There are just some days I wish I didn't turn wrenches

[iamdub]

Been a long time since I looked at a carb and choke assembly.

Carbs are for outdoor power equipment and bongs.

 

[OR VietVet]

Choke.....

 

[ivin74]

You say that now! Who knows what's in store for us tomorrow?

You hit the nail on the head, very true

 

[gooffeyguy]

Carbs are for outdoor power equipment and bongs.

The Chevy 350 in my '33 is carbed. I've thought about switching it over with one of those fuel injection kits that comes with a replacement carb and all the wiring/sensors/electronics but it is so simple the way it is now, not many wires, sensors, or controller boxes.

 

[Sam Harris]

The Chevy 350 in my '33 is carbed. I've thought about switching it over with one of those fuel injection kits that comes with a replacement carb and all the wiring/sensors/electronics but it is so simple the way it is now, not many wires, sensors, or controller boxes.

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And when the EMP fries all our computer chips, you’ll still have an operating vehicle.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Whenever something's needing to be done to one of our vehicles I always get an estimate from the shop down the road beforehand. Then my wife asks me how much it would cost me in parts to do it and how big of a job is it.

Usually about half the cost, but then my wife asks me if the extra cost is worth a day and a half of my cursing, running to parts stores multiple times, and how sore I'd be afterwards, if it'd just be better to pay the extra money and have the shop do it, lol.

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I'd rather pay the extra $200-300 and not have to worry about anything. Just drop it off and pick it up later and get other things done while it's there.

Then again, this is for our own vehicles and I'm not making any money by doing it, only saving ourselves money, lol

$550 is a good full days profit

Your wife and my wife think alike. And, truth be told, they are usually right.

 

[swathdiver]

One of my continuing frustrations with having someone else do the work, is that it either isn't done to my liking and or something gets damaged.

The two times in 25 years my wife took the cars to get the oil changed because I was sick and both times, years apart, different shops, they over-filled the engines with oil.

Another time, I was laid up in bed again and a friend took our car to get fixed for us. It came back with a bulged hood when someone put a jumper box on top of the engine and slammed the hood down on it. Kindergarten let out early that day!

Nobody is more interested in the well-being of your car, then you, the owner. Generally speaking of course!

 

[OR VietVet]

I have to be sure of all work I do and decisions I make while I work on these rigs because my customer pool is neighbors that I live very close to or American Legion/VFW members that I see regularly. I make sure that they understand, "I will diagnose/fix/repair it my way or I will not work on it". I take responsibility for my work but not for what I find. I ask for lots of info beforehand, I want to see paperwork and if is guesswork, I document that. I get in a vehicle and check all dash/steering column/wheel controls to see what works and what doesn't, so they cannot say I did something. I encourage them to stick around while I diagnose to SHOW them. I make videos of what I find during the repair, if they are not here, and pics as well. I forward that info asap.

When I told my next door neighbor, about his Camry, that he not only had a whine noise from the alternator that went away when unplugged, I showed him with my DVOM that when running, it was not charging. I then showed him what my Tahoe does when charging. I then made a video of his new alternator charging and that the whine was gone.

I SHOWED and I PROVED all aspects of the vehicle diagnosis and repair.

 

[randeez]

back in my day....
we didnt complain so much and just fixed the damn car

 

[Doubeleive]

Carbs are for outdoor power equipment and bongs.

Holley would disagree, lol