Are You A "Shade Tree Mechanic"?

Homemade demots

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Yep I'm a shade tree guy myself. For those of you that cannt work on your own stuff I feel sorry for YOU. You get F ed by the so called PRO's. I would use that term losely. Just cuz they get paid for Sh!t and have a shop doesnt mean much in my book. They can change my tires and aline it but thats it, no test drive period. Last time i had it to the shop the dude told me my parking brake was froze and draggin and needs to be fixed. Huh Really... triied to make a big deal out of it and didnt want me to drive it away. So after i told him what i thought I left some black marks in front of his place. never to be back There again. The guy could tell the differrence between a high stall converter and froze brakes. All while the car coasts fine..
 
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He admitted it in the Lexus thread:D
 
I was a shadetree mechanic for many years. Then my neighbor cut down a huge oak tree, not far from my driveway.

I wish I could be in the shade most of the time again. Direct sun while you're working on your car is terrible.

I've done things to my cars that an expert professional mechanic wouldn't do, and I'm very proud of most of my work.:D

I had a new Town Car part on my car for 3 years with no problems, I just replaced it with a used Mark VIII part that I didn't have before. A professional mechanic wouldn't do that, would they?
 
thaywood said:
I answered a post on a forum. I stated my personal opinion based on my personal experience with my personal car. I never gave anyone any BAD info. It worked for me as a temporary fix until I can do better. And I'm still in one piece. You should try harder if you wish to dismember me in any way. So far your attempts have been pretty pathetic.
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So if my ball joint was ready to fail and I took some bailing wire and wrapped it around to hold it in place as a "temporary fix" until I had the money for a new one you would be OK with that?

This would be good info because it worked for me?

Are we living in Cuba for Christ sakes....


How about some dental floss for a head gasket....wadda ya think?
 
I once used Laffy Taffy to hold the ground wire to the battery. No lie. We were in the middle of nowhere and the negative terminal clamp was corroded away to nothing. It worked. :D
 
Maybe we should start a thaywood thread.

Incredible fixes on a shoe string budget.

With photos.

Like here

LOL here is your door handle :)

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I once used the paper stick from a lolly pop to plug the whole in my sport bike (cbr 600) so I could drive 50 miles back home.

the bike tech freaked when he pulled it out of the tire and said "here is what punctured your tire" and I corrected him and said.. no that is what I PLUGGED the hole with and told him what it was...
lol
 
ford nut said:
I know you must have used a gum wrapper or tin foil around a fuse.
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only ONCE..and it smoked the wiring harness in my mustang.

i think it Jeff/SVO that found a .22 rimfire stuck in as a replacement fuse
 
ford nut said:
I know you must have used a gum wrapper or tin foil around a fuse.
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Or loose wire strands. :lol:

I know someone on here who is currently using an oil pressure gauge as a plug on their intake plenum. :p
 
XLRVIII said:
the use of the shade tree term is best described when compared to "the N word".

its ok for a person to refer to themselves as a shade tree mechanic but it's considered derogatory when a "pro mechanic" refers to someone else as a "shade tree".

if Jeff my shade tree buddy called me a shade tree it wouldn't offend me.
if ripped camel called me a shade tree it wouldn't be considered a compliment.


with that said...when i have to work on my car...do i put it under a shade tree?
hell yeah..duh
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XLR...You're a "shadetree mechanic" :D

Well considered you called me "whimpy" from Popeye without even meeting me I think I owe it to you ;)
 
touche my technically challenged friend.

someday, with many years of hard work...and much trial and error..you too can be called a shadetree mechanic.

keep hammerin dood
 
ford nut said:
So if my ball joint was ready to fail and I took some bailing wire and wrapped it around to hold it in place as a "temporary fix" until I had the money for a new one you would be OK with that?

This would be good info because it worked for me?

Are we living in Cuba for Christ sakes....


How about some dental floss for a head gasket....wadda ya think?
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No.:eek:

That would be kinda stupid. And quite dangerous. Even a "shadetree" mechanic like myself wouldn't try that one!:lol:

BTW: For a blown head gasket, try Liquid Glass. It'll keep it going for a few more miles. That's an old mechanic's trick. Had to do that on my '94 Explorer last summer when my stepson ran it hot and blew the gaskets. It ran fine for over a month until I got a new set of heads for it. :)
 
ripped camel said:
Well considered you called me "whimpy" from Popeye without even meeting me I think I owe it to you ;)
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and i'm pretty sure you didnt understand the jab...which wasnt that i was calling you a wimp.

i dont think you are familiar with the "whimpy" character.
 
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