"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
Yup. I only bothered with them because I was hoping that whatever my tranny issue was was covered under warranty, but it happened to be juuuuuust barely past warranty with regard to time so they wouldn't cover it. I had no intention for them to perform the work otherwise, especially after they tried to rip me off like that.
Nothing. This was supposedly another "issue" that they "found" upon a further "courtesy inspection". After I told my mechanic what the dealership told me, he suspected that they saw a very tiny bit of "coolant spatter" around the area and tried to pretend that that was a "leak".
Bingo.
Yup.
I sure do. I knew that truth before I even took it to the dealership. I only bothered with them for the hope of receiving warranty work.
Yup. I'm not a "handyman" but even I can replace a car battery on a typical gasoline vehicle.
I'll have to give that a look sometime. I'd fix it (and the AC) if it's as simple as a vacuum hose issue.
Right.
Here's a new one:
Electric Vehicle Chargers Are Breaking Electric Vehicles
https://www.tellmebest.com/electric-...tric-vehicles/
Seems all charging stations and EVs are not equal...
Into the Night (02-03-2023)
A while ago a fellow decided to test mechanics across the States.
He got an older car and fixed it up to absolute cherry condition, but left the body paint faded. He then drove across country with it. Before arriving at a town, he would get out and disconnect one of the plug wires, and wheeze into town and get the local mechanic to look at it.
The good ones just plugged in the wire and sent him on his way. No charge.
The others:
Three new complete sets of plug wires, four new sets of spark plugs. The oil got changed numerous times (at least a dozen times). One recommended a new transmission. Three of them recommended a new water pump. Two recommended replacing the entire engine.
Several of these were dealers.
It's amazing the lengths some of these shady shops will go through to try to make money.
I am currently redoing a job that a crappy 'professional' mechanic did to the car (he worked for a dealership). It was setting up damage to the cams, oil pump, and cat converter. Hopefully, I caught it in time. Still analyzing the extent of the damage done by this idiot.
Hopefully that's all it is. It usually is.
Another and more expensive cause is the control vanes themselves are stuck due to debris in the ducting. This can be caused by mice and other critters building a nest in there or storing food in there. You would generally notice the smell if it was that, though.
Probably just a hose. Good hunting!
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
gfm7175 (02-03-2023)
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
gfm7175 (02-03-2023)
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
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