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Gary, I would like to know where the shop is that you are at for 2 hours =
for a service and they charge only $60.00. Especially in the Bay Area =
where most shop labor rates are $125.00 and hour and up.=20
So for $60.00 they did a proper service in less than 1/2 hour that =
includes bringing the car in and out of the shop. As well as having to =
pay for the hazmat disposal.
David Nock
healeydoc@sbcglobal.net
209 948 8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
From: editorgary@aol.com=20
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 6:39 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net=20
Subject: [Healeys] Oil change and Radiator Flush
My Healey gets driven regularly, though only on short drives -- I go out =
for coffee with the other local donut derelicts on Saturdays whenever =
I'm in town, generally driving a long five mile loop on my way, and then =
it's only about a mile home. However, I hadn't found time to do much =
else and noticed the other day that the note on my garage white board =
indicated that the engine oil had been changed most recently in June =
2013, and that I hadn't changed the filter or the tranny oil at the =
time. I couldn't remember the last time I had replaced the radiator =
coolant. Then last week my car finally refused to start at all, after =
being very reluctant during the past six months.
It was time go get some work done. I started out by taking out the old =
battery, and dropping it off at the O'Reilly's and getting a new battery =
(when did batteries start costing over $100?). At the same time, I =
picked up seven quarts of 10-40 Castrol dino oil (specifically =
formulated, it said, for older engines), three quarts of 30 weight ND, a =
spin-on oil filter, radiator coolant and a pint of Water Wetter. I was =
ready to go.
Except that I had second thoughts. Jack and jack stands. Hot oil that =
would have to be recycled. Radiator coolant and radiator flush that =
would have to be disposed of.
So, this morning as soon as the local independent tire shop (Skips's =
Tires for you NorCal locals) I called my buddy Sam there and asked when =
he could do the oil change and radiator flush today. Two hours at the =
local shop, using my oil, filter, and radiator fluid, and $60, with the =
oil and coolant in his hazmat tanks, and we're all much happier. During =
that time I sat in his waiting room with my lap top and wrote a piece =
for RM Auctions for which I'll be paid $150.=20
Though oil changes used to be the one thing that we shade-tree mechanics =
could manage to do without screwing up, I really think in this day and =
age we should look at comparative advantages of professional shops and =
technicians versus amateurs in the driveway, and leave these routine =
tasks to the pros.
Gary Anderson
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<DIV>Gary, I would like to know where the shop is that you are at for 2 =
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<DIV>So for $60.00 they did a proper service in less than 1/2 hour that =
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 23, 2016 6:39 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Healeys] Oil change and Radiator =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>My Healey gets driven regularly, though only on =
short drives=20
-- I go out for coffee with the other local donut derelicts on Saturdays =
whenever I'm in town, generally driving a long five mile loop on my way, =
and=20
then it's only about a mile home. However, I hadn't found time to do =
much else=20
and noticed the other day that the note on my garage white board =
indicated that=20
the engine oil had been changed most recently in June 2013, and that I =
hadn't=20
changed the filter or the tranny oil at the time. I couldn't remember =
the last=20
time I had replaced the radiator coolant. Then last week my car finally =
refused=20
to start at all, after being very reluctant during the past six=20
months.<BR><BR>It was time go get some work done. I started out by =
taking out=20
the old battery, and dropping it off at the O'Reilly's and getting a new =
battery=20
(when did batteries start costing over $100?). At the same time, I =
picked up=20
seven quarts of 10-40 Castrol dino oil (specifically formulated, it =
said, for=20
older engines), three quarts of 30 weight ND, a spin-on oil filter, =
radiator=20
coolant and a pint of Water Wetter. I was ready to go.<BR><BR>Except =
that I had=20
second thoughts. Jack and jack stands. Hot oil that would have to be =
recycled.=20
Radiator coolant and radiator flush that would have to be disposed=20
of.<BR><BR>So, this morning as soon as the local independent tire shop =
(Skips's=20
Tires for you NorCal locals) I called my buddy Sam there and asked when =
he could=20
do the oil change and radiator flush today. Two hours at the local shop, =
using=20
my oil, filter, and radiator fluid, and $60, with the oil and coolant in =
his=20
hazmat tanks, and we're all much happier. During that time I sat in his =
waiting=20
room with my lap top and wrote a piece for RM Auctions for which I'll be =
paid=20
$150. <BR><BR>Though oil changes used to be the one thing that we =
shade-tree=20
mechanics could manage to do without screwing up, I really think in this =
day and=20
age we should look at comparative advantages of professional shops and=20
technicians versus amateurs in the driveway, and leave these routine =
tasks to=20
the pros.<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"CLEAR: both"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman, Times, =
serif"><I>Gary=20
Anderson</I><BR></FONT><BR></DIV></FONT>
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