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Old 10-03-2016, 11:57 AM   #1
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Hey guys and gals.

I appreciate all the inquiries I get from everyone on the site regarding their new and used car purchases, financing, warranties etc.... As more of a hobby mechanic myself, I am very limited in my ability to answer technical questions more than the very basics.

Would you guys like to see a general 'ask a mechanic thread'? One of my techs who lurks may be open to fielding inquiries from you guys, AS LONG AS IT STAYS CIVIL.

Just feeling it out before I release him to the hounds.



Update: The good TOTO Flames has agreed to field your questions.

Please be nice.

And please be patient.

He is a busy guy foremanning our shop. But he's a wealth of knowledge and a straight shooter. If the answer isn't what you'd like to hear, remember, he didn't build your car!
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Old 10-03-2016, 12:00 PM   #2
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Old 10-03-2016, 12:04 PM   #3
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Old 10-03-2016, 12:05 PM   #4
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Hell Ya...hope it's not just cars though.

Let's start with this, how do I start my vacuum cleaner?

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Old 10-03-2016, 12:12 PM   #5
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I've got this Fiero I've been trying to sell with a replaced instrument cluster showing sweet low miles. I almost had a guy on it, but I think he figured out the truth. Is there a way to hide this better so I can offload this thing for big bucks?

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Old 10-03-2016, 12:44 PM   #7
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I'd like to know if there are any non-terrifying ways of driving my manual transmission car up those steel ramps when I want to change my oil at home?
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I'd like to know if there are any non-terrifying ways of driving my manual transmission car up those steel ramps when I want to change my oil?
What? Rev it up and drop the clutch. Problem solved.
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Oh...this gunna be good! I am the world's scariest backyard mechanic.

I once fixed a starter motor when out camping with some driftwood, a hammer and a small piece of wire I found.

Whats that you say? Actual good mechanical advice? I see. Carry on then.
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What? Rev it up and drop the clutch. Problem solved.
That sounds suspiciously like the terrifying way to do it.
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Just ride the clutch a tiny bit, you really need two people, one spotter, and you driving.
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Totally. I just paid some joker $200 to adjust my carb, I need to know if I got ripped off
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Does he have a good line on 710 knobs? Lost mine when out camping last weekend.
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Just ride the clutch a tiny bit, you really need two people, one spotter, and you driving.
I drive my manual-transmission car up with no spotter.

I have home-made, wooden ramps with a small wooden stopper at the end. It's not enough to really stop the car and I don't think I've ever reached it anyway as I have enough control that I can stop as soon as I reach the top of the ramp.
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