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Hello All,

I am a new user and already experiencing problems with this forum in the most simple tasks!

Hope you all are doing better, but as for now I am THOROUGHLY NOT IMPRESSED!

There will ne no need for me to stick around here for more than a few days the way things are going.

Cheer to all anyway.

StefanGB
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You mean it took you a day or so to get used to.

Anything new is never off the bat intuitive.

We've been through the transition of this site from old format to new format. If something critical wasnt working, we'd likely have found it by now and escalated to admins.

Also, the fact that you're still chill after some light flaming makes you ok in my book. Welcome to the forum.


How tf did you pull this gem out of your back pocket so quickly/on point lmao.

Your google-fu is impressive sir!
easy, I just google the newb's username. With the AG/VS attacks that started before the forum switched from vB, it was a way to weed out the spambot accounts.

I must be doing something right, I just turned down a promotion.

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely
for the same reasons as before.
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easy, I just google the newb's username. With the AG/VS attacks that started before the forum switched from vB, it was a way to weed out the spambot accounts.

I must be doing something right, I just turned down a promotion.



for the same reasons as before.
No problem, not taking it as malice.

Some flaming is expected...

😅 Not sure if...

In any case. Pics of your car, or this is all for nil.
No time for pics right now, but it's really a beater with faded paint and cigarette burns on the seat. Some sun scorching of door panels etc.

Mechanically it seems to be allright other than not passing Commieformia smog. Said to be low 58k miles, but that could be just stories.

Came from the Berkley Calif after a salvage due to stolen cat. The trunk contains a wheelchair for some reason, but I haven't found the body that goes with it. If that guy sends me the Ghostbuster ambulance I will donate them the wheelchair.

The dealer that supposedly fixed it put the wrong Walker aftermarket cat. Smog is fine at 15 MPH but not at 25 MPH. The smog guy says it runs lean... Just trying to be able to drive on the street and only worry about how much the speeding ticket will be...
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it's really a beater with faded paint and cigarette burns on the seat. Some sun scorching of door panels etc.
That's my kinda car 😃 get a picture of that smog report, and a spark plug up when you can.
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The trunk contains a wheelchair for some reason, but I haven't found the body that goes with it
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Bye Felicia.
Why do you Feel Like Chia? Need some watering? I've got the right stuff for you...

Just kidding.

That's my kinda car 😃 get a picture of that smog report, and a spark plug up when you can.

Managed to get a picture of the smog.

Hope to get a spark plug out soon!

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I would be looking at fuel filter and checking fuel pressure, hitting vacuum lines and brake booster with brake cleaner.
Hire a mechanic?
If most shops had good diagnostic techs I would certainly recommend that... Unfortunately you might find one good diagnostic tech between 6-8 shops, depending on the area, the rest couldn't diagnose their way out of a wet paper bag if the fate of the human race depended upon it😕
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If most shops had good diagnostic techs I would certainly recommend that... Unfortunately you might find one good diagnostic tech between 6-8 shops, depending on the area, the rest couldn't diagnose their way out of a wet paper bag if the fate of the human race depended upon it😕
my job requires us to install starter kill devices in company vehicles. we installed one a few months back and during the time it was with us, the batteries to the truck died. it would crank with a jump box....anyway, the company diagnosed the dead batteries and sent the truck back to ford under warranty. it sat at ford for at least a month, and ford billed 60hrs and 5k in repairs....even flew in a ford engineer because they couldnt get the truck to crank. after 60 man hours, they cut out the starter wire we used, re-soldered their factory plug back on and got it to start.

first day back at the company, we go out there to explain to the 7 people in charge what our device does and that it wouldnt kill power to the whole truck. we reinstalled the starter kill and gave very detailed instructions if it happens again....even told them to call us if they still couldnt figure it out. gave them a demonstration of the unit working.


fast forward to yesterday, they cant get the truck to crank, cut our shit out and called us to have us remove them from all of their vehicles. we get there, and I asked "before you cut it out, when you went to start the truck, did it make any noises?"
-yes, it went click click click click
"so, the starter kill was doing its job, did you reset the box like we showed you?"
-no.....


these are master ase techs at this company and ford.......

cant fix stoopid


thank you for attending my ted talk
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my job requires us to install starter kill devices in company vehicles. we installed one a few months back and during the time it was with us, the batteries to the truck died. it would crank with a jump box....anyway, the company diagnosed the dead batteries and sent the truck back to ford under warranty. it sat at ford for at least a month, and ford billed 60hrs and 5k in repairs....even flew in a ford engineer because they couldnt get the truck to crank. after 60 man hours, they cut out the starter wire we used, re-soldered their factory plug back on and got it to start.

first day back at the company, we go out there to explain to the 7 people in charge what our device does and that it wouldnt kill power to the whole truck. we reinstalled the starter kill and gave very detailed instructions if it happens again....even told them to call us if they still couldnt figure it out. gave them a demonstration of the unit working.


fast forward to yesterday, they cant get the truck to crank, cut our shit out and called us to have us remove them from all of their vehicles. we get there, and I asked "before you cut it out, when you went to start the truck, did it make any noises?"
-yes, it went click click click click
"so, the starter kill was doing its job, did you reset the box like we showed you?"
-no.....


these are master ase techs at this company and ford.......

cant fix stoopid


thank you for attending my ted talk
Well, it looks loke they need intense Pavlovian reflex type training.

Since they can't think, they need to act automatically like low-level organisms that do not use a brain...

Well, it looks loke they need intense Pavlovian reflex type training.

Since they can't think, they need to act automatically like low-level organisms that do not use a brain...
That was "looks like" not "looks loke"...

Let's start a thread as to what I might have meant if that was intended...

"Looks loke" means: ...
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My favorite is still the flooded foot wells that have been to 20 some shops and ran up 7k in repairs... 3 mins and I bill $200 to clear the blocked condensation drain... and usually get a hug too
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My favorite is still the flooded foot wells that have been to 20 some shops and ran up 7k in repairs... 3 mins and I bill $200 to clear the blocked condensation drain... and usually get a hug too
Shit, that blast of air is free with oil changes. Just don't blast the air too hard and blow the line off the box so the water now drains into the footwell.
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these are master ase techs at this company and ford.......
One of the best diag techs I've ever worked with, refused HARD to get any type of industry certifications.

I always told him, who cares, it looks good on a resume, and increases base pay, nothing else.

He would always come back and say "I dont need to be f'n certified to know what I know..."

That line has always stuck with me, and its the damn truth.

The only reason I kept up with my certs is because having them vs not was an almost $16 an hour pay difference, and every company paid for me to get them, and recert when needed. My co-worker KNEW this, and STILL refused to get them. Just a man of principle I guess haha.

Sadly, industry places wayyyy too much on those arm patches, and I've worked with wayyy too many "master techs" who have no idea what they're doing, that somehow their shitty work and crappy diag strategies somehow improved after taking a test.

Ive seen plenty of people who know nothing about automotive systems able to pass ASE practice tests, because they're good multiple choice test takers lol.


ASE A1-A8, T2-T7, L1-L3, never once did I study anything in the practice books to pass those tests. My strategy? Run through the practice tests on the backs of the study guides, with your pinky on the answer key page so you can quick reference. If you can look at the questions, and get the right answer everytime, you're good and you will pass whatever that test is. Anything unfamiliar, spend 2 minutes googling the subject, get familiar, then run through again for good measure.

The only one I'll admit that ASE has done a really good job with is the L1 Advanced automotive test. L2 and L3 arent really the same difficulty, easier overall. L1 is at a point now where I dont think someone without a decent chunk of hands on experience doing diag work could reasonably pass it, so you've got that going for industry lol.

So dont look for just Master Tech patches, Look for Advanced Level Specialist patches, and if he's working on cars, he passed A1-A8 and the L1, so you're probably in decent hands, although I still know a few who have passed the advanced tests and still ask me for help setting up multimeters and labscopes.... go figure, a test cant teach or learn you anything... lol
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I have been thinking of this reply for a while, but did not have time to look for it. Enjoy!

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