1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Ron Anianum said to the boys as we kicked off 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: today's show. I said, you know, I kind of feel 3 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: like the Blue Brothers with that scene where we've got 4 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: two packs of cigarettes were wearing sunglasses of dark out 5 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: hit it. Well. I got two hours of radio time. 6 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: I've got an awful lot to say. I want to 7 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: talk about stupidity in order repair. The Car Doctor to 8 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: America favor. You want to put everybody in a better mood, 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: you bring your car to repair shop, put gas in 10 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: the tank. It really would be a wonderful experience. Welcome 11 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: to the radio home of Ron and Anian the Car Doctor. 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: It's this is where car owners the world overturned to 13 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If your mechanics 14 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 1: giving you a busy signal, pick up the phone and 15 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 1: call in. The garage doors are open, but I am 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: here to take your calls. At eight five five six 17 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: and now are catalytic converters that will run good on 18 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: regular gas. What do you say is that the new 19 00:00:54,800 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: Blues Mobile are what he running? Hey, come on in, 20 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: sit down, Ronald any and the Car Doctor at your 21 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: service at eight five five five zero nine nine zero zero. 22 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: The car doctor hot line is seven. That means that 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: this radio show is not here on the airwaves and 24 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: we are live Saturday afternoons to four pm Eastern Time 25 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: as we begin our trek across America's radio network here 26 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: starting Saturday afternoons to to four pm for the rest 27 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: of the weekend, as we are out on eighty sum 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: od affiliate's eighty sum odd markets and different times, different places. 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: If we are not here, leave a message at eight 30 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: five zero nine, nine zero zero and fast Harry, our 31 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: executive producer, will call you back and get you in 32 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: the lineup for the next time we're here alive, so 33 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: we can talk to you on air and we'll be 34 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: general promise, And we just want to do it that 35 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: way because we like to do it that way because 36 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: it helps educate everybody about cars and their problems and 37 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: what's going on, because it's sure is an ever changing, 38 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: evolving animal. I had the pleasure this week. Can I 39 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: tell you a story? You have a minute, and I'm 40 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: sure you do because you're here with me now. I 41 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: had the pleasure this week of of beginning the the 42 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: springtime educational lectures and seminars as I call it, courtesy 43 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: the folks at by Wise Auto Parts here in New Jersey, 44 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: and great organization. They they've really got their act together 45 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: as far as trying to help the professional installer. And 46 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: they start they begin in March, they begin their their 47 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: series of seminars, their annual monthly seminars for professionals to 48 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: to you know, come to class and and get an education. 49 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: And it was it was great. It's it's it's always 50 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: a good time and I always enjoy them, and um, 51 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: this month was a particular favorite, and I've been looking 52 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: forward to it for some time and I sort of 53 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: think maybe I had something to do with it because 54 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: in the past, Ryan Um, one of the owners that 55 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: always say wrong, what would you like to see in it? Yeah, 56 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: let's see a class on reflashing. You know, because as 57 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: much as you know, there's always something else you're gonna learn, 58 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: you're always gonna pick up something. I learned a lot 59 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: of this week's class. I really did, and I'm I'm 60 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: not afraid to admit it. Um, I learned that I 61 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: can't talk is the first thing. Probably I shouldn't speak 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: at these things because the true story before I tell you, 63 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: the real reason why I'm telling you this story but 64 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: it's kind of it kind of just you know, a 65 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: day in the life of the radio guy. Right. Um. 66 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: I'm sitting on the aisle like I always do, and 67 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: Bob the owner, one of the other owners, was coming 68 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: down the island. He's doing the meat and greet and 69 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: kissing the babies and saying hello to everybody. And he 70 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: got to me and he shook my hand like we 71 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: always do. I always enjoyed talking to Bob. He's a 72 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: good guy and a very knowledgeable, very in support of 73 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: the industry. And out of the corner of my eye, 74 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: the young gentleman sitting next to me, Um, Jake. I 75 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: believe it was Jake's Auto repair. I think he's in 76 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: West Orange, New Jersey. He's listening to the conversation Bob 77 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: and I are having and I could see the corner 78 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: of his ears. Out of the corner of my eye, 79 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: I can see the corner of his ears kind of 80 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: pick up when I started talking. And after about a 81 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: minute he turns and he looks at me and he 82 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: goes ron and in Ian. Yeah, He's like, wow, hey, 83 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: you know this is is the car doctor. And Bob 84 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: the owner was just wow, look at this. And I 85 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: said yeah, don't tell anybody. We don't want anybody to know. 86 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: But it's it's interesting and it's refreshing to see that 87 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: this radio show is reaching the professional and in some way, 88 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: shape or form. You know, nothing says you've made it 89 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: better than acceptance by your peers. And I'm real proud 90 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: of the fact and happy with the fact that my 91 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: peers listen. They may not always agree with me, and 92 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: that's okay. I get that, and I'm not always right. 93 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: I get that too, but it's nice to know that 94 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: you're doing some good that you know people are listening. 95 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: So the evening went on, and this evening was about reflashing, 96 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: computer flashing, doing updates the computers, changing software. And the 97 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: other thing that I learned Wednesday night was out of 98 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: the hundred and twenty one some odd mechanics that were 99 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: in the room and shop owners, and they all were 100 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: saying the same thing. It was interesting because I go 101 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:03,119 Speaker 1: to classes to listen, not really to talk. The business 102 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: in the last six months to a year has consistently 103 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: become breaks, tires, oil changes, an occasional trans service, cabin filter, 104 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: air filter, wiper blades, fuel system cleaning, and that was 105 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: kind of it. I didn't hear anybody talking about their 106 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: changing power steering racks on a regular basis. I didn't 107 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: hear anybody talking about they're doing a lot of shocks 108 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: and struts anymore. Exhaust work didn't even come up in 109 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: the conversation. Yeah, you know that car that's twelve fifteen 110 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: years older older. Sure, that's back in the heyday of 111 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: what order repair was, when you were doing things much 112 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: more mechanical. And it seemed very fitting that this conversation 113 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: was going on about how it's changed and how it's 114 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: changed so fast, and it has, and it's it's rolling 115 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: forward with a ferocity like I've never seen, and I 116 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: think I'm on the edge of that change that a 117 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: hundred years from now, they'll be talking about the years fifteen, 118 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: sixteen seventeen when the automobile industry changed, because you know, 119 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: back in the fourteen ft six, back in that era, 120 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: did you know they drove cars on the ground and 121 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: they didn't fly. And that's what they'll be saying based 122 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: on what I was hearing at class Wednesday night, about 123 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: how the car is evolving, about how it's changing, and 124 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: to that point, they were talking about computer flashing. It 125 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: also made me feel like the old guy in the 126 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: room because I sat there and I as I sat 127 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: around and everybody around me, Wow, you need a different 128 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: computer for every manufacturer, and you need to buy this 129 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: scan tool, and you need that scan tool, and you 130 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: need and yeah, and I kind of joined in the 131 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: conversation at that point. Listen, I've got a laptop for 132 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: every manufacturer. I've got five laptops in the shop, you know, 133 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: six desktop computers. And you know this is the business 134 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: today and clearly for the independent repair shop to survive. 135 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: If if they can't embrace reflesh technology, I don't know 136 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: that they're going to make it. And it's become that 137 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: obvious and that critical, and and steps are being taken. 138 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: There are some changes coming in model year where they're 139 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: going to revise, and the revisions are already underway. There's 140 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: a protocol out from the s a E. Society of 141 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: Automotive Engineers J four. You hear me buzz right through 142 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: it sometimes here on the show, we're also yeah four. 143 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: If you google it or if you want the it 144 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: is a protocol standard set by the Society of Automotive 145 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: Engineers that will allow anyone with proper equipment to reflesh 146 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: and update vehicle computers. And now we're hearing much more 147 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: information to'll be able to do more in j Already 148 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: four has been around a long time. This is nothing new. 149 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,679 Speaker 1: It's the changes where they're going to evolve it past 150 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: just a mission control devices and take it to the 151 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: next level of of of being able to do body 152 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: modules and other things and in a in a sense, 153 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: leveling the playing field a little bit, but also giving 154 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: the independent shop the opportunity to compete at dealer level 155 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: if they're smart enough to take them up on it. 156 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: The bottom line Wednesday night that I walked away with 157 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: was it really is an exciting time to be a 158 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: mechanic and it really makes me proud prideful. Is that 159 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:42,719 Speaker 1: the word that you know? What what makes the independent 160 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: repair shop market stand out in my mind is their innovators. 161 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: They're always thinking, they're always working against the clock, the 162 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: odds and difficult tests at hand, and some of the 163 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: smartest people I've ever met. We're independent repair shop mechanics 164 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: be because they think outside the box. They're not programmed 165 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: to do one model. Of course, I've got to also 166 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: say some of the biggest idiots I've ever met or 167 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: independent repair shop mechanics. And I can say that about 168 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: dealer mechanics and chain store mechanics too. It's it's just 169 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: a question of it just seems like there's something about 170 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,119 Speaker 1: that breed of independent repair shop, the guys that are successful, 171 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: the guys that have been doing it and succeeding and growing, 172 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: and not the guys that are in for three to 173 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: five years and they're posers and they're out that It 174 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: was interesting to hear the remarks around the room, and 175 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: in the end, I think the majority of them left 176 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: with the feeling like, hey, you know what, I can 177 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: do this. It's not that difficult to test to do. 178 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: And that's important because, whether you realize it or not, 179 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 1: you take away the independent automotive repair shop industry out 180 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: of this country of ours, And not only is it 181 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: a blow to the economy in terms of all that 182 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: they support by being there, but it's also a blow 183 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: to you being able to get your car fixed and 184 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: get it fixed correctly and within some kind of reasonable 185 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 1: time frame. It's exciting to watch technology move forward. Hello, 186 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: and welcome Ronny in the Car Doctor Harry zero zero 187 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: zero here to take your calls and answer your questions 188 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: as a matter of fact, Um Tony this week, tell Harry, 189 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: I've decided, because springs coming, let's try a little experiment. 190 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: And I shouldn't say this too quick, but everybody that 191 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: calls today, everybody, we're gonna give away a Car Doctor 192 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: T shirt. All right, we have we have a fresh 193 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: stock of Ronini in the Car Doctor T shirts in 194 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: So everybody that calls the show today during live hours 195 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: two to four pm this Saturday afternoon, we're gonna be 196 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: giving away a car Doctor T shirt. So just be 197 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 1: prepared if you do call in at eight zero nine 198 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: nine zero zero, have your you know, we we're gonna 199 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: need a mailing address and uh an email so we 200 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: can contact you quick if we have to, but be 201 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: prepared to give that to Harry as well. That will 202 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: load Harry up a little bit today. And I'm sorry, 203 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: h but let's get it done. Let's get some T 204 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 1: shirts out there to the public. The Car Doctor will 205 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: return right after this to kick the garage door is open. 206 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: Don't go away, hey, welcome back. Why don't needing the 207 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 1: Car Doctor on his own highway here as we continue 208 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: this hour of Car Doctor and let's get over and 209 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: talk to Mike Massapeka, Long Island, and Dodge Durrangle. Mike, 210 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: this truck's two new to be broken. What's going on here? Yeah, 211 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: you're not kidding? Um, well, I guess about two weeks ago, 212 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: I went out to start the car. The car did start, 213 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: but the wipers we're on. I thought we had left 214 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: them on. Turns out that the um the signal stalk 215 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: completely frozen. Every and that kind associated with it not 216 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: working a little bit. Further checking into it, the heat 217 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: of steering wheel wasn't working, the what wiper washes weren't working, 218 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: blank spot monitor was off, check engine light was on, 219 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: traction patrol light was on, and just generally you couldn't 220 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: drive the thing. So you took it back to Chrysler 221 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: because it's a new truck and it's under warranty, and 222 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: what they do, Yes, I did. And the first thing 223 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: they did was basically just pull out of ten amp 224 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 1: fuse that they told me which one they pulled it out, 225 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: they put a new fuse in, and that they couldn't 226 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: duplicate any reason why, and let me home. Went home, parked, 227 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: the car, started the car, everything went crazy again. All 228 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: the same items occurred, all the same failures went right back. 229 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: This time they held the car from four or five 230 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: more days and they did a steering control module what 231 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: they called it, as well as the fuse, and at 232 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: that point took the car went home. It happened again 233 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: exactly the same things occurred a second time, so towards 234 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: with them a third time, and I'm not sure if 235 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: I put this on my email. Cars was with them 236 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: a third time as I went right back, and this 237 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: time they said they found a a wire and somewhere 238 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: in the steering area that had worn off the insulation. 239 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: So they put some heat shrink sleeping on it. And uh, 240 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: you know, I got my fingers crossed. This is gonna hold. 241 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: I picked it up yesterday afternoon. I haven't had an 242 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: issue yet. And that sounds and that sounds reasonable. You know. 243 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: The only other thing I'm aware of that they're having 244 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,599 Speaker 1: problems with the steering modules on those trucks. But I 245 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: would assume at this point there passed it because they 246 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,199 Speaker 1: replaced the module. Is going back about a year and 247 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: a half ago, Chrysler issued there was a service campaign 248 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: and recall campaign P. Sixty four regarding the steering control 249 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: module where they were updating the software. They were having 250 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: problems with it. About a hundred thirty thousand vehicles were effected, 251 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: if memory serves me correct, and it was. It was 252 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:14,079 Speaker 1: a software problem, not a hardware issue. So and you know, listen, 253 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 1: I feel your frustration. I really do. You know the 254 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: problem is it's intermittent. If if you were calling to say, hey, Ron, 255 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: how would I diagnose it? You know? The first thing 256 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: you've got to try and do is can you duplicate it? 257 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: And if you can't duplicate it, then you've got to 258 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: do what they did and go back over the harness 259 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: piece by piece by piece and look for the rub mark, 260 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: look for the wear mark. I'm not completely uncommon. So 261 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: how did they treat you? Overall? Though? Just like a 262 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: cattle in the herd? I mean, first time I called them, 263 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: they said they couldn't get the car in for a week. 264 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: But I did have some relationship with one of the 265 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: tech writers there and I called her and she said, 266 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: just just bring it in, bring it in tomorrow morning 267 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: to a night drop off. So I was able to 268 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: get it in. I'm not sure it's actually got looked 269 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: at it anymore quickly, but at least it wasn't in 270 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: front of the house, you know, annoying you looking at 271 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: it right because it's still broken. You know, listen, I'll 272 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: tell you what a real quick story. There's something with 273 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: Chrysler of late. You're not You're not. You're clearly not. 274 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: One of the only people I've heard from with a 275 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: newer Chrysler product with low mileage it's having issues. We 276 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: had a customer at the shop and Rick just purchased 277 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: a brand spanking new Dodge pickup truck. The truck had 278 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: six hundred and fifty eight miles on it, and it 279 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: developed a check engine light and a misfire on cylinder 280 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: to He stopped by because he wanted me to look 281 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: at it, and I said, Brick, it's it's brand new, Like, 282 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: what are we doing here? You know, misfire on two. 283 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: We sent them back to the dealer. I heard from 284 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: him a few days later. Evidently one of the rocker 285 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: arms pulled out of the cylinder head and he's got 286 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: to get a whole new engine from Chrysler sixty eight miles. 287 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: You know, it's Chrystler's got some quality control issues. I've 288 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: got to say it. I'm seeing them go through some 289 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: meltdowns here and there, and yes, I do see problems 290 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: at GM and Ford in Toyota and Honda, but not 291 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: at six and fifty eight miles. I don't see those failures. 292 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: I don't see problems on Chevies at ten thousand miles 293 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: where they're rubbing through wiring harnesses. Does it happen, I'm 294 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: sure it does. It just seems like Chrystler's going through 295 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: a bit of a rough patch right now, and I'm 296 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: not sure why. I see Chrysler playing a lot of 297 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: catch up with the industry. Hey, I'll tell you what, Mike, Um, 298 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: stay on the line, make sure Harry gets your information. 299 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: We're gonna send you out of Ronaninny in the Car 300 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: Doctor T shirt as our way of saying thanks to 301 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: you for being part of the Car Doctor Nation. And 302 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: maybe that'll soften the blow. And we appreciate you being 303 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: one of our listeners. And uh, let's see if that 304 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: can help you keep Harry your information. Let's get over 305 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: the line too and talk to Larry rialto California. Larry, 306 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: how are you today, sir? Good? What's going on? I 307 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: got the n I called last week about it, and 308 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: I since did a compression test and Fielder's one, two, 309 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: and three. We're all at roughly s I number four. 310 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 1: So this morning I went in and I I adjusted 311 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 1: the valves. They were a little tight on number four, 312 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: so I readjusted him. I had just come hot as well, 313 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: and uh I read I did a double check again 314 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: on the compression. They're all roughly as I now. I 315 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: guess My question is where do I go from here? 316 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: Do you do you still have the miss? I still 317 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: have the miss? Is it still on cylinder? It was two? Right? 318 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: Number four was the one that was the lower compression? Okay, 319 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: so the so the compression? Which cylinder had the misfire? Though? 320 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: Or you don't have the ability to tell that, do you? No? 321 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 1: I don't know that's the problem. Well, can we do 322 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:02,159 Speaker 1: since this is a nine three and you know, a 323 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 1: pretty basic animal, can we at this point do some 324 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: cylinder power balance analysis? Get a pair of park plug 325 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 1: wires and pop a plug wire off one by one 326 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: and see which cylinder provides the the the greatest amount 327 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: of the least amount of drop. Can we kind of 328 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: go through that? Okay, but be careful. What you want 329 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: to do is if this this should have an idle 330 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: air control device on it, you want to disconnect it 331 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 1: so that it's at base idle and it doesn't change, 332 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: and then maybe bump the idle speed to about eight rpm, 333 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: either with a stick on the gas pedal or with 334 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: the base idle screw. Disconnect the E g R valve 335 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: because it should have one, and pop spark plug wires 336 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: off one by one. Let's see which one changes. Hey, 337 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: Ron and any of the Car Doctor, We're coming up 338 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 1: next with Steve Cook. Don't go away, welcome back. Right 339 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: on the ending of the Car Doctor. You know, our 340 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: our next guest started out as a caller. And I've 341 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: really enjoyed developing this relationship with Steve Cook over the 342 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: past year because he's got so much to say, and 343 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: he's so spot on about what this industry was is 344 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 1: and becoming. And I suppose as his as his position 345 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: of being an automotive instructor UH in the Northeast Northwest 346 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 1: in all different places over the years, that helps. But 347 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: he works with young people and he sees what's up 348 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: and coming. And sometimes when I talk to him, he 349 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: tells me he's afraid, and sometimes he tells me he's proud. 350 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: I'm not sure which way he's gonna be today, but um, 351 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: always a good conversations, Mr Cook, Welcome back aboard, sir. 352 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: How are you alright? Doing all right? I couldn't be better. Um, 353 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: interesting email that you you sent me here talking about 354 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: two things that started off. Recruiters are going to Votex 355 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: schools to try and convince students and parents to enroll 356 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: in their school. And you want to you want to 357 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about that, about your observations about 358 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: where you see the trades going and where they've come from. Right. Well, 359 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: one of things I was I was trying to tell 360 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: you in the email is this time of year, being 361 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,959 Speaker 1: an automotive instructor, I would see a lot of recruiters 362 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: coming in from from different technical colleges and that, and 363 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: of course they're trying to get the kids to go 364 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: to their colleges and in continue our education, which is fine. 365 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: But I've learned a lot of things over the years 366 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: from observing and stuff like that, and I got some 367 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: tips that might you know, might help your listeners. But 368 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,360 Speaker 1: if they got you know, kids that are getting ready 369 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: to go off to college the next couple of years 370 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: or or what have you? Sure, go ahead, what do 371 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: you got? Okay, you can hear me all right, because 372 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: I'm getting all kinds of garble on this end. Okay, Um, 373 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: first off, if you got someone going to school in 374 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 1: the next couple of years, it's it's it's very very 375 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: important that they get the absolute best grades they can 376 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: uh a's and bees across the board. And there's really 377 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: there's a really good reason for this. And this is 378 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: one of the main things I want to talk to 379 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: you about. Is there is grant money out there for 380 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: people to go to school and scholarships and in trade 381 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: schools too, but there's qualifications that have to be met 382 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: for those, and a lot of those are grade related 383 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: to tennis related those kind of things. And uh, a 384 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: lot of people don't know this, Ron, but outside of 385 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:26,719 Speaker 1: pell grants that the government supplies, there are plenty of 386 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: private sector grants and scholarships available out there, and a 387 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:33,479 Speaker 1: lot of these kids can darn here go to college 388 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: for free if they just put forth the effort to 389 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: apply for him. Steve, do you think that the demand 390 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 1: for young people to go to trade schools is increasing? 391 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: Is there more of a reason they would want to 392 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: go at this point versus going to a traditional four 393 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: year college. Oh? Yeah, yeah, I look at it this way. 394 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: You go to four year college, you get out, maybe 395 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 1: you go in for accounting or something. You come out 396 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 1: and you can't find a job being accountant. I can 397 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: go to a technical college, go for two years, come 398 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: out with an associate's degree in automotive technology, and go 399 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:19,479 Speaker 1: to work, you know, in the automotive industry, you know, 400 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,239 Speaker 1: repairing automobiles or something along that line. Or I can 401 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: take a two year course in wealthy which is what 402 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: one of my my cousin's husband did, and he's out 403 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: there now. He's been out as a welder for two 404 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 1: years and he's making he's pulling down like eighty thousand 405 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: dollars a year. And it cost him anywhere. It cost 406 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: him about He went to a to a local college, 407 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: a community college, so cost him about about twenty grand. 408 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: Not a bad return on investment, right Versus goes to 409 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: a four year school, spends two grand on an education, 410 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: and they're they're thirty five before they've paid that ted 411 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: off in some cases if they ever pay it off. 412 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: But I mean, you know, the grant money's out there, 413 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: and what I want to want people to understand is 414 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: you just gotta go look for it. If you ask 415 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: a lot of these colleges or trade schools that you 416 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: go to, what grants are available. They're gonna just point 417 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: you to a pell grant. Then they're gonna bury in 418 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: debt with with student loans. So if you if you're 419 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: going to college, you need to start digging for this stuff. Now. 420 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: I'm looking at in front of me right now, I 421 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: have a Federal Mobile Grant scholarship for the sixteen seventeen 422 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 1: school years. Okay, they're gonna award twelve of these. The 423 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: application process isn't that bad, you know, and you'd be 424 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: surprised they might not even fill all these twelve spots 425 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: up that they got. Do you see how only you 426 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 1: been teaching, Steve? Let me ask the question this way. 427 00:23:55,560 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: How many years you've been teaching? Uh? Five? How many years? Six? Sorry? 428 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: How many years are you in the industry? About? And 429 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: so do you see the demand for technicians now stronger 430 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: than when you started in the industry or do you 431 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: see it weakening the demand? I well, let me look, 432 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: let me let me put it this way. I seed 433 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: the demand for strong, for for for for good, high 434 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:30,679 Speaker 1: quality technicians. I seed the demand for them growing, you know, 435 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,239 Speaker 1: So I seed demand for them yeah, but it's like 436 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: you're saying earlier to a lot of stuff we're getting 437 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: to wear. You know, the cars nowadays are so much 438 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: better builting. You know, we're not we're not seeing quite 439 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: as much demand as we had at one time, but 440 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:52,959 Speaker 1: there's still we still are. We still need a lot 441 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: of technicians out there, so we're looking for quality People's 442 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 1: what we're looking for. And we almost need that kid 443 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: that can graduate a four year college with a degree 444 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: in some cases mechanical engineering and other electronic engineering, because 445 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: the vehicle is getting to be so complex that it's 446 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: it's just a constant evolvement. And then I always wonder, 447 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, at what level will the motoring public accept it, 448 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: and and and how will they accept it? You know, 449 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 1: it's it's auto repair. I've looked at and I think 450 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 1: there's probably seven or eight different regions of auto repair 451 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: around the country. When I start to divide things up 452 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: in my head, you know, Northeast, Southeast and so on, 453 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: and different problems face mechanics and technicians and consumers in 454 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: those regions. And at some level, you know, I went 455 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: to class Wednesday night. I don't know if you heard 456 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: the open of the show I went to class Wednesday 457 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: night and they're talking about computer reflashing, and we were 458 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: discussing the costs involved with computer reflashing, both for the 459 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 1: consumer and the technician, and an average computer reflash in 460 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: North Jersey dollars is a hundred bucks parts in labor. 461 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 1: And they talk about it in class like, Yeah, that's 462 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: not a problem. Everybody will want to do that. And 463 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 1: you know, the the very next day, my first customer 464 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: at the counter, I reminded him about the third break 465 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: light that hasn't been working in his car for the 466 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: past two years. And it's not a bowl, but it's 467 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: an led board, it's a Toyota, and it's some worth 468 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: a third break light. I don't want to fix that, 469 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: you know, even against the possibility of a ticket. And 470 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 1: my point is the technology is great, and all the 471 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 1: things you and I talk about are true, but at 472 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: what point does the consumer accept it and will they 473 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: accept it and you know, force its hand. In Bergen County, 474 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: if the gas tanks ampthey and then as chase full, 475 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: they want to get rid of the car. In in 476 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: southern Florida and southern California and Texas, and in Oklahoma 477 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: and other places, around the country. It's all different responses 478 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 1: from what I see in here. I have people to 479 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: call from Virginia. They've got nine cars and they're thirty 480 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,199 Speaker 1: forty years old and they're still driving them. They don't care, 481 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:07,880 Speaker 1: they don't want to buy a new car. They're gonna 482 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: keep it going. They've they've got a real fixed mentality, 483 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: which is great. It's it's a can do attitude. And 484 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: I just wonder, you know, where is this going to 485 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:23,439 Speaker 1: take us? Well, my opinion is this, it's uh, we've 486 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: been teeter tottering back and forth between the price of 487 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: a new car and the price of repairing them. You know, 488 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 1: one tends to go a little higher than the other, 489 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: and back and forth and back and forth. So the 490 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: thing that I look at, and I've seen a lot 491 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:43,160 Speaker 1: of is people will live without a third break light, 492 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 1: but when it comes time for them to start walking, 493 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: they'll get the ride fixed, you know what I mean. 494 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: That'll that'll change real quick. Hey, Steve, I'll tell you what. 495 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: Sit tight, stay on the side for a couple of minutes. 496 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 1: Let me pull over and and take this pause for 497 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: the cause. As we say, when we come back, we'll 498 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: continue this conversation Ronald any in the Car Doctor Steve Cook, Cincinnati, Ohio. 499 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: We'll be back right after this. Welcome back. Why don't 500 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: meaning the car doctor here. We're talking to Steve cooking 501 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: and automotive instructor and fast becoming one of the Car 502 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: Doctor's personal favorites from Cincinnati, Ohio. And then we're just 503 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: having a general conversation. Mr Cook, you're still there. Um, 504 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: you know when we took the pause, Steve, we were 505 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: kind of talking about grants and scholarships and the value 506 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 1: in an automotive education. Let's shift gears if we can. 507 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: In the time we've got left. The e p A 508 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: is trying to and I think they're going to be successful, 509 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: not that they're trying to the removing cleaning agents from gasoline, 510 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: and there's conversation that you know, model year seventeen, model 511 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 1: year eighteen or calendar year. I'm sorry, you're going to 512 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: see this become reality, will be no more cleaning agents 513 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: and gasoline. You know your experience as a technicians, as 514 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: an instructor. How important are these detergent additors right now? Well, 515 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: think about how they got it. And to begin with, 516 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 1: we had feel injected vehicles came out and the car 517 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: manufacturers were asking the petroleum industry to clean up the 518 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: gasolines to remove that you reduce the carbon build up 519 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: things for that nature helped keep the injectors flowing cleanly 520 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: like they should and everything, And that's why stuff was 521 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,720 Speaker 1: put in there to begin with. It helps the car 522 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: run cleaner over the long run. You can take a 523 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: brand new car not hear those additives in it and 524 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: run it and yeah, it's s too. It's gonna produce 525 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: a little less emissions out the tailpipe. I grant them that. 526 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: But what happens in that car? And you've got these 527 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: direct injected cars that you and I both know I 528 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 1: have a problem with carbon build up? Boy, Yeah, what 529 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: happens when a car gets fifteen twenty thousand miles on 530 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: it without those detergent additives, The cars is gonna be missing, 531 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna be doing what have you. They're gonna be polluting, 532 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: the polluting the whole heck of a lot more than 533 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: if they left the detergents in it. And this is 534 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: why I was telling you. You know, these guys at 535 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: the e p A that that decided to do this stuff, 536 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: they're educated idiots. I mean, there's no other way to 537 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: put it. It's just dumb, and it's gonna wind up 538 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: costing car owners a whole lot more money to fix 539 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: this problem. That if they would have just left it alone, 540 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: and it's not gonna make the air any cleaner at 541 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: the end of the day. Well, and I think too 542 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: that if they were taking the detergents out of the 543 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: gasoline and then said, okay, and to really solve the problem, 544 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 1: we're not going to let companies exist that make fuel 545 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: detergent cleaners and detergent editors and and so forth. We're 546 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 1: gonna get rid of them too. That's the next Well maybe, 547 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 1: and maybe I shouldn't say it, because you know, we 548 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: we we were on in the Washington market and we well, 549 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: I'm sure we've got some government listeners. But you know, 550 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: you just wonder what they're thinking. I don't I don't know. 551 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: I I just don't think they're thinking. But how many 552 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 1: people in the American public are gonna are gonna put 553 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:39,280 Speaker 1: up with every mouths having to have the cylinder headge 554 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: yanked on the car to get the carbon off the 555 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: valves because the engines missing. Yeah, we're going backwards. I mean, 556 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: we did that back in the sixties and the seventies. 557 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 1: Here we go again. That's the way things were. I mean, 558 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: this whole thing is just people need to call their 559 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: congressmen and they need to start raising some holy unit 560 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:04,960 Speaker 1: what because this is gonna hit their pocketbooks something awful. Now. 561 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: I have an opinion as to why they're doing this, 562 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: and I you know, I'm not gonna say it on 563 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 1: the air because they might pull your license for but 564 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: I have my opinions to why they're doing this. But 565 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: the bottom line is, people, you better call your congressman 566 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 1: and you better scream on the top of your lawns 567 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: that they need to stop this and stop it now, 568 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: because it's gonna cost you a fortune if you don't. 569 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 1: Steve Cook always, always, always a great interview, always a 570 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: great conversation. Listen, stay on the line. Let Harry get 571 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: some information from you. You qualify as a caller today. 572 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 1: So we're gonna be sending you to run any of 573 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: the car doctor T shirt. You'll do us proud if 574 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 1: we could see you where it all right, sir, Well, 575 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: thank you very much. You're very welcome. Steve hanging there 576 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: and we'll be talking again real soon. I'll run any 577 00:32:49,600 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: in the Car Doctor. I'm back right after this. You 578 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: call welcome back. We're on Nating of the Car Doctor 579 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: eight five five zero nine zero zero the Car Doctor 580 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: seven number. Anybody that gets on the air with me today. UM, well, 581 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: this hour is almost over. But next hour, anybody that 582 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: gets honest gets on the air with us. Next hour, 583 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: we'll be giving out a grant eating the Car Doctor 584 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 1: T shirt. So just a little incentive we would like 585 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: to hear from you. And if you can get on 586 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: the air and get in UM, you'll be having something 587 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 1: nice to wear. It comes spring as we're trying to 588 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 1: help celebrate and promote springtime cruising and walking and driving 589 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: and all kinds of fun outdoor activities. UM. Had a 590 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: Nissan this week. I just want to touch on this 591 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: before I go. I had a Nissan Ultimate this week 592 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 1: that required a throttle body cleaning, and as a result 593 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 1: of that, as I've been talking about for a while, 594 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: after the throttle body cleaning, it was mandatory that I 595 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 1: had to do a throttle relearn because the throttle position 596 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: had to be reset it it learned a new position, 597 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:12,399 Speaker 1: otherwise the computer would set a fault code and sure enough, 598 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: launched to the rescue again. Out of the eighteen scan 599 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 1: tools in the shop, the X four thirty one and 600 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 1: even the newer the pad to both had the capability 601 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:24,799 Speaker 1: to do a throttle relearn on that niean Ultimate. It 602 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:26,879 Speaker 1: made me just sit there and scratch my head and say, 603 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: it's so easy for some scan tool manufacturers. I can't 604 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: figure out why the rest don't do it. Now. I 605 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: told you that story so I could read this email Ron. 606 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry it starts out with Harry, can you ask 607 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: Ron where to get a launch scanner? Um? This comes 608 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: to us from Mike and Montgomery. Um, can you get 609 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: one from the company or from snap Bon or Mac 610 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,959 Speaker 1: tools are Harbor Freight. Let me answer the first part first, Mike, 611 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 1: the you know you can get a launch scan tool 612 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:56,319 Speaker 1: from a variety of places. There's if you if you 613 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:58,279 Speaker 1: google launch, you'll find them out on the web. I 614 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: believe it's launch Tech you s A dot com is 615 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: the main website launched Tech USA dot com. Uh. Primarily 616 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:07,640 Speaker 1: you will find launch scan tools from a variety of sources. 617 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: Mac tools, I'm not sure about Mattco. Definitely not snap 618 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 1: On uh as snap On has their own scan tool. 619 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 1: They're they're they're pedaling, but mac or Matt go Um Cornwell, 620 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 1: Cornwall Cornwell, I think is another truck uh tool truck 621 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 1: guy that's out there on the open trade. But if 622 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,279 Speaker 1: you go to launch tech USA dot com, they will 623 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:31,440 Speaker 1: be glad to tell you where their dealers and distributors 624 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 1: are because I also know they maintain a fleet of 625 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: our not a fleet, but they what's the word I'm 626 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: looking for, They maintain dealers and national salesman. So you 627 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: can find one that way. Launched k USA dot com. 628 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:46,040 Speaker 1: That trade show coming up in New Jersey and open 629 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 1: to the public, you know, Mike, I don't think that 630 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: it's not open to the public. That's a question for them. 631 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: I would get out and I would google the a 632 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:56,320 Speaker 1: s p n J A a s p n J 633 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,600 Speaker 1: trade show coming up at the Middle Lands in Secaucus, 634 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:01,080 Speaker 1: New Jersey. In a matter of fact, we're gonna be there, 635 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,919 Speaker 1: I should point that out. March nineteen. Um, I guess 636 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: that's two weeks from today. We're gonna be down in 637 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,760 Speaker 1: the Medal Lands doing this radio show live from the 638 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 1: floor show. But if you want to get out to 639 00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: a sp n J dot com, look them or not 640 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:16,719 Speaker 1: dot com, but google a s p n J. UH 641 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: the trade show in the Medal Lands, and that you 642 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 1: can look up and see what registration requirements are. I 643 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:24,440 Speaker 1: don't think they deny the public, but I don't know 644 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 1: that it's necessarily a show for the public if you 645 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 1: follow what I'm meaning. So, um, you know you can 646 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: look forward to that. And uh, I appreciate the email 647 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:33,720 Speaker 1: Mike Hey wrought any of the car Doctor. The mechanics 648 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: are on expensive dep