to pay for my weekends to Virginia. Long distance dating sucks.

So if you got dollaz, I got skills.

8/30/2011 10:07:47 AM

site 3 got that red light district section just for this!

8/30/2011 10:13:29 AM

I had sent you a PM like 2 months ago.

8/30/2011 10:30:56 AM

Is your Accord a V6?

8/30/2011 10:39:41 AM

timing chain on my SeR. i really dont feel like doing

8/30/2011 10:52:42 AM

Bring it, Will. I'll do it.

8/30/2011 11:09:28 AM

wanna come look at the ford? i'd bring it to matts but when i tried to move it before Irene the damn thing started smoking and the start kept on going even with the key out. So yea I'm gonna PM you.

8/30/2011 12:40:11 PM

over-fill your oil? bad turbo seal?

8/30/2011 1:25:54 PM

Sounds like a hung solenoid/starter. Shit happens like that.

8/30/2011 1:49:50 PM

timing belt on my wife's TL. when you wanna do it?

8/30/2011 3:37:45 PM

Driver side window motor for 1993 F-150 Lightning. The motor is located behind the door frame and I haven't had the time or patience to do it myself.

8/30/2011 3:54:30 PM

oohh... the START kept on going... Misread it that it was still running with key out!

8/30/2011 4:21:45 PM

meant to say starter...

8/30/2011 4:46:59 PM

How about some car advice just to be nice?

I recently put some oil in my car (because I know that it leaks and when I checked it the stick was dry), but I did it late at night with no lights, and so I made a mistake and spilt some on the engine. Now, as soon as I started driving, I noticed a high-pitch squealing sound that would only occur with the engine engaged, and as soon as I put the clutch in it stops. This went on for the rest of the night and stopped, but it comes back randomly every once in a while, but it always stops when the clutch is in.

Thoughts please?

8/30/2011 6:34:57 PM

My first thought is that I don't know how spilling oil on the engine would have such an effect that's centered on clutch engagement. it's definitely something I would have to hear in person; there are lots of things that can make a squealing sound...and none that I know of caused by suddenly being lubricated.

8/30/2011 10:23:00 PM

And while I'm talking about whoring myself out...I will fuck fat chix for dollaz

8/30/2011 11:11:30 PM

^^ i keep hearing that this is a major symptom of the throwou bearing

that would be a huge job on a rusty, 1987 audi

8/31/2011 11:30:13 AM

Usually throwout bearings will make a bearing noise when you press the clutch pedal (rrrrrrr), unless they're dry or coming apart. Then you might get squeal when the pedal is released, but chances are you're going to get other noise when the pedal is depressed.

Of course, on an '87 Audi, that could be entirely different if it uses the same clutch setup as Volkswagen from the same era. All that shit's bass-ackwards. If it works ok, just drive it.

8/31/2011 12:27:35 PM

^Sent you a PM homie. It would be a "no rush" job, so you could keep the car as long as you needed it if you wanted to try to work it in.

8/31/2011 12:36:37 PM

Got it! And replied...

8/31/2011 12:45:25 PM

Can you help me with installing competition muffler bearings on my whip?

8/31/2011 1:04:24 PM

I do competition muffler bearings for 750 bucks if you supply the parts. 1000 if I supply. 1500 if you try to help me do it.

8/31/2011 3:16:22 PM

why the extra charge for helping bro?

8/31/2011 3:58:09 PM

Lol...ever see the gag labor rates signs anywhere?

Labor Rates:
$50/hr
$75/hr if you watch
$150/hr if you help

The reality of the situation is that one skilled mechanic can work almost as fast alone as he can with a person helping. There's just not enough room for two people most of the time, and there's also having to stop and explain/train to your helper how to do the job. Even having somebody look over your shoulder is often a distraction, especially if they are asking questions. I know it sounds like an asshole thing to say, but the mechanic is getting paid to fix your car, not to educate you, and most jobs are billed at a rate determined by industry standard published labor guides...which do not account for stopping to answer questions.

All that said, most of the time I don't mind having you hang out with me and talk/ask questions as I go along.

8/31/2011 4:04:41 PM

Quote :

"and most jobs are billed at a rate determined by industry standard published labor guides...which do not account for stopping to answer questions which account to it taking 1/4 to 1/3 of the billed time"

I mean, if we're going to play that game.

[Edited on August 31, 2011 at 10:19 PM. Reason : *]

8/31/2011 10:18:43 PM

Sure, we'll play that game. Try doing it without all the specialty tools that cost the shop/mechanic lots and lots of dollaz. You'll go over book time by a decent margin. I do...and I've been doing this shit for 15 years. It's weighted based on experience too...the more the experience, the faster you are. And that means more money for your experience. Everybody else gets pay commensurate with experience...why shouldn't mechanics?

8/31/2011 11:59:13 PM

Back to the top. Because I'm a whore.

9/1/2011 5:21:36 PM

filthy fucking whore at that.

gots a good OBD2 scan tool? I have an off idle stumble in the Caprice. I would like to see whats going on there.

9/1/2011 6:23:19 PM

^Yessir, I am! And replied!

9/2/2011 8:57:26 AM

I have a 2002 Honda Accord EX 4cyl

I need to replace the timing belt and water pump. Want to get this done in the next week or two. Can you can do this for me?

9/2/2011 4:40:15 PM

Absolutely. About to send you a pm.

9/2/2011 5:36:31 PM

need to replace the thermostat in my saturn SL1 before the end of the month since inspection is due and the code is "coolant below temperature" or some such thing

it's the spring-loaded kind you have to twist to lock and unlock

how much and when?

[Edited on September 3, 2011 at 12:58 PM. Reason : oh, and i already have the part]

9/3/2011 12:55:11 PM

PM sent!

9/3/2011 1:04:59 PM

Do you have a day job?

9/3/2011 3:13:41 PM

Yessir, I do have a day job...boiler feed systems sales engineer. We get paid a flat salary once a month, the last Friday of the month. As some months have 5 Fridays, sometimes things get tight. This month is a motherfucker with a few extra unforseen expenses.

9/3/2011 4:41:58 PM

I've got a 2005 Mazda3 hatchback. The turn indicator lever thingy doesn't switch off after I make right hand turns, but it does after left turns. I assume fixing it would require taking the steering wheel apart. Can you give me an estimate on that sort of job?

9/4/2011 11:18:23 PM

Damn i wish i was closer to yall.... I need the hvac blend doors(no idea how many of them) fixed in my cummins. it is OK in the summer, but no defrost or feet heat sucks balls in the winter.

9/5/2011 12:18:50 AM

Adam, as much as I dislike crawling under dashes and working on those blasted blend doors and HVAC controls on 2nd/3rd gens...I'd be glad to do it if you were closer.

9/6/2011 10:57:00 AM

If I were a real whore, I'd be all bent over with a bad limp right now.

9/7/2011 9:22:49 AM

Dirty whore available for car work. Just send me a PM!

9/7/2011 4:07:44 PM

I'm still a dirty whore for hire!

9/8/2011 10:46:44 AM

i hear ya. looks like the trick i pull this afternoon will be going to getting my computer fixed instead of new hubs and brakes on my f100.

9/8/2011 11:15:58 AM

These will be the only tricks I ever turn. Unless I happen to run into a couple of well-off divorced middle aged women.

Hmmm...maybe I need to start looking in that direction...

9/9/2011 12:18:09 AM

Holla

9/9/2011 7:45:17 AM

Holla'd!

9/11/2011 11:17:33 PM

BTTT

9/12/2011 10:24:22 AM

bttt

9/13/2011 11:31:14 AM

And I'm still a filthy dirty whore. BTTT

9/16/2011 11:46:24 AM

Thanks again for getting the fuel pump taken care of on the Alero. Finishing at/under book time in the dark, on jackstands rather than a lift, on a not-quite-level driveway, whilst being distracted by the customer, is quite an accomplishment!

Highly recommended y'all.

9/21/2011 5:07:23 PM

Chris, thanks!

9/22/2011 8:23:23 PM