Not So Pro 3

[USMC615]

Sixty new mechanic hires this morning, busted into two gaggles of about 30 each getting toured and strolling through the hangar floors at the moment. And they some young wimminzes in both groups. Yee-high...mount up boyz!

 

[Czed]

We haven't had any converter thefts.
Most if the GM stuff, the converter is a pain in the ass to get out on a hoist and in unfriendly spots. Not the easiest to steal.

I've heard of guy's running plate steel across their converter's.
I really don't know how much they bring
I have two to take in.

 

[USMC615]

I bet he rolls in a 0600
And doesn't leave the
Bathroom until 0900

0900. You obviously got me cornfuzed with someone else cowboy...my legs fall asleep by 0800.

 

[Steve]

@redline4
Has this happened there yet
It's common here
At park and rides,used and even new car lots.

https://www.reddit.com/r/path%3D%252Fr%252FJustrolledintotheshop%252Fcomments%252Fowz507%252F

About 10 a month average here at my shop.

 

[Steve]

Rained pretty good yesterday evening and into the night...was just starting to sprinkle when I walked onto the flightline at 0600.

Walked? Surprised you don't get towed around with yer appetite!

 

[Steve]

We haven't had any converter thefts.
Most if the GM stuff, the converter is a pain in the ass to get out on a hoist and in unfriendly spots. Not the easiest to steal.

Truth! Most all ours are super dutys and gm vans.

 

[USMC615]

Walked? Surprised you don't get towed around with yer appetite!

Now there's a idear...I'll get with the right folks and see if we can't squander some gubment dolla's on just this. Thanks Steve.

 

[Steve]

That guide only gets replaced due to the cam timing chain becoming loose and rubbing on it, therefore wearing a groove in the side of it.
I have no idea who manufactured the chain. Likely some farmer in a mud hut with only rocks and sticks as tools.
Actually, he could probably make a better quality product, so strike that.

You don't do the balance shaft chain kit anytime you do a primary kit?

 

[Steve]

I've heard of guy's running plate steel across their converter's.
I really don't know how much they bring
I have two to take in.

Several hundred a piece depending on the dealer.

 

[Steve]

Now there's a idear...I'll get with the right folks and see if we can't squander some gubment dolla's on just this. Thanks Steve.

No problem Jason! Gotta look out for our armed forces!

 

[Steve]

0900. You obviously got me cornfuzed with someone else cowboy...my legs fall asleep by 0800.

That's the worst...

 

[redline4]

You don't do the balance shaft chain kit anytime you do a primary kit?

GM doesn't offer a kit for the water pump/balance shafts. It's piece by piece.
It gets a chain, tensioner and any guides with damage. If the guides look OK, they stay. I'm probably creeping up on 1000 of them with no issues after.

 

[Dub11]

Sixty new mechanic hires this morning, busted into two gaggles of about 30 each getting toured and strolling through the hangar floors at the moment. And they some young wimminzes in both groups. Yee-high...mount up boyz!

Now remember you're old enough to be their dad lol.

I've heard of guy's running plate steel across their converter's.
I really don't know how much they bring
I have two to take in.

I went to one yard yesterday and they told me they'd dive me 15 bucks because they don't want to deal with them. WTF?

 

[Czed]

Now remember you're old enough to be their dad lol.



I went to one yard yesterday and they told me they'd dive me 15 bucks because they don't want to deal with them. WTF?

Did they want you to supply more of them?

 

[Steve]

GM doesn't offer a kit for the water pump/balance shafts. It's piece by piece.
It gets a chain, tensioner and any guides with damage. If the guides look OK, they stay. I'm probably creeping up on 1000 of them with no issues after.

We have real stupid in house warranties here so we really have to play cover your azz so we don't have to redo it for free if it fails.

 

[Dub11]

Did they want you to supply more of them?

Also told me they would need to see the title of the car it came from.

Now what gets me is if every yard around here does this then who the hell is buying them from the methheads?

 

[Egg Shooter]

I've heard of guy's running plate steel across their converter's.
I really don't know how much they bring
I have two to take in.

You get em from Kenny?

 

[Czed]

Also told me they would need to see the title of the car it came from.

Now what gets me is if every yard around here does this then who the hell is buying them from the methheads?

That's my point
There must be some paying for them
So it'd be worthwhile.
But honestly
My nephew saw the surveillance footage
Of a methhead
At night crawled under remote classrooms.
Double wides basically
Outfitted as classrooms.
He had a hatchet and beat some copper pipe and fittings out
From a 13" crawlspace.
Took him over 5 hour's
To get probably 10-15.00 worth of copper
It was mostly pex except some fittings.
He was covered in blood from tearing that *s-word out.

 

[Czed]

You get em from Kenny?

Ironically both from dodges I crushed
A minivan and a pt cruiser.

 

[Steve]

I crushed a pt cruiser.

Good job Dave! Those things suck to work on.