Posted by NCWayne on October 22, 2012 at 21:38:14 from (24.172.56.198):
In Reply to: Why help 'em? posted by Fritz Maurer on October 22, 2012 at 19:42:12:
Don't usually work on cars but when a good friends girlfriends car died I offered to help him work on it. What happened is that it has overheated an shut her down in an intersection while in town. Symptoms indicated it was more than likely a blown head gasket.
Anyway, it turns out the car belonged to the girlfriend's grandfather. After talking to him a couple of times, and hearing things that were said, when he said he would pick it up an work on it since I was already busy, I had absolutely no problem letting it go. It was obvious he knew ALOT more about it than I did by comments made such as all of the grayish sludge in the radiator was from normal use, and it just needed a flush. Then there were comments made that, 'maybe the problem is just a bad spark plug', the overheating problem wasn't really an issue, it was all caused by a blown radiator hose...along with other, similar comments and uneducated observations.
So, they picked up the car, he 'repaired' it in about the same amount of time I had given to get it done for them ((((Note--- I was going to do it for free to help out a young friend who wasn't in the best financial shape)), and got it back on the road. Within just a few weeks it was missing, skipping, smoking, etc, etc, etc once again.....Fortunately I haven't been asked to help with it this time because the first time it was made abundantly clear that the grandfather knew more than I did, and that anything I did wouldn't be right unless it was done his way......Nope, I don't work that way.
Years ago Dad pulled on a site and started working.The customer came out and started running his mouth telling Dad exactly what was wrong with the machine. He listened for a minute or two and then started loading his tools back on the trick. Customer asked him where he was going, and he stated he was headed back to the shop since he (the customer) ovbiously knew more about the machine than he did and obviously didn't need his help. Customers tune changed immediately and he al but begged Dad not to leave. Pop agreed to stay but told the customer to carry his a$$ on and not bother him anymore if he wanted the machine running again.......
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