Hearted Youtube comments on Rainman Ray's Repairs (@RainmanRaysRepairs) channel.

  1. Next chapter: "Customer states A/C worked fine until Ray worked on it."
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  2. I feel like I'm getting an advanced degree in automotive diagnostics! Seriously learning a bunch from these videos. Wish they would have been available 40 years ago.
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  3. Sometimes ya just cannot win. My opinion, you were as quick and thorough as needed per your normal work ethic. Enjoyed
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  4. Respect for acknowledging the "bad apples" out there; I will admit it was a bit off-putting to hear your naievity in regards to shady practice. My first experience with a mechanic at 16 years old soured me to the trade and I've been doing all of my own maintenance from that time on with the exception of exhaust, tires and A/C work. If more folks would operate like you I'd have no hesitation to pay a premium to have my second most valuable possession serviced by a professional - but my experience has been that work I've performed - even when screwing it up - is cheaper and better; albeit losing on the time side. Keep it up; a sign of true intelligence and understanding is the ability to admit when things aren't right, regroup / reassess, and use logic to re-percieve a situation when new datum presents itself - which you seem to have done here. Kudos!
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  5. Love customers like this. Can't spare an hour to have the vehicle serviced to keep it on the road but willing to wait in line all day for the next Iphone upgrade....
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  6. Years ago I was pumping gas at garage when I was kid. The local police always filled up there. One day the police officer went an used the bathroom blocking the pump up. Without thinking I jumped in a pulled it forward into a parking spot. Didn't think about til I see the cop running out of the bathroom gun drawn and his pants down around his ankles... he thought it was being stolen. I got a bit of a chewing out. Made it worse cause I couldn't stop laughing... Edit.. it was the 80s and yes cops left keys in cars!
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  7. I spent over 10 years between working in a tire shop doing tires, to working on cars at a dealership, and eventually writing service. I've seen this so many times. Barely touch a car and get blamed for CEL, wipers not working, etc etc. I don't know if its that they want something free, or that they are now paying more attention to the car since it was "worked" on... But it's very aggravating at times.
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  8. That was some of the coolest diagnostics I've seen, you sir bring honor to our profession.
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  9. Dexcool has this amazing ability to indicate when somebody really, really doesn't care about vehicle maintenance. It goes from perfectly fine coolant to corrosive gasket eating scourge long after it really should have been replaced, then when really really neglected, the coolant along with everything it's consumed starts turning into this primordial ooze like soupy Play-Doh. If you leave it for long enough, I suspect it becomes self aware.
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  10. I worked on my own cars for 25 years, built and raced 2 racing cars over about 15 of those years. I hurt my back badly and am in constant pain and can't work on my own car or even wash it anymore. No more tinkering in the garage or just spending time in the garage. Your video brought me so much joy in just appreciating being able to work on a car. Thank you.
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  11. EXCELLENT VIDEO!! we don't need music
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  12. Thanks for taking care of this right away my friend. I know you are busy, and you know how I hate the heat. Thanks for squeezing me in. Ray is the best!
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  13. does the surgeon blame the knife for cutting too deep or is it the surgeons fault for pressing to hard? any long term tech knows their impact guns well. I can feather that trigger to 90ft pounds with a single press and go back in and torque to spec. Its like knowledge. knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. Experience shows and yours is lacking
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  14. I like this Jeep video series because it shows the kinds of challenges faced by many of us amateur mechanics. These older cars can have multiple issues due to age and high mileage. Sometimes those "try-agnostics" is all we can work with.
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  15. Gotta love those genuine USA made GM parts
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  16. Those brass things are cordless hole punches. Stay safe and be well.
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  17. How could anyone be mad at that? It’s not like you’re releasing videos only for members. It’s a nice perk of being a member to have early access. We love you no matter what you choose to do Ray, keep doing what you’re doing!
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  18. Ray, as a father who works in IT in Indiana, I greatly appreciate this indepth look into your experience with Ian. Your an excellent father and mechanic. Thank you for all you do. Keep it coming
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  19. How do people expect you to just work on that and not say anything? Nasty. Great job as always Ray, keep em coming!
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  20. I think the infection spread to his brain and they had to induce a medical coma and they are monitoring him, he has brain inflammation and spinal lesions/brain lesions. He is not responsive at the moment and his family sure could use the help, thank you to everyone who helps and has helped. God bless
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  21. Thanks for being human and not an ordinary YouTuber. You always keep it real. Glad you are all safe. The images are devastating.
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  22. You needed to call Rainman Ray's Repairs, his shop is the best, they will fix you up asap 👍
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  23. I"ve been yelling at you to move those two clamps down by the oil filter... HEY RAY!
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  24. Woe your aircon gassing procedures are relaxed there. In australia we can't regas a system with a known leak (the schrader valves) we also can't gas a system without pressure testing
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  25. When I hear a mechanic say "oh no" like a fucking Muppet from sesame street, I know it's really bad.
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  26. Idk what they're paying you mate but it's not enough. Bringing in a reasonably sized fleet account is definitely something to be proud of. Hello from the UK.
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  27. That must be the worst design I’ve ever seen. That’s just awful! 😮
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  28. Even after a 3plus battery swap out day he returned to work and had a happy ending :) I love a good story!
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  29. I believe in you, Ray, I don’t care what nobody says. You’re a good honest mechanic and you speak your mind.
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  30. "Little does this control arm know my ability to escalate the levels of violence is unmatched" Best quote of 2022 right here. 10/10
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  31. If you ever get any information about the future of these 2 attempted trans saves, please share them with us.
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  32. Silly question. Why were you/it being spun over with it only half assembled? No disrespect to whom done it as that cog design is shite, I don’t believe anyone expected it to be affixed in that manner, just don’t see what was the purpose of starting it up half built was?
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  33. "We'll fix this because we can" That statement right there 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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  34. i think the main culprit was the connector that was missing the clip. which made it able to bounce around while driving and not making a stable connection.
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  35. Dude! I respect your drive to learn but you need to do more research before you dive in to things you are not knowledgeable about. As you discovered, the valve body does not need to come off to remove the bellhousing/pump. If you do remove the valve body, the very first thing you do after removing the pan and filter is to lift the white tab and pull out the pass-through connector. The valve body needs to be reinstalled straight up and down, not at an angle to insure good seal to the bridge seal. GM recommends that you DO NOT remove the stator shaft from the pump assembly. There are noted issues with the gasket between the stator and the pump cover blowing out. Doing this is not required to inspect the pump. You did not remove the pump rotor and vanes to inspect under the slide. If you would have, you would see that there is major damage to the pump body. ANY scoring seen and the pump needs replacing. Standard procedure on a failed torque converter in a 6L80/6L90. HOWEVER! That is not your major concern. What is a concern(you may have already found out) is that this truck is coming back to you in short order. When you started messing with the 1234/35R drum, you got to know the little intricacies and you don't. At 55:21, you can plainly see that the snap ring is not seated. There is one "blind" lug on the drum that the snap ring ends have to span. You have the snap ring over this lug and one or two shifts and the entire snap ring is going to pop off.
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  36. Maybe you will be invited to the BBK factory soon. I have had to go through three steering box's to get one that works.
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  37. "yea that light was never on before", said every customer ever
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  38. Take a moment or even more, and remember all those who have served in our country to preserve our freedoms that we’re put in place by our forefathers. Thanks Ray too, for all of the Great videos you tirelessly film, edit and post here!
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  39. Be safe Ray , we don’t want to lose the only good mechanic in Fla. Take care of your family first.
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  40. Sometimes the best thing you can do is walk away. I can only imagine the liability if you “fixed” that and it then fell apart and caused an accident.
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  41. Would really be interested in how this plays out on the other end 🤔
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  42. Ray, just a small thing, but it makes a difference, put the iron under the wires, and flow the solder into the heated wire.
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  43. Things I like about Ray - thoroughness of explanations - respect for customers, even when difficult - respect for the customers stuff - his Pavlovian response to the shop phone
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  44. The reason you didn't hear the groaning from the brakes is because it's not Sunday.
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  45. "No problem found" on a 3-valve Triton. History was made here.
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  46. Will he trace where all the hoses in the rat’s nest of a truck go? Will the right parts be delivered to the shop the first time? Is there enough brake cleaner in Florida to keep the insatiable Ray satisfied? The answer to these questions and many more in today’s episode of Rainman Ray’s Repairs 👍😎
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  47. From the customer view, I'd go back to the shop that over-torqued the sensors and get them to pay for Ray's work. Looks like the sensors tested okay at low frequency (Ray's tapping) but weren't working at engine frequency (probably non-linear), because the sensor and body weren't together due to over-torqueing.
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  48. Working in the automotive industry myself, I was definitely surprised to see that they let you shoot videos in the shop. I admire your honesty and integrity with customers vehicles. I'm confident you'll find a shop that let's you do your thing. Cheers!
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  49. The first two commentors, talking about bad luck, seem to be missing that no one was injured and that there was no property was damaged. It was good to see how Ray "safely" resolved what could have been a real disaster.
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  50. As another YouTuber would say, that mini is "Googats!" but the self-lubricating chassis system is working quite well
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