Sure do. Normally have a crowd around giving advice. LOL
Yep, me to.
I was working on a CAT 750M yesterday with an elderly neighbor and it’s amazing how difficult it is just to perform basic maintenance. He and I were talking about cars from 30 years ago and how easy it was to work on them.
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You get under the hood of some of this new stuff; short point A to point B; and "poof", $1,000. worth of electronics is gone. Not covered under warranty.
Shop rate in our area is about $90.00/hr. And it might be worth it.
Mike
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I agree 90 bucks for the computerized mayhem under hoods nowadays is well worth it. I take my wife’s 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee into the shop for any maintenance, even routine, I won’t even change the oil. I work on my 2003 F250 Super Duty and GEO Tracker I rebuilt this summer and am willing to try any car I can find a Haynes or Chiltons manual for. I am getting ready to tear into my 1998 Big Bear 350 next.
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Haven't touched a motor since 1985. Used to do everything except major repairs.
I remember the last V-8 flat head I rebuilt. It sure turned out purdy and ran better than new. I was proud of it. They were simple but grinding and seating valves were a bear. And finding a replacement for a cracked head was difficult as they were rare. Thats been a while back. Way back.
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Bill H. PTC USN Ret
Chesapeake, Va
Saw this somewhere on the web. Something that you can see under the hood of older cars that you can't see on the new ones--- THE GROUND ! lol
Mike
Yep, the era of the shade tree mechanics, when even I could work on a car.