Corvette Fixed for 32 bucks..

[Bender]

After 1000's trying to have this car fixed, my sisters husbands brother looked at my car and just by listen to the car he found everything wrong with it. 1) The gas was boiling in the carb which caused missfires making my car die out when I floored it. 2) A vacum tube was switched 3) spark plugs running to hot causeing the car to run 20 degrees hotter then it should 4) Just by listen to the car he heard that it had hydraulic and that it was set wrong so that needs to be set. So for 32 bucks I have a car that runs perfect now and thats why I am so ****ed and want to go back and sue half of the shops that worked on my car because they replaced parts that did not need to be replaced at all, one shop replaced my carb charged me 400 and the car still died out and they just said o well, its the cam and did nothing about it. Another replaced the Headlight Aculators when there was nothing wrong with them, when more then likely its a vacum problem, replaced idle arm completly nothing wrong with it. Any way for 6 months my car barley ran with a new engine and now its fixed for 32 bucks.

 

[JonM]

If it ever comes down to choosing between your sister and the inlaws...this makes it a little more difficult to select.

 

[CQRT]

I'm telling you Bender - -you need to put Robin over in Orlando on retainer . . he'll save you a ton of money and "get `er done !!

CQRT in AZ

 

[Bender]

I did not know he was for hire, I still need some stuff done right cause the last guy did not do a 100% job. Then after that all thats left is a paint job. If robin could do that it would be great.

 

[BarryK]

After 1000's trying to have this car fixed, my sisters husbands brother looked at my car and just by listen to the car he found everything wrong with it. 1) The gas was boiling in the carb which caused missfires making my car die out when I floored it. 2) A vacum tube was switched 3) spark plugs running to hot causeing the car to run 20 degrees hotter then it should 4) Just by listen to the car he heard that it had hydraulic and that it was set wrong so that needs to be set. So for 32 bucks I have a car that runs perfect now and thats why I am so ****ed and want to go back and sue half of the shops that worked on my car because they replaced parts that did not need to be replaced at all, one shop replaced my carb charged me 400 and the car still died out and they just said o well, its the cam and did nothing about it. Another replaced the Headlight Aculators when there was nothing wrong with them, when more then likely its a vacum problem, replaced idle arm completly nothing wrong with it. Any way for 6 months my car barley ran with a new engine and now its fixed for 32 bucks.

Bender
I know excactly how you feel!! After 2 mechanics and 5 shop visits to get the distributor, timing, carb, and idle set on my car and $1100 in parts and labor later all they accomplished was making the car worst than it was.
I finally gave up on the "professional" mechanics and had my neighbor who has a '67 BB car look at mine and in an hour and ZERO $'s on parts and labor he had the car running perfect!
From now on my neighbor is my new mechanic and i'm going to start learning from him how to do some of the more basic repairs myself.
Unforturnatly, he is moving away in about a year so I better learn fast or start to find a new replacement "fixit" buddy to help me keep the car running.

Barry

 

[Bender]

Exactly what happen to me but worse, way more money.

 

[BarryK]

you know, the money part of it is bad enough, not to mention the time spent taking the car to the shops, having it there while they work on it, and picking them up,but the worst thing is that these are suppose to be professional mechanics that are supposed to know what they are doing. I mean, come on! A basic smallblock chevy motor I thought should be relatively easy to work on so why can't these "pro's" do the job? God knows they charge enough in labor rates they could at least know a little about what they are doing. At least don't make the car worst than when I took it in to them!

 

[Robin7TFour]

Bender, eight more days till i move..yipppeee.
after things get settled, let's talk and see what we can do!
besides with CQRT doing all this publicity ,how can i refuse

Bubba .the real shade tree

 

[Robin7TFour]

Barry, many pro's just have too much going to be thourogh. when working 'flat rate' you have to cut corners to get as many jobs done as possible.
we, as hobbist, have the luxury of taking our time and trying to do it right from the beginning

Robin

disney motto...when have the technology to do it right

 

[1995 RedVette]

Bender
my neighbor who has a '67 BB car look at mine and in an hour and ZERO $'s on parts and labor he had the car running perfect!

Barry

I'm no mechanic by a long shot, however, I have read your eariler posts about the problems you have had with your vette and was courious as to what was done to finally fix the problems you were having.


Brett

 

[Bender]

One of the vacum tubes was in the wrong place and they used a paper seal between the carb and the intake so my gas was boiling, causeing it to be distribed uneven, causeing misfires that caused the car to die when I floored it. Replaced the seal with a much thicker one, problem solved. Thanks Robin, hopefully by the time everything is settle I will have the cam set and the lights will go up and down as fast as they are supose to then all thats left is some minor interior work.

 

[TWINRAY]

you know, the money part of it is bad enough, not to mention the time spent taking the car to the shops, having it there while they work on it, and picking them up,but the worst thing is that these are suppose to be professional mechanics that are supposed to know what they are doing. I mean, come on! A basic smallblock chevy motor I thought should be relatively easy to work on so why can't these "pro's" do the job? God knows they charge enough in labor rates they could at least know a little about what they are doing. At least don't make the car worst than when I took it in to them!

As time goes on, fewer and fewer people know how to work on these cars. Kids nowadays are interested in Civics and how to hop them up. Nobody knows about carbs today. Learn to fix and repair it yourself or you are left at the mercy of butchers who know nothing.

 

[Robin7TFour]

i was lucky to have an excellent mentor when i worked in the Disney garage. Grover was about 5yrs older,but seemed like a lifetime for all the things he knew.
i stuck to him like glue,i wish i learned as much as he forgot!
BTW he had a sharpe 64 roadster,and i bet it is STILL in his garage covered up since 1990

robin

 

[wishuwerehere82]

You are so right. there's nothing like having a mentor that shares his life experiences and tricks of the trade. Sometimes theres a lot of "war stories" in the process that make it stick with you. I started by helping my freinds with their cars.
My first experience was a camshaft replacement at curbside in a 69 pontiac 350. Later I took auto shop and learned about engines, bodywork, suspensions, brakes and helped my gorgeous blonde english teacher by finding a bad ground wire on her 71 Saab fuel injection system. I helped my buddy rebuild a '69 Z28 and since he had money but didn't know one end of a wrench from the other, I did most of the actual work and he provided the perfomance parts. What a great time building a 500+ HP 302 small block Chevy!
Over the years I have fixed so many cars (Chevy's Pontiacs,Buicks,Fords,Oldsmobiles,Fiats,Toyotas,Mg's,Triumphs)
and motorcycles(Harley's,Kawasaki's,Honda's,Suzuki's, Yamaha's) that down on the road and have gotten them back on their way.
Now I have a Corvette. It is so gratifying to be able to do so much and know how to do it. But once in a while, I get a brain cramp. It's great to be able to get advice from all of the CAC members and solve those problems in a logical manner with such a wide base of experience behind me, thanks to you all. This is a great way to be a mentor!

Pete.