1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: Down, Ron and Aien. You know, I've learned over my 2 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: mechanical career to respect drive shifts a whole lot more 3 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: than I did when I was a kid, because they 4 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: create some very unique issues. The Car Doctor, Well, I thought, 5 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: that's really nice, little Toyota small Winnipego Class RV. That's 6 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: like the pickup truck with the little you know, trailer 7 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: thing on the bad. Yeah, yeah, they're cool. Welcome to 8 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: the radio home of Ron Andanian the Car Doctor, since 9 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: this is where car owners the world overturned to for 10 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If your mechanics giving 11 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: you a busy signal, pick up the phone and call in. 12 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: The garage doors are open, but I am here to 13 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: take your calls at eight five five five six and 14 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: now running. Hey, it's time to start your engines alone 15 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: and welcome Ronating and the Car Doctor here at five 16 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: five five zero zero, here to take your calls and 17 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: answer your questions. More information at Car Doctors Show dot 18 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: com and of course we're out on Facebook. Look up 19 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: Rony and the Car Doctor and email address if you 20 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: needed as Ron at Car Doctor Show dot com. A 21 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: lot going on this hour down around the bottom of 22 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: the hour, a little bit of a special treat that 23 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: we're going to bring back an interview from Uncle Steve. 24 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: We've gone into the archives, we've found an archived interview 25 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: of Uncle Steve. Obviously we have to Uncle Steves no 26 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: longer with us. Um. We thought this being Memorial Day, 27 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: it would be an appropriate way to close out this 28 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: hour of the Car Doctor. So we're gonna start that 29 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: down around the bottom of the hour. But right now 30 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: we've got a lot of calls backed up, so let 31 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: me get right to him. Let's go over and talk 32 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: to John and Maine. Fourteen f one fifty Yes, John, 33 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: how can I help? Sir? Yes? Hi? How are you doing? Good? Sir? 34 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: What's going on? Welcome? Not a not a big problem. 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: That's just I'm new to the uh turbo charge engine well, 36 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: and so I just just some minumut search in YouTube 37 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: and all that stuff like this, uh uh catch can 38 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: oil catch can keeps coming up. They're worried about oil 39 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: from the crank case because the boosted they're going into 40 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: the crank case and driving oil back in though the 41 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: intake and it's got direct injection so that the the 42 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: intake valves aren't washed with fuel anymore, correct? Is that 43 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: something to worry about? I got the truck runs fine, 44 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: you know, I got I got no problems. Whether it 45 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: just I wonder they're just trying to sell something or well, 46 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: the answer is yes and no. You know, I think 47 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: everything in moderation and I question everything. I'm just like you. 48 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: I I still like the idea of the fact that 49 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: I think. I think the eco boost the turbo charge 50 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: motors are great. I think Ford done a great job 51 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: with them. They've come a long long way from you know, 52 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: people say, well, look at the way turbo charging was 53 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: back in the sevens, in the eighties, what little we had. Yeah, 54 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: you know what, it's it's it's light years. It's just 55 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: it's just like right bars to the Space Shuttle. It's 56 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: just the cars and the technology have gotten so much better, 57 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: and the ATA computers are so much cleaner. So to 58 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: that point, I think that any any turbocharged engine and 59 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: the forge are still right there. I think good regular 60 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: oil change maintenance is very very important. Um, good good 61 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: quality oil, good quality filter. I think that's common sense. Uh. 62 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 1: The the the issue with the intake valves on any 63 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: gasoline direct injection engine is a problem and and part 64 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: of the issue is we don't want carbon deposits to form, 65 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: which is why it's so important to use correct oil. 66 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: And we don't want carbon deposits stuck on the intake valves, 67 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: which are kind of hard to get rid of because 68 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: they do form. And believe it or not, correct oil 69 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: goes a long way towards reducing the ability of the 70 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: of of you know, carbon deposits on top of the 71 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: pistons and on top of the valves. Is it actually 72 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: comes from the bottom, It pushes his way up from 73 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: the crank case up past the ring land. Eventually the 74 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: ring starts to get gummed up. It can't do the 75 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: proper job of ceiling. The deposits form on top of 76 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: the pistons. The deposits form on top of the intake 77 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: and and and now we've got a problem. So oil 78 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,799 Speaker 1: um Any of the products from Berryman and their fuel 79 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: system cleaners, as far as g d I engines take 80 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: to heart. You can get out to you can get 81 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: out to Berryman Products dot com and read their website 82 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: and see what they have to offer. And it's it's 83 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: one of the things I keep saying that there's a 84 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,799 Speaker 1: lot of fuel system cleaners out there. I really believe 85 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: you're buying the engineering that goes into it. And you know, 86 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: for my money, the last two years going on three 87 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: Berriman has really been the tip of the sword. They've 88 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: got some great innovative ideas in terms of fuel system 89 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: maintenance and cleaning um. And the website Barman Products dot 90 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: com shows that, uh, you know, there's there's there's two 91 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: eco boost engines in the Inanian family household as of now, 92 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: there's three or four vehicles. There's two eco boosts. And 93 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: you know, I wouldn't have one if I didn't believe 94 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: in it. Uh, you know, it's a nice truck there there, 95 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: you know, and these are these are two escapes actually, 96 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: you know. And we just do proper maintenance. And you know, 97 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: I just think a little bit more of enough as good, 98 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: more is better and too much is just enough as 99 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: a great philosophy when it comes to taking care of 100 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: the newer cars. And it's it's you know, well, you know, 101 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: I always you know, I always wonder John we we 102 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: we seem to spend a great deal of time in 103 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: this country worried about every last nickel we spend on 104 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: an extra oil change or two. But we still go 105 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: to Starbucks and buy that seven dollar a cup of 106 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: whatever it is in the morning and it's only right, well, 107 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: it's it's only coffee. Um, you know, it's like coffee's coffee. 108 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: It all wakes you up the same way. They don't. 109 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: They won't give me coffee. They claim I'm too hyper 110 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: now as it is. But you get my points here. Yeah. One, 111 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: I've just got one of the complaints, the general complaints 112 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: that Ford and the id like to check oil levels. 113 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: There's no dipstick for the transmission on this truck. That's 114 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: there's an aftermarket product, I see, but it doesn't come 115 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: with one that's well. And I can tell you why 116 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: the thought process is they're worried about. And part of 117 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: it's the blame of my industry that there there are 118 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: guys in this industry that you know, are incompetent, and 119 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: there is there's incompetence in this industry. Not a lot, 120 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: but you know there's enough. But the bigger concern is 121 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: that the vehicle owner. They're worried about the vehicle owner 122 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: pouring any type of trans fluid down that dipstick to 123 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: and and and changing and contaminating and then they've got 124 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: warranty issues. Have you noticed, you know, if you think 125 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: back over the last twenty years, maybe twenty five, right, 126 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: I remember when transmission shops were thriving. Oh my gosh, right, 127 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: I mean General Motors couldn't build the trans the last 128 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: longer than thirty thousand miles. Back in the late eighties, 129 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: early nineties. My god, thirty two thous miles. The planetary 130 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: gear set fell out. It was horrible. Look at look 131 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: at where they are today, a hundred and fifty two 132 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: hundred thousand miles on the average transmission with with normal care. 133 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: So part of that is the fact that at least 134 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: the manufacturer knows, hey, here's the fluid we're gonna put in. 135 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,559 Speaker 1: We're gonna make it so difficult that nobody can really 136 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: edit unless they go out of their way and they 137 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: want to and and you know, it's it's a sealed unit. 138 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: It's sealed for life. You know. Most people tend to 139 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: get rid of a car, and you know, thousand miles. 140 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: Some keep them to a buck and a half. Um, 141 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's they've got the numbers all figured 142 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: out and crunched john down to the down to the 143 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: nth degree, where they're gonna get rid of it and 144 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: make it go away. And I agree with I tend 145 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: to run stuff till I can drive it right to 146 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: the well. You know. I tend to run stuff till 147 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: I tow it to the junkyard, you know. But I 148 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: agree with you. A dipstick is nice because you know 149 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: who ultimately pays for it. You do because it takes 150 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: me an extra forty you know. I had to do 151 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: a trans service on a Toyota this week. It was 152 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: a or alexis same thing and over priced Toyota. It 153 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: was a It was an O six Lexus LX four seventy, 154 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: which is their luxury version of the Toyota land Rover 155 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: land Cruiser thing, whatever the heck it is, right. So 156 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: it's it's similar to the fort set up, where here's 157 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: the drain, here's the fill. Everything's done from underneath. You 158 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: have to do it at specific temperature. So you've got 159 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: your you've got your scan tool hooked up, looking at transtamp, 160 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: You've got the vehicle running. You're counting drops, you know, 161 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: is that let me see, is that three drops per 162 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: second or was that five drove second? It's got three 163 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: drops per second? It's ridiculous. It's it's you know, it 164 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: takes you a half hour, forty five minutes to get 165 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: the vehicle up to tamp get your drops counted properly, 166 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: and you're like, who's paying for this? The consumer? But 167 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 1: you know, by the same token, how often does it 168 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: need to be done? And that's you know what I 169 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: said that the people all the time looking how often 170 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: we used to change spark plugs and cars twenty years ago? 171 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, hundred hundred and twenty until it starts to misfire. 172 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: I've got a I've got a I've got a Chevy 173 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: van coming in this week that he's a new customer, 174 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: and it's we started working on the truck at one sixty. 175 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: And I know I had the conversation with Joe about Joe, 176 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, you ever put spark plugs in this, because 177 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: he was talking about man. He says, yeah, I think so. Well, 178 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: two years later, now it's starting to misfire. Now it's 179 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: got one eight nine on it. Joe ever put spark 180 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 1: plugs in this? You know, I don't think I ever 181 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: did a hundred and ninety thousand miles with original plugs 182 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: in a fifteen year old vehicle. That's insane. You know, 183 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: that's insane. And yet so you know, has the has 184 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: the cost of vehicle maintenance really gone up? Not really 185 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: because you look at how often you're not doing it 186 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: and how much further you go. Um, you know, so 187 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: it's but you know what, it's a grand time to 188 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: be alive and fixing cars because there's really some great 189 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: stuff out there and technology has really taking us a 190 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: long way. So well, you're very welcome, sir. You enjoy 191 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: your truck. Thank you, you're taking care. Thank you, sir. 192 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: Glad to be here for you. Five five zero nine 193 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: zero zero running any of the Car Doctor coming back 194 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: right at this do what's more fun than listening to 195 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: Ron and any in the Car Doctor and getting that 196 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: car fixed? Right? Eight five five five zero nine nine 197 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:23,719 Speaker 1: zero zero. Give Ron a call? Now back to Ron. Hey, 198 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: let's get over to David and Iowa. David, welcome back, sir. 199 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: How are you today? That's fine? On? How you doing? 200 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:33,119 Speaker 1: Good man? What's cooking? I got to Kelly, I appreciate 201 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: you being on the I mean, it's one of the 202 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 1: most wonderful programs I've heard for free stool out here 203 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: with car problems. You know I called you last week 204 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: and I was asking you about the ten commandments of uh, 205 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: you know, what a person should have a little card 206 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: in their pocket. You know that if they are confused 207 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: about what questions to ask their mechanic, you know. Yeah, 208 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: I remember that. Yeah, and uh you know, and you know, 209 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: just ejections, know, maybe wanting to part. We're not trying 210 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 1: to uh undermind the mechanic, you know, but just serious 211 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 1: questions that people will kind of get tongue tied when 212 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: they're talking to mechanics because they're talking a different language, 213 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: you know. So I think, finish your thought. Finish your thought, bab, 214 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. Anyway, I would want to also tell you 215 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: that we've got a school out here that are teaching 216 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: fourteen fifteen and old kids. They're actually building cars, putting 217 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: their motors in them, you know, and then trying to 218 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: uh get the mileage and the fuel together. And uh 219 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: they were on the radio the other day and I 220 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: thought that might be something you might want to know, 221 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: is that they're out here working on these young kids, 222 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: trying to get them uh uh you know, probably engineers eventually, 223 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 1: you know, and you know what, David, before you disappear 224 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: today I'm gonna leave the phone back to Tom. Would 225 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: you give him the information about that school? Maybe we 226 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: could talk to somebody out there. It sounds like an 227 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: interesting interview to talk to someone about up and coming 228 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: with are doing to get kids interested in cars? Because 229 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 1: obviously that's that that's the future. UM ten Commandments of 230 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: Auto Repair. I think I think for someone to walk 231 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: into a repair shop, all right, I'm gonna look at 232 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: it from my side of the counter. One of the 233 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: things that annoys me the most is I don't get honesty. 234 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 1: I just want to know what's I just I just 235 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: want the real deal. What are you looking for? You know? 236 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: The first question, one of the one of the first 237 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: questions I always asked somebody when they bring me a car, 238 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: they say, my check engine lights on, and I've never 239 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: seen them before. One of the first questions I always 240 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: ask is has anybody worked on the car? And nine 241 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: times out of ten the answer I get is no. 242 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: And then as we get into the repair you find out, well, 243 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: but you know, my father tried to fix it, and 244 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: then I took it down to Bob's garage. No insult 245 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: to any of the Bob's garages out there, and you know, 246 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: this guy tried to fix it, and that guy tried 247 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: to fix it. And you know what, most mechanics aren't stupid. 248 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: We lift the hood, we see it, we see a part, 249 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: it's explosion under the hood. Everything is so shiny, you 250 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: need sunglasses. You go, yeah, somebody was here before. It's 251 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: not hard to figure out. You don't have to be Colombo. 252 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: And it's annoying because now you're dealing with somebody that's 253 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: not being honest with you, and it becomes it becomes 254 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: a detriment to the repair process. So honestly counts. Okay, 255 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: I think that. I think for the consumer when the 256 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: mechanics says, because we're gonna look at honesty from both 257 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: sides of the desk, right, for the consumer, when the 258 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: mechanics says, you need to have the brakes replaced, the 259 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: consumer has to apply some logic, all right, how many 260 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: miles around the car really miles needs breaks? The average car, 261 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: in most situations, depending upon operating environment, breaks start to 262 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: come into the mix thirty five forty thousand miles. There's 263 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:55,559 Speaker 1: usually some warning signs. There's usually some sort of an indication, 264 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: a squeal, a noise, a feel. The breaks don't stop 265 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: as well as they could, so it's really dug The 266 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: brakes need to be fixed, you know, can you can 267 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: you can you show me and see if they'll take 268 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: you into the shop or at least, you know, give 269 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: you the measurement and understand what that's about. And if 270 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: you have any doubt, I think the consumer has to 271 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: be willing to take it to another shop for a 272 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: second opinion. Listen, I'm very much in favor of I 273 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: would much rather work for somebody on a repetitive basis 274 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: then that first time person, because the first time person 275 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: is fishing, all right. They're they're looking for something that 276 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: in a lot of cases they're either not quite sure 277 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: what they're looking for or they're just trying to save 278 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: a buck and consume somebody's time, and they're just they're 279 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: never gonna be happy. It's like dating, all right, you know. 280 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: It's like it's it's like, if you're out there dating, 281 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: you gotta know what you're looking for and if you're 282 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: after one thing, that's all you're gonna get, but you're 283 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: never gonna be happy. It's just it's it's self fulfilling. 284 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: So I think honesty from the mechanic honesty from the consumer. 285 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: It goes both ways. I think the consumer is entitled 286 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: to an ext explanation of why. So we've got honesty 287 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: and why why does it need this part? And then 288 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: you know, is it as a result of the way 289 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: the person was operating the vehicle or is there a 290 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: result of somebody else did a repair that created that 291 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: scenario that created the y The need for that repair 292 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: was there was an improper repair done two years prior 293 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: and it took two years of operation for it to 294 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: wear down and create that problem in another issue. So 295 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: why is always a good commandment to follow? All right? 296 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: I think also, what what are we doing? And is 297 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: there a better way to do it? Is there a 298 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: better grade of part? You know? I always say that 299 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: if you're buying a battery, buy as much battery as 300 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: your budget allows. You'd be surprised. And I believe it 301 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: to still be true to this day that spending an 302 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: extra twenty or twenty five dollars can buy you a 303 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: battery and a lot of situations that's got fifteen or 304 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: more cold cranking amps, and you know, more is better. 305 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: So we've got honesty, we've got why, and we've got what. 306 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: And I think I'm gonna leave it there. Those are 307 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: the first three commandments. Will put down on the tablet 308 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: and we'll talk about it somewhere next week. How's that, Hey, 309 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: thank you so much. You have wonderful weekend. You're very welcome, sir. 310 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: You take good care. Um, that's a good way to 311 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: leave that. I think that's a good spot to leave 312 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: it in. Coming up next, this is um, this is 313 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: a little tribute, and this is a Memorial Day weekend, 314 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: and we wanted to do this for you, and I 315 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: realized and I ask your indulgence, and I really appreciate 316 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: the fact that you guys in the past have always 317 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: let me step out of character of the guy that 318 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: fixes cars to have Uncle Steve on. Uncle Steve was 319 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: my father's brother, and you know, I remember Uncle Steve 320 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: from a very little kid, and I didn't really understand 321 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: who he was until I got older, you know. And 322 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: then as I got older, you get to be eight, nine, ten, 323 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: you heard the stories. He wasn't just that guy that 324 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: you know took his finger off at the family reunions. 325 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: Uncle Steve had that trick, you know, you put the 326 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: ring up against your finger and he could, you know, 327 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: take the end of his finger off. He said it 328 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:05,959 Speaker 1: got bit off by a lion. We heard it all. 329 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: He got put off by a lion while he was 330 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: in Safari in Africa. It got pulled off when he 331 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: was a wrestler, got bit off when he was a cop, 332 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: and and and the and the burglar you know, chewed 333 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:16,439 Speaker 1: his end of his finger off, and he could take 334 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: it off by magic. And he had that magic ring. 335 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 1: They would put up against his thumb and take his 336 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: finger off. But we can never pull it off ourselves. 337 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: That was Uncle Steve, you know. The older he got in, 338 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,719 Speaker 1: the older I got. I looked upon him as he 339 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: was always going five miles an hour downhill with his 340 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: hair on fire. He was just he was just a 341 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: bad He was. He was a he was a tough guy. 342 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: He he he knew what it was and he personified 343 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: that generation. Um. He was my introduction into the greatest 344 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: generation win the worst single handedly. And I don't claim that, 345 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: but um, he was. He was a good exposure and 346 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: he was a good mold to follow him. Um. Coming 347 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 1: up after we get back from the break, is an 348 00:17:55,440 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: interview of Uncle Steve. This date six years ago. Actus Um. 349 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: The first time when we were self syndicated, and Uncle's 350 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: deep talking about his combat experience and the ideas of maintenance. 351 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: And I just remember, there's a great, great interview. So 352 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna pull over, take the pause, and when we 353 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: come back, all right, one more time, Uncle Stephen Anian, 354 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 1: first Lieutenant, three thirty ninth Fighter Group, foul Mill. We'll 355 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: get back right after this. Welcome back to the car, 356 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: doctor Ronini in here. You know, this next segment really 357 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 1: doesn't have a lot to do with cars. It's Memorial 358 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: Day weekend and when we can, as we're allowed, we 359 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: try to sneak out and talk to Uncle Steve, Stephen 360 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: and Nanny and he's my uncle. Um, it's always a 361 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: pleasure to talk to him. I don't get to talk 362 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: to him as much during the course of the year, 363 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: so this is a different kind of a long distance 364 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: phone call. And it's always fun to have Uncle Steve 365 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: here in ninety one years young. As we talked to 366 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: him about Memorial Day, world War two, and um things 367 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: maybe not so car related, Uncle Steve. Welcome back, Welcome 368 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: to the car doctor, sir. We love you. How are 369 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: you doing all right? Um? Here we are Memorial is 370 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: it well? You know, blame that on Mom, Mom says 371 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: ninety one. Well I'm ninety and a half actually, now 372 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: is that what it is? Well, let me ask you this. 373 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: At ninety and a half or ninety one, if they 374 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: called you up when you could fit in the plane, 375 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: would you go, oh, sure, I flew in eight t 376 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: six last year? Were you flying or just taking the rod? 377 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: But I was sitting in the backseat. I flew it 378 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: for a while. Yeah, don't tell anybody, right, Well, no, 379 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: I destructor in front. So it's okay, You're okay. It 380 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: was legal? Yeah, right, Um, But you know, ninety and 381 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: a half or not. You were nineteen when you enlisted 382 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and you knew what 383 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: you had to do. And we've talked about it here 384 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: on the show, and you know, we've talked about some 385 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 1: of the other things with regards to the story that 386 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: you had written, Ramrod to Munster. Can you can you 387 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: just hit the high points for the listeners real quick? Well, 388 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: that was my first message, and uh, we were escorting 389 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: the Obamas to Munster and escorting bombers is called Ramrod mission. 390 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: So on the way I was flying over Holland on 391 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: Hell the Gold land actually, and that's the German west 392 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: point for anti aircraft gunners. And I got hit by 393 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: one anti aircraft gun and I was hitting the super 394 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: jarge of the aircraft and I uh flew my airplane, 395 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: losing airplane uh, losing oil for about forty five minutes 396 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: until I finally had a bail out over the North Sea. 397 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: And at that time there was gair warnings over the 398 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: north was seventy five winds and uh ten ft waves 399 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: and so. But I have bailed out and it was 400 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: in a water for an hour and a half and 401 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: I was rescued by a British Air Sea Rescue flying 402 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: boat and uh uh I got back naturally and I 403 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: flew sixty missions after that. Did you did you hesitate 404 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: going up the second time? Uncle Stephen? From from what 405 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: I remember, they offered you a couple of days off 406 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: leave up in London, and you said, heck, no, I 407 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 1: want to go. That's right. I uh I went. I 408 00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: went the very nice mission that they flew, so uh no, 409 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: I uh I was. I I was afraid when I flew, 410 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: but as the fair my fear was not of getting killed, 411 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: but I was afraid I screw up. I mean That's 412 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 1: just what every pilot did. I mean you you had 413 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: to respect what the enemy had to offer. But uh, 414 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: we knew we were better than time, so there was 415 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: no big aggravation on that part. When we were we 416 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: we had men who were uh on leave on D 417 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 1: Day and they rushed back to fly one of them. 418 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 1: Three We flew three missions on D Day and these 419 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: men who were on leaving London rushed back and got 420 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: put back and flew the last mission of the day 421 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: just to be able to do it. Yeah, when you 422 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: were up in the air and you you soil pressures 423 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: dropping and you were at I forget the number thousand 424 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: feet thirty thousand feet, how did you happen to have 425 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: the clarity of mind to rock the plane to splash 426 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: oil up on the engine as it was losing oil pressure. 427 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: I mean, what just what came over you? Well? This 428 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 1: once once you I was hit. I mean I wasn't 429 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 1: uh you know, uh disoriented or anything. I knew what 430 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: was happening. I knew that I was loosing. I was 431 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: trying to figure out what was wrong, and uh I 432 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: figured I was hit by in a supercharger, which meant 433 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 1: that at lower alta tools I might have enough power 434 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: to maintain flight, which I did when I got out 435 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: to seven thousand feet my air my aircraft had enough 436 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: foil to sustain flight. I was, but I was losing oil, 437 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 1: and in order to cool the engine, I figured, there's 438 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 1: that all that oil is in the stump of the end, 439 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: you know, So I just took the plane violently, the 440 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: splashed the oil from the stump up at the cylinder, 441 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: the walls. The M E two sixty two, Uncle Steve, 442 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: one of the German jets, the German jet. Yeah, you were, 443 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,479 Speaker 1: you were you You shot down a German jet in 444 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: combat and that was that was really unprecedented then in 445 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: terms of, you know, the differences between the planes. The 446 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: M two sixty two was obviously faster, but you figured 447 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: it out. I mean, how did you take? You know, 448 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: what mechanical advantage do you think the P fifty one 449 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: had over the two sixty two that enabled you to 450 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: do that? Or you know, are you gonna sit here 451 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 1: and tell me it was just a lucky shot. The 452 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: thing is that run that both the p FT one 453 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 1: and the M six at six too were limited to 454 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: the top speed by the speedest sound. We had not 455 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: broken the sound Bar area at that time, so that 456 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: the fastest they could fly was about six hundred miles 457 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: an how which is a that we could if we could, 458 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: but we didn't have the power theft. The one flew 459 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: four D seventy five an hour top speed straight level, 460 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 1: and so when they dive we could five an hour. 461 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: In fact, the aircraft was a red line not to 462 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: fire the guns at that speed. So even though they 463 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 1: had a speed advantage, we had a maneuver very advantage. 464 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: The pre fifty one was highly maneuverable aircraft and we 465 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: could out maneuver the p F the Emmy two six 466 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: to so that was our advantage over them. D D 467 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,360 Speaker 1: time you were shot down over Stuttgart, can you talk 468 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 1: about that real quick? I mean, what was what was doing? 469 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:52,679 Speaker 1: There was a tank bangle battle going on at the 470 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 1: ground and we were UH supporting our ground tanks and uh, 471 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: I was hit by American tank I think, and my 472 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: in the Carbrettor and I lost power and I crashed 473 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: landed in the deserted field, and there were German were 474 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: marched on the other side of the field and I 475 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: had ran off into the woods, air fresh at my 476 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 1: airplane on fire and UH I shot a fire flare 477 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: into the cockpit and I ran off into the woods 478 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: and I heard hid behind some bushes, and uh I 479 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: was able to evade capture and I UH woke up. 480 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: I actually I fell asleep in the shrubbery and I 481 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 1: woke up when it was dark, and U I walked 482 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: in the dark toward the American lines, and I was 483 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 1: able to evade capture. You know, Stuttgard isn't exactly around 484 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 1: the corner from American lines, Uncle Steve, I mean it 485 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 1: had to be a hundred miles. Now, well, I don't 486 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: know exact we recall the distance, but yeah, it was. 487 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: It took me three days, three nights, and you hit 488 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 1: out by day and traveled at night. Yeah. I woke 489 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: up one morning and UH in a field that I 490 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: was sleeping in and I could hear some UH French 491 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: being spoken. And I stood up and there was a 492 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 1: French farmer talking talking to a American soldier. And I 493 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: raised my hands and I said, uh, just for the 494 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:39,120 Speaker 1: American And I was taken to UH the Paris, which 495 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: was headquarters at the time, and UH I was interrogated 496 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:51,200 Speaker 1: because at that time there were German UH Americans speaking 497 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 1: English speaking Germans that were posing as American soldiers, and 498 00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:01,119 Speaker 1: there there there were job was to try to tonight H. 499 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: Dwight Eisenhower, who is a general at the time. Right, 500 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: Uncle Steve, stay put, We're gonna put you into a 501 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: second segment, if that's all right. I know, I know 502 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 1: we promised you only one, but we gotta hold you over. 503 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 1: It's it's just too much fun talking to you, and 504 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: it's just too interesting. Um stay where you are. Montinian 505 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: the car Doctor will be back right after this. Welcome 506 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: back Nanian the Car Doctor here with Uncle Steven Ay 507 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: and Stephen Nanian, First Lieutenant Steven Nanian, three thirty ninth 508 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: Fighter Group, the five oh five far To Group the 509 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: eighth Air Force World War two is we'll always we 510 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: try to get ahold of Uncle Stephen Memorial Day and 511 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: talk to him about them some of the things that 512 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: happened during the course of the war, not really automotive 513 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: mechanical related, but just just a fun time. Uncle Steve, 514 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: how are you You're You're still there, sir, I'm still there. 515 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: You know. I can't imagine walking three days home from Stuttgard, 516 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: Germany at night, but I guess that was the time, right, 517 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: you did what you had to do to survive. Oh yeah, sure, 518 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 1: and it just never became I mean, ye right, yeah, 519 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure. Um, I'm sure, although you know you say 520 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: it now like it's so nonchalant. But back then, to 521 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: walk out of Stuttguard, Germany back to French lines is 522 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: no is no simple task. The the the final flight. 523 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: And I love this story when you tell it. If 524 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: I remember correctly, the day and everybody was grounded, but 525 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: you still went up, didn't you. Yes, and we were registered. 526 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: Everybody was grounded. We we we were able to fry 527 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: uh training missions and so forth over England itself. But 528 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: you were just you just wanted to go for one 529 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: last ride in that plane before they sent you home. 530 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: And and do you remember anything specifically about it? Oh? Yeah, 531 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: Well I was scheduled to leave the base about twelve 532 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: o'clock loon to catch fly up to Scotland to catch 533 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: a boat back for the United States. And so when 534 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: I got up about six o'clock in the morning, and 535 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: after well, we all woke up that early, and uh, 536 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: I spoke to the commanding officer, my squadron commander, and 537 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: I said, so I'd like to take the airplane up 538 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: for one last time with your permission, and he said, sure, 539 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: go ahead, he said, but just don't fool around. He says, 540 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: I don't want any problems, you know. And my wingman 541 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: at Tom Marvel, he said, I'd like to fly with him. 542 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: So we both took off and we flew. I had 543 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: never flown over Paris, France, because Paris was an open city. 544 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: So we flew to France. And when I got over Paris, 545 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: I flew along with Chanza. He say, was my wingman 546 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: flying my wing about fifty ft off the ground, and 547 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 1: all the people were waving at us, and we were 548 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: just smiling and laughing and uh. And then we turned 549 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 1: at the end of the chance Elise as the collide 550 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: the shioh and I made a left turn and there's 551 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: the Eiffel Tower. We headed towards the Eiffel Tower buzz 552 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: dot and then flew back to London. Now, during the 553 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: war you can fly over London because of the barrage balloons. 554 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: But on v Day that barrage balloons were down, so 555 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: we flew over to file the Square very low and 556 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: spiraled upward over Lord Nelson's statue and climbed up the 557 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: twenty thousand feet, came back and we came back and landed. 558 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: While we landed by commanding officers, Jeep came rog roaring 559 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: up to my airplane and he jumped out and he says, 560 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: what the hell you've been doing? I said, what's matter, sir? 561 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: He says, the phone's been ringing off the hook about 562 00:31:56,080 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: these red and white checked nose. Uh. P forty seven's 563 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: buzzing all over friends And they said that wasn't nice. 564 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: I said, we were fly teeth that do one. He says, Bologney. 565 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: He said, you can you know that those ci Williams 566 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: don't know a P fifty one from a P forty seven. Yeah, 567 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: but still I went to this I eight six and 568 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: you're going to scott Wood. So that was it. And 569 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: that was it. Hey, real quick, uncle Steve. Um, you 570 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: know you name the plane baby Mine thirty seconds or less. 571 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: I had to come up with that name. Uh the 572 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: Walt Disney's motion picture. Uh no, no, no no, I 573 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: don't want that for humbo in it. And he and 574 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: that picture that that was the famous song. And that 575 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: song used to go running through my head when I 576 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: was flying. You have away, uncle Steve, that's the that's 577 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 1: the family version. Wasn't there a story about when the 578 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: girls and the bars in London would ask you, did 579 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: you name your plane after me? And what did you 580 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: tell them? That's sright, I'd say I named that a 581 00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 1: deal baby, and they looked at me and they all 582 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 1: come on, I think I had a picture of my 583 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 1: air of plane and they believed it and said it 584 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: was baby mine. Uncle. Uncle Steve is always it's a 585 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: pleasure to talk to I'm looking forward to seeing you 586 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: in June. And um, we've got to go right now. 587 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: I really want to say thanks for taking the time, 588 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: and um, it's just a whole lot of fun to 589 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: talk to you. I love that one thing. Sure, I 590 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: just want to thank all these people and the Service 591 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: for protect this us and giving us the freedom that 592 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 1: we judge and we were our prayers with all these people. 593 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thank you, Uncle Steve. We'll see you soon. 594 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: I'm running in the car doctor. We're back right after this. Hey, 595 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: welcome back Running of the Car Doctor again. Thanks for 596 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: letting us play that. We hope you enjoyed it. That 597 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 1: was Stephen Ninian, First Lieutenant Steven Ninian from the same day, 598 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: talking about his observations a Memorial Day in his time 599 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: in the war. You know the backside of the baby 600 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 1: mind story. I was just telling Tom and Mike is 601 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: Um we were kids, That's what he told us. The 602 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 1: name was, you know about baby mine related to the Dumbo, 603 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,959 Speaker 1: the elephant movie and Dada Da Da Da da. One 604 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: day and Isabelle, he Aria. Isabelle was walking behind him 605 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: and she heard him telling that story. She walked up, 606 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: smacked in the back of the head and said, they're 607 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 1: old enough telling the real story. She knew when he 608 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: came home. She knew what was going on over there. 609 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:13,440 Speaker 1: But that was Uncle Steve. He also said to me 610 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: at one point, he said, two out of every three 611 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 1: pilots in the three thirty ninth Fighter Group were killed 612 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 1: in action or missing or unaccounted for. And that's the 613 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: price of freedom. And that's what I remember this Memorial Day. 614 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: I'm on an Indian the Guard Doctor mechanics aren't expensive, 615 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: They're priceless.