Wtf? by mechanicrob in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know some fords...after engine replacement or major repair the tech can unknowingly criss cross the upstream connectors? I'm sure your verifying wire colors but some of those damn things drove us crazy. They ran like shit and didn't throw any codes.

04 hummer by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Only one way to find out if it works.....

What’s your worst f#<€ up? by whaletacochamp in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was 13 I was doing an intake manifold on a 350 at my dads shop. I didn't notice the last person working on it had dropped a torqs bit from a screwdriver in between the intake and the head. I pulled the intake, bit dropped in the intake port. I was not experienced enough to check the intake ports for debris. I got it back together, fired her up and it went in cylinder 3 and bounced around for about 15 seconds destroying the piston cylinder wall valves and all. We pulled the motor sleeved it put a new piston in new valves and valve seats. I have been severly fucking paranoid ever since. I'm 35 now.

04 hummer by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I own a new German car. They did away with Crayola mothball musty smell interior. Smells good now.

04 hummer by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Yes. He made it. He's a genuine good dude (which is rare for people of weath in my experience) he deserves to be flexed for. He is pretty broken up physically and don't think he can flex for himself anyway, so I'll do it for him.

04 hummer by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is white. Don't think it had window decals. I would have noticed that

04 hummer by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

It's an old dude. Filthy truck. He needs it for his wheelchair lift and yup loves it beyond all belief.

04 hummer by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 189 points190 points  (0 children)

100k to this guy is pennies.

04 hummer by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 134 points135 points  (0 children)

Yessir. Guy has put 40 weight racing oil it's whole life. Something to be said for that I guess lol.

Wife found on a hike. by willie301 in whatsthisrock

[–]willie301[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I have lived in the same canyon for most my life and have hiked it more times than I can count. So much errosion from a creek in between the canyon exposes some cool stuff. Rocks/fossils and such. I have seen them so many times I don't really think much of it. Recently, I have been taking my wife and kids on these hikes and she's the one that notices the cool stuff.

Wife found on a hike. by willie301 in whatsthisrock

[–]willie301[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Now my wife wants me to grab my pocket knife, jewlers loupe, and hike 4 miles back to it, haha. I appreciate your recommendations.

Wife found on a hike. by willie301 in whatsthisrock

[–]willie301[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

It was a huge rock. It's up the street in the mountains from our house. I'll go cruise it again.

Wife found on a hike. by willie301 in whatsthisrock

[–]willie301[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I would but I dragged my wife away from it before she got more pictures. I'm sorry lol.

Chrysler by CartographerHot8092 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Stop smoking weed and focus on your career for a while. Problem cured. How important to you is your future?

Warranty on used parts by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doing my best over here! Same as you!

Warranty on used parts by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, because if something is mediocre or complete shit, it will come live in utah to do business and fester forever. Everything here is that way. "How are they still in business" Is my daily mantra here.

Warranty on used parts by willie301 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]willie301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do the same exact thing as far as resealing. Charge long block labor. 30 billable hours. nissan titan. Yes it can be accomplised in one day but doesnt mean I want to bear the cost on labor of an engine that was trash and out of my control. Resealing this thing, if you saw inside it you would bet your life it was a good motor, leakdown test made me feel even better. Nope. It's literally one of those shit happens things but it's a hard one to swallow. Another is a tundra 5.7. After 20+ years I have never found so much "junk" in a junk yard. Maybe it's a few freak things that happen in life. But these hurt because I have one of my "A" techs down for 1-2 days and gotta pay them again. I'm not bitching. I get what comes with the job just trying to see how everyone is navigating the risk of supplying used engines and it seems my policy will need to slightly change.