Huh? Twasn't me called them average mechanics (note the quotes in my message).
I believe the original post was referring to the mechanics that diagnosed the
problem; i.e. Rusty Nuts (great name), the only mechanics of any sort--average
or otherwise--that were on the show. Presumably, they heard the noises in the
engine and dropped the pan and main bearing caps (probably did compression
checks and borescoping first). If I missed the intent of that message I
apologize.
Like I said, I must have watched a different version of the show. Rick bought a
box Sprite without even seeing it run--he trusted the seller who 'drove it down
here'--surprising behavior for Rick (usually a real skeptic). He had to charge
the battery to even get it to start, drove it to the shop where it was
diagnosed by some guys who looked--based on what I could see in the show--to be
(very) professional mechanics.
Nobody--average mechanic or pro--can definitively diagnose the cause of a noise
without doing the proper diagnostics (but anyone can speculate). To diagnose
main bearing and crank issues you have to drop the pan (AFAIK--an oil analysis
might hint at bearing problems).
Rick was quite complimentary about Austin-Healeys and the 'fan clubs.'
bs
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
Sorry Bob,
If I (i.e. an average mechanic) was interested in this car, how would
I be able to tell it had the problems described while looking at it in
someones driveway? Or could I?
Phil
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On Apr 6, 2010, at 6:59 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> Should have said 'pointed to A crankshaft hanging on the wall' ...
> I'm not sure it was their crank (looked too shiny).
>
> Anyway, you can diagnose a spun bearing and shot crank by dropping
> the pan and pulling the bearing caps, no?
>
>
> bs
>
>
> Bob Spidell wrote:
>> Anybody see the same show I did?
>>
>> The 'average garage mechanic' was a restoration specialist ('Rusty
>> Nuts Rods and Customs'). They said a main bearing was spun,
>> pointed to the crankshaft hanging on the wall and said the journals
>> in the crank were shot (probably the major expense to rebuild the
>> engine).
>>
>> They left it at 'I don't know what to do with this car.' I bet
>> they follow up on it in a later episode (they made a big deal out
>> of the father/son conflict).
>>
>> bs
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