1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Ron and Aian. My job is to fix cars. My 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: second job is to explain it to you here and 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: that's that's what this is about, the Car Doctor. Now, 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: I've got a twenty eleven Chevy and Pala and I 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: was driving along on the highway and the transmit can 6 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: acted like it went into neutral the engine right, it 7 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: probably has a fault in the vehicle speed sensor. Welcome 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: to the radio home of Ron and Aian, the Car Doctor. 9 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: Since nineteen ninety one, this is where car owners the 10 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: world overturned to for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. 11 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: If your mechanics giving you a busy signal, pick up 12 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: the phone and call in the garage to orders are open. 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 1: But I am here to take your call at eight 14 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: five five five six nine hundred and now he running. 15 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you about proximity of repair 16 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: fancy words. Proximity of repair is a process that you 17 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: have to look at surrounding areas or surrounding parts of 18 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: the vehicle to decide is now the time to dive 19 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: into those as well. And I always think about proximity 20 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,559 Speaker 1: of repair based on well, it's based on the vehicle 21 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: and it's based on pattern failures that I've seen over 22 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: the years. It's based on things that I know. You know, 23 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: we're going to do this at this mileage, and you 24 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: know typically in the next fifteen or twenty thousand miles 25 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: this becomes a problem. So I always try to talk 26 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: to people about proximity of repairs. It's a good topic. 27 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: You'll spend more money now, but it saves you money later. 28 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: A lot of what goes wrong with cars today is predictable. 29 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: And I'm talking about on a correctly maintained vehicle, that 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: vehicle that doesn't have their oil change done till the 31 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: very last moment, or the vehicle that comes in seven 32 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: months over on its oil change, or the vehicle that's 33 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: always running a round on an empty gas tank, or 34 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: the vehicle that's you know, always got the ball tires 35 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: on it, no alignment. It's harder on the suspension. You know, 36 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: that vehicle is tougher to take care of and maintaining. 37 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: You don't get the longevity out of it, and you're 38 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: always miserable with the car, and you're always looking at 39 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: that car saying, why can't it last longer? Because of you? 40 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: So I want to talk about proximity every pair and 41 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: point out some of the things that you need to 42 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: just think about, because, as I always tell you, cars 43 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: are a lifestyle, right, You've got to be aware of 44 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: what you're doing and how you're doing it and where 45 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: you're trying to go. Let's talk about Toyota CNA minivans, 46 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: very common, very popular vehicle V six engine. All right, 47 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: there's a ton of them out on the road, and 48 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: they are the new station wagon of this generation and 49 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: many generations before. Right, we're all driving Toyota Sea minivans 50 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: somewhere around one hundred thousand mile mark that vehicles do 51 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: for spark plugs, and it typically becomes to do V 52 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: six spark plugs. The cowl has to come out at 53 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: the base of the windshield to wipe motor assembly, the 54 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: upper intake manifold. It's a couple hours of work, it's 55 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: a bit tedious, and it's a great example of proximity 56 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: of repair. You're gonna do six spark plugs, You're gonna 57 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: do the back three coils. I always try to. I 58 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: always make that recommendation. You know, the ignition coils are common. 59 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 1: They sit on top of the spark plug. You get 60 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: one of these at one hundred thousand miles. That van 61 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: is typically five to six years old or older, all right, 62 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: you know, if it's eight nine years old, the argument 63 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: about proximity of repair really comes into play because you're 64 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: back there. It's a part you've taken off so much 65 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: to get to it that doing the three ignition coils 66 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: in the back with the three spark plugs makes sense. 67 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: But how are the oil leaks? You know, what does 68 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: that back valve cover look like, is it's starting to seep. 69 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: Around one hundred hundred and ten thousand mile mark is 70 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: typically where the valve covers start to seep, and then 71 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: by the time they've got one hundred and thirty one 72 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: hundred and forty thousand miles on it, a lot of 73 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: them are leaking. Guess what has to come apart the cowl, 74 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: the wiper motor, the intake manifold, all the things that 75 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: you took apart to do the plugs and the coils. 76 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: If the valve cover is showing you signs of it, 77 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: if it's in the early early stages of it, that's 78 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: the moment to consider doing valve cover back there and 79 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: getting that valve cover gasket replaced, you know, and a 80 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: lot of that answer of what are we think is 81 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: going to happen. You've got to be honest with yourself 82 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: and go back look at the oil change intervals. When 83 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: was the last oil change or how often are you 84 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: changing the oil? Are you really following some sort of 85 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: said pattern. Are you doing it every five to six 86 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: thousand miles or recommended miles interval? From me? Manufacturer says ten. 87 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: We can have that conversation if you like, but you've 88 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: got to call me to do that. But you know, 89 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 1: it's it's just something that you've got to be aware of. 90 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: I think maintenance buys you longevity. There's there's no getting 91 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: around that. And I think being a little bit early 92 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: prevents the failures. I think expecting things to go bed 93 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: before they do and doing them by proximity of repair 94 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: put you in a better perspective. You'll spend a little 95 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: more now, but you'll spend less money later because you're 96 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: not spending the same amount of labor to get to 97 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: that component. It's just like when we do a timing belt, 98 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: all right. We always talk about doing a timing belt. 99 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: We always talk about doing a water pump. We talk 100 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: about servicing the cooling system. We talk about, you know, 101 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: maybe we'll do a thermostat. When we're in there, we 102 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: talk about all the things that once it's apart, we're 103 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: closer to the rest of it. So that's the moment. 104 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: You know, to go back in and do them later 105 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: just doesn't make sense unless you'll like spending money. And 106 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: I get it. Sometimes it's not in the budget. Sometimes 107 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: you have to break it up, and that's important. But 108 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: you've got to stop and talk to your mechanic the 109 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: next time they suggest something and ask them, is there 110 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: anything else in that area that you see is failing 111 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: or failing or going to fail, or has failed or 112 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: is about to fail, you know, to tell me that 113 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: I want to do this now rather than later. I 114 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: want to also comment about the mechanic relationship that you 115 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: may or may not have. I think it's important. I 116 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: think that, you know, for you to be successful in 117 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: maintaining your car and taking care of your car, having 118 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: a good relationship with your car, because relationships are what 119 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: life's about, whether it be with another person, an employee, uh, 120 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: you know, a partner, a vehicle, whatever, you know, it's 121 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: it's just it's just important. It's what makes us who 122 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: we are. You've got to have a relationship with that 123 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: mechanic at your level, at your comfort zone. You know, 124 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: what do you want to know? You might be a, hey, 125 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: here's my car, I'm dropping it off, fix it, I 126 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: don't care. Pay me and I'll pay you and get out. 127 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: And that works. And I've seen that work. Short term, 128 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: I don't see that work. And long term, you know, 129 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: I see that the person that you know has that 130 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: curiosity about how something is going to operate. I see 131 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: them getting more value out of it. I just do. 132 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: I've seen it over the long term. I was thinking 133 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: the other day about my suburban and this is probably 134 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: what got me into proximity of repair mode. My two 135 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: thousand four Suburbans is going to turn nineteen years old 136 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: this summer. Actually, I take that back. It's going to 137 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: turn twenty years old this summer because we bought it 138 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,239 Speaker 1: in August of two thousand and three, so it's about 139 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: to become officially a twenty year old vehicle. And I 140 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: wondered to myself, how did I get it to be 141 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: twenty years old? Because once you take it to the 142 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: car wash and clean it, it it looks brand new. It 143 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: really does. And at eighty five thousand miles. It's got 144 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: a fair amount of miles on it now it's getting 145 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: up there. I'd still take it anywhere and do anything 146 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: with it. And I think it comes down to, yeah, 147 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: of course, the maintenance and the oil changes, and you know, 148 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: truth be told, that I miss a few, that I 149 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: go a little over on some Yeah, of course I did. 150 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: I'm human, But I tried to stay in there. And 151 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: I look at the law of averages because that's what 152 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: ort to repair favors. Ort to repair favors the law 153 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: of averages. If you can't maintain it right to the minute. 154 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: You know, if you're doing it at five thousand miles 155 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden you do one at six, 156 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: it's not the end of the world because you've done 157 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: most of them at five. So you've got to look 158 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: at averages, but you've also got to look at proximity 159 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: of repair. You've also got to look at stockpiling parts, 160 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: which I'm I've been doing for a while now and 161 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: you've heard me talk about that. But you know, just 162 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: think about it. Everybody wants to buy new. They think 163 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: buying new solves the problem, and it doesn't. It does 164 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: short term, but it gives you more debt. And from 165 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: what I'm reading in the news, Americans are more in 166 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: debt now than they've ever been before. It seems like 167 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: everybody's budgets are down and everybody's tight and run on 168 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: the dollar. It's expenses are rising obviously in these times. 169 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: But just think about what you're trying to do. You 170 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: got to start asking questions and if your mechanics not 171 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: giving you the answers you want, or they're not able 172 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: to answer the questions, or they don't want to answer 173 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: the questions, you might need a new mechanic. It's just 174 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: that simple. So you know, a lot of this business 175 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: people get stuck in a habit. You've got to get 176 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: out of the habit. But you've got to think about 177 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: proximity of repair. You've got to think about I'm taking 178 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: this apart. Can I save money by doing this? And 179 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: this now? Money I may not want to spend, obviously, 180 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,719 Speaker 1: no one ever does. Money I may not have at 181 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: this moment. Can you squeeze something to get that? So 182 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: you can? But what will that gave me in the 183 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: long run? Because trust me, if you've got a good 184 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: relationship with your mechanic and you're able to talk to 185 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: them on a regular basis. They will have knowledge if 186 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: they're skilled and know what's going to fail before it fails. 187 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: They know that Toyota, Siena's go through plugs, coils, valve 188 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: cover gaskets and you know, so forth, and they know 189 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: when the failure occurs, they know to do it prior 190 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: to they know, they will know, they can, they can, 191 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: there's ways to look it up. There's pattern failures. My gosh. 192 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: One of the great things about you know, Mitchell on 193 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: Demand Mitchell Shop Management software is you can go up 194 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 1: and look on a fault code and it will show 195 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: you what is common cause, common replacement, what's being replaced. 196 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: A lot of software will do that. Mitchell does that. 197 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: They will show you, you know, how many water pumps 198 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: are being replaced on oh four Ford Explorers. They're great 199 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: like that. And you know, it's tracking software showing you 200 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: the trends, showing you what's failing in when it's one 201 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: of the things I love about Mitchell and you know 202 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: it works so your mechanic can talk to you about 203 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: proximity of repair. It's just a matter of you having 204 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: to ask the right questions. Now you know what it is, 205 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: we'll talk to them about proximity of repair. The next 206 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: time you're getting something done, is there anything else that 207 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: needs to be done at this age in milets? It's 208 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: going to save you money in the long run because 209 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: if you are let them know you're planning to keep 210 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: the car X number more of yours and so on. 211 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: So just food for thought. Eight five five six zero 212 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: nine nine zero zero, running any of the car to 213 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: docuate your service when I get back, don't go away. 214 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: He drives that way. But when it comes to fixing cars, 215 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: Ron has card advice done right. Eight five five five 216 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: six zero nine nine zero zero. Here's Rod. Hey, let's 217 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: go talk to Paul and Virginia. Paul, how can I 218 00:10:56,520 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: help you? In zero nine Ford Flex today? Yeah, higher ones? 219 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: Can you hear me? Yes, sir, Yeah. So we we 220 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: have a two thousand and nine Forward Flex that we 221 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: bought when it was one year old. It's a four 222 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: wheel drive LTD and one hundred and sixty four thousand 223 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: miles on it. Recently had to do some breakwork, replaced 224 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: the fuel pumps, both of the fuel pumps, and so 225 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 1: it's getting a little long in the two and I'd 226 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: rather think about a replacement vehicle. Before it's up on 227 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: the rack and the mechanic says, hey, it needs a 228 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: new transmission or engine. Right, So the black call is 229 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: the exact opposite of your previous caller before the station break. 230 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: So my wife really loves this car. She wants to 231 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: keep it forever, Okay, And I'm like, well, what about 232 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: a newer flex. Let's say the last year that they 233 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: made the Flexes was two thousand nineteen when they discontinued it. 234 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: And what we've heard, or what she has heard, is 235 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: the earlier Flexes were built on a truck type chassis 236 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: with a transmission, bfier suspension and so forth, and the 237 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: newer ones were more built on it a Chasnivan chassis, 238 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: and they're not as good, right, wondering what your what 239 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 1: your thoughts on that. We've always had this thing serviced 240 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: by the dealer, but we're wondering your thoughts comparing the 241 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: original ones versus the later model ones. I think you 242 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: have to go drive one of the newer ones. They 243 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: do ride different. It is a different platform, it is 244 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: a different chassis. You know, I'm not going to say 245 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: it's I'm not going to say it's worse or better. 246 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: I'm just going to say it's different. I think it's 247 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: a matter of preference. You know, my concern with keeping 248 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: the O nine is my concern. You guys have heard 249 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: me talking about in the last year or two that 250 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: I'm just seeing parts disappear. So trying to keep something going, 251 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, you've really got to be committed to it. 252 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: It's going to become a labor of love, that there's 253 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: something special about that vehicle that you're willing to stockpile 254 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: pieces because it's it's becoming more and more difficult every 255 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: year in terms of parts availability. And I'm not saying 256 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: you can't do it, and I'm not saying you shouldn't 257 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: do it, but you've got to be aware of that. 258 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: So where's where's the compromise? Right? You know? Is it? 259 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: You know, do you go looking for a fifteen flex 260 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 1: you know or whatever year the last year of that 261 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: older body style platform was built and I think it 262 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: was fourteen or fifteen, I might be wrong. You know, 263 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: is there one out there with thirty thousand miles on it? 264 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: Something younger that's you know, got less mileage, So you're 265 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: buying mileage and while you're still works, you have time 266 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: to sell it and you can you know, make a 267 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: couple of bucks that way. Is that part of the equation, 268 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: you know, is it that you're going to go drive 269 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: a nineteen the last year of a Flex, which I 270 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: believe you're right, and your wife absolutely hates it, and 271 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: you know what, there's no way she's going to drive 272 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: that again, you know, So do you try to keep 273 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: the O nine going? But you've still got that parts problem? 274 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: You know that that kind of comes into play. So 275 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, there's a couple of ways to approach this, 276 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: and then you know, is it time to go look 277 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: at something else just for the sake of looking, you know, 278 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: going for a road test, for example, in a newer 279 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 1: SUV that's sixty five seventy thousand dollars makes you want 280 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: to buy a lot of parts for your own nine 281 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: Ford Flex, you know, because you sit there and you 282 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: look at it and you go, why would I buy this? 283 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: I've already got an suv. I just need I just 284 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: need to stockpile a few things. And you know, that's 285 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: one way of thinking about it too, you know, so 286 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: I never know, you never know what's going to go bad. 287 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: I mean, five six hundred dollars for a couple of 288 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: fuel pumps. You know that adds up pretty fast, right, 289 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: Oh yeah? And you know it's listen, it's not that 290 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: buying the new car is going to save your money, 291 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: and it's not that keeping the old car is going 292 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: to save your money. What gives you the most pleasure, 293 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: what gives you the most safety and reliability? What's the 294 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: length of the trips? You know, where does she go? 295 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: And you know, how does she get there? You know, 296 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: if she's traveling alone, are you comfortable with her traveling 297 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: in that car at ten o'clock at night coming home 298 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: from somewhere? You know, is there a you know, because 299 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: there's always got to be security and comfort and reliability. 300 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: That's you know, that's just part of it. Uh. You know, 301 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: it's it's like I always tell you guys. You know, 302 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: my wife has standing orders. If I go first, Um, 303 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: you know what it's it's she's gonna lease a card 304 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: because I gotta know she's in something safe and reliable, 305 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: or so we think. But it's it's a lifestyle thing. 306 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: You know, cars are really a lifestyle. And you know, 307 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: how much lifestyle can you afford and how much grief 308 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: are you able to put up with? And you know, 309 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: what are the consequences in between? But I think back 310 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: to your original question. I think the first part of 311 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: this is you've got to go drive a newer one 312 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: and you know, and and talk to the dealer. It's great. 313 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: It sounds like you've got a great relationship with your dealer, 314 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: that you've found a good one that uh, you know, 315 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: you found a repair shop that you get along with. 316 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: It just happens to be a dealer. And you know 317 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: what kind of answers do they have? Do they you know, 318 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: what have they seen with the nineteens? Do they see 319 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: the nineteenes holding up like the oh nines? Uh? Do 320 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: they have any nineteens in there? Car inventory that you 321 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: could drive? You know? And it comes down to that. 322 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: But I know what you mean. The Flex is a 323 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: neat vehicle. I always liked it myself. It's it's a 324 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: lot bigger than people make it out to be until 325 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: you're sitting in it. Yeah, you can put a lot 326 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: of stuff in there. Oh yeah, Well, I appreciate your 327 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: input in additional factors to consider on. All right, sir, 328 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: thank you, I hope I helped. You're very welcome. You'd 329 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: be well, let's get over and talk to Barton, Missouri 330 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: O three Nissan Ultima. Yes, part Welcome to the car doctor, sir. 331 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: How can I help? Yes, sir, I want to say 332 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: thank you very much as we start this conversation. I 333 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: have an O three Nissan, and about five or seven 334 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: years ago I could not find a blend door for it, okay, 335 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: and I spoke with you. I found two in the country. 336 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: One was in North Carolina, one was in California. The 337 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: one in North Carolina was broken. The one in California 338 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: the dealer I called the parts man. He said, I'll 339 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: send it to you. He called me about an hour 340 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: later and said, now the bosses, I can't send it 341 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: to you. I talked to Nistan and they said, well, 342 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: there's nothing we do. We can't make them. After I 343 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: talk to you that Saturday about it, thirty minutes later, 344 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: the vice president of whatever called me and said, you 345 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: call the you call a partsman, they will send you 346 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: that blend or you just have to pay the shipping. 347 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 1: I was thankful for that because without it it was 348 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: just a five thousand pound paperweight. Anyway, what I called about, 349 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: I have about one hundred and eighty thousand or a 350 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: little more on the car now. And it doesn't use 351 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: any oil. I go five thousand miles between oil changes 352 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: and it's it's on full. And when he dumps the 353 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: oil out and puts them in, it still says full. 354 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: But I've never changed the timing. I think in that 355 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 1: when it's a chain. But I don't know, okay, And 356 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: your question is is it time? Yeah? Well it works, Yeah, 357 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: it's one hundred thousand. I mean if in the old days, 358 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: you know, before all the when you could, when you 359 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: could work on them one hundred thousand, and you could 360 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: you could hear the change flapping and this, well I 361 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 1: can't hear anything. Well, you can't hear anything because there's 362 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: attension in there. I'll tell you. I'll tell you what 363 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: part Sit tight, Sit tight there in Missouri Way, and 364 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: we'll we'll be right back when we can talk about that, 365 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: because you bring up some good points. And um, I've 366 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 1: got some answers for you. Right after we return. I'm 367 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: run an any in the car. Doctor, I'll be back 368 00:18:26,800 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: right after this. Don't go away cost us. Welcome back 369 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: round the end of the car doctor. Here Bart Missouri. 370 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: You're still there, sir. So is this the fourth cylinder 371 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: or the V six part? It is the fourth cylinder, okay, 372 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: four cylinder, Much like the V six, It's not uncommon 373 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: for him to stretch the chain. So you know, the 374 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: questions come back to you. You're planning to keep this 375 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: for the duration? You want to put another couple of 376 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: three four years out of the car? Oh yeah, I'm 377 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: gonna get another quarter of a million miles. All right, 378 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: do the chain? I will? You know I wanted to. 379 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: I didn't know if it was a chain or whatever. Yeah, 380 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: not that that is a chain. And you won't hear 381 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 1: the slap. Usually what you'll hear is more of a roar. 382 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: All right, you will hear you know. The best description 383 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: I can give you is it almost sounds like a 384 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: supercharger winding up because the chains, the chains tend to 385 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: wear into the plastic guides. And right, you'll hear it. 386 00:19:55,960 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 1: You'll hear this tremendous roar out of it. You and 387 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: hear it in the V six is a lot clearer, 388 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: you know. It's I always know when a Nissan pulls 389 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: up next to me at the traffic light when I 390 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 1: listen to it idle because you'll hear, you'll hear the 391 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: wine that roar from the chain. And when you take 392 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: it apart, you'll see how the plastic is grooved and 393 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: cut into and you'll see it on this one too. 394 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:17,919 Speaker 1: The other thing you could do is, if you know, 395 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: you could look to see is there any signs of 396 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: someone with a scan tool that's got a you know, 397 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: something going on between the rears. If they know what 398 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: to look for it, they'll take a scan tool and 399 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: go look at cam and crank timing relationship and see 400 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: how far off a center it is at base timing. 401 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:33,640 Speaker 1: Sometimes you can see it in the sensors. You'll see 402 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: more negative cam position than you'd like, and you know 403 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: that the chain is stretched. At that point, the relationship 404 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: isn't what it's supposed to be. Josh, did that mean 405 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: that it was? It probably wasn't ready yet, but I 406 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: just I kept thinking at almost two hundred thousand miles, 407 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: would just absolutely I don't want to. I don't want 408 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: to be in a bad spot with it over something 409 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: silly like a timing chain. Right, you don't want it 410 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: to fail, you know you don't. You don't want the 411 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: failure because that's when it comes apart and all the 412 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: plastic chain guides and everything falls down. And then it's 413 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: a mess. You've got to take the pan down and 414 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: you've got to go through more. And this kind of 415 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: plays into my proximity of repair conversation. You heard me 416 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: open the hour with right, So we're gonna do the chain, 417 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,479 Speaker 1: We're gonna do the water pump. We're gonna, you know, 418 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: do some hoses. We'll do cooling everything. And it gets 419 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: hoses and belts and everything about every five years, right, 420 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: you know it's it's why not. Let's look, you know, 421 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: is it the original alternator? If you know, if the 422 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: alternator is original at two hundred thousand miles and twenty 423 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: years old, or if it's if it's a ten years 424 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: since you last change the alternator, this is the moment, right, Yeah, 425 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: I've never changed the alters, dude. This this has just 426 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 1: been a good little car except for that, except for 427 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 1: the blend or right, yep, yep, yep yep. But yeah, 428 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: gallon anyway, I thank you very much, and I appreciate 429 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: all that you do and ging you're right, a good 430 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: mechanic is priceless. Thank you, Bart. I appreciate it. You 431 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: keep on listening down the Missouri Way. We always appreciate 432 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: guys like you too. So you will bye bye, sir. Yeah, 433 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: um yeah, proximity ever repair. Now, if he puts oh, 434 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: I don't know, three grand into that car of reasonable 435 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 1: maintenance and care, you know what can he get out 436 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: of it? Well, if he gets another three years out 437 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: of it, jeezs isn't that cheap? And he'll probably get 438 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 1: longer than that. You know we were talking about we 439 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: were talking about well here, I know, Tom's got a 440 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: comment Tom about lunch. And I had to chuckle when 441 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: you told the proximity of repair story because it reminded 442 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: me of I'm gonna say it was fifteen maybe sixteen 443 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: years ago when my son had a Toyota camera that 444 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: my mother had given him, and we brought it in 445 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: and needed a timing belt, and you said, you know, 446 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,160 Speaker 1: while we're in there, let's do the water pump, let's 447 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: do the oil pump. Let's change the idler pulleys. There 448 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: were four them, I remember the number. And a couple 449 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 1: of days later he was at school and he came home. 450 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: He said, you got ripped off by ron? So what 451 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,120 Speaker 1: do you mean I got ripped off by iron? He says, well, 452 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 1: it just needed a timing but it didn't need these things, 453 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: and I sat him down. I said, let's take a 454 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: look online and see how that engines put together. See 455 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 1: all these things that happen when you take this cover 456 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: off to change the timing belt. I said, yeah, I says, 457 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: do you want to pay that amount again to have 458 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:08,959 Speaker 1: ron take the cover off again to change out your 459 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: water pump three weeks from now when it blows? And 460 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: he looked at me and he went, oh, and his 461 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: present car is thirteen years old and still going. He 462 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: takes it into the dealership every religiously, he's going to 463 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: keep it forever. It falls apart proximity, every repair works 464 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 1: tom it really does. It's it's just the idea that 465 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: why pay to take it apart two and three times? 466 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 1: You know when you look up to go to go 467 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: look up gates belts, go look up gates timing belt kits, 468 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: and you know, you know, as an example, go look 469 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,119 Speaker 1: up a timing belt kit from Gates. Look what they 470 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: give you in the kit. They'll give you a belt, 471 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: they'll give you the tensioners, they'll give you the idlers, 472 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: they'll give you the components that are normally associated with 473 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: timing belt operation. That you're going to do as a 474 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: matter of proximity of repair. You're there to do it. 475 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: You know. The companies aren't stupid. They understand what parts 476 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: fail to do. Just a time belt in that case 477 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: is actually doing the customer disservice. And you know, and 478 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: that's why companies like Gates put belts kids together and 479 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: you know, do what they do. It's just it just 480 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: makes sense. And yeah, it's just it is what it is. 481 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: But yeah, thanks Tom, I appreciate that's that's you know what, 482 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: And that's part of that's great that you did that, 483 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 1: because that's part of what we are responsible for as adults. 484 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: We've got to teach the kids, younger kids. And I'm 485 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 1: not picking on kids. I'm just telling you what I've seen, 486 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: all right. The youngsters, you know, it's very here now 487 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: in the moment, not looking down the road, and they 488 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: don't see the value of why am I doing more 489 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: than just a timing belt. That's the part that's bad. 490 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: A lot of people don't even understand why we're rotating tires. 491 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: That's a whole different conversation. Don't the tires rotate? I 492 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: had somebody said to me, once you need a tire rotation, 493 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: don't they rotate while the car is driving. Yeah, okay, 494 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,479 Speaker 1: when you're doing things like timing belts, timing chains, like 495 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: the caller Bart from Missouri just gave us, like Tom's 496 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: with the Toyota. When you're doing things, you've got to 497 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: look at what else is in that room. And you 498 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: know what, I learned this at an early age. I 499 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: learned this from pop all right, when my dad was alive, 500 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: when I watched him work on the family Lincoln, or 501 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: the family car in the driveway, or the neighbor's car 502 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: that we'd walk over to and we'd look at it 503 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: and help him work on the car or the tractor. 504 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,120 Speaker 1: All Right. Dad always said, it's a part. You're doing 505 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: the lawnmower blade. You have to deck off the lawnmower. 506 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 1: You're doing the three blades. Change the belt. It's out, 507 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: You've got it in your hand. Why wouldn't you change it? 508 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: That's the moment. And of course there was always that 509 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: wise guy neighbor that said, nah, I don't want to 510 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 1: do that, And he was the guy the following week 511 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 1: or two weeks from then, or somewhere in the middle 512 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: of the summer, right, you know, the guy that didn't 513 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: change the belt. In April when he put the newer 514 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: blades on. He waited. He got to take the lawnmower 515 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 1: apart in the heat of July and have to change 516 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: the belt in July when it was one hundred and 517 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: ten degrees out, because you know that's just when it 518 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: would break. So proximity of repair just something to think 519 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: about and be aware of. Eight five, five, six zero 520 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: nine nine zero zero. I'm running any of the car, doctor, 521 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: be back right after this. Don't go away. Welcome back. 522 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: Running in the card doctor. Let's go over to Richard 523 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,719 Speaker 1: in Virginia is twenty three Cadillac Richard, this cars two 524 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: knew to be broken. What's going on? Well, I knew, 525 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:20,360 Speaker 1: and I haven't had a chance to break it yet, 526 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: and I'd like to have a chance. It's the least 527 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 1: car and it's driving me crazy. So when I got 528 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: nothing home, the front windows quit working and the remote 529 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: quit working remote start, and I said, well, my goodness. 530 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: And I didn't want to take it to Cadillac deal 531 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: because I dried the Virginia beach. So I said I'd 532 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: take it to the Chevallet dealer down here, and they 533 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: tried the best and him in Haud with it, and 534 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: they ran a lot of tests on it and they 535 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,160 Speaker 1: couldn't find nothing. And then they said, well, we had 536 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: our technician look at it and uh. He said, uh, 537 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: he's going to order two motors for the front one 538 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: does because the back winds are working. I said, well okay, 539 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,360 Speaker 1: And I thought they're gonna let me have a loan 540 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: a car, but they cheap that out and said, oh no, no, 541 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,919 Speaker 1: come and get the thing. And I said we'll call 542 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: you when we get the motors. And I said, well, 543 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: I come and guide it. And then I said, well, 544 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: you know, waiting for the motors to come back. And 545 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: then I went to my lucky spot at Walmart. I 546 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: don't know where it is now. I'm parking a lot, 547 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: and Eureka sat down, and I have a little dog 548 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: that with me, and so he likes to look out 549 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: in the wand and I had the car off and 550 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 1: I just started playing with the buttons again and in 551 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: the front when that started working, and the back when 552 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 1: that started working, and the remote started working. Now I've 553 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: come back to that same spot, but I must missed 554 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: it because it doesn't work anymore. And and so after 555 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: that it quit working again, and I said, well, my 556 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: Lord wasn't no where Eld's going on here? So then, uh, 557 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: you know, I sent it, like I said, to the 558 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 1: Cabalac dealer, and when I sent it to them, everything 559 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: was working. But they couldn't figure it out either. They 560 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 1: just said, well, we don't know, and uh, I said, well, 561 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: you know, let me tell you this way. I said, 562 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: I don't know about the limon laws, but it's very aggravating. 563 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: And go to the drive in and then you got 564 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 1: to tell the people whether this is a brand new car, 565 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,199 Speaker 1: but I'm sorry, the windows don't work? How many how 566 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: many miles? How many miles? How many miles are on 567 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:25,439 Speaker 1: this Richard? Okay, so it's time to call the Cadillac 568 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: the other and say, listen, guys, I've got an intermittent problem. 569 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: All right, yeah, you know what, give me a loaner, 570 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: let the service manager drive this car for a week. 571 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: The problem will happen. All right, you're entitled. They've done that, okay, yea, 572 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: And they let me have a loaner and they've already 573 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: gone through that. But you know, I mean, they're smart people, 574 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: of course, and and uh, well what you say is 575 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: just let them keep it. We'll see when I when 576 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: I sent it over there iren the problem was it 577 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 1: was working. Well yeah, but but when's it not working? 578 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: And they couldn't make it not work And as soon 579 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: as I got it back and uh, it was working, 580 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,479 Speaker 1: and then it quit working again. But it's an animating problem, 581 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 1: like you said, yeah, and I do. I just get yeah, 582 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: you just get ticked off what they dealing just parking 583 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: on the lot and tell them now, listen, they've got 584 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: they've got to work with you, man. I mean, whether 585 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: you buy it or lease it, it's it's their car 586 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: right now, it's a lease. It's not working. You know, 587 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: the conversation has to be you know, I entered into 588 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: a contractual agreement to lease a vehicle from you that 589 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 1: operates properly. It doesn't work, all right the next time? 590 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: Or do this the next time it happens. You got 591 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: your cell phone on your right. Oh yeah, videotape the 592 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: windows pushing the button upper down and the window doesn't move. 593 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: Here's your proof it doesn't work. Okay, oh yeah, you 594 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: know you well, maybe they're saying, ah, you know, maybe 595 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: Richard's doing something wrong. Maybe he's you know, maybe Richard's crazy. 596 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: Maybe it's when you know, because I'm fidgetty person. Anyway, 597 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: when they work, I'll just keep tinkering with them. You know, 598 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: I can hear some juice coming to them, like they's 599 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: gonna do something. But when they go dead, you can 600 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: push the button all day long and you don't get 601 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: no noise. It's just like it not existed. Videotaping and 602 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: listen the next time they don't work, don't try. Don't 603 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: try putting down the driver's window, lean over and try 604 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 1: the passenger window from the passenger switch. Oh well, I 605 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 1: told him, I told the dealer. I said, my last 606 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: resort is if this thing gets to the point the 607 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: windows come down and they won't come up, well I'm 608 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: going to have your service truck come pick this sucker up, 609 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: because well, I can't afford to let the thing get 610 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: wet inside. Sure, right, yeah, absolutely, listen step one. I 611 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: think I think we have to prove to them you've 612 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: got a problem, all right. Yeah, And besides the fact 613 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: if you video you trying to open the windows and 614 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:51,000 Speaker 1: they don't open, and if the dealership doesn't give you satisfaction, 615 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 1: now you've got something to send GM customer Service. Here 616 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: you go, at least this car from me it's got 617 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: twenty five hundred miles on it, it's broken, and the 618 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: dealer can't find anything. They don't want to accommodate. It's 619 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: not an unreasonable request. It's not like you're telling him 620 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: you don't like the color. Change the color. The windows 621 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: don't work all right? Right, you know it's it's got 622 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: to get us with the Lemon law. With the Lemon 623 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: Law covered me on this. I mean, do I even 624 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: worry about the Lemon law. They just gotta make it right. 625 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: They just gotta, you know what, They just gotta make 626 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: it right. And you know it's it's it's just a 627 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 1: matter of yeah, Lemon law would probably cover you. I 628 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: don't know what Virginia's Lemon law is like versus New 629 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: Jersey and New Jersey it would be covered. But you 630 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: know what, they got to make it right. And you're 631 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 1: not an unreasonable person. Listen, I bought the car from you. 632 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 1: I like your service. I like the car. I just 633 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: wanted to work right, you know, And you got to 634 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: have that conversation. Have you talked to the service manager 635 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: yet or are you still talking to the service writer. Well, 636 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: I'm talking to the service writer mainly, okay, And well 637 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: the service manager. Maybe I've talked to him. I'm not sure. Yeah, 638 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: my boy used to work at the dealership that he 639 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,719 Speaker 1: quit and so he moved on. So I don't have 640 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: no cloud. I reckon my cloud is now. Don't listen, 641 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: don't you don't need any more cloud other than you 642 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: bought a car from them, all right, And any business 643 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 1: worth their salt today is going to stand behind their products. 644 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 1: So call up, talk to the service manager. Have the 645 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 1: heart to heart, say listen, I lease this from you. 646 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,240 Speaker 1: It doesn't work. I've got a video of it showing 647 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: you it doesn't work. You hang onto it. Let me 648 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 1: know when it's done. I need a loaner until it's done. 649 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 1: That way, they can call up GM tech Support. It 650 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: depends on how loud you push and how squeaky you get. 651 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: I wouldn't get a rate. I would just be firm 652 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: and fair. Look, i'm paying for something, I'm not getting 653 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: what I want. I've got to think. On a technical side, 654 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 1: there's going to be communication error faults where modules are 655 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: not speaking to each other in that vehicle's dynamic network, 656 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: and that's going to help lead them to the problem. 657 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: They can also call up GM tech Support and talk 658 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: to the dealer hotline service and get additional information. Putting 659 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: two windows in it is ridiculous. I doubt the two 660 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: windows failed at a random intermittent basis like this, So 661 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: follow up with me, right Rich, Let me know where 662 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: you end up with this, but be firm, take your 663 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: video and go from there. I'll be here for you. 664 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: We're on an eating the car doctor. I'll be back 665 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: right after this. Welcome back. We're on the end the 666 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 1: car doctor. We gotta be quick. Stephen, Louisiana, Steve. I'm 667 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: under the clock here. What's going on? Yeah? I know 668 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: he running out of time. I gotta GMC yukon SL 669 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: and I was going down in the state. It was 670 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: running good and it just quit on man. I had 671 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: to put off and get a w RecA. Anyway, long 672 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: story short, mechanic showed me it was a distributed cap 673 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: and the distributed cap made an arch inside and I 674 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: never heard of that before. I heard him being cracked 675 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: and so forth, but he said that's what it was, 676 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: and put me a new distributed cap and it runs good. 677 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: And when I left his place, I went to a 678 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: rollage and I picked me up another one just in 679 00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: case that happens again. But I want to know what 680 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,240 Speaker 1: caused that. Well, it was there was an arc mark, 681 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 1: like a carbon tracking mark, exact the right on the 682 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: side the top with the rotary turns around to the 683 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: top of the cap, right you shou'll be on the side. 684 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: They had like a dark carbon spot. Okay, So let's 685 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:24,839 Speaker 1: let's talk about electricity. Electricity is you know, it kind 686 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:26,399 Speaker 1: of has a mind of its own. It's always looking 687 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 1: for the easiest path to ground. Right when when voltage, 688 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,799 Speaker 1: when voltage comes out of the coil, goes through the 689 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:35,319 Speaker 1: coil wire down to the distributor cap, down through the 690 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: center of the rotor, and then it gets distributed out 691 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: or you know, moved by the rotor out to each 692 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: individual spark plug wire. It's looking for ground, agreed, Right, 693 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,800 Speaker 1: Let's say let's say you've got one bad plug wire, 694 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: or let's say you've got one plug that's got high resistance. 695 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 1: Electricity is going to get pushed back if you want 696 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 1: to think of it like that, and shoved back up 697 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,120 Speaker 1: the wire and it's going to seek ground inside the 698 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:03,759 Speaker 1: distributor body itself. Does that make Does that make sense 699 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: to you? Yes? So sometimes you know it's like when 700 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: you're welding. You ever weld anything, and you sort of 701 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: missed you sort of missed the base metal and you 702 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: kind of you kind of smoked the side of the 703 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 1: metal instead. All right, it's kind of the same idea. 704 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,640 Speaker 1: So the question you've got to go back at. You know, 705 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:25,719 Speaker 1: it's electricity looking for ground. What kind of shape is 706 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: the rest of the ignition system in? All right? You 707 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:31,360 Speaker 1: know how old are the wires, how old are the plugs? 708 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: And then the last thing is at the bottom of 709 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 1: that distributor at the base. Take a mirror and look 710 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:39,239 Speaker 1: underneath it. There should be two little screened vents. That's 711 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,759 Speaker 1: how the distributor vents out moisture. All right, make sure 712 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,879 Speaker 1: those vents aren't clogged. There's no spider webs, there's no contamination. 713 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: I'm run an any in the car. Doctor. Good mechanics 714 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: aren't expensive. They're priceless.