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Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:16 pm
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
Member since Oct 2007
60283 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:16 pm
Let's just get the MPG' s out of the way.
When youre sitting still after doing 100mph you're getting better gas mileage that a vehicle still driving because he was driving slower.
Anyway, axe away and I'll do my best to help.



ETA - ASE certified master tech (certified in every mechanical, fluid and electrical fields in auto mechanics and Ford A+ certified.
This post was edited on 3/10/17 at 7:19 pm
Posted by crewdepoo
Hogwarts
Member since Jan 2015
9986 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:18 pm to
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This post was edited on 3/10/17 at 7:22 pm
Posted by HighRoller
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2011
4388 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:20 pm to
The temp dial on my titan doesn't work. Either hot or cold. How big a pain in arse to fix?
Posted by AthensRattler
Classic City, GA
Member since Dec 2013
922 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:22 pm to
Can you teach us about any sort of axle work/ cv boot crap we need to maintain?
Posted by Honky Lips
Member since Dec 2015
2828 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:23 pm to
Took the wife's car to get an oil change. He tries to upsell me to castrol magnatec. I say no thank you, conventional oil please. He tells me that GM will now void your warranty if you use regular oil. bullshite?
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:27 pm to
When you change someone's Helsinki smashrod, do you try to gouge them a little by telling them they need to change the Logan bushing even though they don't need to or do you do it honestly and change only the Helsinki smashrod?
Posted by AtlantaLSUfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
23757 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:29 pm to
Why does it take an act of congress to have my dealership top off my freon? All I get is excuses why I don't need it, meanwhile AC isn't cold enough and I want to try.
Posted by jefforize
Member since Feb 2008
44453 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:29 pm to
Are "radiator flushes" really damaging.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:30 pm to
Haha ask a poor a question
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
21760 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:30 pm to
What percentage of mechanics are genuinely trying to fix what's wrong with my car rather than try to sell me services that I don't need and that you wouldn't do to your own car (as a mechanic).

Not being an a-hole, I feel like I can't trust any mechanic that I don't know personally.
Posted by knowingabyss
Vermont
Member since Aug 2016
2700 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:30 pm to
Why do you lie and rip everyone off? A lot of us don't have money just like you.
Posted by FISH N TIGER
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2007
1165 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:31 pm to
2005 chevy Silverado
code on one of the O2 sensor's is reading "Fuse"
Checked fuse and they are good, is the Sensor bad ? will check tomorrow to see if getting power to sensor
Posted by 7thWardTiger
Richmond, Texas
Member since Nov 2009
24670 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:31 pm to
Thinking of buying a s550 5.0. What would be the best cam for it. Wanna keep It naturally aspirated and shoot nitrous.
Posted by habanos
Alabama
Member since Feb 2014
1937 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:33 pm to
OP I have a truck that squeals when you drive it until you pick up the speed then it stops.sounds like a pack of birds.
Posted by nc14
La Jolla
Member since Jan 2012
28193 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:35 pm to
How many cylinders in a v-6?
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
21760 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:38 pm to
Why do mechanics insist on trying to charge customers (sometimes up to $100) to do a diagnostic reading on a car? A code reader is just a tool that a mechanic needs to do his job, and is less expensive than many other tools used by a mechanic. I don't understand why you want me to pay for something like this.
Posted by whit
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
11010 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:38 pm to
My 2010 f150 4x4 5.4 sputters when I get on the gas at around 20 mph. Sometimes when on the interstates around 70 mph it'll start shuddering, sometimes check engine light will flash. If I'm at a dead stop and lay on the gas hard it'll shudder bad and then take off and shift hard. Is it engine or tranny? I've heard 50/50 response
This post was edited on 3/10/17 at 7:42 pm
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
Member since Jul 2005
22168 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:39 pm to
How much does a Langstrom 7/8" Gangley Wrench cost?
Posted by Kraut Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
4558 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:40 pm to
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This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 2:15 pm
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65142 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 7:41 pm to
What makes my sierra smell like natural gas
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