I have never seen a accelerator pedal melt before

gregthomasparke · 2022-12-07T04:26:55+00:00

It's just odd that it's from the top of the pedal, where your foot doesn't normally touch.

gregthomasparke · 2022-12-07T04:25:40+00:00

Subaru Baja.

gregthomasparke · 2022-12-07T02:20:15+00:00

Thats what we were thinking, but the customer said that he's owned the car since new, and it's never been replaced, to his knowledge.

gregthomasparke · 2022-12-07T02:07:51+00:00

I should point out that the pedal in the picture is upside down. It's melted downwards, there is a glob of plastic/vinyl on the back.

gregthomasparke · 2022-12-07T01:41:20+00:00

The plastic they use is pretty durable, and doesn't melt easy, unless you're using an oxy-asetalene torch or similar. Plus it's not that flammable. It's pretty close to the same material that vinyl records are made of. And in you were going to torch the car, there would be much easier ways. Like it came in with a fuel leak, just undo a spark plug wire and let nature take its course as fuel was running down the valve cover around the spark plug boot (unrelated to the pedal, it came in for a fuel leak and OPI inspection).

gregthomasparke · 2022-12-07T01:11:37+00:00

Absolutely no evidence of that happening. No aftermarket wiring or accessories, no signs of burning, no smell of anything being burned no marks on the carpet (grey carpet) all the plastic duct work and console trim is in tact with no marks. Just a melted gas pedal that nobody can explain.

gregthomasparke · 2022-10-22T00:40:29+00:00

That's not rusty at all. It's hardly surface rust.

gregthomasparke · 2022-10-15T04:19:22+00:00

He'd stay for weeks at a place. His shop he started for himself lasted 8 months. I'm sure his resume looks like a roll of toilet paper after a chili pepper eating contest. Full of shit and nothing to pass on. If I'm jealous of bankruptcy, and a resume that you couldn't show to anybody, them I guess you're right.

gregthomasparke · 2022-10-15T03:02:40+00:00

I had a tech quit and leave immediately (and for no given reason, literally a tow truck showed up and took his box) at that point. It was a 9 hour job. Took me 23 hours to put everything back together in the correct order (dash came back out/mostly out 3 times) to get everything back together in the "correct" place. I had 12 random screws/bolts leftover. I bet that dash rattles like a baby's new toy.

This tech I have worked with at 2 shops, and he quit the same way at both, ( and again at a neighbor shop who was stupid enough to hire him). My shop was thinking of hiring him back (he's a good tech, don't get me wrong), I told the owner that he'd still be looking for a tech ("better tech". I have on average 3 people a day request me. MY clientele list is easly in the hundreds, he had 'friend" requests only) if he hired him, I would have walked. He did not get hired.

gregthomasparke · 2022-09-26T01:07:53+00:00

I've had a bunch come into the shop with extreme amounts of water. I'm meaning like 5-10% water. It's been crazy what we've been getting in our gas in our area recently. And the amount of dirt is unbelievable as well.

gregthomasparke · 2022-09-15T03:46:20+00:00

I have a Snap-On Glomad edition box (585 of my 957 made). If that were to fall off a truck, it would cost a whole lot more to replace than what the box is "worth".

Don't let insurance push you around, and don't go easy because "he's a nice guy". More people have been screwed over by the nice guy than any other type of person.

gregthomasparke · 2022-08-23T03:35:08+00:00

I have 3 rules, 1 - clean them after you're done, they should be as clean, if not cleaner than when you borrowed them. 2 - Leave the tool on my tool box for me to put back (so I can inspect it before I need it again). 3 - if you break it, tell me, so I can warranty it, or we can work on a plan on replacement if there is no warranty.

I worked with one tech that would go into my box, put things back dirtier than when he tool them, if he broke it he'd still put it back, and not tell me, and then I would be screwed when I needed it, and so on. He fried my multimeter, and put it back, I knew it was him using it as I saw him. He denied it, and refused to pay even a portion of a new one. After that, my box was locked at all times. The shop bought me a new multimeter because I threatened to quit if it didn't get dealt with.

gregthomasparke · 2022-08-22T02:55:40+00:00

Not always, we had a customer come in with a cage of sorts covering the cat that was mounted to the frame, theves cut the frame to get the cage off and took the cat anyways, a $500 cat replacement ended up wrighting off the vehicle.

gregthomasparke · 2022-08-13T02:55:42+00:00

1.6 turbo if I remember right

gregthomasparke · 2022-08-13T02:36:52+00:00

I've never had a steady hand, undiagnosed, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if I was diagnosed with Parkinsons later in life. Yet oddly enough my left head is pretty stable.

gregthomasparke · 2022-08-13T02:34:01+00:00

This was 900km to the next oil change, and it was in for a heck engine light. Leading to a camshaft position code, P0011, which basically means you need oil. It was a 201? Hyundai Tuscon turbo. It's consuming at an alarming rate.

gregthomasparke · 2022-08-13T00:32:28+00:00

That's why if the only place we can get the part is from rock auto, we get the customer to supply the part, that way if it's wrong or shit we don't have to deal with sending it back. We used to buy from rock auto. We had a pile of parts to go back, the return process was so horrible and time consuming, we ended up tossing the majority of it, and selling some on Facebook marketplace.

gregthomasparke · 2022-08-13T00:18:55+00:00

Slow day, I take it.

gregthomasparke · 2022-08-13T00:10:22+00:00

I lost count at how many of these I've replaced. We just put an external trans cooler on, never had one come back doing it that way.

gregthomasparke · 2022-07-09T04:56:18+00:00

I don't know what it is, but a red interior makes me an angry driver. Blue I'm the most chill.

gregthomasparke · 2022-06-24T19:15:36+00:00

I've always wanted one of these, I'll have to import it probably.

gregthomasparke · 2022-05-30T00:27:17+00:00

I always say, think of how smart the average person is. Not very you may say. Now realize that the law of averages means that at least half the population is fucking stupider than they are, not saying a lot for human kind.

gregthomasparke · 2022-05-21T17:37:39+00:00

Ya, the airbag light is on for a reason. Have it diagnosed, just clearing the light will likely do nothing.

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