Car Mechanics

[Linchpin]

Anyone posting here a Mechanic... ??

[PMC]

Nope!  But I've managed to acheieve the following:

Fitted an air filter to my Alfa 156, but destroyed the air mass meter in the process.  Doh!

Fitted a new chain to my MTB, which resulted in the fitting of a new rear cassette and chain rings - not as easy as it sounds.

Replaced brake pads and brake fluid on my MTB

And finally, created a monster out of an A1200, Voodoo card, a large box and some wires.

[X-ray]

I was quite good with things that didn't involve the engine. I stripped an old Ford Sapphire door to get at the lock and window winder mechanism...would have been better if I didn't have to use a tap and die set to extract all the stripped bolts. And I managed to fit a 'new' mechanism from a scrapped vehicle. My missus (at the time) could then enter the vehicle by normal means.
But don't let me near the engine or the electrics...

[Linchpin]

Darn.... this is an Engine Electronics issue...

[blobrana]

Hum,
i`m a quantum mechanic…

[X-ray]

I've got a 4gb Quantum Fireball that needs repairs, can I send it to you?

[blobrana]

Hum,
now thats just plain silly....

[Doobrey]

[Karlos]

Only vaugely on topic, I'm taking nominations for "rip off car mechanics that need to go up against the wall when the revolution comes"...

:lol:

[blobrana]

Hum,
and are you going to include lawyers and tax collectors, comrade?




"The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin."
– Mark Twain

[Karlos]

blobrana wrote:
Hum,
and are you going to include lawyers and tax collectors, comrade?

Aye, that's a given :lol:

[Swisso]

 I have diagnostic gear for Peugeot

[Abou27]

@Linchpin

If you gave some more details, someone may be able to help.:-)

Haynes do a car electronics manual showing the diagnostic plug-in points for a very large number of cars.  It also list the manufacturer codes and what they mean.  Check out your local Halfords where you can probably browse a copy without buying.  They also sell lots of diagnostic kits (some specific, others universal) and they are not as expensive as you might think!

[Doobrey]

Karlos wrote:

blobrana wrote:
Hum,
and are you going to include lawyers and tax collectors, comrade?

Aye, that's a given :lol:

Could you also include the ba5tards who are bell ringing in the church opposite my place. FFS, it's 9.30 on a Sunday morning and I'm trying to get to sleep ! :admonish: :admonish: :admonish: :admonish:

I dunno why they call themselves Campanologists, I can think of a much short name for them... :sealed:

[Karlos]

@doobrey

You don't need to ask, IIRC you have a franchise on revolution day, starting with a bunch of interior designers. Just put them on your list :lol: