Comments by "Tim John Un" (@timjohnun4297) on "Rainman Ray's Repairs" channel.

  1. Plus they have that plastic cover over them, trapping heat inside
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  2. Glad you added the comment about the hydro boost, I've never seen one of those before!
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  3. Use it for a few towing jobs, it's paid for itself. I used to be a bus mechanic, our company had its own tow truck. They wouldn't maintain it, so it became unreliable, so they outsourced towing. The price they paid for one tow could have paid to fix the old girl up and keep using it
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  4. We call it the bonnet in Australia, too.
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  5.  @XENONEOMORPH1979  Where did I mention boot? Or Germans? Or Europeans??
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  6. You don't think it's beneficial to keep the inlet valves clean, in a direct injection engine? Genuinely curious...
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  7. What sort of numpty would put the cable eye over the stud and not put a nut on it??? Unbelievable
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  8. I used to always crack the top nut while the spring pressure was still on it, too. Not undo, just cracked. If I didn't I'd often find I couldn't undo it because the shaft in the strut would just spin. Just a life hack that worked for me
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  9. The trouble with that is, even if the owner decides himself to try and save it, they tell all their friends that the transmission was fixed by Ray, then when it breaks down they all say How come it broke down? Didn't Ray fix it? It's human nature I think. Better off biting the bullet and saying no, I'm not interested in trying to fix it, it's too far gone. JMO
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  10. plus 1 for the LH bit, I literally threw out all my easy outs, because they break more often than not, with no warning, and cause an even bigger problem. I think drilling that particular stud may have been difficult though, because of the restricted access. Murphy's law says that will always be the one to break
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  11.  @tlak  There's a valve at the top of the tube, that you have to turn off, or oil sprays up and out of the funnel. The problem here was simply too much pressure. And yes, I have had the same thing happen to me lol
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  12. They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but I can't think of any form of with that isn't sarcastic lol
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  13.  @rick980  You don't get paid for moving tools from 1 cart to another. Why waste your time if you know where they all are? It's only Ray who uses his tools, not the customer
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  14. Thank you Ray, for continually reminding me to never ever buy a PT Cruiser lol
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  15. You've gotta hand it to those design engineers - the efforts they make, to ensure that everything is as hard to work on as humanly possible, is super impressive!
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  16. I could smell that gear oil from here (Australia)! Gear oil is the 2nd worst smelling liquid on the planet. Right behind cat pee ;)
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  17. It looked pretty mundane until the tarp went over at the end. That's a great idea!
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  18.  @ls_812  Yeah, I feel old as mud watching this lol. Back in the day, this kind of work was fun.
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  19.  @joeblowe7545  We had Clevelands in Australia until around 1984, I think
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  20.  @39junker  yep, these old engines don’t care about numbers, tuning by ear was the norm back in the day
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  21. You mean the valve clearances?
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  22. That's the curse of being a mechanic. You SHOULD charge for every minute, but if you did, the customer would accuse you of ripping them off. When it comes to cars, everyone is either an "Expert" or knows someone who is an "Expert"
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  23. Well that would explain your alignment problems ;)
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  24. Looked like a broken ring to me
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  25.  @thomasheussen4668  You sound like the type who has only ever done mechanical theory, in a classroom and maybe worked on your own car a few times, but never worked in the actual industry. Just sayin'...
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  26. When I was an apprentice mechanic our management rode us hard for time (Factory dealership). The result was, an increase in comeback jobs. So the management, in their wisdom, decided to "fix" that by putting up signs everywhere saying "Do it right the first time". Nothing like advertising to your customers that you have a come back problem, huh? Edit: It's a torque limiting extension, to prevent over torquing of the wheel nuts ;)
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  27. Need it just to figure out the serpentine belt lol
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  28. I can't believe the rust under that thing, is that from salting the roads?? I've never seen a car that rusty underneath
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  29. My guess is the videos draw in as much income as the repair work. And we get entertained in the process. Smart way of making money. Good on him!
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  30. "Split steel cotter pins" is what is on the sticker on the side of my assortment pack of, erm, split steel cotter pins ;)
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  31. I want to see inside this engine now, to see how it failed so catastrophically ;) Wouldn't be worth the time spent, on a commercial scale, I know, but could be good for views...
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  32. IAC valve not opening? Just a wild guess...
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  33. Watching on from Australia, I can never get my head around how fired up Americans get, over politics! People disowning family members and friends over who they vote for! Incredible! Here we all just vote for the least painful candidate and move on
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  34. Forgot to connect filler hose?
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  35.  @way8970  Yep, I had to watch part 1 again to see it though lol
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  36.  @michaelpressman7203  In their defence, if they did, their cars would cost more. As long as the consumer isn't subjected to the razor sharp edges. Mechanics are expendable ;)
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  37. I agree, on points 2 and 3. He got the studs out, so I don't agree with point 1
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  38. Murphy's law says, that if it's gonna have a leak somewhere, it will be in the worst possible spot to get to. Although, the fact that it's at least at the top of the engine, means Murphy was being kind, in this instance
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  39. Ex Oz Navy stoker here :)
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  40.  @TEDodd  ideally it would get power only when the engine is running, but the OEM ones that run off the alternator are only 7 volts from memory. Aftermarket ones are usually 12 volts so I guess you have to take it off switched power. Positive side of coil would be a nice easy place to tap into
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  41. The pressure actually pushes the seal lips out harder against the bore, so the higher the pressure the tighter the seal. Until the seal wears out of course ;)
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  42. I'm late to the party, I know, but I can't help but feeling, the reason those cam sensor wires were joined was probably because the new engine had a different style sensor(s), so they just chopped off the original plugs and fitted ones that match the sensor(s) 🤷‍♂
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  43. "Apologise for jumping around a lot"?? I wouldn't have the patience to do this job, let alone film it! Good job Ray
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  44. I used to remove the struts and take them into the suspension place next door (Back in the 1990's) to have them replace the struts (We could do it, but they did it for free if they supplied the new strut). I was horrified the first time I went in, the mechanic laid the strut down on the floor, put his foot on top of the top spring saddle and just rattled the top nut off with an impact gun. The strut went sailing across the floor to the other side of the workshop. I thought he'd fkd up but then he did the same with the other side one! I later discovered he did them all that way, only used compressors to reinstall. I highly doubt he would be able to do that today, with all the OHS laws lol
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  45. I can see this truck doubling its value after these repairs lol
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  46.  @loisrinehart6755  yep, set timing by driving, keep advancing until it pings under load then retard slightly. Especially with a cammed engine
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  47. Part of me says that the pipes will be OK and will conform to their new shape after a few heat cycles. But the other part of me says Man, imagine having to pull the cab back off again to replace them, if they do crack
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  48. Looking forward to more of the same - part 2
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  49. @ my thoughts exactly 😏
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  50. Looks just like a scaled down version of a Hyundai Getz, but with even worse build quality lol
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