HA! I think you might be right. How many current mechanics have worked on a car with a carb? I worked at an Oldsmobile and Honda dealership in the 90's. We had two mechanics who were proficient in working on carbs. One of the older guys (who was by far the best mechanic) was a wizard with carburetors. I'm sure he made a ton of money working on them in the 70's and 80's. I hope the shop my brother uses has somebody who knows enough to work on the car. He took his 71 Grand Prix, 77 Thunderbird, and 83 Cadillac to them and he was pleased. I think he is just dealing with an old car that sat for a long time and needs some minor issues sorted out.
Don Snook -----Original Message----- From: Meade Dillon [mailto:dillonm...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:33 AM To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Land Yacht problem Don, Ask your brother to count the number of missing teeth in the mouth of the mechanic. I think on a car this old, at least 50% of the teeth should be missing by now. If not, the mechanic is too young and doesn't have a clue... (more wisdom from Click and Clack) ------------- Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Should be easy to check, does it crank after it stalls? If the answer > is yes it isn't the battery... > -Curt > > > From: Donald Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca>; Donald Snook via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Donald Snook <d...@snooklawllc.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Land Yacht problem > > He ended up driving it to his mechanic. Its only 1 mile from his house. > He popped the hood (but kept the safety latch on) and drove it like > that thinking that the extra airflow would keep it cooler. He made it. > > The shop told him this morning they thought it was a bad battery. I > guess the theory is when it gets hot, it starts having low electrical > and things get funky. I think that sounds a little too simple. > > Don Snook > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
