1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: The following, very very special program is brought to you 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: in lively, black and white. I need somebody, not just anybody, 3 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: you know, I need someone Ron and Anian. Welcome to 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: the Car Doctor. Sir, how canna help? What the issue is? 5 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: Driving down the road and like when you get on 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 1: the highway. To start to get it, we ask the 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: tackle ball up and down and or dropped down to zero. 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: You know, let's attack and fix what we know is bad. 9 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: Because what you just described to be about the tack 10 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: the misfire, losing power on the road. That's got crank 11 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: center performance written all over the carr doctor. You know 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: what the boy scouts were right, they you've got to 13 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: be prepared. You've gotta be a good scout and that 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: that could be something as simple as just making sure 15 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: the gas tank is full, uh, you know, before the weekend, 16 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: or before the end of the day, or before it 17 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: gets too lower, whatever your timetable is. Welcome to the 18 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: radio home of Ron and Anian, the Car Doctor. Since 19 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: this is where car owners the world overturned to for 20 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If your mechanics giving 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: you a busy signal, pick up the phone and call 22 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: in the garage. Do orders are open, but I am 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: here to take your calls at eight five five five 24 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: six and now he running. Hey, it's time to start 25 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: your engines alone. Welcome Ron Any and the Car Doctor 26 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: at the helmet one eight hundred, one eight hundred. I 27 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: keep doing that each and every week. I'm confused what 28 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: radio calling phone number I've got, Tom, paint that number 29 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: on your forehead. You know, I'm starting to think it's 30 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: like you gotta smack it on the back of my head. 31 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: I think it's stuck because it's really eight five five 32 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: six zero nine zero zero. That's two weeks in a row. 33 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: I've done that, and I have no problem smacking you 34 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: in the back of the head. I just want to 35 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: be somewhere else other than with you. Hello, and welcome everybody. 36 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: It's running Any in the Car Doctor, Tom Ray and Company, 37 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: and we're here to talk to you about your automobile today, 38 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: whatever that might be. Problems fender defender and door to 39 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: door as we roll along. More information about this radio 40 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: show at Car Doctor show dot com. Of course, of course, 41 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: of course, and by the way, you can get out 42 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: there and podcast and listen to his visa v spreaker 43 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: and all the other ways that you people can go 44 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: about taking the car doctor with you wherever you want 45 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: to go. We are joining in the studio today by 46 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: our our, our noble new protege, Michael. He's here with 47 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: us today. Hello Michael, saylot everybody. Hey, everyone, see there, 48 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: We've we've brought on new talent. Gonna, we're gonna, We're 49 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: gonna try and spell Tom a little bit in the studio. 50 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: And uh, I don't believe Tony has gone, but Tony 51 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: is on temporary hiatus and that we're just looking for 52 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: a little bit of Uh Tony will be back. But wait, 53 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: do'll we do? Wait'll way doll, you find out that 54 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: we're teaching Mike to do your job? Really? Oh, I 55 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: get to go away? Then, oh, hot diggity doll, right 56 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: where would I go? You know, I hadn't thought about 57 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: it from that perspective. Now I'm excited. I get a 58 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: day off. Holy cant um. But speaking of taking days off, 59 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: before I tell you the story about what really happened 60 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 1: in the shop this week and go to my new 61 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: you know, I've got a new feature in front of me. 62 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: We call it the yellow Post at Sticky Board because 63 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: I'm getting old and I have the right notes to myself. 64 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: So what I'm really trying to do is build a 65 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: wall of yellow paper between myself and Tom. But I 66 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: haven't succeeded in that. However, Let's get over and talk 67 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: to Ron from Maine, and I'll do my yellow posted 68 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: story later on this hour as we kick off the 69 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 1: session of the Car Doctor. Welcome Ron, Welcome to the 70 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: Car Doctor. How can I help? Well? Hello, Ron, thanks 71 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: for taking my call. Uh, it's my daughters two thousand 72 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: and ten equinox for Cylinda. It keeps dropping into what 73 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: I call limp mode, but instead of staying at the 74 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: steady speed, it like drops drops, and then she finally 75 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: she's pulled over and turns the key off and waits 76 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: a couple of minutes, turns to back on, and it 77 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: then stots and runs properly. She's brought it to her 78 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: local mechanic, who she's been going to for a few years, 79 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: who's got a very very good reputation. He found a 80 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: couple of things wrong, and I don't know exactly what 81 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: they were, but it was like a two dollar bill 82 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: when he put it on a computer, and he replaced 83 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: that and since then it's it's happened four other times. Now. 84 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: We've called the dealer and we've made an appointment to 85 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: have a complete diagnostic done. But he said it could 86 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: be the time and chain, or it could be low 87 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: on oil. But she's very very uh good on keeping 88 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: the oil change. They do go through. They do have 89 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: an issue with let me let me before I start 90 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: going off on a on a tear um run any 91 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: check engine light on, any accompanying codes, anything that's come up. 92 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: She doesn't. She gets so nervous about it that she 93 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: pulls on and she doesn't remember if there's a service 94 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: engine light on all that when she does. But of 95 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: course the ministry trains to key you off and then 96 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: turns it back on the clearse it. Okay, So here's 97 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: what could be happening. Let's play the game of what if, 98 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: and what if? It's a dangerous game for all the 99 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: all all the obvious reasons. This could be a timing chain. Yes, 100 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: and here's how all right, the fourth cylinders of four 101 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: cylinder Equinox. Yeah, the fourth cylinder Equinox, like some of 102 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: the other GM products, seemed to be having some issues 103 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: with timing change stretch that you know, think of a 104 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: bicycle chain, right, big Sprocket, little Sprocket, the chains going around, 105 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: and there's a sensor on each Sprocket telling the computer 106 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: little Sprocket position, big Sprocket position. Now, the reason the 107 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: computer wants to know Sprocket position is because it's gonna 108 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: play with cam timing a little bit. It's gonna move 109 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: that pedal position to give the engine more torque or 110 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: more power at the right opportunity and lower emissions and 111 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: fuel economy and all the things that electronics allow us 112 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: to chase in a vehicle today. So if that Sprocket 113 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: is turning around and all of a sudden, the gap 114 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: between the two Sprockets in terms of degree and electronic 115 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: tracking capability is too far, it'll set a P zero 116 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 1: three forty or possibly a P zero three forty one. Now, 117 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: perhaps your daughter is not seeing that fault because, as 118 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: you say, she gets nervous, shuts it off, you know, 119 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: momentarily clears it and doesn't see the light come on, 120 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: and then when she restarts it, it's okay. And if 121 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 1: the mechanic isn't doing a complete systems check, or if 122 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: he's not scanning it for all codes. If he's just 123 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: looking for current but not history, if he's looking at 124 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: possibly year make model and not O B D two, 125 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: he's not maybe he's not seeing the full picture. The 126 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: dealer could be right. This could be a timing chain 127 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: stretch issue such that there's too much degree of separation 128 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: between the two sensors, and it's putting the vehicle and 129 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 1: limpode mode because and the reason GM does that is 130 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: because think about it. If if they're trying to control 131 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: sensor position or i'm sorry, camp position based on crank 132 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: position right there, they're they're playing with the bicycles prockets. 133 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: If they lose track of where they are, they're gonna say, 134 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: wait a minute, we're not gonna let this happen. We're 135 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: gonna control the vehicle with software so nothing bad can 136 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: happen in the way of an engine runaway or or 137 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: a more serious power loss problem. And they're gonna put 138 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: that vehicle in what they call limp hole mode, which 139 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: is just like it describes, it's limp home. You can 140 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: you can get home, but not much further. So that's now, 141 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: that's only one thing that will cause limp mode. All right, 142 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: The other thing that are and there's there's a bunch 143 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: of them. Another thing that could cause limp mode is 144 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: this vehicle is drive by wire. I'm gonna guess and 145 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: say that perhaps her mechanic did something with accelerator pedal 146 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: position sensors. Anything there ring a bell that sounds like 147 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: like I think that was one of the things that 148 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: you looked at. Okay, so you know, maybe she had 149 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: a fault or maybe he thought there was a fault 150 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: and pedal position sensor, accelerator pedal position censors. There's most 151 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: cars in the last g's twelve years have resorted to 152 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: drive by wire. I'm a throttle cable generation mechanic, all right, 153 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: I had to learn all the new stuff. Um. Drive 154 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: by wire is the way airplanes fly. Everything is done 155 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: by servos and electronic circuits and computer controls. So there 156 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: are two sensors at the what we used to call 157 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: a gas pedal now an accelerator pedal. There are two 158 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: centers at the throttle body. In the old days, it 159 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: would have been the throat of the carburetor. And the 160 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: two censors work zero to five vaults and five volts 161 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: to zero volts. All right, they work opposite of each 162 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: other at opposite ends. So the computer is looking for 163 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: coralation such that when the zero to five goes to 164 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: goes up a vault, it wants the five to zero 165 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: to come down to vault. It knows that sensors and correlation, 166 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: and it does the same thing at the throttle body end. 167 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: All right, if it sees one sensor glitch, and it 168 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: sees one sensor go up a vault and another sensor 169 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: come down to vaults, it says, wait a minute, something's 170 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: out of kilter here. I'm gonna prevent the runaway engine 171 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: puts the vehicle in limpoon mode. So yeah, there's a 172 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: bunch of things that could be going on. There are 173 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: some tests that can be made beyond just you know, 174 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: a code skin. I always tell everybody listen, assume there's 175 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: no codes, where would you look to solve the problem. 176 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,119 Speaker 1: And that kind of gets everybody's juices flowing. So see 177 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: what the dealer says, this, this could be This really 178 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: could be a stretched timing chain. Your question to them 179 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: is if unless they can prove it, Your question, as 180 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: always is when they turn around and tell you it's 181 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: a repair, which it could be. All right, this could 182 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: be expensive this could be too grander better. Um, your 183 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: your question and comment is will that fix my problem? 184 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: And you know that's always the definitive moment I find. 185 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: I find when we play checkbook, that usually is the 186 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 1: definitive moment of a mechanics diagnosis because when they hear, hey, 187 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: if this doesn't fix it, you're not getting paid, it 188 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: usually makes everybody up. All right, So you know that's 189 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: that's and then you've got to see their reasonable answer 190 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: and conclusion after that. All right, that's where you're going, sir. 191 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: All right, very much, You're very welcome. Ron. Good luck 192 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: to you and have a good rest of the weekend. 193 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: Eight five zero nine zero zero mornin Eating the car 194 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: Doctor will return right after this. Don't go away and 195 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: need advice on how to maintain that classic g t O. 196 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: Ron is the guy five five five zero nine zero zero. 197 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: Here's Ron. Hey, Yeah, I forgot to mention this week 198 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: and just in time for the holidays, for Christmas and all, 199 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: we're doing a power Take giveaway. We're gonna be giving 200 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: way a super Chips dash back all new performance programmer 201 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: this week. Five inch to high definition screen, um innovative features, WiFi, 202 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: multiple vehicle listenings and no, Tom, I'm not giving it 203 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 1: to you photo No no, no, no, I I don't 204 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: I don't want it. I just want it. I want 205 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: it for five minutes because I want to pretest it 206 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 1: to make sure it goes out. So you need to 207 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: sit still so I can hook you up to it. No, no, no, 208 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: no no, my programming is just fine. As a matter 209 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: of fact. I'm gonna tell you with me because next 210 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: week I'm leaving. Um actually, we'll be here, We'll really, 211 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: I'll be here next week. I'll be here for the 212 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: show next week. But I am leaving Saturday night after 213 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: the show because I have to go north to say 214 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,319 Speaker 1: to get ready for you know, you're not going to 215 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: the North Pole again. I have to man, I already 216 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: got I already, I already hurt from the early warning 217 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: ELF radar system that they're looking for me. That you know, 218 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take my super chip programmer with me and 219 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: uh so it's gonna have a little bit of snow 220 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: water whoever gets it, but we're getting I'm gonna supercharge 221 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: the slip more power. Santa's gonna Santa's gonna get a 222 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: really quick this year. So you just wait and safe. 223 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: So either this hour or next hour, we're giving away 224 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: a dash pack plus programmer courtesy the folks over at 225 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: Superchips superchips dot com. Well, we have a mystery guest. 226 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: Let's go over and see who the mystery guest is. 227 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: I'll give you a hint. Do you want a hint? 228 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 1: Yes you do? Okay, who is it? Whoops? Wait a 229 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: minute here, let me turn this out with the right button. 230 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: Scanned brother? Where is he? Yes, good brother? How are you? 231 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: I've been all right? Yeah I missed the way. For 232 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: everybody that's listening to the car doctor, this is the 233 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: board operator, Tony Atwood. I know I've been missed. Yeah, 234 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: we've been missed. You've been missed. So what's going on? 235 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: I will tell you this though you're gonna and you're 236 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: you know, right away. I gotta start right. Did you 237 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: notice I'll talk about my New York science and not 238 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,439 Speaker 1: talking about Tom and I New York Giants. But you 239 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: wanted me to go to Christians President, not talking about 240 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: the New York Giants. But they're doing better, they really are, 241 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: did you know? Yeah? Yeah, but but don't don't don't start. Okay. Well, 242 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: on a on a serious note, I want to tell 243 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: you I love you and I'm glad you're called. Then 244 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: I missed your brother. I'm good, I'm good. I uh, 245 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: you know, we we look forward to seeing you each week. 246 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: And I know you're busy, and I know you're doing 247 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: some other things and you'll be back. It's just it's 248 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: good to hear your voice. Is always thank you, thank you, 249 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: this one that you over them. I'm still around. I 250 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: know I've been missed. Yep, yeah, but I two certain 251 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: things haven't changed. You're still not giving Tom the fringe 252 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: benefits of of the gift that he wants. You're going 253 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: to the North Pole. Well, listen, I was planning the 254 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: swing by and take you with me. Do you think 255 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: you could do that? Why not? It's not really cold there. Uh, 256 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: think about it. According to whom to lie our pants 257 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: on fire, Tony, a big guy like you in the 258 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: valley of the else, think of how that would look, 259 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: that would be that would that wouldn't be a good look. Okay, Okay, listen, 260 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna we're gonna go. We we just want to 261 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,079 Speaker 1: say it's good to hear your voice. And uh, I'm 262 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: sure we'll see after the new year. Have a Merry 263 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: Christmas in a happy New Years to everybody. My move. Okay, 264 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: all right, you take good care of Tony, alright, but 265 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: always good to hear from Mr t Right, yeah, always 266 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: a good time. Let's go back, Let's get back to business. 267 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: Thank you, Tom, I needed that. Let's go and talk 268 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: to Kurt and Iowa. Kurt, welcome to the car doctor, sir, 269 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: how are you? I'm well today? Yourself not bad? What's 270 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: going on? I have a two thousand ship we picked 271 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: up as a six point oh uh engine in it, 272 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: and two months ago we'll put a fuel pump in it. 273 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: And here about a month ago when the temperature dip 274 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: down below thirty two degrees all the time, it has 275 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: gotten to the point where it's almost impossible to get 276 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: started in the morning. All right, why did you put 277 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: a fuel pump in it? Did it die or were 278 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: you taking a shot of performance for a performance problem? 279 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: The fuel pump went out, all right, so you'll pump 280 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: off and we had a new feel pump put in. 281 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 1: All right. So it goes into is it a long 282 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: crank time? Like it wants to start but not really 283 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: or just it just cranks and cranks and cranks and 284 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: nothing makes it run, You'll just it'll one time you 285 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: can try, it'll just crank and crank and crank, not 286 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: even spitter and sputter and even the tempt And then 287 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: all of a sudden you can turn it back off, 288 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: hit the key again, and it's almost like a two 289 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: solar tractor trying to fire. It'll start fitter and potting, 290 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: potting and sputtered, and all of a sudden you'll stop, 291 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: turn it off, turn it back on in and will 292 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: finally take off. Once we get started throughout and let 293 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: it warm up throughout the day, starts up just fine. 294 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: Al Right. What what sort of tools do we have 295 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: to work with for diagnostics? Uh? Nothing, really, there's no 296 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: there's no chicken engine light. There's no service engine light 297 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: has ever come on and stayed right. So you know, 298 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: we can make some assumptions, which is a dangerous word, 299 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: especially here on family radio. All right, Uh, you know 300 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: it sounds to me like you're describing a fuel pressure problem. 301 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: Any feel any feel pressure gage kicking around or can 302 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: you get your hands on one? Maybe we actually check that. 303 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: We've checked that and it's not a fuel pressure Okay, 304 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: So when you turn the key, fuel pressure goes up 305 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: and stays consistent and it holds you turn the key off. 306 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: How long does fuel pressure hold for after you turn 307 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: the key off? Forever? Alright? Alright, forever is a long 308 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: enough time. And what sort of feel? What sort of 309 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: fuel pressure do you have? What do you remember? What? 310 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: How many pounds did you match it to spec? Yeah? 311 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: I don't even Yeah it's to spec. Yeah, I remember that. 312 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: We can't that. What we're is is and I've done 313 00:15:55,880 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: a lot of googling and such. Um, well, we're thinking 314 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: it is as a mass airflow sensor. Well you can 315 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: guess at that, but you've got to give me. You've 316 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: got to give me a reason. All right, do this 317 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: unplug the mass airflow? Does the truck start right up? 318 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: Good point. I've never tried that yet. All right, Because 319 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: some of some of these vehicles will have programming built in. 320 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: You take a sister, you take a censor out of 321 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: the system. So what's gonna happen, is it's going to 322 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: it may, it may start and stall, turn the key off, 323 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: turn the key back on. Check engine light's gonna be on. 324 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: Because now you set a mass airflow sensor fault. All right, 325 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: And if the mass airflow censor. If we put it 326 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: in bypass mode, now the vehicle will run all right. Now, understand, 327 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 1: once you do that, you're gonna set a fault code. 328 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: So unless you're planning on disconnecting the battery and hoping 329 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: that will work, which doesn't necessarily work on newer vehicles, 330 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: it'll it'll likely work on an older one that you're 331 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: now doing the poke and hope method. Why don't we 332 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: spend two bucks and go buy a cheap scan tool 333 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: down at the local lot reports store. Wouldn't that make 334 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: more sense? Yeah? But well that till I mean, but 335 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: there's no service engine light, check engine light, or nothing 336 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: comes on and during any of this time. Let me 337 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: let me ask you a question. You ever get sick 338 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: in your life? Okay, well, you get a head cold, 339 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 1: right or a sore throat? Do you ever have it 340 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: where you know, you get that sore of throat on Wednesday? 341 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: But Monday you sort of felt crummy, right, Well, Monday 342 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: and Tuesday were incubation days. Those are the days that 343 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: it started to get to the point where you were sick, 344 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: but your body wasn't quite sure whether or not it 345 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: was gonna be And then Wednesday you got sick, right, yeah, Wednesday, 346 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: Finally the check engine light came on and said, hey, 347 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: here's the trouble code. Here's what it hurts. Here's where 348 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: I don't feel good. All right, you're waiting for the 349 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: car to turn on the check engine light, you're waiting 350 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: for the sore throat to appear. Assuming because you're waiting 351 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: for a code. How do you know there is an information. 352 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: They're telling you what that code is gonna be before 353 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: it happens. And that's and that's what that's what a 354 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: scan tool though. A scan tool in the right hands 355 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: is gathering data and information. It's not waiting for a 356 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: light to come on. And that's you know, So that's 357 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: that's really where you want to go. So you know, 358 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: instead of spending money on a mass airflow as a guess, 359 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: all right, what I'd like you to do is go 360 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 1: buy a scan tool, take a look at pooling and 361 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: air and take tempt censors. Compare them before you even 362 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,239 Speaker 1: start the car, turned the key to the opposition. If 363 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: it's been sitting more than eight hours, they should match. 364 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: They should both be the same started up, record fuelture 365 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: and record mass airflow numbers. Call me back, give me 366 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: of those numbers and we'll talk further. Court. I enjoyed it. Hey, 367 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: coming up next, Triple A, let's talk about holiday car care, 368 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: driving and all that kind of good stuff. I'm run 369 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: ending of the car docun be back right after this. 370 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: Gryand Mall got run over by a rain there walking 371 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:03,719 Speaker 1: home from our house. As you can say, there's no 372 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: such thing as Santa, But as for me, we be 373 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: the I've got to think for all the roadside accidents 374 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: that the folks are Triple A help cover with, they 375 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: probably haven't seen any too many slaves and run over 376 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: reindeer kind of things, but you never know. We thought 377 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: we would talked today with Tama Johnson. He is the 378 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: Triple A national spokesperson, and maybe we can cover that, 379 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: but more importantly we can talk about their world class 380 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: roadside assistance coverage and the holiday driving and carcare and 381 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 1: things like that. Tama, Welcome to the Car Doctor. Thank you, 382 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: thank you for having it so so have you ever 383 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: had any phone calls on you know, Santa got run 384 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: over by a raindeer, Granma got run over by a raindeer. Anybody, 385 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: any anybody hit by Santa and the sleigh in in 386 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: recent years that you can recall, you know, not that 387 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 1: I'm aware of you, I do you believe Seen is 388 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: very careful out on the road as everyone should be 389 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: right exactly exactly. So as we get ready for our 390 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: holiday driving and you know, traveling to see Grahaman and 391 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: relatives and such, uh, you know what are some of 392 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: the tips and ideas that Triple A has to help 393 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: people get to their destination safely. Absolutely, So, we do 394 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: know coming up on Christmas holiday season, it's going to 395 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: be very busy. About a hundred and twelve million Americans. 396 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: We'll be traveling more than fifty miles away from home, 397 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: and the bulk of those travelers will be out on 398 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: the road. About a hundred and two million are taking 399 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: road trips, and so we want to make sure that 400 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: everyone is safe. We are projecting that we're going to 401 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: have to rescue about nine hundred and sixty thousand motorists 402 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,879 Speaker 1: this year, and that's really due to dead batteries, flat 403 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: tires and lockouts. The first things first, Oh yeah, yeah, 404 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: that's that's almost a million people. That's that's a huge number, exactly, 405 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: and I mean a lot of times it's just simple 406 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: things that we don't always think about doing so, make 407 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: sure that you're checking your tires, check not just the 408 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: tread but also the tire pressure. Then you also want 409 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: to check your fluids as well as your battery itself. 410 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: You can take your battery in um just to a 411 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: convenient quick auto body shop, have them check the battery, 412 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: make sure you have enough charge before you hit the road. 413 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 1: And then always it seems counterintuitive, but you want to 414 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 1: make sure that you have actually have the keys on 415 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 1: you before you get out the vehicle. You don't want 416 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: to lock yourself out right, Yeah, well, and you know 417 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: what you really have to think about keys today? Um, 418 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: I've got to think the number of I won't have 419 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: the number of lockouts Triple A responds to, uh, this 420 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,439 Speaker 1: time of year goes up or down or stays consistently 421 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: the same with you know, so many push button starts 422 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: and electronic keys. It's almost hard to lock the keys 423 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: in the car. But I think when you do, you've 424 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: really got a bigger problem. Exactly, and it happens, It 425 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: definitely does happen. Soze here for you if that ever 426 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: is the case. But definitely want to make sure that 427 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: we're avoiding any of those roadside breakdowns or lockouts all together. 428 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: You know what is what does Triple A predict um 429 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: as far as uh um um roadside recoveries? Do we 430 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: do we have any idea? Do we talk about accidents 431 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: at all? I mean, I know it's a tough subject, 432 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 1: but um, you know, as far as the numbers have 433 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: expected beyond just toes and jump starts, um, what sort 434 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: of accident coverage there might be out there that occur 435 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: this year. Yeah, in terms of crashes. So we do 436 00:21:57,600 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: not have particular numbers that we would respond to and 437 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: terms of telling the vehicles, but we do have research 438 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: from the Triple A Foundation for Traffic Safety that found 439 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 1: that more than half a million crashes tend to occur 440 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: in bad winter weather. So we know towards the end 441 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: of the year, especially around the holiday season, many people 442 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: will be hitting the roads and they will be making 443 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 1: either trips through those winter destinations where you might have 444 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: snow or ice on the road, or you might be 445 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: traveling from those areas, and so it is so important 446 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: to think about safety. We talked a little bit about 447 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 1: actual safe driving habits. You definitely want to make sure 448 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: that you're slowing down and that you're accelerating and decelerating slowly, 449 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: but also simple things like knowing your brakes. You need 450 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 1: to know whether or not you have analog brakes or not. 451 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: And when you're actually making that stop, keep the heel 452 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 1: of your foot on the floor and use the ball 453 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: of your foot to apply firm and steady pressure to 454 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: the brake pedal. Don't pump your brakes, which is which 455 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: a lot of people tend to tell you. As a 456 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: tip um, we recommend not pumping your brakes, but rather 457 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 1: um applying that firm pressure and keeping control of the 458 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: steering wheel. And then obviously, if you can avoid stopping, 459 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: try to do that. We look at the fact that 460 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 1: it takes more inertia to start moving the vehicle um 461 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: from full stop than it actually does from a rolling start. 462 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: So if you do find yourself coming towards the light 463 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: and you can continue to keep rolling safely, uh and 464 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: before the light turns green again, you want to make 465 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: sure that you're doing that without coming to a full stop. 466 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: And I think you know we can look back here 467 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: in the Northeast, we recently have what we called Snowmageddon. 468 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: We're crept up on us New York, New Jersey, Connecticut. 469 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 1: A bunch of the states in our area were affected. 470 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 1: We had a we had a late day snowstorm on 471 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: a Thursday that just paralyzed the region. Nobody was ready 472 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: for it. The plows weren't out, and um it was. 473 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: It made national news. And I noticed driving home, nobody 474 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 1: understood the idea of inertia and where to stop and 475 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: when to start, and you know just just how to 476 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: drive in slushy weather. So perhaps I should say that 477 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: as an as a reminder everybody should have their best driver, 478 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 1: you know, best bad weather driver in the seat. This 479 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 1: isn't a good time for the young driver to be learning. 480 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: How's that for a statement that is very factual. You 481 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 1: want to make sure that you're not putting an inexperienced 482 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: driver out there in bad conditions. It is always helpful 483 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: for someone who is already licensed to get some experience 484 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: in bad weather, so they do know how to drive, 485 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: but you want to make sure that you're doing that 486 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: in an isolated segments. So getting on the free we 487 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: might be a bad idea. You want to make sure 488 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 1: that they're in a safe area where they can learn 489 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: how to respond in those conditions. But they definitely don't 490 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: want to be in an area where could be unsafe. 491 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: Talk to me a minute, Tamarin our in our last 492 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: couple of minutes about Triple A. If someone out there 493 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: is as a last minute stocking stuff or idea, what 494 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: is a Triple A membership? Give preps to that new driver, 495 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: preps to that old driver. Um, you know, what are 496 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: the advantages of being a Triple A member? Oh? Absolutely, 497 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 1: And there's so many and oftentimes when people don't take 498 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: full advantage of that. So when you become a Triple 499 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: A member, of course you have access to roadside assistant, 500 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: but there's also so many other advantages. For example, we 501 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: recently launched a partnership with Shell Gasoline, so now those 502 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: who have a Tripling membership can sign up for the 503 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: Fuel Rewards program. You can save up to five cents 504 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 1: per allen on every fill up. That will definitely come 505 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: in handy this Christmas. If you're taking a road trip. Yeah, 506 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: benefits like that. Also, if you're a traveler, you can 507 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: actually go to into your local Triple A and get 508 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: help actually planning your trip through our assistance with trip Planning, 509 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 1: and then you can also look into other services. Obviously, 510 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,239 Speaker 1: do you need a roadside Assistance kit. You can get 511 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: one of those. You all remember those wonderful maps that 512 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: you can go into a Triple A and get directions 513 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: and routes out to your destination. Can you can you 514 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: still get maps from Triple M And do you still 515 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: have the road maps that I mean from a million 516 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: years ago? Is that still it is possible? We still 517 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: do trip ticks. You can also do that all those planning, um, 518 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: all the trip trip planning online as well. So there's 519 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: a lot of opportunities, especially if you're looking to travel, 520 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 1: especially if you're looking to save on gas prices. And 521 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 1: then all the different discounts which you can get a 522 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 1: variety of different stores and hotels, restaurants. Um. Just go 523 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: to your local Triple A. I'm ask them about some 524 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: of the discounts and rewards available. You will be surprised 525 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,479 Speaker 1: at all the things that are available to you. So 526 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: I guess you know for safe holiday traveling as well 527 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: as you're around. Perhaps now we can state the fact 528 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: you know you get in that car this year and 529 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: you want to take that holiday trip. The Triple A 530 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: is predicting somebody. You'll take practice mindfulness and practice taking 531 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: a breath before you put the key in the ignition 532 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: or pushing the button to start the vehicle. That is 533 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: a great suggestion. You know, with this many people that 534 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: are going to be on the road, we definitely suggest 535 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: packing your patients. We actually partnered with in Reriggs, who 536 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 1: is a transportation analytics company, and they tell us that 537 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: the worst time to travel for the holidays is going 538 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: to be December twenty. We anticipate those early evening hours 539 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: between about four pm and seven pm, we're gonna start 540 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: to see a lot of travelers mix in with that 541 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: rush hour traffic. So if you're in one of those 542 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 1: larger metropolitan areas, try to plan on leaving early in 543 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,360 Speaker 1: the morning if possible, or travel if your schedule allows, 544 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: on the actual day of the holiday. That way you 545 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: can avoid some of that traffic and congestion and keep 546 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,640 Speaker 1: your nerves calm and you won't have to worry about 547 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: getting frustrated in traffic. Great solid information, Tamra. We want 548 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: to thank you, and we want to thank all the 549 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: folks are triple A for all that you guys do 550 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: year round to help keep us safe out on the 551 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: road and come get us when we're stuck. When we 552 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: do get run over by our reindeer. Um, we're glad 553 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 1: to have you on our side. Thank you very much. 554 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. Real quick, just tell the listeners that 555 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: it's um triple a dot com right, what is the website? Yes, 556 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: but you're looking to join Triple A or you want 557 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: to get a little bit more information about travel or 558 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: gas prices or even that shell discount, you can go 559 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: to Triple a dot com. Also, before you hit the road, 560 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: make sure that you don't know the Triple A app. 561 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: You can actually access your roadside assistance that way as well. 562 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: Perfect great information, Tammer. You have a good holiday season 563 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: and thanks for being part of the Car Doctor family today. 564 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: Thank you, Happy holidays YouTube, Bye bye, I'm running any 565 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: in the Car Doctor will be cruising back right after this. Hey, 566 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: welcome back carminating in the Car Doctor five zero nine 567 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: zero the Car Doctor seven phone number. Give us a 568 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 1: qual at eight five five zero nine zero zero seven, 569 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 1: day or night and UH leave a message if we're 570 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: not on the air. We are live out on the 571 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: network Saturday afternoons to the four pm Eastern time, but 572 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: we go out to some of the other affiliates at 573 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: different times in places and Um, you can leave a 574 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: message and Tom Ray, executive Producer, chief cook and bottle washer, 575 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: we'll call you back and get you in the live 576 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: queue for the next live broadcast here on the Car Doctor. Um, 577 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: because that's what we do. That's what we like to 578 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: do to be part of your weekend talking about cars 579 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,160 Speaker 1: and all that's bothering you about your car. So that's 580 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: what it's all about. I want to talk bothers me 581 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: about cars. UM. I wrote myself a little yellow sticky 582 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: note this week. UM, something new I've got in the 583 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: habit of I. I come home and I write a 584 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: sticky note and I put it down in the studio. 585 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: It says this. One says to me, I must have 586 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 1: written this Wednesday or so. People getting their own way 587 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: of repairing their car, and I think this is the 588 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: story that triggered it. So it was midweek and the 589 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: phone started ringing at the shop and it was a 590 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if you say as a former customer 591 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,000 Speaker 1: or a former consumer. I'm not really sure what he was. 592 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: But I haven't seen this individual in about six years 593 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: because it got to the point where, towards the end 594 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: of the relationship, every time I saw him it was 595 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:16,719 Speaker 1: a problem that something just you know, we're gonna stretch 596 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 1: the truth. We're gonna take a little bit of a 597 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: step away from reality. We're not gonna really try and 598 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: do things right. We're just gonna try and do things. 599 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: And that's, you know, that's just not how I work. 600 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: This isn't how I choose to repair cars. I want 601 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: to do things the right way. So Jonathan is now into, well, 602 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: let me get my car inspected, and I went anytime 603 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: anybody calls and says, hey, I've got to get my 604 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: car inspected, but I gotta talk to you about it first, 605 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: because I know there's usually a story there. There's there's 606 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: some mitigating circumstance of well, I want to get it inspected, 607 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: but there's really something wrong with the car that I'm 608 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: trying to get through that I really don't want to fix, 609 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: even though it's a great car. That's you know, it's 610 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: it's just like this endless circle of stupidity. So, you know, 611 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: I after about the third phone call, I said, all right, 612 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: let me let me call them back and see what's 613 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: going on here. But I kind of knew, you know, 614 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: mechanics intuition kicked in and I said I sort of 615 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: know where this is going. And but let me you 616 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: know what, I hate to leave anybody hanging, even though 617 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: they're you know, kind of lost, and even the ones 618 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: that are lost, you try and help, you know, I'm 619 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: trying to be the automotive shepherd here. So the conversation 620 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: starts out with I have an O five Lotus right away. 621 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: I don't work on Lotus and I don't. It's just 622 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: not something we see every day. The technology isn't there. 623 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: The ability to purchase parts, service information, and have a 624 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: dozen other things that prevent you from repairing a car 625 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: apply to Lotus. It's one of those elite sort of cars. 626 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: You might as well will a Ferrari into the shop, 627 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 1: but you know we we probably have air for the tires. 628 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 1: But beyond that, what's sort of tooling and how is 629 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: the shop geared to service that particular line of vehicle? 630 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: Could we figure it out? Sure, given enough time, money 631 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: and effort. But you know, from a practical point of 632 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: running a business, you have to decide pick your battles. 633 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: What do you want to work on that didn't stop them? Well, 634 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: I know you don't work on Lotus, but let me 635 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: tell you about my problem. Okay, what is it that 636 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: you want to do. I want to get the car 637 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 1: through inspection. Will it pass inspection? Yes, as long as 638 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: I don't step on the gas pedal. Uh. You know 639 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: it's like I'm just banting you here because I'm banging 640 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: my head against the desk, going why did I make 641 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: this phone call? So the deal is this, The check 642 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: engine light comes on in the car runs bed as 643 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: long as if you go to drive it, if you 644 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: clear the code and you know, don't touch the gas pedal, 645 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: the check engine light never comes on. So he wants 646 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 1: to bring the car up, clear the code, and then 647 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: have me inspect it without driving it. But the car 648 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: still broken. Jonathan, Yeah, but if I don't touch the 649 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: gas pedal, the light won't come on. The little past inspection. Well, no, 650 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: not at right, And I said Jonathan, the problem is 651 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: you have to run monitors. So I had to explain 652 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: what monitors were. What's a monitor? Monitors? The self test 653 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: the computer goes through. When you take math in high school, 654 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: you completed all your math tests, but you may not 655 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: have always passed them. If you fail a test, like 656 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: a computer fails a monitor or self test, it will 657 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: turn on a check engine light. Well, but I don't 658 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: want to run the monitor. I just want to pass 659 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: the car for inspection. And this conversation went round and 660 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: round and round. It was like I was listening to 661 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 1: Aben and Costello. Do who's on first? I don't know 662 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: third base. It finally came down to and I say 663 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: this on occasion, but it's rare when I do it. 664 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: But I have to do it for his good, my good, 665 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: because I could be in the car next to this 666 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: guy trying to fix the car, or or somebody else. 667 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 1: Put the wrench down and step away from the vehicle. 668 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: Why don't you take it to a mechanic. Well I did, Okay, 669 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 1: what happened there? He spent over three thousand dollars in 670 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: the car still not fixed, So I decided to fix 671 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: it myself. Well, did you ever think you're at the 672 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: wrong mechanic? And that's the sound I heard just and 673 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: he said, gee, I never thought of that. Um, maybe 674 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: I should take it somewhere else. Yeah, maybe, once again 675 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: proving that you can own an automobile, and just because 676 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: you can own an automobile or create children doesn't mean 677 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: you should have either one. Because common sense must prevail 678 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: in all cases eight five five five six zero nine 679 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: nine zero zero, ronading the car doctor cruising back right 680 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: after this back Okay, hey, welcome back. Where many of 681 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 1: the car doctor eight five five five zero nine nine 682 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 1: zero zero. You know the downside of that story. The 683 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: other part of that story was explained to the gentleman 684 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 1: what lotus stood for lots of trouble, usually serious, and 685 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: that still didn't deterine from trying to fix a car. 686 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 1: He had no tools, no knowledge, no information, but instead 687 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: he insisted on just throwing parts at it. So I 688 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: I just don't get it. I don't think. I don't 689 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: think we should let these people vote, drive, or raise children. 690 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: It's just come to that. Maybe that's the reason the 691 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: country is in the situation. Yeah, that's right. So it 692 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: kind of stinks around here whenever I think about stories 693 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: like that. So, but that's really the story. UM coming 694 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 1: up next hour, because Tom didn't do it this hour, 695 00:33:57,560 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 1: because he didn't do his job right, we're going to 696 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 1: giving away a super Chips Dash Pack plus from the 697 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: folks over at super Chips. UM. This has preloaded tunes 698 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:08,879 Speaker 1: engineered with performance, reliability, and quality that will help you 699 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: tune your vehicle to a standard of performance that you 700 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:14,919 Speaker 1: so desire. You can find more information at super chips 701 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: dot com. Let's talk to Mike. Hey, Mike, what did 702 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:18,920 Speaker 1: you think of your first hour with the car doctor. 703 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 1: I thought you're funny. I don't know, I think he's funny. 704 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:30,399 Speaker 1: Look at that. Huh remember that he's got he's only 705 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 1: been he's only been here for for one hour and 706 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 1: he's already. Uh you know, we we were we were 707 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: at the we were at the w T b Q 708 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: Christmas party, one of our local affiliates, and somebody came 709 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 1: up after the after the party and we were done 710 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 1: talking and having dinner and whatnot, and um, the woman 711 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 1: said to Tom. She looks at me, and she looks 712 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:52,400 Speaker 1: at Tom. She goes, he's the funniest thing on radio 713 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: I've ever heard Tom just about he didn't know, he 714 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 1: didn't know what to do. He was just he was 715 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: ready to pass out. So, Michael, I'll give you the 716 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: five bucks after today's show. Yeah I knew it. I 717 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,439 Speaker 1: knew it in the yard. Okay, yeah, we'll we'll do that. So, 718 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:08,399 Speaker 1: but kids got good taste. I like this kid, Tom. 719 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,920 Speaker 1: We should keep him around more. Tony, you're out. Um, 720 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:13,839 Speaker 1: that was a fun two hours, but it's only one hour, 721 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: one hour or two hours and whatever it was, it 722 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,239 Speaker 1: sounds like I felt like too, but it really was 723 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 1: only one because there's another hour of Card Doctor and 724 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:23,640 Speaker 1: coming up at eight zero nine zero zero, so stay 725 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:25,959 Speaker 1: tuned and stand by. I'll run nading the Card Doctor, 726 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 1: reminding you one more time. As always, good mechanics aren't expensive, 727 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: they're priceless. See you