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Offline Gurgie

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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #260 on: July 31, 2018, 10:46:51 am »
Quote from: dirtyjeffer on July 31, 2018, 10:34:31 am
i had an old Chevy van back in the day (i think it was a 1980 model)...the "hood" was about a foot long and the engine was essentially where your cup holders are in a modern car (somewhat between the seats, but a bit more forward)...i can't imagine that was easy to work on.

My Dad had an 83 Ford Econoline Van... once you got the doghouse off, you had access to the whole engine pretty much. It's just that it was a pain to take that doghouse off... not like just popping open a hood  ;D

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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #261 on: July 31, 2018, 11:37:24 am »
From what I remember my old 80's Ford pickup with the straight 6 was a dream, everything out in the open. The V8 we had on the farm on the other hand was not so great, and Ford had the bad habit of making everything you had to crawl over in the engine bay sharp and pointy
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #262 on: July 31, 2018, 02:00:13 pm »
Quote from: PJungnitsch on July 31, 2018, 11:37:24 am
From what I remember my old 80's Ford pickup with the straight 6 was a dream, everything out in the open. The V8 we had on the farm on the other hand was not so great, and Ford had the bad habit of making everything you had to crawl over in the engine bay sharp and pointy
i had an 87 Mustang back in the day, with the 4 cylinder...remember, that vehicle came with I4, V6 and V8 engine options, so when equipped with the I4, there was plenty of room under the hood.  :)
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #263 on: July 31, 2018, 02:05:04 pm »
Quote from: dirtyjeffer on July 31, 2018, 02:00:13 pm
Quote from: PJungnitsch on July 31, 2018, 11:37:24 am
From what I remember my old 80's Ford pickup with the straight 6 was a dream, everything out in the open. The V8 we had on the farm on the other hand was not so great, and Ford had the bad habit of making everything you had to crawl over in the engine bay sharp and pointy
i had an 87 Mustang back in the day, with the 4 cylinder...remember, that vehicle came with I4, V6 and V8 engine options, so when equipped with the I4, there was plenty of room under the hood.  :)

You could get a straight six in the early Fox body Mustangs too.
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #264 on: July 31, 2018, 09:44:34 pm »
Quote from: dirtyjeffer on July 31, 2018, 10:34:31 am
i had an old Chevy van back in the day (i think it was a 1980 model)...the "hood" was about a foot long and the engine was essentially where your cup holders are in a modern car (somewhat between the seats, but a bit more forward)...i can't imagine that was easy to work on.
I owned a 1980 Beauville with a 350 for 17 years; changing the plugs wasn't too bad, one or two were tight to get at.  Compared to today's cars, it was easy!
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #265 on: December 27, 2018, 08:59:21 pm »
Not my shop, but a buddy's shop. Guy came in only for a recall. Notice the pliers pinching off the brake hose. These clowns are driving among us. >:(
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #266 on: December 27, 2018, 09:07:27 pm »
Why were the pliers there? Leaky hose?
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #267 on: December 27, 2018, 09:09:59 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on December 27, 2018, 09:07:27 pm
Why were the pliers there? Leaky hose?
If you look closely at the rotor, you can see it is just fins.
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #268 on: December 28, 2018, 08:54:09 am »
Quote from: jamie1 on December 27, 2018, 09:09:59 pm
Quote from: rrocket on December 27, 2018, 09:07:27 pm
Why were the pliers there? Leaky hose?
If you look closely at the rotor, you can see it is just fins.
The rear brakes are just spares anyway.
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #269 on: December 28, 2018, 09:04:17 am »
Quote from: Angry Chicken on December 28, 2018, 08:54:09 am
Quote from: jamie1 on December 27, 2018, 09:09:59 pm
Quote from: rrocket on December 27, 2018, 09:07:27 pm
Why were the pliers there? Leaky hose?
If you look closely at the rotor, you can see it is just fins.
The rear brakes are just spares anyway.
More or less, ya!
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #270 on: December 28, 2018, 10:34:11 am »
Plus, the broken leaf...
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #271 on: December 28, 2018, 10:35:21 am »
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on December 28, 2018, 10:34:11 am
Plus, the broken leaf...

That is for better handling on ranges roads lol. 
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #272 on: December 28, 2018, 11:16:28 am »
That is an expensive locking plier to dangle off the hose. ;D

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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #273 on: December 28, 2018, 12:06:15 pm »
If it was a recall it must have been reasonably new - how to do people get stuff into such bad shape? :o
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #274 on: December 28, 2018, 01:05:59 pm »
haha! recalls happen on all ages... I see some horrible vehicles come in.. many that shouldn't be put back out on the road after the recall is done... so some people are scared to bring them in to us to get anything done...
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #275 on: January 04, 2019, 01:06:02 pm »
Scary of often rotors worn down the vanes pop up here! :run:
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #276 on: January 04, 2019, 01:24:16 pm »
Caliper probably seized, wore through the rotor, so buddy just backed off the caliper and crimped the hose. Good to go  :rofl2:

The broken leaf springs are just as sketchy....

No way that thing should be on the road.
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #277 on: January 04, 2019, 01:26:49 pm »
'Burta.
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #278 on: January 20, 2019, 08:53:07 am »
Guy wanted a trade value... said it was driving great.
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Re: Stuff I see.
« Reply #279 on: January 20, 2019, 09:00:33 am »
^^^^
Definitely a smooth, no bump ride. Wonder why he traded it, then?
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