Today's Lesson Is:
Don't lend your Supra to anyone you don't know and trust.
Today this customer at work asked if we had a rental, my service manager sort of laughed and said no. (we're just a small independent speedometer shop, so no loaners!) But I slid out from under the customer's '63 Falcon and siad "my car could be for rent, how much are we talkin?"
"$50, I'll have it back before you close"
So we had a deal. I figured this nice fellow couldn't be any harder on my Supra than I am when I'm feelin the feelin. You know what I mean.
So I fix his car, a few hours go by, he shows up, picks up his keys and and gives me my key and $50. Shake hands, thanks and he's gone.
So here's the good part: I get in my car to go home, fire it up and pull out. First thing I notice- I think my oil pressure gauge is low or kinda lazy as the rpms come up. Weird I think, I just checked oil on my leaking motor a day or two ago and it was good. Just to be sure, pull again, and it's good. By now I turned off the stereo and noticed it sounds like it's missing. Little more down the road and it's definately a dead miss, down on power. "Maybe coincidence and it'll clear up on the highway." Nope. Feels bad even trying to get 60 mph. So I pull over and check out plug wires and injector plugs- maybe he pulled one just to fuck with me. All look good, so I just try to get home on surface streets. Starts to sound rattly at idle. Now I'm pissed. Coincidence? Maybe. It runs all the same all the home. I listened to it some more but was already getting dark so I decided to blow it off til morning. It's eating at me bad. If he over-revved it and burned a valve or stretched a rod or something I'll be really pissed.
Oh yeah, the work we did on his car today was "warranty" so he didn't fill out a work order or give us his number today. I don't remember his name and neither does my co-worker that dealt with him. Could find his old invoice but will be hard if we can't remember his name. Could I get money out of him? Probably not. But I'll give him a piece of my mind.
Not asking for any help or advice yet, but I'll let ya'll know what I find.
(this seems like it could go in "Off Topic", but we'll see where it goes)
Don't lend your Supra to anyone you don't know and trust.
Today this customer at work asked if we had a rental, my service manager sort of laughed and said no. (we're just a small independent speedometer shop, so no loaners!) But I slid out from under the customer's '63 Falcon and siad "my car could be for rent, how much are we talkin?"
"$50, I'll have it back before you close"
So we had a deal. I figured this nice fellow couldn't be any harder on my Supra than I am when I'm feelin the feelin. You know what I mean.
So I fix his car, a few hours go by, he shows up, picks up his keys and and gives me my key and $50. Shake hands, thanks and he's gone.
So here's the good part: I get in my car to go home, fire it up and pull out. First thing I notice- I think my oil pressure gauge is low or kinda lazy as the rpms come up. Weird I think, I just checked oil on my leaking motor a day or two ago and it was good. Just to be sure, pull again, and it's good. By now I turned off the stereo and noticed it sounds like it's missing. Little more down the road and it's definately a dead miss, down on power. "Maybe coincidence and it'll clear up on the highway." Nope. Feels bad even trying to get 60 mph. So I pull over and check out plug wires and injector plugs- maybe he pulled one just to fuck with me. All look good, so I just try to get home on surface streets. Starts to sound rattly at idle. Now I'm pissed. Coincidence? Maybe. It runs all the same all the home. I listened to it some more but was already getting dark so I decided to blow it off til morning. It's eating at me bad. If he over-revved it and burned a valve or stretched a rod or something I'll be really pissed.
Oh yeah, the work we did on his car today was "warranty" so he didn't fill out a work order or give us his number today. I don't remember his name and neither does my co-worker that dealt with him. Could find his old invoice but will be hard if we can't remember his name. Could I get money out of him? Probably not. But I'll give him a piece of my mind.
Not asking for any help or advice yet, but I'll let ya'll know what I find.
(this seems like it could go in "Off Topic", but we'll see where it goes)
or a jz series motor. good luck.
