time the sixties and the seventies with muscle cars 621 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,160 Speaker 1: on hot rods, and it's it's getting older and further 622 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: away every year that goes by, and the availability of 623 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 1: resources and parts and materials and knowledge and tooling it 624 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 1: goes further away every year that goes by. I was 625 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 1: out on YouTube this week, and what kind of triggered 626 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 1: this in my head is I saw If you want 627 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,720 Speaker 1: to see something neat, go to YouTube and just type 628 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: in sixties seven Corvette l A eight. It's like a 629 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 1: time machine. It's it's it's a land that we've all 630 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 1: forgotten when you clicked L A D eight is the 631 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: RPO option box of the dealership and you bought this 632 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: beheamoth of a vehicle that was so fast and so 633 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 1: furious and so powerful, and and they just sold them 634 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 1: over the counter. By the way, one of them sold 635 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,920 Speaker 1: a Mecom recently for three and a half million dollars. 636 00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: There's a good investment five grand to buy the car 637 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 1: three and a half million fifty years later. Show me 638 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 1: where that pays off in the stock market. But if 639 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: you've got a project car, get it done. Go for 640 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 1: a rod. Guest line will be short someday, and we 641 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: want to enjoy them while we can until the next 642 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 1: time I'm runing any in the car doctor reminding you 643 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: good mechanics aren't expensive their prices. Let's see you