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The 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: deal with the becklog Sandy Wisconsin eighteen Chevy Spark, what's 19 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:01,319 Speaker 2: going on? 20 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: Oh, thank you for taking my call. 21 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 2: Welcome. 22 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: I went to the car wash and after I went 23 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 3: to the car wash, I turned on the radio and 24 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 3: there was nothing but static, and from time to time 25 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 3: it would work, and then other times it was just static. 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 3: And I took it to the dealer. He said, there's 27 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 3: no damage to the antenna, and he also said, if 28 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 3: you have any trouble, bring it back. Well, the radio worked. 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 3: When I went to his place. Coming back in the 30 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 3: opposite direction, it was nothing but static. And I'm wondering 31 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 3: if it was damaged somehow that water got into the 32 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: radio or the antenna, or if. 33 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: There's what well, if the water got into the radio, 34 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: We've got a bigger problem because that means there's water 35 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: in the car. And you know, the question would become, 36 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: do you see any signs of water on the floor 37 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 2: of the vehicle after the car wash? No? Okay, So 38 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: you know, could the antenna mast be loose? This is 39 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: the antenna. It sits on the fender. Is this driver's 40 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: side or passenger set. I'm trying to know what a 41 00:01:58,800 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: spark looks like. 42 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 3: The antenna is right in the middle, up on top 43 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 3: in the back part of the roof of the car. 44 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 2: Got it, okay, So you know, is this a massed 45 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: antenna or is this one of the aerodynamic antennas. 46 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 3: I wish I knew it those terms. 47 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: Man, Well, is it a single is it a thin 48 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 2: piece of wire sticking straight up? Or is it more 49 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: look like a molded type of antenna. 50 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 3: It's more solid. It's probably about about maybe an inch 51 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 3: in diameter. 52 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: Or something, right, Okay, So it would be kind of 53 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 2: odd to say that a car wash, and I get it. 54 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 2: It's it's ever since, right, But if it's in the 55 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: roof of the car, you know, it'd be kind of 56 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 2: weird that the car wash damaged it. I listen, I 57 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: drive every vehicle I own through every car wash. I've 58 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: never had that as an issue. The only time I've 59 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: had that as an issue is if the mast comes loose. 60 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 2: But in your case, it can't because it's it's a fixed, 61 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 2: molded object that's bolted to the roof. Right, That's the 62 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: way yours is from what you're describing him, from what 63 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: I remember of the sparks. So, Mike, my question would be, 64 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 2: you know they've got to drive it. How long or 65 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 2: how hard did they look at this? Was this something 66 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: they did in the parking lot or did they actually 67 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: take it in and charge you something to go through 68 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: the car. 69 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 3: I went into the into his garage and he looked 70 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 3: at it. He also had to pump up my tires, 71 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 3: and he looked at it and he said it looked 72 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 3: like it didn't have any damage. However, he said that 73 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 3: the DIAGNOSI checkup would be one hundred and seventy dollars, 74 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 3: and I thought, really for it? 75 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 2: Well, well, you see, first of all, you're presupposing that 76 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 2: it is an antenna, right, and second of all that 77 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: diagnosis should yield some information. One of the things I 78 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 2: would consider doing if it were at the shop and 79 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: I found nothing wrong with the way the antenna was mounted, 80 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: no signs of water intrusion, no damage to the headline, 81 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: or no water leaks, I would consider pulling the radio 82 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: out and plugging in in old school. And I keep 83 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: a bunch around just for this, an old school, regular 84 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: masked antenna. Drive the car around. Do I have the problem? 85 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: Is the problem gone? Then at least I know you 86 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 2: know that that that the problem is not as the 87 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: antenna itself. Now, the other problem you could have there 88 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 2: is inside those antenna is there's a little amplifier, all right, 89 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 2: and sometimes they can loosen up and water gets in 90 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: there and there might be moisture inside that antenna that 91 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 2: you know, maybe it got into the connection and it's 92 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 2: causing the issue as well. So perhaps that one hundred 93 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: and seventy dollars would be money well spent because at 94 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,239 Speaker 2: least they can go and look at some of these things. 95 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 3: Oh okay, that's what I was going to ask you, 96 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 3: because some years ago they were going to charge me. 97 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 3: A different garage is going to charge me eighty dollars 98 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 3: for a diagon noticing my whole car, and I thought, 99 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 3: this is justin antenna. I didn't realize that it would 100 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 3: cost so much for something as well. It seems trivial 101 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 3: o the radio, but it is nice. 102 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 2: Oh listen, you need it. I listen, there's sticker shock 103 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 2: and everything we do today, Sandy, we use a we 104 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: use a product called Perma Tax High Tax Spray. It's 105 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 2: a it's a red gasket cealant type of spray. It 106 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 2: comes in I think it's an eight ounce can or 107 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: a six ounce can. When I first oh gosh, I've 108 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: been using it a long time now, but I remember 109 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 2: when it used to be three four five dollars a can. 110 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: I just bought it. I just bought two cans of 111 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,799 Speaker 2: it the other day, two cans forty four dollars in change, 112 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: and you know, yeah, it's I actually shot a little reel. 113 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 2: We're going to put a reel up on our Instagram 114 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 2: and Facebook account showing me talking about it at the counter. 115 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 2: But it's just there's just sticker shock and everything and 116 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: and and the problem is that the price of transportation 117 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 2: has just gotten to be so I don't know. Maybe 118 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 2: the horse would be cheaper, you know, but they don't 119 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: have to have a hat and a six gun and 120 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 2: spurs and you know, boots in the whole nine yards. 121 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 2: So that's a whole nother conversation. 122 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 3: It even you're not using it, although it. 123 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 2: Does produce its own fertilizer, so we would we would 124 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: cut down on, you know, the industry that produces fertilz. 125 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 2: We wouldn't need them as much because the horse could 126 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 2: do it for us. But that's that's a different conversation. 127 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 2: So I would spend the money. Listen, are these Is 128 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 2: this Chevy dealer or is this garage you're going to? 129 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 2: Are these your guys? Is this your garage where you 130 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 2: normally go? 131 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 3: So you have they must be affiliated with where I 132 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 3: bought the car because they knew everything about it, and 133 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 3: I can take it there. For anything I need to 134 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 3: have done that I would take to the dealership, which 135 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 3: is out of town. 136 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 2: Right, So as long as you have some kind of 137 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 2: a relationship or connection, because something like this could be tricky, 138 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 2: and you want to be able to sit down and say, listen, 139 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 2: I just want an honest answer. I just want my 140 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 2: car fixed. I don't want to, you know, I don't 141 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 2: want to rebuild the bridge. I just want to, you know, 142 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 2: I just want something noise that I can listen to 143 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 2: for a reasonable amount of money and see what they say. 144 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 3: All right, But is it possible then that it could 145 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 3: have gotten some kind of damage from the car wash? 146 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 3: Or do you think maybe the radio is just wearing out? 147 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 2: It could be you'll know when they look at it. Listen, 148 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 2: for all, we know that antenna, that plastic cover has 149 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 2: a small hairline crack in it from age. It's it's 150 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 2: an eighteen, right, so it's eight years old. Was it's 151 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: it's seven years old? You know, it's it's cold cold 152 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 2: Wisconsin winters, warm summers, you know, heat change, thermal expansion. 153 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: Anything's possible that water could have gotten in and damaged 154 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 2: that amplifier and then the game's over. So yeah, it 155 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 2: would be. But you know, way do you find out 156 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 2: how much that little intenta is? You know, five hundred 157 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: dollars later? So but you know, do you do you 158 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 2: want a radio or not? That's the goal, you know, 159 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: don't take your eyes off the mission. 160 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 3: That's what I was trying to figure out, right, So. 161 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 2: And you can ask him that. You could say, listen, 162 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 2: if it is the antenna, can you give me a 163 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 2: ballpark price for the price of the antenna and the 164 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: cost to replace it. That five hundred dollars is a 165 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 2: number I'm throwing out off the top of my head, 166 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 2: but it seems like everything starts at five hundred dollars today. 167 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 2: So but you might want to find that out before 168 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 2: hid because if you're not going to fix it, if 169 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: they said it's five hundred dollars and you don't want 170 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 2: to do that, then why diagnose it? And you know, 171 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: that's a that's a conversation you have to have inside yourself. 172 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 3: All right, Thanks for summer. 173 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 2: You're very welcome, Cindy. You be well and have a 174 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 2: great time. I hope your radio gets to work and 175 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 2: again height five five five six oh nine nine zero zero. 176 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 2: Now I'll tell you what before I do that. I've 177 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 2: been trying to get to this email. Let me do 178 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 2: this real quick. This comes to me form my buddy Dodge. Hey, 179 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 2: Ron and I was talking last hour previous show about Taiwan. Ron. 180 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 2: Taiwan has a strong global reputation for manufacturing high quality, 181 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 2: precision engineer products, and this reputation is well earned and 182 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 2: quite accurate, particularly those involving advanced technology, tight tolerances, and reliability. 183 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: It is not universal across every product category. No country's 184 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 2: manufacturing is, but it holds true for industries where precision, 185 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 2: consistency and engineering excellence matters. Most who knew Dodge it 186 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 2: down there in Lewis, Delaware. You know he's right, But 187 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 2: it's just there's something about I don't know. I want 188 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: my small block Chevrolet oil pan to say maid A USA. 189 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 2: I don't know why. I just you know, I'm just 190 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 2: it's I don't know. But I get the point, Dodge, 191 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 2: I really do. But you're right, there's a lot of 192 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 2: things that we get out of Taiwan now that are 193 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 2: made well. I read an article just recently. Isn't aside. 194 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 2: I can't think of the CBS reporter. She made a 195 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 2: commentary couple of years back of things. They went into 196 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 2: a house and they removed everything in the house that 197 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 2: was made in China, and the story went that the 198 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 2: house just about had the kitchen sink in it and 199 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: that was it. And you know, there's a concern there 200 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 2: about US manufacturing and if US manufacturing was stronger, we 201 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 2: would see a stronger economy and more American jobs and 202 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: so forth. And I think about that Taiwanese oilpen that 203 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 2: started the revolution of hot running with a small block Chevy, 204 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 2: and I go, wow, has it come to that? But 205 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 2: I get it one hundred percent eight foy five now 206 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 2: it's time eight five five five six nine nine zero zero. 207 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 2: I made Tom Ray smile. I get to see that. 208 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 2: I'll be back right after this. You know. I got 209 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 2: a quick shout out by the way before I forget 210 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 2: to Michael and the whole crew got an NJ gourmein Fairwee, 211 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 2: New Jersey, real quick story. I use them as a 212 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 2: food service. I ordered pre pre prepared meals for the week. 213 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 2: You know, they really helped me out. They keep me 214 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 2: fueled up, which I really appreciate. Late nights at the shop, 215 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 2: I come home, we eat something up. Boom, it's done. 216 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 2: Great food. I love the steakhouse Supreme and I went 217 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 2: there last week to pick it up and I met 218 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 2: Michael for the first time and he's ronin Andian. Are 219 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 2: you the car doctor? Yes, sir, And he said, you 220 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 2: and that guy that you're with. I go, Tom, He goes, yeah, Tom, 221 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 2: he goes, He goes, you guys are funny. I said, well, 222 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 2: I said, I like to think we're more than that. 223 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 2: But he goes, no, you are, he goes, he goes, 224 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 2: it's a great show. He goes. We listened to it 225 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 2: on podcast here here in the office, because you know, 226 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 2: we need some things to listen to, and you guys 227 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 2: are very entertaining. And Tom, I'm here to tell you 228 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 2: they're gonna they're coming up with a meal. They're going 229 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 2: to name it after you, Ham and cheese. It's going 230 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: to be the Tom Ray Special. You know it's it 231 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 2: has blue cheese dressing, right, it's all cheesy all the time. 232 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 2: So I said, that is definitely a Tom That is 233 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 2: definitely a Tom meal. So but I just yeah, clatainly so, 234 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 2: but true story, right, So for Michael and the whole crew, 235 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 2: down there at NJ Gourmet. I appreciate your food, I 236 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 2: really do. It's great stuff. And it was just a 237 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 2: pleasure to meet Michael. Let's go over to Bill and 238 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 2: Iowa and see what's going on here. Always a pleasure 239 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 2: to talk to Bill and his thirty eight Chevy. Still 240 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 2: driving this old car. Bill, what's wrong with you? Just 241 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 2: buy a new car already. 242 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 4: Come on. I am from the old school, I think so. 243 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 4: In less than twenty days, I'll be eighty two years 244 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 4: young at a boy, and I've had lots of experience, 245 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 4: and I've had a lot of attitude change. You might 246 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 4: call me a slow learner. 247 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 2: Yep. 248 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 4: Well, as we left my car stock when I bought 249 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 4: it in nineteen sixty two, I've had it since then. 250 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 4: I left it stock and I drove it to California. 251 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 4: I had it in Biluxi, Mississippi. I had it at 252 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 4: off at Air Force Base in Nebraska when I was 253 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 4: in the military in the sixties. Okay, out of boredom, 254 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 4: I got a job at a Texicos station on Farnham 255 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 4: Street in Omaha to do something. After my eight to 256 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 4: four job at the base, I was in the base 257 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 4: ops on the runway in charge of all the facility 258 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 4: to land them planes on the two mile concrete highway 259 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 4: at off at Airpors Base. And I've learned more about 260 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 4: my car. When I was working at the gas station. 261 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 4: I listened a little bit ago to the guy that 262 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 4: was talking about the gas station in Arizona. Okay, you 263 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 4: know we did it all Manuel, We washed the wind, 264 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 4: we dip stick to the oil. You follow me. 265 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, well those those those days are gone. 266 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, yeah, but it's a memory. Recall. When I 267 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 4: listened to the guy talk about doing the windows, I 268 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 4: had my rag in my back pocket, and I started 269 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 4: it for five o'clock in the evening and closed at 270 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 4: ten o'clock at night, and then drove back to the base. 271 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 4: And I did that for about five or six months, 272 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 4: and I learned more there than I was actually learning 273 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 4: it the air Force base. You can imagine that. 274 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 2: You know, what you learn in a gas station, you 275 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 2: learn life. Yeah, you really do. At least at least 276 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 2: back then, you had better interaction with the customers, you know, 277 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 2: Good morning, missus Smith, Good evening, mister Smith. 278 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 4: Yep. 279 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,959 Speaker 2: You know you got to know the kids in the car. 280 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 2: It was, it was, it was, you know, it really 281 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 2: was a kinder, gentler time. I pumped gas as a 282 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 2: kid from nineteen seven the two seventy one or seventy 283 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 2: two till about well graduating in nineteen nineteen eight. I 284 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 2: pump gas for almost ten years, and I learned a lot, 285 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 2: you know, I learned a lot. And I've got to 286 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 2: say it made me what I am, or help me 287 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 2: become what I am, because it's there's that interaction, you know. 288 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 2: I remember clearly there used to be a Nike missile 289 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 2: base near the house when I was growing up in 290 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 2: New Jersey, and the Army recruiters were always coming through, 291 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 2: you know, the officers, and they'd stop at the gas 292 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 2: station and we'd have these conversations, and you know, of 293 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 2: course they always wanted to recruit me. You know, hey, 294 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: come on, join the army, see the world YadA YadA, YadA, 295 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 2: YadA yah. And I said no, I said I'm gonna 296 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 2: stay here in pump gas. And they said, yeah, you're 297 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 2: probably getting just as good an education as we could 298 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 2: give you anyway, because they always said, interact with the 299 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 2: public or join the service if you want to learn 300 00:14:55,480 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 2: about life. And I remember that clearly. Yeah, So what so, 301 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 2: what's new? With your car bill, because I know you're 302 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 2: playing with it all. 303 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 4: The time, brand new radio tires on it, and I 304 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 4: left them black walls because I got the new dome 305 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 4: or hug cap, the tear drop hub cap, and we 306 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 4: put the chrome inside the rim. And it drives better 307 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 4: today than it has ever driven in all them years. 308 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 4: This is the first time I put radio tires on 309 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 4: that old car, and it's amazing. And I had people 310 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 4: tell me, you dummy, you know you got to change 311 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 4: with times. Well I finally did, and I and I got, 312 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 4: I got that that problem solved, that the tires ride better. 313 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 2: What size wheels do you have on that? What size 314 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 2: wheels are on that thirty eight bill? 315 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 4: Fifteen fifteen, It came out with sixteen little skinny tires 316 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 4: right and back in the sixties and I was going 317 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 4: to college. I went to a salvage yard in Nebraska 318 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 4: City and the guys said, go by pickup Vrolet pickup 319 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 4: eight six bolt rims that are fifteen inch and you 320 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 4: don't have to change your backing, your brakes or nothing. 321 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 4: So I'm still running stock brakes, stock bearings. And I 322 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 4: put the fifteen inch rim and put fifteen inch two 323 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 4: thirty fives or whatever you be for fifteen inch tire 324 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 4: on breakedrums. 325 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 2: Have you have brake drums all the way around in 326 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 2: that car? Bill? 327 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 4: Oh? Yeah, yeah, I've never changed nothing. It's stock, man, 328 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 4: I mean it's stock. He's got the little master cylinder 329 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 4: in each wheel kit. Oh my god, you got the 330 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 4: oil coming down on the side of the drum on 331 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 4: the you know, it's got the old drums on. I've 332 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 4: never turned the drums or nothing, because I've always kept 333 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 4: the brakes up to where they if they were more, 334 00:16:59,040 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 4: we put new ones. 335 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 2: What what'd you pay for that car in the sixties, Bill? 336 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 4: I think I give four hundred and twenty five cash 337 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 4: dollars for it, right, which was a lot which for 338 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 4: two years. 339 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 2: Which was a lot of money back then. 340 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, I drove up for two years, one hundred 341 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 4: and fifteen miles one way to college with the stock 342 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 4: motor in it, and I paid the college for a 343 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 4: full year, cost me nine hundred and fifty dollars. 344 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 2: Right. 345 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 4: And you see that you talk about living your dream. 346 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 2: Well, and you talk about you talk about an education, right, 347 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 2: the education you got trying to maintain a thirty eight 348 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 2: Chevy for what sixty plus years. Probably just as much, 349 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 2: if not better than that college education bill. Always a pleasure, sir. 350 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: We look forward to seeing you on your eighty third birthday. 351 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 2: So stick around. I'm running eighty in the car doctor. 352 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 2: I'll be back right after this. 353 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 4: From the City Street. 354 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 3: From the City Street to the. 355 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 5: Run needs help run keep you. 356 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 2: I get this question a lot right. This comes to 357 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 2: us from Kirk. Hey run lots of pros and cons 358 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 2: on oil catch cans. What say you? Thanks Kirk? You 359 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 2: know what, Kirk, As I've said before, oil catch cans 360 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 2: are a device that you would attach to your vehicle, 361 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 2: to the PCV system that keeps oil mist from you know, 362 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 2: coding the intake valves, the throttle body, the intake manifold. 363 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 2: It reduces carbon build up and so forth. You know, 364 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 2: when we start modifying cars for performance, I think we 365 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 2: have to have a clear cut definition in our head. 366 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 2: What are we trying to accomplish? It nauseates me to 367 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 2: go through car shows and see big fancy ignition systems 368 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 2: and overdone intake systems, And I'm not impressed by how 369 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 2: many carburetors you have. A if they're not tuned properly, 370 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 2: be if they do nothing for the car. All right, Yeah, 371 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 2: it looks great. I've got three carburetors. I've got four carburetors, 372 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 2: I've got an oil catch can. Is it doing anything? 373 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 2: So my first question in comment Kirk, for you and 374 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 2: everybody else that's got this question on their mind, is 375 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 2: this for show? 376 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 4: Or is it? 377 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 2: Are we trying to make the car run better, last longer, 378 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 2: you know, more of a performance benefit? What's the benefit? 379 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 2: Oil catch cans will, in theory prevent oil from coating. 380 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 2: Like I said before, intake system vatves pistons and so forth. 381 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 2: Are you gonna still continue to do fuel system cleaning? 382 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 2: Are you going to still continue to put a tank 383 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 2: added event? Are you going to still continue to do 384 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 2: fuel system maintenance? Is there space under the hood for 385 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 2: that oil catch can? Are we gonna have to modify 386 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 2: brack it's hoses? How much are we going to have 387 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 2: to modify if it's a newer vehicle. Is it going 388 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 2: to avoid warranty? Is it going to give the manufacturer 389 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 2: and out? Should there be a problem with the engine. 390 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 2: Unless I'm running the car track only, I don't see 391 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 2: it's placed on the street. I just don't. I'm sorry, 392 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,919 Speaker 2: I but you know, I'm still a you know, I 393 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 2: was taught mild goes wild and unless you have a 394 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 2: clear cut definition, you're spending money that you could be 395 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 2: using for something else, or cheese burgers. So that's my thought, Kirk. 396 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 2: I appreciate the email, and you know, just proceed on 397 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 2: your own thought. Just define why you're doing it and 398 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 2: is there room and all the other things we talked about. 399 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 2: And if you want to have a one on one 400 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 2: call me, Josh, Iowa, Josh, what can what can I 401 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 2: do for you today? My friend? 402 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, thanks for taking my call. Well, I know I'm 403 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 5: just listening to you guys last week and gave me 404 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 5: a or maybe thinking about a couple of old cars 405 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 5: I used to have the scent. One was seventy two 406 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 5: Volkswagen a super Beetle. 407 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 2: Stop. Oh come on, oh my god, I've got some 408 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 2: Well go ahead, you tell me your seventy two super 409 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 2: Beetle stories and I'll tell you mine. You go first. 410 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 5: Uh yeah, I mean well, first of all, I went 411 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,239 Speaker 5: through and got a one of those what they call 412 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 5: a loan walk of e doub engine in it right, 413 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 5: paired up with bus trains and uh then I don't 414 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 5: hip Jerry raised up a pair of Willie barrs on 415 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 5: the back of her with the will the shopping cart. 416 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 5: Shopping cart wheels right, And whenever I went out and 417 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 5: to get parts bar or whatever, if there was a 418 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 5: new person at the parts counter, always pad to get 419 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:55,880 Speaker 5: that question out there for like what like what ya 420 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 5: or fluid I needed and all that and how much 421 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,360 Speaker 5: And after about five minutes that would have just broke 422 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 5: up laughing. 423 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 4: Uh. 424 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 2: So they were just great, great cars, simple, easy to fix. 425 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 2: You know, you could You could fix Volkswagen on the 426 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 2: side of the road with a knife, a fork and 427 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 2: a spoon. 428 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 5: You really could, right. 429 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, it was just I remember, and it's funny 430 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 2: you're calling the universe must be listening. My buddy Russell 431 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 2: was at the house last night. He was up from 432 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 2: North Carolina and we had pizza and we were talking 433 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 2: about the old days. And this is a kid when 434 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 2: we were kids. We grew up together, you know, working 435 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 2: on cars. I was the Chevy guy. He was the 436 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 2: Volkswagen guy. He was just he was just a Volkswagen bug. No, 437 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 2: no pun intended. 438 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 5: Uh. 439 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 2: You know, his father went out, you know, he worked 440 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,919 Speaker 2: with his dad and his his dad helped him. They 441 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 2: bought a seventy two Volkswagen Beetle used it was a 442 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 2: couple of years old at the time, a super Beetle, 443 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 2: and it was for Russell to go to trade school 444 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 2: to learn mechanics. He was going to Lincoln Tech here 445 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 2: in New Jersey. And his father told him I was 446 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 2: standing right there, mister, and Russell's father said, no modifications. 447 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 2: It stays stock, leave it alone. Sure, dad. The next day, right, 448 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 2: we're walking out of We're having cheeseburgers somewhere and him, well, 449 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 2: and you know, Russell walked around the corner and he 450 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 2: hit the tail of the exhaust pipe tip and it 451 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 2: came loose, and he went back and he just kind 452 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 2: of stepped on it. He said, what are you doing? 453 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 2: He goes, I'm getting a new exhaust system. So, you know, 454 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 2: now his father could hear us coming home. What happened 455 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 2: to the car? I don't know, Dad, The exhaust pipe 456 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 2: fell off, and you know, now it's loud. Okay, well 457 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 2: what's that going to say? Well, you know, so I 458 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,120 Speaker 2: came back the next day and there's an exhaust there's 459 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 2: an exhaust stinger tip header on the car, right, and 460 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 2: from there it went from there it went downhill. Within 461 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 2: two years he had the car. He and the reason 462 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 2: I said seventy two super Beetles stop is because I 463 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 2: remember that was the first year super Beetle and it 464 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 2: had a flat windshield. 465 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 5: Right, that sounds about right. 466 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, you could you could chop that car. You could 467 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 2: chop the roof. He chopped the He chopped the roof. 468 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 2: So we went from it's got to stay stock within 469 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 2: two years, maybe three. It had fender flares on, it 470 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 2: had white tires. He chopped the roof front and back. 471 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 2: It had it had like a it had an eight 472 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 2: inch front windshield a ten inch back window. Uh it. 473 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,120 Speaker 2: Eventually the car went on to be in the New 474 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 2: York Botto show at the Coliseum in the city, and 475 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 2: a lot of great adventures in that little Volkswagen and 476 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 2: they were it was just a different time, you know, 477 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 2: you know, Joe, Josh, it was just a different time. 478 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:38,239 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was. 479 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, it you know, the only car you could take 480 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 2: the engine out in twenty minutes, you. 481 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 5: Know, back within half an hour. 482 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 2: All right, Yeah, four bolts, the throttle cable, slide everything forward, 483 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 2: take the tin off. You're done. Cars on cars out 484 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 2: on a you could take it out on a floor 485 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 2: jack and get it back in and then go out 486 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 2: cruising for the rest of the night. It was great. 487 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, I know. 488 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,679 Speaker 5: And I also had one older bug that was a 489 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 5: lot older, and there was a nineteen thirty, so I 490 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 5: have to say thirty six or thirty seven. 491 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 4: Uh. 492 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 5: It was the right hand drive and by going as 493 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 5: far as putting the stemany standing roll on the left 494 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 5: hand side, and that's where my son I used to 495 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 5: drive ride at when he was still in his car seat. 496 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 5: Everybody thought that he was driving. 497 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 4: And uh. 498 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 5: I got pulled over quite a bit because of that 499 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 5: and got well known. But Dumanist came to a good 500 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 5: conversation piece with the law enforcement. 501 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. 502 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 5: I never once got in trouble with it, but it 503 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 5: was just funny all around. 504 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:51,360 Speaker 4: Yeah. 505 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 5: A memory of those old cars and Volkswagens. 506 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 2: Volkswagons were just fun cars. They got great gas mileage. 507 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 2: I was pumping gas in nineteen seventy two. Gas was 508 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 2: still yeah, maybe it was seventy one, but I remember 509 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 2: gas was like twenty six cents a gallon. Yeah, I 510 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 2: remember that time. And you could you could fill up 511 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 2: a Volkswagen Beetle if it came weezing in with its 512 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,199 Speaker 2: tongue hanging out on e You could fill it up. 513 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 2: You could just about squeeze three dollars and twelve cents 514 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 2: into the tank and that filled it, I believe it. 515 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 2: And then it ran for another ten days and you 516 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 2: saw the guy the following weekend. You know, it was 517 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 2: just you know, and the car floated. 518 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 4: Right. 519 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 2: You can't rule out, you can't. You can't talk about 520 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 2: Volkswagons and not Remember there was actually a commercial where 521 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 2: they talked about a Volkswagen it does this, this, this 522 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 2: and this, and then there was a shot of it 523 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 2: floating in the lake. And it floats too. We tried 524 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 2: that a couple of times, but that's a story for 525 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 2: a different day and a different audience. Eight five five, 526 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 2: five six nine nine zero zero, Josh, I appreciate the call. 527 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 2: I'll be back right after this. We're back. Let's go 528 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 2: to bomb in Virginia, Bob. How can I help you 529 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 2: play run Aniam of the service? 530 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 4: Hey, Ron Hide, guys. 531 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 6: Taking my callstract I've got a I just bought a 532 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,639 Speaker 6: used twenty twenty one for f one fifty and I 533 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 6: really love the truck, but it has one feature that 534 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 6: I don't like, and I wanted to get your opinion 535 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 6: on it. It has that auto stop where you know, 536 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 6: when you come to a stop, yeah, and cuts off 537 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 6: and then it cuts back on. It's annoying as heck yep. 538 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 6: I can't imagine where it really saves any significant amount 539 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 6: of gas. And I would also think that it puts 540 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 6: a lot of unnecessary wear and tearo in those components 541 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 6: like the starter. 542 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 2: And absolutely starting you know what, you know what starts 543 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 2: stop is affecting more than anything that we're finding, and 544 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,479 Speaker 2: it's it's you know, it's been around for so long now, 545 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,359 Speaker 2: it's been around long enough that the industry, you know, 546 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 2: they record data and they look at components that fail. 547 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 2: Believe it or not, the component that suffers the most 548 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 2: from start stop are vehicles with variable valve timing. The camsprockets, 549 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 2: because it's this off on slap move move, slap off right. 550 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 2: You're always you're always banging the camsprocket because think of 551 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,439 Speaker 2: the bicycle sprocket. If the bicycle sprocket is up up 552 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,439 Speaker 2: top and then all of a sudden, you know, you 553 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 2: shut the car off and it relaxes and it kind 554 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 2: of rolls a few forward and bang, you start it 555 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 2: up again and it's yeah, it's that shock. So it's 556 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 2: causing variable valve timing sprocket problems. You could try popping 557 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 2: the truck into neutral. Got to keep your foot on 558 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 2: the brake obviously, you know you're sitting in the traffic light. 559 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 2: I didn't. 560 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 6: I didn't well, I'm sorry I didn't finish. 561 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 2: Go ahead, I'm sorry. 562 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 4: It does Yeah, it's all right. It does have. 563 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 6: An off but but but you have to remember to. 564 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 2: Do it every time you set right, which is annoying. 565 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 6: So and I also read on the internet and I 566 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 6: wonder I didn't see if you could confirm this that 567 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 6: they have. The dealership can install a module somewhere and 568 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,479 Speaker 6: it'll permanently disable it. Do you know anything about that. 569 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 2: I have read and heard about this, and I like 570 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 2: the fact that the dealer's doing it. It's not going 571 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,959 Speaker 2: to avoid any warranty or create an issue because the 572 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 2: dealer's doing it. The dealer has a legal obligation to 573 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 2: maintain that vehicle as per the manufacturer, right, So I 574 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 2: like that, all right. You know, I've also read online 575 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 2: some of the you know in the internet. You know, 576 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,239 Speaker 2: sometimes the internet is like you got to. You know, 577 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 2: it's like that a three year old write some of it. 578 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 2: You know. One of the comments I saw was disconnect 579 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 2: the battery sensor at the at the you know, underhood 580 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 2: at the battery terminal. And while that may do it, 581 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 2: I've never tried that. While that may do it, my 582 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 2: first book was what if any fault codes will it set? 583 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 2: How will it affect the charging system's response to the 584 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 2: battery while I wear out the battery sooner? So, in 585 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 2: the effort to avoid stuff start, I'm gonna break my 586 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 2: three hundred dollars a GM battery and possibly affect electrical 587 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 2: operation of the vehicle. So that doesn't make any sense. Yeah, 588 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 2: you know, I like the safe and secure method. I 589 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 2: like the method that's tried and true. I tend to 590 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 2: be conservative by nature. You guys know that about me. 591 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 2: At this point, We've been together so long that I 592 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 2: just think that that's really the way to go either 593 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 2: a module, you know, as a secondary thought, I see 594 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 2: all these chotchkes as Mom would have called them, that 595 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 2: plug into the OBD two port under the dash. While 596 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 2: I accept that, and I have a rule that I 597 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 2: don't plug much into my OBD two port. While I'm driving, 598 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 2: because there's a lot of network computer conversation going on 599 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 2: down there at that plug. But in the interest of 600 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 2: start stop, yeah, I might. I might try it for 601 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 2: a while and see what issues, because stop start to 602 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 2: me is very cost prohibitive in the long run. You're 603 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 2: you're dead on right right. What's it doing to the starter, 604 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 2: the battery, the strain, the flywheel right for the transmission, 605 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 2: although wearing that out is but still, I'll tell you 606 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 2: the one thing I really don't like is as the 607 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 2: stop start vehicles get older and maybe the batteries a 608 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 2: little marginal, maybe the batteries five six, seven years old, 609 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,479 Speaker 2: and we haven't changed it yet, and we're traveling and 610 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 2: we're start stopping, and we're start stopping. You gotta hope 611 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 2: you get an early warning before that battery dies and 612 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 2: it won't start the car. You gotta hope that that 613 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 2: what used to be a three hundred dollars starter now 614 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 2: a sixteen hundred dollars starter doesn't die. And you're stuck 615 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 2: in East Jibib or Lower Slavovia, and you're alone, and 616 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 2: it's dark and it's late at night, and you know, 617 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 2: there's nothing worse than being on the side of the road, 618 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 2: in the dark, in the rain. Ask me how I know. 619 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 2: We went through that with Danny's van two weeks ago. 620 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 2: You're stuck in the rain and it's a very unsettling feeling. 621 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 2: There's something very warm and inviting about a vehicle that 622 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 2: continues to run and gets your home safe. Bob, I 623 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 2: appreciate the call. If you need more, you know where 624 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 2: to find me. I'm ro onning ay in the car. Doctor. 625 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 2: I'll be back right after this and we wind it 626 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 2: down this week this hour. So from our buddy in Delaware. 627 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 2: Dodge Dodge in Delaware, Delaware, Dodge, Delaware, Dodge from Delaware, 628 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 2: Dodge Ron the lady that drives the Spark could try 629 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 2: to bluetooth. If that car has bluetooth, and it should, 630 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 2: it's worth a shot. Excellent point. Dodge didn't think of it, 631 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 2: but I don't want to get it from diagnostics. But yeah, 632 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 2: if you've got Bluetooth in the car, Sandy in Wisconsin, 633 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 2: by all means, try to bluetooth and if it works fine, 634 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 2: then you know the radio is good. Your problem is 635 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 2: in the INTENTNA line somewhere somewhere along that line. 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