1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Ron and Anian. It occurred to me that if I 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: started to be observant, there was probably any words between 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: four and five dollars worth of cars around me at 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: anyone given time. And I'm driving my seven Ranger with 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: two us thank God cars. The car Doctor, you're telling 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: me their story is that because the vehicle doesn't have 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: a full charge in the battery, the start stop system 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: stops working. Yeah, that doesn't sound right to me. It 9 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: doesn't sound right. That doesn't make any sense. Welcome to 10 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: the radio home of Ron and Anian, the Car Doctor, 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: since this is where car owners the world overturned to 12 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If your mechanics 13 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: giving you a busy signal, pick up the phone and 14 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: call in the garage doors are open, but I am 15 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: here to take your call at eight five five five six, 16 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: and now he running. Where should I start today? I'm 17 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: not sure there's a lot I could talk about, as 18 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: there always is. Um I think I'd like to mention, 19 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: you know, I want to talk about the simple stuff, 20 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: because I don't know that we talk about that enough here. 21 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: It's always some complex. My car is broken, how do 22 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: I you know? Moron? My my my my car makes 23 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: right handed turns on left handed Tuesdays and things like that, 24 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: and it's always something, not always, but goofy something that 25 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: you know. I want to talk a little bit about 26 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: maintenance and just some of the common sense things that 27 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: you should still be doing to a car. Even though 28 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of computers involved in chips 29 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of electronics in the vehicle, there's 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: still it's still an engine, right, It's still a vehicle 31 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: for those of you driving internal combustion engine vehicles, and 32 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: only two you're driving electric, So there's got to be 33 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: I said the word electric again. I you know, I 34 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: swear I wouldn't do that. I'm not gonna bring up 35 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: electric cars until you do. Let's see how long you 36 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: can go like this. UM. I'll probably break the rule, 37 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: but I'll try. UM. Obviously, oil changes are are still 38 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: a priority, just fluid levels. What you have to think 39 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: about is if you're not changing the oil on a 40 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: regular basis, If you feel that the vehicle manufacturer following 41 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: their guideline of changing the oil when the light comes 42 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: on or the engine falls out, whichever comes first, that 43 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: that's okay, then you should at least be checking oil 44 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: on a semi regular level every two to three months. 45 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: Find a rhythm, learn how to do it. Pop the hood, 46 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: pulled the dipstick, and it's easy. You can do it 47 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: when the engine is called first thing in the morning, 48 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: which is usually the best time because the engines had 49 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: all night to drain down and all the oils in 50 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: the crank case. And um, have somebody show you if 51 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: you don't know, if you find somebody that can just 52 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: you know, pop the hood, open the hood. You shouldn't 53 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: have how to open the hood, by the way, Gosh, 54 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: I would hope you. I would hope so um that 55 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: you can do that and check the engine oil level. 56 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: Most cars you can still do that. Some of the 57 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: high line German cars. You folks know by now that 58 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: there's some button on the dashboard and you're counting on 59 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: sensors to tell you oil level and everything else, because 60 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: a dipstick would be beneath uh something German to a 61 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: checkout level on its own, So we don't want to 62 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: do that. Um oil level, tire pressure, all the tire 63 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: pressure gets a little more complicated because now you've got 64 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: to count on somebody either having a gauge or you've 65 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: got to find a good quality tire pressure gauge, which 66 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: isn't hard to do. You just have to be willing 67 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: to spend a little bit of money. You know, I 68 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: think I think twenty bucks bucks buys you a decent 69 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: tire pressure gauge today. One of the things that you 70 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: can do is stop by your local mechanic that you 71 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: have a long term relationship with, because you will have 72 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: done that right you all, you know, have a relationship 73 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: with your mechanic where you can walk in and say, hey, 74 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: here's my tire pressure gauge. Can you stack it up 75 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: against yours? Because since he's your mechanic or she's your mechanic, 76 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: you know they're doing the right thing. And they've got 77 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: a good quality tire pressure gage in the shop, well 78 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: don't they doesn't everybody? And you know, if their gage 79 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: says twenty two and your gage says twenty two, then 80 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: you're good. If you're their gage says twenty two and 81 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: your gage says twenty five, and they swear by their gauge, 82 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: then you know you've got an adjustment to make. So 83 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: just but a tire pressure gauge, checking tire pressure once 84 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: a month is still a priority. You know, we're gonna 85 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: go into winter in the majority of the country now, 86 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: and for every ten degrees of temperature change, you're gonna 87 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: see a change of tire pressure one pound up or down, 88 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: depending upon which way that the pressure goes. So just 89 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: be aware there's some there's gonna be some fluctuation, uh, tires. 90 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: What kind of shape of your tires in and let 91 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 1: me tell you if if you're counting on, I'll just 92 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: get tires whenever I can. Tires have become an event 93 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: trying to find tires. I can't imagine what it was 94 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: like trying to buy tires during the Second World War 95 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: when there was rationing and you know, A cards, b 96 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: cards and all the other stuff that they had in 97 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: terms of when they would let people buy supplies and 98 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: tires and things like that. I just called for tires, 99 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: uh this morning. I stopped by the shop today to 100 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: check the mail and do a couple of other things. 101 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: Because I have a mailman that can't read. I have 102 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: an illiterate mailman. Um. I haven't quite figured it out yet. 103 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: The key drop box outside the shop says, this is 104 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: not a mailbox. It looks like a mailbox. This is 105 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: not a mailbox. And the as mail slot says, this 106 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: is not a mail slot because that's where we have 107 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: customers put keys. But unfortunately my mailman I don't think 108 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 1: he can read, because I still find my mail in 109 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: there from time to time. So, um, when I when 110 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: I don't find that, I can't find that. Or you know, 111 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: if we're if we're closed, every once in a while, 112 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: I stop by, I'll check the mail. We were closed. 113 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: Yesterday was the first Friday of the month. Um, So 114 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: just just something to be aware of. Just you know, 115 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: if you can read, just looking at tire pressure, looking 116 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: at tread on your tires. Just things to do. Um. 117 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: You know in the old standard about the penny. You 118 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: know everybody must know this, right, you take a penny 119 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: if you can still find one, if we still put 120 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: those out there, Um, put the penny into the tread. 121 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: Lincoln's head toward the tire. Can you see the top 122 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: of Lincoln's head in the tire tread? If you can, 123 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: then the tire shot and it needs to be replaced. 124 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: And that's over with. So just looking at tires. A 125 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: great time of the year. Here we are three or 126 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: four weeks before the holidays, that it would be a 127 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: good time to think about. Um, the vehicle is stuck 128 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,239 Speaker 1: on this side of the road. Open the trunk. Open 129 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: the trunk for two reasons. Number one, do you have 130 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: any dead Do you have any dead bodies in the 131 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: trunk or anything else of massive weight, because it seems 132 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: like we've got everything in the trunk of our vehicles. Um, 133 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: I've yet to open or I shouldn't say that. I 134 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: opened very few vehicles where I look at the stuff 135 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: people are holing around. Um. I opened the trunk the 136 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: other day to get a wheelock key out of it, 137 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: and the person had no lie their beach chairs, their 138 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: beach umbrella, the shovel, the little bucket, and all the 139 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: inflatable toys for the kids. And and you know it 140 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: adds up to weight. It's extra weight in in in 141 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: the day and age of three fifty four dollar a 142 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: gallon gasoline weight counts right, we want better fuel economy. 143 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: Empty the trunk, all right, and you know, get all 144 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: the get all the excess dead weight out of there. 145 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: And number one and put it away so it's ready 146 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: for you for next year. And then what do you 147 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: have in the car as far as emergency stuff? Do 148 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: you have you know, are you traveling, depending upon where 149 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: you are in this great country of ours, are you 150 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: traveling down remote roads in bad weather? Do you need 151 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: a winter blanket in case the car gets stuck? Do 152 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: you need a snow shovel to dig your way out 153 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: of a snow ditch? Do you need you know, batteries 154 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: for your cell phone, emergency radio, and and and and 155 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: so forth, trail mix. UM, you know all the things 156 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: that you can put into a trunk of a vehicle 157 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: so you're prepared for the bad weather. It's also a 158 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: good time of the year to do that because with 159 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: the holidays coming, I want to know what to get 160 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: your favorite somebody or someone you know what portable tire 161 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: pressure inflators. UM, they make them. They've got them all 162 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: over the place. You can go out to. UM go 163 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: check o'rileyoto dot com. I'm sure O'Riley Ota parts. If 164 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: you've got a Steward near you or Rioto dot com, 165 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: we'll have tire inflator kits. And you know emerger I 166 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: know they've got emergency roadside kids. Things that you want 167 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: to have in the car in the event of an emergency. 168 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: Do that. UM not to mention you get some of 169 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: your holiday shopping out of the way. Um, so you know, 170 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: just is the car ready and then obviously in the 171 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: last little thing and you can do all these things right. Um. 172 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: I think on a degree of difficulty at a scale 173 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: of one to five, probably tire pressure might be the 174 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: most difficult. That's the four or five because you've got 175 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: to count on somebody else unless you get a tire 176 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: pressure inflator from from Santa Claus or wherever your holiday 177 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: guru is. Um, you know, that's okay. But the rest 178 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: of the stuff you can do on your own. Start 179 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: the car up, turn on all the lights and walk around, 180 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: have somebody sit in the car, step on the break 181 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: to the brake lights, all light up? Do you have 182 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: high beam? Low beam? You know, these are all the 183 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: things that are gonna get you out of trouble and 184 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: get you keep you out of getting a ticket, which 185 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: is obviously a pain in the neck to um. You know, 186 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: but basic stuff. Are we doing that? Are we doing 187 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: enough of the basics? Or is And I say this 188 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: because it seems like we're all waiting for well, there's 189 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,839 Speaker 1: no dash lights on the car must be perfect. That's 190 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:43,199 Speaker 1: not necessarily the answer. You know, not necessarily that the 191 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: dash lights are on. The car is perfect. It's it's 192 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: there's certain things the computer doesn't do. There's certain things 193 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: that can happen, and you know, then look through maintenance records. 194 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: These are the things some of the things you can 195 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:57,079 Speaker 1: take control and take the power to do these things 196 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: and at least know what you're looking to do. When 197 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: we're spark plugs done, last when was the last time 198 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: you put an air filter in the car. When was 199 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: the last time somebody did a cabin filter. I like 200 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: to do air and cabin filters together. Obviously, the air 201 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: filters for the engine to breathe. The cabin filter is 202 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: for you to breathe. And you know, when was the 203 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: last time any of this was done? Um the vehicle? 204 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: We we had a two thousand, nine f one fifty 205 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: in the shop this week that has sixty three thousand 206 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: miles on it and we're now scheduling it for spark plugs. Why, well, yeah, 207 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: I get it. I hear what you're saying. We're on 208 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: the plugs are good two hundred thousand miles. Yeah, but 209 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: at the rate this guy puts on mileage, that could 210 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: be another ten years. And he doesn't want to wait 211 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: that long. Will the plug come out of the head. 212 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: Will the plug come out of the head at what 213 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: twelve years old? You know, so consider doing certain things 214 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: by time as well as by mileage. It's just it's 215 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: just very, very important. And then my last comment about 216 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: things to check in and this is a tough one. 217 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: I don't know how you would do this, but you know, 218 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: talk to your mechanic. I guess maybe as the converse station. 219 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the story this way. We had a 220 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: four escape in the shop this week. First of all, 221 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: you couldn't get the lug wrench, a socket or anything 222 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: on these lug nuts without using a hammer to drive 223 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,839 Speaker 1: it on because the nuts had either been over tork. 224 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: Some of them were over tork they were so old 225 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: and beat up. Moisture gets under the head of the 226 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: lug nut and it expandsed it rusting up book and 227 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: it gives it a boo wow and it pops out, 228 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: and uh, it's then hard to get the socket on 229 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: or the lug wrench on because now that it's it's 230 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: just the next size up and you won't have that. 231 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: So you know, hopefully you've been rotating tires on a 232 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: regular basis your mechanic has been rotating tires um you know, 233 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: ask him, Hey, you know Fred, Joe, George, John, Sheila 234 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: whatever their name is. Uh. You know, how do you 235 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: put lug nuts back on? Are you hand torking them? 236 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: Are you using an air gun and just cranking it 237 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: up until you hear crack? So you don't want to 238 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: be on the side of the road trying to change 239 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: a flat on a lug nut. You can't get off. 240 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: So just opening conversation, just you know, first volley of 241 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: order repair goes there. Just think about simple, think about basic, 242 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: and do your typical maintenance stuff. That's what I want 243 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: you to be aware of as we kick off this 244 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: hour of the Car Doctor. Thanks for stopping by. I'm 245 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: glad to be here with you as I am eating 246 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: every week. It's just it's good to see you as 247 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: it we're here on radio eight five zero zero running 248 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 1: any of the Car Doctor. I'm back right after this. 249 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: Don't go away, so that's right. If you call and 250 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: we're not live, you can leave a message and we'll 251 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: call you back to get you on the air with 252 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: Ron eight five five zero nine nine zero zero. Speaking 253 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: of Ron, here he is, Hey, let's get over and 254 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: talk to Hell. Let's go to Tom and Missouri. Let's 255 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: start there. Eleven caravan and some trouble coats. Tom. Welcome 256 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: to the car doctor, sir, How can I help? Thank you? Sir? Well, 257 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: I'm trying to diagnose what what exactly is wrong? I 258 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: get uh three oh two, three oh six? Uh in 259 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: a four sowed along with a p it started, uh 260 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: the running riddle rough and I had previously had a 261 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: uh miss fire codes three or two I think in 262 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 1: the three oh six, and I changed spark plugs. I 263 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: didn't find him to be too bad, you know. Uh. 264 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: And then I even did a compression test, but cylinder 265 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: number six was I think it was ninety five pounds 266 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: or something like that, and the rest of work out 267 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: aren't four h thirty, So I wasn't sure if I 268 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: was having problems with that piston rings or what. And well, 269 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: let's say, let's let's back up here a second time. 270 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: You put plugs in it, right, correct? When you did? 271 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: Plus of these codes popping up the plugs? Now did 272 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: the coach pop up since you put plugs in it? 273 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: Or they were there before? Uh? No, they popped up 274 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: since I put plugs in it, and then as it 275 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: started running rough and uh uh, and the car always 276 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: felt like it was hot when you stand up in 277 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 1: front of the car. But my temperature seemed to be fine. 278 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,199 Speaker 1: Oil for oil temperature and water temperature. You know, I'm 279 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 1: kind of glad they got these computers on there that 280 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: you can read them right on the day. The car 281 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: was always hot when he stood in front of it. 282 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 1: I mean I saw like extremely hot. So I didn't know, 283 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: you know, converter having issues or you know. Well, let's 284 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: go back. Let's go back to the first coach you 285 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: talk You talked about one correct one E is bank 286 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: to upstream oxygen sensor having a slow response rate. In 287 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: other words, it's not switching as it should so and 288 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: then you know, you did plugs and whatever you did, 289 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: and now you've got new stuff going on, all right, 290 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: so let's do a couple of things, all right. Now, 291 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: this is a three point. It is a three eight 292 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: motor three three six three six. Uh I thought it 293 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: was a three eight, but it could be wrong. Um, 294 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: do you have an overhanging plenty where it comes over 295 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: the one side of the valve cover? Yes? Okay, So 296 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: before you take anything apart, my first question would be 297 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: do you own a scan tool? Yeah? Can you look 298 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: at fuel trim? Does it display display? I'm not I'm 299 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: not at a depth at pulling that up or or 300 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: working my ski and tool yet. Well, let me make 301 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: you do. Let me make you a depth, brother, don't 302 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: be afraid of it. Does it display data is the 303 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: first question. Um, I'd have to look. I've been I've 304 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: got to his hand codes. My son has one. It's 305 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: a little bit, uh thinky one, and then I was 306 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: given another one at Christmas time that's much bigger. But 307 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: I like that. I don't uh what I think you 308 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: have to many programs or whatever. Okay, so let me 309 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: look where I wanted you to go. I want you 310 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: to look at fuel trim, which is you know, regular 311 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: listeners and maybe yourself included will tell you that's you know, 312 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: that's your heart rate and blood pressure. What does the 313 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: doctor do every time you visit? They take basics and vitals? Right, 314 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: So I want I want you to look at fuel trim. 315 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: If a good fuel trim and and a healthy engine, 316 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: good fuel trim will be zero plus reminus ten percent 317 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: short term, zero plus reminus ten percent long term. Okay, 318 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: I'd like to see what I'd like to see what 319 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: fuel trim is. If we don't have the ability to 320 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: look at fuel trim or anything on data stream, I've 321 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: got to go through. I gotta go the long way 322 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: around the barn. And when you hear me tell you 323 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: what you gotta do, you're gonna go geez. I'm gonna 324 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: go and buy a scan tool if this one doesn't 325 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: do it, that does fuel trim, because it's just easier. 326 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: You're talking about fuel rail off and check it for path. 327 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: I don't want to go. I don't want to go 328 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: there yet. What I what I'd like you to do 329 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: if you can't display any kind of data and we've 330 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: kind of got to do the poke and hope thing, 331 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: all right, I want you to pull that upper planum 332 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: back off. All right, I'd like I'd like you to 333 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: pull that upper plant back off um if you don't 334 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: have a scancel does data stream dare I wish? Do 335 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: you have anything like propane with the end of a 336 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: hose that you could use to sniff around looking for 337 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: vacuum weeks? Probably not, so I can I can look 338 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: for vacuum links, though, I mean, I'm not How are 339 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: you gonna look for well, what I'm what I'm thinking 340 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: about is what I want to know is do you 341 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: have an intake planet gasket not ceiling, or do you 342 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: have an intake planet gasket that's that's out of line. 343 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: I replaced those as well. The whant I replaced this 344 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: park plug that when I didn't do that too, and uh, 345 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: and then I drove the car for a while. These 346 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: gods didn't pop up till after, you know, seeing spark 347 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: plugs drow the car for a while, and and then 348 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: I went on a state and then it started acting 349 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 1: all goofy on me when I get up in Pennsylvania. Okay, 350 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: so let's let's do a little bit. Let's let's let's 351 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: do this. Then I'm gonna I'm gonna assume you can't 352 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: do you can't do data stream, all right. I want you, 353 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: I want you to I want you to take a 354 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: magic marker and mark each coil one two, three by 355 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: cylinder so you don't get confused when you do what 356 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: I tell you to do. All right, I want you 357 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: to take the plane and back off. Make sure all 358 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 1: the gaskets are good, that they're ceiling, that you got 359 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: them on there. Right, there's nothing askew. I want you 360 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: to pull each coil out, making sure it's seated properly 361 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: against the plug. There isn't a boot push to the side, 362 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: and there's no way that you've got a coil installed 363 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: in correctly. All right, I want you to I want 364 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: you to swap coils around so that there. I'll tell 365 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: you what Tom, I gotta tell you. Let me put 366 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: John hold. I don't want to rush this, all right, 367 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: stay right yere. Let me pull over and take the pause, um, 368 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: rather than go up against the clock. And when I 369 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: come back, we'll finish up. I'm brought any in the car. Doctor. 370 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: We'll be back right after this. Don't go away, flucome back, 371 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: want any of the car doctome suck with Tom and Missouri. Tom, 372 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: you're still there. So what we've got to do is 373 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 1: you've got some misfire codes going on, all right, We've 374 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,919 Speaker 1: got to address those first. They're the most important, all 375 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 1: right now, Maybe they related to what you did, Maybe 376 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: they're not all right, but this is gonna tell us. 377 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: And then again, maybe it's just you know, like I said, 378 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: this could just be something brand new. I want you 379 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 1: to number all the coils and then take a look 380 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 1: at the cylinders that are reporting misfires. What did you 381 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: say to three and six? I think it's three, uh yeah, two, 382 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: three and six, three and six, al right, which whatever 383 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: it is. And I want you to move those coils 384 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: around and write down where you put them, which is 385 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: that's the part of the reason why I've got your 386 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,479 Speaker 1: numbering them, because it's easy to get confused here. So 387 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: take three and put it in four. Take six and 388 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 1: put it in five, Take two and put it in one. 389 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: Just move them around, all right, Try not to move, 390 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: Try not to move one of the problem coils or 391 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: problems cylinder coils to a potential problem cylinder, if you 392 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. I don't want you to stop 393 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 1: three and six because you can still get misfires until 394 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: in six. You know, it doesn't tell us anything, all right, Yeah, 395 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: I did switch. I did switch four and six, and 396 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: uh uh it's misfires on number six, okay, And and 397 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,159 Speaker 1: and cylinder number six is the one that has low compression. 398 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: Yeah that the plug was a little bit darker than 399 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: the other, but it wasn't completely filed out or anything. 400 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: Because because what I want to see, does it stay 401 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: with does it stay with the cylinder does it stay 402 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: the same hole, And if it does, then there's a chance, 403 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: pretty good chance that you've got a cylinder head issue. 404 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 1: They've got known valve train issues with that engine where 405 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: the valve seat falls out of the head. Oops. You 406 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: would think it would be more of that than the 407 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: than the piston rings. Yeah, more more than likely, more 408 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: than likely. You know. I'm not saying it's not possible, 409 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: but at least it gives you a direction. How many 410 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: how many miles around this time? Uh? At that point? 411 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: Quite frankly, at a quarter million miles. I don't think 412 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 1: it matters if you can prove its engine and not 413 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: something simple like an injector or a plug or a coil. 414 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:58,959 Speaker 1: I think you're doing. I think you're doing an engine 415 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: if you like the vehicle, if you're keeping the vehicle. 416 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: You know, I wouldn't I wouldn't. Yeah, I wouldn't tell 417 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: you to take a part and do heads on a 418 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: quarter million mile engine because you still got an engine 419 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: with a quarter million miles underneath it and right, and 420 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: I haven't done anything as far as timing and on 421 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: what that the belts or what that is on an 422 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: So I haven't that that should be I believe that's 423 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: a chain motor. But the other thing, then, the other 424 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: thing you got to address is catalytic converter. You got 425 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: a P zero four twenty, you know that that is 426 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: probably I mean, there's some testing that I'd like to do, 427 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: but it's probably a cat. So you know, round numbers. 428 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: I'll tell you New Jersey numbers don't fall over because 429 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,479 Speaker 1: I know other parts of the country aren't, aren't what 430 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 1: we are. But I guarantee you here in New Jersey 431 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 1: that's gotta be four to six grand all day long 432 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:56,639 Speaker 1: to swing an engine. And yeah, and then catalytic converters. 433 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: If there's if that cat pipe from Chrysler is what 434 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: I think it is, you could have three thousand dollars 435 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:04,439 Speaker 1: in parts. So you're gonna put eight nine grand in 436 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: this truck now. But but here's the catch, right, And 437 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: here's what you want to think about. Go buy a 438 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: new one, Go price out a new one. Uh, you know, 439 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: a new a new caravan today. It's got to be 440 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 1: every bit of sixty grand. Say that three times first, Yeah, 441 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: you know is it? Yeah? Yeah? So it's you know, 442 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: and and can you find one that's the other issue, 443 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: A right, true and then then what I've read online 444 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: is as far as h was the worst year that 445 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 1: ever came out with the Grand Caravan, according to the 446 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: Consumer report. You know that much issue, right, you got 447 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: a quarter million miles. You've got a quarter million miles 448 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: out of it. Brother, you didn't do bid, so you know, 449 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: and then you got to think about, you know, you 450 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: gotta play the wood if game. What if it's a 451 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 1: great game? Do you know how to play? What if? 452 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: What if you well, what if you put well, what 453 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: if you put an in gin in it and the 454 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: transmission goes bad? Would you put it trans in it? 455 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: You know that's that's what if? So never never, Well, 456 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,360 Speaker 1: I did all that back in the sixties when I 457 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: was a younger man. Well a, Tom, things are a 458 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 1: little different. Things are a little different today. But I understand. Um, 459 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: you know, well, oh boy, Tom, I appreciate the call. Brother, 460 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: I can I can't go there. You'd be well, yes, sir, 461 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: you take good care. You're very good. We're very good, 462 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: very welcome. Tom. We're gonna get politicals gonn become a 463 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: political show. I can't do that. Um. I thought he's 464 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: gonna talk about electric cars, but that's uh. I love 465 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 1: it you've got somebody else you want me to talk 466 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: to me? Help Derek in Michigan. Um, and see what's 467 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: going on up here, Derek. Welcome to the car doctor, sir. 468 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: We'll get we'll get right off of that. We'll get 469 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: right off of that venue and go to this one. 470 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: How can I help you? Well, I'd like to echo 471 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: the last color, but let's stick with car today. So 472 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: the car, the question that I have is it's a preventative, 473 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: preventative issue for I guess we'll call it in the future. 474 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: So today I took possession of a two tho GMC 475 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: yukon tolliation. Congratulations, nice vehicle. It is a very nice vehicle. 476 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: But we'll go back to the would you put the 477 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: engine at the transmissions into it? Because this one was 478 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,959 Speaker 1: eighty six thou dollars. I was gonna ask, wait, wait, 479 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:30,719 Speaker 1: I was gonna ask that as my next question. How 480 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: much was it? Um? Isn't that crazy? Eight six thousand dollars? 481 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:41,120 Speaker 1: That's not with the extended warranty? That is uh, after 482 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 1: some discounts and tax and out the door, eighty seven 483 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: thousand dollars. It's a beautiful vehicle. See, you just spent 484 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: ninety grand on a car I did, and you gotta 485 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: get ten years out of car. You gotta get ten 486 00:24:56,680 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 1: years out of it, right, that's correct, So try in 487 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: the get ten years out of it. It seems like 488 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago somebody called into your show 489 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: talked about getting their truck. I think it was a 490 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 1: Ford underwater washed at a car wash. He tried to 491 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: take good care of it, but within a couple of 492 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,239 Speaker 1: years the truck was completely rusted and rotted up from 493 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: the bottom because the car wash place used the recycled water, 494 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: which call it good filters. So the car wash that's 495 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: local in town had switched ownerships. The previous one did 496 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: not recycle the water because I had asked that questions 497 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 1: because I got a Sierra and I had it undercoded. 498 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,640 Speaker 1: I want to get the new one undercoated as well 499 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:44,360 Speaker 1: through Line X of Lansing. And but now the new 500 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 1: car dealership, a large national company one UM, recycles their water. 501 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 1: So I've I've inquired with them. They say that their 502 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: filtration system and frankly they haven't heard this question, but 503 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: it apparently removes salt are sorry sodium, but does not 504 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: remove chloride, and they're not sure they gave me a 505 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: Micron number, but I really can't find any information online, 506 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: so I thought, well, I'll call Ron. Is there anywhere 507 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 1: to start up? Do we do? We will underwash the car? 508 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: Or do I skip the underwash all winter long and 509 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: just go with the outside wash? Or do I get 510 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: the garden holes out out at the house and wash 511 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: it in my driveway on the lawn trying not to 512 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: slip all winter long. I always remember, and I always 513 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: tell this story. I always remember Russell's father, Mr Kogi, 514 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: out there with the garden hose in his beautiful Lady 515 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: for Buble electra. He didn't care whether it was snow rains, 516 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 1: so he was out there washing that car off after 517 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 1: every snowstorm. Um, listen, I'm a fuss pot, can you tell? 518 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: I purchased my twenty nineteen Silverado brand new and drove 519 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: it to the shop, put it up on a lift, 520 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: pulled off the tires, took apart certain things that wheel wells, 521 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:00,479 Speaker 1: took wheelhouses out, got out the spray gun, and obviously 522 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: I can do this. The truck had three miles on it, 523 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: and I spray painted everything with Benjamin Moore low luster 524 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: alkali paint. Benjamin Moore is not a rush preventative. It 525 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: is a rust inhibitor. Um. It was the best thing 526 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 1: I could find at the time. I like Benjamin Moore. 527 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: Now before you do that, okay, because paint, to me 528 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: is a better option than undercoating. Um. Undercoating to me 529 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 1: is only as good as the person putting it on. 530 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 1: I've seen some people be so zealous that then uh 531 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: prohibits or inhibits repair possibility later on down the road. 532 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: Undercoating also doesn't seem to be reacting well with certain 533 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: chemicals that we've now advanced to for protecting ourselves from winter. 534 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: Because now that we have cars that will climb the 535 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: side of a building with four wheel drive like speed 536 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 1: Racer and the Mark five, we now have chemicals that 537 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: we have to deal with. Nobody wants to deal with 538 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: roads with snow on them, so we kill the roads. UM. 539 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: That being said, I'm gonna tell you let me just 540 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: let me just pull over and take a pause here, Derek, 541 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to do this too fast. When we 542 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: come back, I'll give you the answer of what I 543 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: think you should look at, and then we can talk 544 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: a little bit more about it from there. Stay put, 545 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: I'm run on any of the car. Doctor, I'll be 546 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 1: back right after this. Well, this car is automatic, it's systematic, 547 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:22,959 Speaker 1: it's hard, dramatic. What's breeze lightning? Welcome back running the car, 548 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: docul Let's get back to Derek and Michigan. Derek, you're 549 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: still there. So here's the magical answer you're waiting for. 550 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: Go take a look at and this I only I 551 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 1: was only made aware of this product in the last 552 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: couple of years. Go take a look at the Go 553 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: take a look at New Hampshire Oil Undercoating. This is 554 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: a really neat idea and I've I've read about this 555 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 1: product and it's kind of fascinating. You can buy self 556 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: kits online and it's it's an oil based undercoating that 557 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: they actually talk about on the website. They talk somewhere 558 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: that there's a button there. I think it's n h 559 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: Oil Undercoating dot Com, but just go Google search New 560 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: Hampshire Oil Undercoating. They talk about why the oil based 561 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: undercoat works better than conventional undercoat and how it gives 562 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: it the ability to resist the issues that come up 563 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: as a result of you know, we've now got road 564 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: brine and salt and all the other chemicals that that 565 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 1: they're throwing on the road and that's what rots the vehicles. 566 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 1: And you know, this is the state of Maine where 567 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: they've they've got this particular problem, this is where the 568 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: product was developed. I've got to think these guys know 569 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: what they're they know what they're dealing with. They've got 570 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: such a problem up there. Um, And I like that. 571 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: I've I've seen pictures of it and it's almost a 572 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: paint like substance. It's not thick like undercoat, and paint, 573 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: as good as it is, doesn't I don't believe painting 574 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: will do what this product does, and I think it's 575 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: worth a look. I'm kind of excited to go buy 576 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: another vehicle and maybe try this as my next thing. Um, 577 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: because what you're seeing is absolutely true. It's the road 578 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: salt and all this stuff we throw on the road 579 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: that's going to kill the vehicle, whether it's ninety thou 580 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: dollars or nine thousand dollars, and it's it's it's just said, 581 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: all right, I will do so. Thank you. You're very welcome, Derek. 582 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: Take good care. Let's get on over and talk to 583 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: Sandy in Wisconsin. Sandy wants to talk about battery Sandy, 584 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 1: how can I help run an any and at your service? 585 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for taking my call. This afternoon, 586 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 1: I thought I would go over and get a free 587 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: battery check. I think they do that over at Batteries 588 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: and Bolts Cross and Lacrosse. And a few weeks ago 589 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: I got a check up at o'riley's. It was okay. 590 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: And so if they tell me I need a battery, 591 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: they'll probably tell me they want to sell me something. 592 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: But before I do, um, I just need to know 593 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: something about batteries, spark and I got it in August, 594 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 1: and I didn't know. Is it too soon to worry 595 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: about a battery? Well, it's never too soon, or I'll 596 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: say it like this, we will not. We generally check 597 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: batteries as part of an oil change at the shop. 598 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: We won't do it on a vehicle it's one years old, 599 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: but we will do it on a vehicle it's two 600 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: years old, because anything is possible in any given time. 601 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: And my attitude has been listening. If I have the 602 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: guy check a two year old battery and I haven't 603 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: check enough of them, the mechanics soon learns how to 604 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: judge the machine and he knows how to do the tests, 605 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 1: and you know, it's just a matter of never hook 606 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: up just a bad cars hook up to every car, 607 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: so you know what good in bed looks like. That 608 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: being said, your battery is going to be rated by 609 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 1: it's they're probably going to do a cold cranking amperage 610 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: test using a mathematical algorithm tester in English, all right, 611 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: they're not going to be They're not going to be 612 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: using a true carbon pile style tester that actually puts 613 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: a real mechanical load test on the battery. They're going 614 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: to be doing something where they're going to input the 615 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: cold cranking am capability of the battery. They'll take a 616 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: voltage reading, they might take a temperature reading of the 617 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: battery using an infrared device built into the tester, and 618 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 1: then it will come back and report mathematical averages based 619 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: on an algorithm. Are they accurate. They're fairly accurate, but 620 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: they're still only as good as the as they are 621 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: in the hands of the person used doing the test. 622 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: So who does the normal mechanical work on the car? Well, 623 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: I had my oil change this summer and it's some 624 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 1: Clayson Chevrolet dealer, Okay, And why would you not go 625 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: to them for a battery test. Um, I was well, 626 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: I was there and everything was fine. It's just that 627 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 1: I thought, rather than bothering them all, do they use 628 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: free tests if you brought your car from them? I 629 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: don't know. They might. I think that's a business decision, 630 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: but you never know that. My point becomes, well, I 631 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: thought that since we were offering a free test, I 632 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: would just go in and and have it done. And 633 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm just one. I mean, I'm assuming it will be 634 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: fine because we'll see Brnnigan's and Clayson, they're the same. 635 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: I got the car at Brannigan's, but Clayson will also 636 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 1: do the work for me closer to where I live. 637 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: Are you familiar with Lacrosse? I know Lacrosse, Wisconsin. I've 638 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: I've I've I've seen it on a map and uh, 639 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: you know I've I've actually passed through it once or 640 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: twice myself. But um, it's for ours buildings or businesses 641 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: that are there. No. What I would tell you is 642 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: go to the place, go where you're going, have them 643 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: do a battery test. I wouldn't purchase a battery until 644 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 1: you take it back to your regular mechanic and ask 645 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: them because sometimes you're stirring the pot a little too much. 646 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 1: If they checked it and it was fine, you'd want 647 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: to know why three or four months later, now it's bad. 648 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 1: It is a little early for battery. Good luck to you, Sandy. 649 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: I'm running any in the car. Doctor. We're back right 650 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: after this. Well, there was a quick hour of radio. 651 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: Holy cow, where that go? Um, just a quick update, 652 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 1: because I know we talked about this from time to time. 653 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: So my wife's car came back from the Ford dealers 654 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: still not fixed. UM. I actually looked up the records 655 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 1: on this. They started working on this car February of 656 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: twenty uh February for this screen freezing up and lock 657 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 1: up problem. And I say this not because I you know, 658 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,479 Speaker 1: I'm trying to grind the acts, but if you're driving, 659 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: evidently this is a common issue. Seventeen eighteen Ford Explorers 660 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 1: with SINC. I believe it's a SINC three system, is 661 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,440 Speaker 1: what they're telling us. Um, they've got a lot of 662 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,320 Speaker 1: issues with the screen, the navigation and the radio and 663 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 1: the heat control screen in the center of the dish. 664 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 1: They're locking up. Ford has come out with according to 665 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 1: what I've been told and some of the things that 666 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: I found that they've come out with more than a 667 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: few software updates for this, all to no avail, all 668 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 1: to fixing nothing. We picked it up yesterday after its 669 00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:29,959 Speaker 1: most recent software update. And it's great because I'm really 670 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,840 Speaker 1: you know, it's a good experience for me. I understand 671 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 1: what it's like for people that go to other repair shops, 672 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: and I you know, like I turned to Susie, I said, 673 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 1: not to be egotistical, but but I know how good 674 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: a job I do. I it's fixed like this, How 675 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: hard can this be? Um? So I called Ford. I 676 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 1: called customer service, got to speak to a customer service rep. 677 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: The first guy hung up on me. The second guy 678 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 1: put me on hold, and I ended up listening to 679 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: a hair club, a hair replacement by hair club for 680 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 1: men ed um. I called back a third time. I 681 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:00,080 Speaker 1: talked to a gentleman by the name of Eric. He 682 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:02,239 Speaker 1: hooked me up. We're gonna start with Ford next week. 683 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:03,879 Speaker 1: They're gonna send out a tech wrap and we're gonna 684 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: see where this goes. So more to come, but a 685 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,480 Speaker 1: year and a half still not fixed. Good job. I'm 686 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,400 Speaker 1: wring any of the car doctor, reminding you please remember 687 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: good mechanics aren't expensive. They're priceless. Let's see you