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Very good topic.
I am in the process of changing over careers and am investing in tools a little with every paycheck until my last day where I am currently at..(Non- auto. Tech. related.) It is expensive but necessary, I am very cautious when letting people borrow tools only because I have had tools stolen from me I don’t know how many times in the past. It really makes me not want to share with others, once I get into the Auto Tech. field professionally but unfortunately you also have to be a team player as well and I don’t want to come into a new career as being a “Jerk” as well.
I suppose really the best way to save yourself some amount of headache would be to carry all your good tools in a separate box they can’t get to, and keep the Sears brand stuff where if they borrow/steal or lose it…. won’t make you too angry.Or
*I guess you could if possible make the individual sign a hand receipt for any tool borrowed out of your “Locked” tool chest. They do that in some departments within the DoD making the individual responsible for the borrowed item. It may not be a legal binding document but it is still a document that can show… who, what, and when it was borrowed and or if since returned. At the very least it will give you an idea of what tools have gone missing and, or who keeps losing them and possibly take the documentation to shop mgt. if it keeps persisting in such a manner.
I knew a guy once that had his initials engraved/ etched on to every one of his tools, sockets, extensions, power tools.. you name it.
[quote=”LeoTheLion89″ post=59902]y pay $2100 for a head gasket job when you can dump some Engine treatment into the oil for like under $10?[/quote]
I understand believe me I do, I am as broke as the next person….
I suppose I should have explained a little better.:
I do believe it (“Fix It Lube’s”) have a place, I simply prefer not to use them if I can absolutely avoid it. If you have an old piece of …t, than by all means if it is financially not worth it…then put in the “Stop Leak” to get you “Maybe” another 1-2k miles down the road before “Poof!” than go ahead and give it a shot. I suppose I have become a little skeptical of that stuff over the years, sometimes I feel like they don’t really do anything at all and are just a waste of money and or a bigger headache waiting to happen. If it were a car I cared about and have every intention of fixing it… I think I would just park it and take a bus if possible, until it got fixed. Head gaskets and radiator systems will not fix themselves and no amount of “Stop Leak” is going to really “Fix it” either.[quote=”LeoTheLion89″ post=59902]y pay $2100 for a head gasket job when you can dump some Engine treatment into the oil for like under $10?[/quote]
I understand believe me I do, I am as broke as the next person….
I suppose I should have explained a little better.:
I do believe it (“Fix It Lube’s”) have a place, I simply prefer not to use them if I can absolutely avoid it. If you have an old piece of …t, than by all means if it is financially not worth it…then put in the “Stop Leak” to get you “Maybe” another 1-2k miles down the road before “Poof!” than go ahead and give it a shot. I suppose I have become a little skeptical of that stuff over the years, sometimes I feel like they don’t really do anything at all and are just a waste of money and or a bigger headache waiting to happen. If it were a car I cared about and have every intention of fixing it… I think I would just park it and take a bus if possible, until it got fixed. Head gaskets and radiator systems will not fix themselves and no amount of “Stop Leak” is going to really “Fix it” either.[quote=”johnbkobb” post=59840][quote=”LeoTheLion89″ post=59837]try dumping in some oil stop leak in the engine and coolant stop leak into the expansion tank[/quote]
Then get your wallet out. You will have more problems to pay to get fixed.[/quote]
+1 on that!
I love most Lucas Oil products, but do not like “Any aka: Stop Leak” type fix it lubricants.
The best and only way to fix a problem is to just fix the problem…. save yourself the future headache.[quote=”johnbkobb” post=59840][quote=”LeoTheLion89″ post=59837]try dumping in some oil stop leak in the engine and coolant stop leak into the expansion tank[/quote]
Then get your wallet out. You will have more problems to pay to get fixed.[/quote]
+1 on that!
I love most Lucas Oil products, but do not like “Any aka: Stop Leak” type fix it lubricants.
The best and only way to fix a problem is to just fix the problem…. save yourself the future headache.I have seen some pretty “Gummed Up” Radiators before causing a blockage that may cause it, but you say you got a new radiator and not just “Hoses and Thermostat.”. Even if the hoses and thermostat had been replaced, it could be a problem from inside the radiator itself..(maybe a defect in the new radiator?)
*The timing I mentioned is really more about Advance/Retarded timing that will cause excessive heat to build up.I have seen some pretty “Gummed Up” Radiators before causing a blockage that may cause it, but you say you got a new radiator and not just “Hoses and Thermostat.”. Even if the hoses and thermostat had been replaced, it could be a problem from inside the radiator itself..(maybe a defect in the new radiator?)
*The timing I mentioned is really more about Advance/Retarded timing that will cause excessive heat to build up.I loved this video… it really put me in perspective (“Yet Again”), I always would sit there and get upset at a design and the first person I want to strangle was the engineer! Now I have learned to just accept that the engineer is not the sole individual making life difficult on purpose and in many cases have seen where it’s the “Bean Counters” I am in fact after now! (DoD employees don’t like bean counters… I guess unless you are one I suppose.)
I loved this video… it really put me in perspective (“Yet Again”), I always would sit there and get upset at a design and the first person I want to strangle was the engineer! Now I have learned to just accept that the engineer is not the sole individual making life difficult on purpose and in many cases have seen where it’s the “Bean Counters” I am in fact after now! (DoD employees don’t like bean counters… I guess unless you are one I suppose.)
I will say with all due respect to your experience over the years and your opinion is appreciated, but from a different standpoint:
I am in my thirties and have owned/repaired old cars and new cars, I think it goes both ways for my opinion. I have seen old cars last a really long time and other crap out with the best of them.. just like the new cars. It is in fact true they “Do Not” build cars like they used to and in many cases that is good. Take the Ford Crown Vic for instance: 4.6 Ltr. SOHC 2-valve V-8 has been used in police, taxi, truck and Mustang “Muscle” duty for years and has held up well in many cases with proper maint. and tuning has been known for going well over 200k miles and still counting! (*Remember when people kept saying the Ford OHC design was a weak piece of junk that won’t hold up… I do.) Many people I have known with these “Newer” vehicles especially in the “Muscle” car world aka SRT8 “Hemi”, GM “LS/LSA”, and Ford OHC the ones that have had success are the ones that keep up with their vehicles needs and don’t “Abuse” them all the time. If you go stop light to stop light with a 426 “Hemi” 0-60 in 4.8 seconds every time and don’t keep up the maint. it will in fact go “BOOM!” same with a new car.So to me it’s a wash IMO. (Both have their strong points and negatives really): Maint. is key.
I will say with all due respect to your experience over the years and your opinion is appreciated, but from a different standpoint:
I am in my thirties and have owned/repaired old cars and new cars, I think it goes both ways for my opinion. I have seen old cars last a really long time and other crap out with the best of them.. just like the new cars. It is in fact true they “Do Not” build cars like they used to and in many cases that is good. Take the Ford Crown Vic for instance: 4.6 Ltr. SOHC 2-valve V-8 has been used in police, taxi, truck and Mustang “Muscle” duty for years and has held up well in many cases with proper maint. and tuning has been known for going well over 200k miles and still counting! (*Remember when people kept saying the Ford OHC design was a weak piece of junk that won’t hold up… I do.) Many people I have known with these “Newer” vehicles especially in the “Muscle” car world aka SRT8 “Hemi”, GM “LS/LSA”, and Ford OHC the ones that have had success are the ones that keep up with their vehicles needs and don’t “Abuse” them all the time. If you go stop light to stop light with a 426 “Hemi” 0-60 in 4.8 seconds every time and don’t keep up the maint. it will in fact go “BOOM!” same with a new car.So to me it’s a wash IMO. (Both have their strong points and negatives really): Maint. is key.
That is actually what I said to them… I believe it may just be a “company policy” that they won’t “touch it”. I am not sure why… it’s not like if they mix Nitrogen and Plain air together it gonna explode or anything! They may have changed their policy since then I don’t really know it’s been a couple of years since that happened and I have gone back to plain air. Personally I did not see a big deal in it mixing the two IMO. (I just pulled over to a gas station and used thier air machine… I’m not going to a dealer to get my air filled, just because Discount Tire does not want to do it…. I just wanted my tires checked.)
That is actually what I said to them… I believe it may just be a “company policy” that they won’t “touch it”. I am not sure why… it’s not like if they mix Nitrogen and Plain air together it gonna explode or anything! They may have changed their policy since then I don’t really know it’s been a couple of years since that happened and I have gone back to plain air. Personally I did not see a big deal in it mixing the two IMO. (I just pulled over to a gas station and used thier air machine… I’m not going to a dealer to get my air filled, just because Discount Tire does not want to do it…. I just wanted my tires checked.)