Customer States He Thinks It's A Transmission Issue

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0:00 Intro - Click show more under the video to read more.
0:05 Something a little different for the first clip. The technicians had a pretty good laugh when the customer thought it was a clutch issue but ended up being a broken axle shaft and c-clip that holds the axle shaft in place.
0:15 Customer stated vehicle doesn’t move anymore. It turned out the customer only knew how to drive an automatic and it was the first time they drove a manual car. The car smelled like burned metal and there were pieces of the clutch everywhere. The clutch cover, pressure plate, driven plate, flywheel, and release bearing had to be replaced. Repair cost: around 2500$."
0:29 The Strut on the passenger side popped out of the mount and ended the underside of the hood.
0:36 I'd highly suggest not spraying WD-40 on squeaky brakes as the WD-40 will embed into your brake pad and brake rotors making your vehicle stop very poorly.
0:49 The shop drained all of the engine oil and filled it with the appropriate amount. The car ran well afterward but smoked a lot!
1:04 Not sure if it ended up being warranty or not, but the supercharged on the stock engine could have definitely caused this to happen.
1:16 The tire size on the passenger side and driver side were different as well. The technician didn't mention what the customer ended up doing about this.
1:25 This shop only deals with audio systems so that's why they didn't try and fix the brakes and didn't want to be liable for anything.
1:42 "It was a Crutchfield kit. Still had the step-by-step instructions in the car. A little more context. No, it’s not staged or fake as some people have suggested. I’ve seen a bunch of craziness in the install bays over the last 20 years, but wanted to share one that was new to me. Car was dropped off Saturday afternoon for service on Monday. I had some time to get started early, and this is what I found. I actually connected the wires, and the radio works. (Who would have thought?) Unfortunately, the customer also installed their own reverse camera. I’ll have to replace it as they fried it by hooking up the power leads backwards to the reverse light with vampire taps. The most difficult part of the job will be putting all back together. There are interior pieces everywhere. They took waaay more apart than they needed to for the installation. I haven’t even tried looking for the fasteners yet."
1:50 Intercooler was ordered and replaced.
2:03 Customer paid for the repairs. The technician said he was unsure how they thought coolant went in the tank for the diesel exhaust fluid.
2:08 Easy find and fix! The bottle was rubbing against a pulley making noise.
2:18 Scary to see a firetruck with no rear brakes but they did get them repaired.
2:29 The Engine was replaced with a used one.
2:40 Work was approved as where this clip was filmed they have very strict rules and laws regarding vehicle safety.
2:54 Submitted by a viewer. On the next screen, you can see a photo on the top left of what the car looked like before it was restored.
3:02 Outro. Thanks for watching!

[@JustRolledIn]

A little earlier than usual video today! I hope you guys have a great weekend and thanks for watching. Submit your clips/photos at www.justrolledinyt.com

[@johnm.5848]

No problem JRI. We're happy for the videos anytime.

[@BS-ys8zn]

Went down the 401 FSJ engine rabbit hole. Wife's first car was a Gremlin. She'll like this. Thanks again!

[@Torsee]

Lots of people don’t understand a single thing about cars!

[@timhnartiel]

Once again, you never fail to disappoint 👍😅

[@FozzyZ28]

I got stopped by the police many moons ago for driving erratic? (17yrs old) the officer asked me what size tyre I should be running on the car, turns out I 4 different sizes on the car. (Thanks grandma for the death trap) 13 serious faults I scraped it.

[@RyanDalzell-lm3jo]

The guy who bought a new manual car without even driving one before and then ended up frying the clutch is the reason why shampoo has instructions

[@Kevin75668]

Had a neighbor do that trying to back their brand new VW Cabrio up the driveway. Never actually made it to the top, and it left on a flat bed, never to be seen again. You could smell the lingering aroma of roasty clutch for a couple days afterward.

[@Pemj2k]

Not sure about the shampoo reference, but I wonder if he wore the clutch down from full or just put the last nail in the coffin.

[@Sonny_McMacsson]

@@Kevin75668 I can't imagine giving up on thing so easily either that I'd just get rid of the car rather than learn something. That's almost worse.

[@CbrF4i600cc]

This is alot more common then you think... try your shampoo comment on a different clip

[@lucakieft2671]

Theres a reason why you need to get your license for manual

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

The stereo wiring job got me. I don't understand how anyone could be that ignorant. But these videos prove me wrong every time 😂

[@anonymouscoward7559]

I was stunned that a human being who is old enough to drive thought that is how electrical connections work,

[@VidClips858]

I'm still trying to figure out how they did that with the radio yet still managed to fry the camera. It's like they kind of knew wires needed to be stripped at some point.

[@josepherhardt164]

Customer expected the electrons to travel via quantum tunneling.

[@alexnelson8]

My guess it that was a temporary way to check what connections needed to be made and stay organized. After getting that far they gave up. Nobody is that dumb.

[@robertmoffett3486]

That one just about tops all, for sure, even though it wasn't dangerous or destructive, like so many

[@davidp2888]

“The whole clutch assembly including throw out bearing were replaced.” By the looks of it there was nothing left to replace. 😂

[@leifvejby8023]

The flywheel too, I believe. I still don't get it - why???

[@The_Ballo]

Most of that clutch is in other people's lungs

[@Joe-uf9ml]

"...added back" might be more accurate

[@leifvejby8023]

@@Ayn-Rand-Is-Dead Yes. I remember the old days, before the internet, when we believed that stupidity was caused by lack of information. It obviously wasn't that!

[@Gruntsworth]

It's called a throw out bearing for a reason!

[@chromaticbattle5811]

What I've learned is that 97% of the problems people have with their car is due to their own ignorance.

[@kittytrail]

you could even add a couple percents in the US... 😼👍

[@The_Ballo]

more like stupidity

[@corgiowner436]

You’ve never owned an Audi.

[@The_Ballo]

@@corgiowner436 Nobody forced anyone to buy an Audi

[@geoh7777]

@chromaticbattle5811 I resemble that.

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

I look at the images of the guy who twisted the INSULATED wires for his stereo install together and I wonder to myself "my god, how are people this stupid?"

[@JustRolledIn]

That one was hilarious 😂

[@kingvector1198]

I guess, thinking like a stupid, despite it being really hard to explain, its "electrics but with extra insulation" LOL

[@practicalplinking6133]

Drugs !! It were drugs !!

[@jimurrata6785]

​@@practicalplinking6133"That's Methed up!"

[@alphagt62]

I studied electronics in college, so I know a little. But I am always amazed at grown adults who have no clue what electricity is. I’ve got a friend who paid big for a new home amplifier. It promptly blew up, and he was disgusted with the company. They fixed it, luckily, and said it was caused by a dead short. So I told him not to touch it until I got there. He had taken a single stranded wire, and twisted two pigtails on each end, clamping one to positive, one negative. Even after I explained what had happened, he had a dumbfounded look on his face. He also gets confused by in and out on DVD players. He’s a fairly bright guy for the most part, but he has a real blind spot when it comes to electricity.

[@TheMotorman80]

Spends money at the audio shop but the brakes are falling off.🤦🏼‍♂️Priorities!

[@SnowPiercer1975]

13% logic

[@Kojack150]

They don't wanna stop blasting the music

[@The_Ballo]

Every week this channel features some dumbass who only cares about the audio system even if it causes an electrical fire

[@oldfrend]

guarantee he blamed the audio shop for his 'new' brake problems that totally didn't exist before.

[@deansapp4635]

Correct

[@grihoriko8800]

I've always though that spraying WD-40 on brakes was a running joke... until today 😬

[@grahammonk8013]

I turned up at my friend's place to find him pumping oil into the front brake, (a twin leading shoe drum) of his motorcycle. "What are you doing?!!" the brakes had been squealing, so he was lubricating it, and getting oil all over the brake shoes. I made him pull the shoes, and we cleaned them up as well as possible, but he refused to get new shoes. After the first roundabout where he went over the top... we rode over to the dealer to get new ones.

[@markoman5267]

I knew that if I watched enough of these videos, that someone, somewhere, would try to lubricate their brakes.

[@Kojack150]

Classic jokes and insults just might not work anymore these days Now you can't insult a man with "go fuck yourself" after what I saw online...

[@unclenogbad1509]

Love this channel. Always someone either never changing oil, or putting in too much. But oiling the brakes? New one on me, Give them a Darwin award while they're still around to receive it in person.

[@wezerd]

​@@Kojack150or even call him a man when he's apparently a woman now

[@brtherb8677]

Thank you for putting my Gremlin in this video..!! The color is Caravelle Blue. It is a one year only color by AMC. 1968 and 1969 was an optional color. And before anyone asks... yes it hauls some serious a$$.. LOL

[@JustRolledIn]

Thanks for sharing the clip with us!

[@magnum8264]

It must be a hoot to drive!!

[@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty7303]

That is a surprising and beautiful ride! A freakin’ Gremlin! 😂

[@terrydorsey7000]

I had 2 of them 1X and 1 double XX with 318 V8 when they ran they ran quick and fast little shaky around 115 mph 👍

[@anthonybluhm4724]

I never think I will be blown away after so many of these videos, but that stereo wiring job... 😂

[@Kojack150]

That is a new level of electrical illiteracy I've never seen before What depth are we at in this pit?

[@BlueDart1971]

I came here to say the same thing. It made me actually laugh out loud.

[@Gruntsworth]

Pretty sure a baboon has a better understanding of electrical than that person.

[@jareknowak8712]

Yep, this channel never dissapoints :)

[@jarekmace1536]

Otoh, had they stripped the wires, no doubt the car would have caught fire because they forgot to insulate the wires.

[@my3dviews]

Must be fun working on vehicles that were "repaired" by the customer or one of their relatives. 😂

[@JD-td6dc]

"relatives"

[@mrbyamile6973]

Or "other shop"

[@mikesmith-po8nd]

Not fun, but profitable. Not only do you get paid for the repair that they initially needed, but you also get paid to fix all the stuff that they screwed up. I've had guys bring me engines and transmissions in boxes. I knew that I wouldn't have any trouble paying my bills that week.

[@ryanm4013]

“Brother”, “Cousin” and “another shop” are all code for “I tried it myself having no idea what I was doing!”

[@geoh7777]

@my3dviews Massive opportunity to give the bad (i.e. expensive) news to the customer. Then retract that after letting it sink in and then give them the good news. I suppose that would not be a good idea, but I'd be tempted.

[@bdanielcal4608]

The dude that put 20 quarts over needs to have his voters card taking away fast

[@SOLAscriptura-]

Haha I was thinking the same thing.

[@shanecutbirth1835]

He should be neutered immediately.

[@osmanaboobaker7024]

And treble his emission taxes too...!!

[@arnoldpalmer9897]

He'll be voting Democrat for life

[@martinswiney2192]

Thats about $200 worth of oil. Up in smoke, thats where my money goes. Up in smoke and sometimes up my nose……

[@mattakudesu]

The failed wiring job on the stereo makes me wonder if some people need to be reminded to breathe.

[@jergarmar]

The wiring one was great! Way back in the day I was a Navy Electrician, and I learned there that you should NEVER underestimate ignorance about electricity. It's just a kit, so some person read the instructions, and in there it said, "strip the wires"... the person didn't know what that meant, so they moved onto the next step: "twist the wires together". Looks great, onto the next step! 😆

[@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty7303]

In the “tools required” section, they read “wire strippers”. Apparently they think that means “wiry” or “skinny” strippers and proceed to wonder why they need exotic dancers to watch them install their stereo.

[@kevinpedersen5290]

I am surprised he even managed to get 20 liters of oil in the engine.

[@toma5153]

Yeah. I was thinking that's about 5 gallons. How is it even possible? Blowing out PCV hoses, then into the intake. Blow out seals, etc. It's just crazy what some people can do.

[@larrybe2900]

It easily could have hydrolocked and did severe damage.

[@bcubed72]

I'm surprised a gas engine requires 10L of oil in the first place. Hell, I had a 351W that only held 5.

[@BrianBourgeois-]

@@bcubed72that’s old school. All the new ones take a lot of oil.

[@bcubed72]

@@BrianBourgeois- So that "long, eco-friendly" OCI interval is because you have twice the oil, so twice the mileage? Kinda stupid, and I can't believe people fall for it.

[@stevemccormick4938]

I used to run a fire truck manufacturer. The industry joke is that if you put 3 fire fighters (2m, 1f) in a locked room with 2 marbles, when you let them out, one marble would be broken, the other missing, the female would be pregnant and no one would know anything.

[@leftyo9589]

so you're saying they are smarter than cops! LOL

[@assymcgee2835]

​@@leftyo9589the sad thing is, they are much smarter and more than a bit crazier than cops. My cousin is a Myrtle Beach fireman, so I know first hand

[@dashcamandy2242]

My father was a firefighter, so I was well-engrossed in the local FD politics as a child. My father was also banging the wife of another firefighter, and buying their daughter gifts, while our mortgage payments were late. LOL He taught me the basics of auto repair, and years later cut his own finger off while diddling with a fan belt on his (running) Ford L8000. 🤣 One brand-new firetruck was being delivered to the department my father was Assistant Chief of. En route, an oil line ruptured, and the engine blew with less than 500 miles on it because the driver from the outfitters (Pierce, IIRC) wasn't monitoring the gauges. OOPSIE!

[@BlairSauer]

😂😂😂. Those American firefighters are a fairly committed bunch. They turn up in numbers even if they don't really need to. I've seen a few videos of them in action. They kind of make the firefighters down here in Australia look a little slow or underprepared. Their firetrucks make our firetrucks look very small. Every country around the world has different types of firefighting equipment and a different way of doing it but the end goal remains the same.

[@markh.6687]

@@assymcgee2835 I'm not gonna get into the firefighter vs. cop thing; both are crazy enough doing their jobs. But cops have run into burning buildings to rescue people without all the turnout gear, so...

[@Soonjai]

The brakes on that Fire Truck are in the Top 10 scariest things ever shown on this channel. They must have ignored that grinding sound for a really long time.

[@markh.6687]

they might not have been able to hear the grinding with the engine noise.

[@09corvettezr1]

I would like to know what town that truck fights fires in.

[@kingnull2697]

Might be a case of "better a limping firetruck than no firetruck"

[@lenscap8925]

with as few miles a fire truck is driven (normally), that was going on for a long time

[@robertmoffett3486]

@@09corvettezr1 It belongs to a private company for their own property. The name is on the door

[@timhnartiel]

Guys, ALWAYS make sure you get a hectic sound system installed BEFORE you fix your locked up brakes. Priorities 😂😂😂

[@rhuntington3]

Another collection of videos to prove that indeed while I'm in no way a mechanic, I know who to take my vehicle to if its needs work.

[@KiwiTheIguana]

Customer #2 took "Grind it 'til you find it" a bit too literally, it seems.

[@Pemj2k]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kittytrail]

nice touch was using a Ko-ken low backdrag ratchet to clean a bit that mess... 😼👍

[@UCCLdIk6R5ECGtaGm7oqO-TQ]

Pretty sure they never found it and are in-fact still looking for it to this day.

[@chrishawkins32014]

I love driving manual! Easier to replace than auto and harder to steal and find. Loved the first clip! 😂

[@Pemj2k]

It depends on if you can get in the vehicle and if you have the means to tow it away. I thought a having a manual was a full-proof antitheft device, but I was reminded from forums that it's easier to put it in neutral and roll away.

[@dave161141]

@@Pemj2k Here in Europe you can get a locking device that holds the shifter in reverse gear. I think some brands offered that as factory option.

[@martin_soerensen]

On some SAABs, the key was next to the gear shifter and you could not pull the key until it was in reverse. But if you used brute force, you could break that lock and I think a thief would probably not worry too much about breaking something..

[@The_Ballo]

Clutch pedal is the new anti-theft device

[@oldfrend]

if i didn't hae to drive in traffic everyday i'd own one too. hmm, maybe i'll get one as a weekend car.

[@patrickperry6945]

Had the same situation happen to me with an axle 50 years ago. I coasted into an empty parking lot. No traffic at that time in the evening fortunately. Also, fortunately, there was a parts shop across the street with a machine shop. They pressed a new bearing on there, got a new gasket. Was back on my way in an hour or so. Whew! The stars were in alignment that night!

[@ILikeMetricMusic]

Hope you tipped them 😅

[@JoshuaPlays99]

2:30 I broke off a small piece of plastic while changing spark plugs once, it flew up and went straight down the spark plug well for cylinder 5. I spent the next 20 minutes panicking and fishing it out with a pair of grabbers. I couldn't imagine starting the car after dropping a screwdriver bit into the cylinder.

[@knurlgnar24]

I can. I can also imagine the engine destroying itself after I start it.

[@dntlss]

When i was younger everytime i would have the upper intake off a car i was always worried i was gonna drop something in there and this fear would just consume me,in reality all i had to do was just stick some paper towels int he holes or rags or whatever but was too lazy to do it even though it caused me mental anguish lol, now i have a wooden board that i made specially for that that covers every port,man im glad i got older ha ha ha

[@bladegh05t10]

What I have learned from this show is that common sense and basic maintenance is not as common and basic as I thought

[@cenciende9401]

I mean the US exists in the state it's in, you already know commons sense isn't common

[@Gruntsworth]

Customer states: Door refuses to open after locking it.

[@markh.6687]

"Vehicle makes strange noise when driven with parking brake on."

[@Tevildo]

I really love the wires tied together at 1:40. At least it's a safe installation.

[@jmi5969]

Safe? maybe, if the incoming +12V line is fused. But I suspect that the fuse, if any, was "wired" in the same fashion

[@markh.6687]

At least the wires can't short out on anything. 😁

[@kenr9545]

I knew….eventually…..that someone would try fixing brake squeak with WD40. My life is complete. 🤣

[@kittehgo]

When I was 4 or 7, I asked why dad didn't just grease the brakes. So the noise would stop, I got a nice and gentle lesson in why that would be a bad idea. 😺

[@rupe53]

you haven't lived till you've seen someone try to grease a brake bleeder... and left it greasy.

[@ehsnils]

That '73 gremlin is what happens if you water the ordinary gremlin after midnight.

[@BakedRBeans]

Not quite... The story is, don't feed them after midnight,or they become evil. Get them wet, and they reproduce.

[@TheDisgruntledMechanic]

how could that customer installed radio not work?? looked like a good sound install to me!

[@JustRolledIn]

My favorite one 😂

[@sometimesleela5947]

My neighbor, a bodywork guy, restored a 70 mustang. Thorough guy. Took every last electrical connector apart and painted the terminals with silver epoxy paint. You cannot imagine the epic face palm moment I had starting to diag the result.

[@markoman5267]

It was well insulated.

[@kittytrail]

​@@markoman5267 and efficiently protected the copper wires from corrosion too! 😗👌

[@The_Ballo]

He heard audio insulation was a good thing

[@Odin029]

That Gremlin brought back memories. My dad had a 77 Gremlin when I was a little kid and it had something wrong with the transmission that would randomly get stuck. So he'd randomly have to pull over, reach under the car and beat the part back into place before we could continue. The best part is that the car wasn't even all that old at the time since this was the early 80s.

[@mmasque2052]

A kid i went to school with had a Gremlin he stuck a 350 V8 in. He was showing off one day, floored the gas pedal taking off from a stoplight and threw the driveshaft through the roof of the car. I can sympathize slightly with the guy who lost a screwdriver bit. Bit drivers are great tools…for everything that isn’t engine-related. I worked at a Chevy dealership and my father, then the service manager, lost a bit while doing carburetor adjustments on a running engine; didn’t run much longer. About 20 years later, one of the mechanics lost a bit in an engine’s intake manifold and didn’t realize it until the engine blew up. Driver bits are even easier to lose in a car than 10mm sockets.

[@999torino]

Sounds like it was a 3 on the tree manual trans. they are well known for locking up in or between gears when shifting. Been there, done that.

[@toma5153]

Hence why it was called a Gremlin. Saddest name for a car. 🤐🤐

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

I remember the Gremlin as well. It was a cheap reliable car and became a throw away car (like the Pinto) in the used car market. NOW people are scrambling to find them just for the nostalgia. IMO, it would be best to keep it all AMC and make sure a few grocery getters are saved. And NEVER do a sbc or LS6 swap. That is just flat out immoral.

[@robertmoffett3486]

The bodies were perfect for sportsmen and modifieds back then. Plenty available in junkyards, too

[@wakeUPdummies]

It amazes me how little people understand about the way that machines operate. I mean, wow.

[@kittytrail]

it's worse than that, even the ones that should know how it works don't anymore... 😑 there's an interesting article on the subject in Palladium magazine by Harold Robertson titled: "Complex Systems won't Survive the Competence Crisis", it's a good read if you like that kind of stuff. 😽👌 add to that a couple high altitudes EMP generating explosions over the US and you'll see the North American population dwindle to less than 10% of what it is now in a couple of years tops. 🙄

[@HighSierra1500]

A guy yesterday brought in a Buick LeSabre for overheating. The mechanic checking it determined it need the plastic coolant tubes that eventually break on the 3.8L V6. The customer said no thank you and wanted the Coolant Temperature Sending Unit, for the gauge, replaced. When the shop wouldn't do that, he took his car and hopefully never returns. The engine was just loaded with that copper stop leak.

[@robertmoffett3486]

What really gets me, is that some of the most mechanically inept and oblivious people I've known are also intellectually brilliant, and accomplished in their fields. I had to replace a two year old furnace because the apartment two of them shared was cold, because 4 of 5 radiators needed to be bled. They turned up the thermostat to 85. It ran 24/7 for 4 or 5 months, causing leaks in the cast iron water jacket. I'd never seen that happen, and I did boiler maintenance. All they had to do was tell me. I lived right upstairs. There was more, believe me. That's enough

[@imasspeons]

​@@kittytrailhow tragic that would be ...

[@Jeff.78]

@@imasspeons I thought it, you typed it🤭

[@johnm.5848]

LMAO at the first clip and enjoying hearing the snarl of the Gremlin in the last clip.

[@roadmonitoroz]

The car stereo had me shaking my head. My car has some serious extra wiring for all the gadgets / systems I have. Dual battery, 2 additional fuse panels and a heap of wire. The other day I was chasing down a 1.6 volt drop. I was checking the wires throughout the vehicle and after a whole hour of this, found that an actual fuse was causing this. I changed the fuse (not blown) to a different one and problem solved. I assume the fuse was almost blown which caused a heap of resistance hence the voltage drop.

[@franklipscomb5672]

I owned a 1976 Gremlin, but with the stock engine. Still, that steel body made it a TANK! LOVED that car, and wish I could have another one!

[@markmierau5189]

Lol caused the engine to over rev. Yeah, it definitely wasn't your right foot.

[@The_Ballo]

you mean his smooth brain

[@markmierau5189]

@@The_Ballo lol that too

[@Jeroen74]

Driving a manual is so easy but 'over there' it seems like it's a near-magical skill only mastered by a few chosen ones.

[@studgerbil9081]

most of our new semi-tractors have auto trans now too.

[@sweeptheleg.]

So glad that I learned to drive on a manual transmission, (Thanks mom) did my driving test, including hill starts (passed on the first try) in one. My first car was an 70's model Toyota Corolla with a 4 speed manual gearbox. Solid little car, ran like clockwork with just regular oil changes and tune ups. This was mid to late 80's btw. 😁

[@sweeptheleg.]

@@studgerbil9081 I used to drive an KW T660 with 18 speeds, then switched to a Pete 379 with one. You haven't lived until you've done a hillstart (steep grade) in a fully loaded truck with a manual transmission friend. 😨 But I gotta tell you, after driving in L.A rush hour traffic for a few years, these new trucks with auto trans will be a welcome change. 😁

[@studgerbil9081]

@@sweeptheleg. started with a Cummins cab-over 10-speed with Schneider years ago. Didn't last long for various reason, mostly family. They always tell you a driver will work for 6 months or 60 years.

[@nickTeeKaystrickland]

Stock WRX intercooler I imagine? Looked like one. Also, the dude who twisted his stereo wires so pretty and NEVER STRIPPED them is priceless.

[@procrastinator1842]

Uh...it said audi A4.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

Awesome wiring job on the radio. Made sure they were all twisted up real nice.

[@robertmoffett3486]

Hey, it's short circuit proof

[@icoborg]

ohh that was good! ahahah!

[@TotallyNotRedneckYall]

The guy who twisted those stereo wires together 😂

[@carlbarkham3115]

The wheel alignment on that car with the bald tyre is spot on! Nice even wear and not a wire cord in sight.

[@davidkemp9268]

Been watching your channel for a while..I'm always blown away. But the head unit wiring...I just don't understand anymore...we have endless knowledge on our phones.

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Decades ago, I was a professional car stereo installer. That attempted wiring job is something I've never seen, and I thought I'd seen everything car stereo related, including a new Cadillac burned to a gutted hull when the owner tried his hand at an amp.

[@lenscap8925]

But, but the neighbor said to just twist the wire ends together... 🤔

[@dntlss]

Yeah there is something about putting a fuse rated for the power wire as close to the battery as possible that they always seem to miss,lol

[@ptonpc]

Some of these, it's a case of, "At least the customer brought it in to get checked" even if we think they were daft. Then you get the ones who endanger everyone around them.

[@smorris12]

You must be new here to have not come across the "Customer refused all repairs" brigade! 😂😂😉

[@ptonpc]

@@smorris12 😂 Not new, just naive enough to hope the next video will consist of minor faults and the words "Customer insisted on all repairs" I have a dream! 😂

[@Richard-xv7yf]

My first car was a manual 325i and I never drove a car before buying it. Watched a couple videos and while I stalled a few times I was driving good in 5 days. It's fairly easy once you get moving

[@KatiTheButcher]

The stereo wiring job gave me a good laugh!

[@SatanKarma1]

2:07 never ceases to amaze me on what people manage to fill their def tank with.

[@dave161141]

Still better than filling DEF into diesel tank :/

[@SatanKarma1]

@@dave161141 to me both are just job security

[@The_Ballo]

Those things have to be kept clean. I wonder if it ever worked again or if it's limping to this day

[@SatanKarma1]

​@@The_Ballo On this Ram Tuck after being repaired it more than likely ran just fine. as finnicky as the after treatment system is there isnt that many physical parts to it

[@eichelrueck]

On a German channel someone had filled the window washer tank with def 😅

[@flyinwalenda]

AMC never offered the Gremlin with the 401 ( they should have ) but a dealer in Arizona offered the conversion of a Gremlin X( with the 304 )into a Gremlin 401XR. I think they sold less than 30 ! Rare car if you find one!

[@josepherhardt164]

2:56 Gremlin w/V8. In Newport News or Hampton, ca. 1968 or so, some guy supposedly put a 318 into a Model T body. Reportedly, when he was stopped and revved the engine, the front left wheel would lift off the road.

[@robertmoffett3486]

That Gremlin is great. Even the 304 ones were nice. A 401 must be a little crazy

[@daveh7720]

Never cared to own a Gremlin, but I'd drive that one!

[@freedomrings1420]

The Gremlins made good dirt track stock cars in the 70s. At the Fonda Fair grounds ,Fonda NY.

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

I remember when they came out. It was the kind of car you loved or hated and I hated it. The Hornet was a very good car and to chop off the back like they did seemed stupid to me. BUT, as these old econo cars are lost to the crusher, NOW we're seeing a scramble to save them.

[@robertmoffett3486]

@@freedomrings1420 Not just at Fonda. They were all over. Even most guys who race at Fonda race at other tracks, especially when the prize money is more than usual. I think the Gremlins looked the best

[@dashcamandy2242]

1:42 - 🤣 I read the full description of this clip, laughing the entire time.

[@SteamCrane]

About 1970, we were preparing to move 200 miles when the clutch fork on the wife's Volvo broke. So I drove it the 200 miles, (mostly freeway) got the clutch fork repaired after we arrived, and she drove it for many years after that.

[@clover7359]

That camry had not only a wheel that was an inch bigger diameter on one side, but it also had a wider contact patch and more sidewall too. Literally a 26.2" tire on one side and a 28.5" tire on the other.

[@robertmoffett3486]

Still not as bad as the one that had drums on one side, and discs on the other. I guess they only see one side at a time, so...

[@annehaight9963]

I have had to explain to people that you cannot put different size tires on the same car, and why.

[@justinflick6802]

Amother great video. Love looking forward to these alerts. See you at 1 million subs!

[@JustRolledIn]

Thank you! Almost at 500k. Slowly but surely.

[@The_Ballo]

@@JustRolledIn You'll definitely get there. Some of us like the public shaming 😂

[@robertmoffett3486]

@@The_Ballo Imagine if they doxed them all. They'd have to move and change their names

[@getsmarter5412]

I sure appreciate that you show some loved cars at the end, really cleanses the palate!

[@TROOPERfarcry]

Haha! I had squealing brakes once, but I was 'sMaRt!!", so I took the wheel off and examined it, and found this stupid little piece of metal that was scrapping the discs. So I got some pliers and bent it, and the squealing went away. I was very pleased with myself until my brakes failed some months later. It was an older car, so it had discs in the front, and drums in the back, with a little hand parking-brake in the center-console. I got home with that parking-brake. 100% pure ignorance on my behalf.

[@dntlss]

I got news for you,they are STILL making cars with that set up, Ive been working on cars for several decades and something i hate more than anything is Drum brakes,that shit is 1910 technology and believe me i dont ask for much,i dont care for new engine tech, nightmare in the making but man!! quit putting those damn Drum brakes on cars!! A couple of years ago a buddy of mine that had a late model Prius asked me if i could do a brake job on his car and he would pay me, no problem i said, this will be a piece of cake,i can do Disc brakes blindfolded, so i do the front and I'm like yes!! I'm almost done,once i start eyeballing the back I'm like WTF??? Not only that but they were high tech Drum brakes,because the car is so small all the parts to the Drum brakes were Billy Barty size,i could have probably swallowed the shoes, they were so small but man it was pain in the ass to work on and then they wouldn't bleed (he also wanted me to change a wheel cylinder) because you have to open a solenoid with a computer that you hook up to the car, i just wanted to take off running,lol but i got it done.

[@johndolenc7658]

The more I watch this channel the less I drive on busy roads

[@robertmoffett3486]

There's an intersection near my sister's house that almost always has headlight, and tail light debris along the curbs. I go two blocks out of my way when I walk there.

[@4TheMotorist]

Just when i thought it couldn't get any worse, it does!! You never disappoint

[@justapeasant8949]

The trick of learning to shift manual transmission: relax your hand. Hold the stick with fingers. Then, try to find a gear (1st in car, 2nd or 3rd in a rig), pushing the top of the shifter gently. With using the fingers, it gives you much better sensitivity and feel for the gears (where are they). If you just grab the knob, you'll just try to force the stick into a gear where isn't any. That will destroy the transmission. But with fingers, you can feel where the gears (speeds in American English) are. After some time practicing like this, you'll be able (know) to push the stick into gears, because, now you know where they are. This is how my driving instructor (he was quite an old geezer) thought me. Just a little bit of patience and softness in the hand😉

[@justapeasant8949]

@@Jack_Russell_Brown Yes. Don't use the shifter to rest your hand. The same goes for the clutch pedal too. When standing in the traffic (or traffic light), put it into neutral. There are people who have this nasty habit of selecting a first gear, then continue to hold clutch pedal pressed until light goes green. No, no, no. When stopped, flip it into neutral and remove the foot from the pedal. Put you foot and push it only when launching from the stop light (and releasing it at moderate movement speed, of course. When in gear, put the foot on a rest left of the pedal when reaching a cruise speed. This might seem tiresome for a person who used AT only. After some practice, it will become a second nature. Think of the truckers with 18 speeds (gears) manual transmission (gearbox in Non-American/British English)👌

[@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579]

I drove tractor trailer 11 years. During year 1, I learned to float the gears, meaning I only needed to clutch when starting and stopping. All other times, I used the throttle only to get the gear to release then upshift. For downshift, float to neutral blip throttle and drop down a gear.

[@jasonstclair6293]

@@justapeasant8949 the thing with trucks is many only use the clutch to start and stop. They "float" the gears the rest of the time. Most trucks also only have 10 or 13 speeds unless you're hauling heavy all the time or spend a lot of time in the mountains. 8 speeds are also somewhat common for lighter trucks.

[@elroyface404]

That Gremlin is sick! I'd love to see a road test video

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

Geez I'm OLD. I remember when Gremlins were just econo cars that eventually became throw away cars (like the Pinto) in the used car market. Now that so many have been lost to the car crusher, collectors are scrambling to save them.

[@millerkiller6496]

@@BlackPill-pu4viIt’s always when there’s almost none left, people want to save it. That’s my fear with almost any older car

[@Paulie1232]

I'm convinced that society is doomed 😕

[@markh.6687]

I go $50 on the inbound asteroid. But I also called NASA to volunteer to go blow it up. Bruce Willis isn't available, and I'm expendable. I get to be an astronaut and win the bet. Life is sweet!

[@Raiderhays37]

"Relax. My old man is a television repair man. He's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." - Jeff Spicoli 😂😂😂

[@johncundiss9098]

I have met others who thought the engine oil was "fill to overflow" as in the basic 'splash lubricated' lawn mower engine. Yes, the old Briggs & Stratton say fill to overflow. I think most all have a dip stick now but still. lol.

[@frank-lr]

Too much oil in a Diesel engine can get nasty, see 'Diesel engine runaway'

[@JD-wn3cc]

Everyone knows that topping up oil is the same as topping up the washer fluid. Allllll the way up to the top is best....

[@mclarenscca]

Now I've seen people put DEF fluid in a diesel fuel tank, which is a gigantic mistake, and could cost you up to $18k, but how in the hell do you fill the DEF tank with diesel! The DEF filler neck is tiny! People, just don't seem to not comprehend the most simple of instructions! That being said, manufacturers should locate the DEF filler neck seperate from the diesel filler neck!

[@dave161141]

Many DEF fill necks contain a filter screen, which can cause back pressure and trigger off the filling nozzle. So some owners remove the filter and then there's enough room to fit diesel hose. Few of them already learnt the hard and expensive way

[@edwardashley6688]

Love the Gremlin at the end!! Wicked sound!! Then the other one in the Readers Rides, a two for. 👍🏻❤️😃 Thank you! Always love your videos.

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

Great channel!

[@regsmith7604]

I wanted to see a burnout from that 401 cu in Gremlin

[@daveh7720]

I want to see it come to a sudden stop from 90mph and watch it do a forward somersault.

[@Zortzico]

For those curious: the size difference between the 2 different sized tires the customer had on the front of their car (16 and 17 inch rims) works out to being just over 2" in height between them. An absolutely massive difference to have on the same axle.

[@Javelinjoe73]

Must have caused problems with ABS, and traction control if it had them

[@annehaight9963]

Must have been like driving on a Nebraska street.

[@alflyover4413]

@@Javelinjoe73 I would expect brake problems period. I could see the car diving toward the shorter tire.

[@brianmiller1077]

In theory you could have 2 different rim sizes with the same tire diameter but that would be like all the planets aligning.

[@annehaight9963]

@@brianmiller1077 I have actually experienced a car like that. Correct tire size, but one of the rims was a 17" and the others were 16". It drove normally.

[@TwinShards]

2:29 And that is why you always turn over the engine 1 or 2 full rotation by hand after accessing the cylinders ;). If it seize then the worst that can happen is a tiny dent in the piston/head.

[@MetalMachine131]

I used to be pretty mad about the expensive and mandatory car inspections in Germany. After these videos Im glad to have them.

[@dntlss]

Here in the States some states have them and some dont but believe it or not in most states someone knows someone that will "give you a sticker" for a a case of beer, a few extra dollars etc,provided of course the car is in somewhat good condition and you have something that will not pass inspection but the rest is ok kinda deal, i dont think any of the cars in this video would qualify, ha ha ha

[@Craig6844]

this shit happens because parents do not teach their kids anymore. 50 years ago people did their own maintenance and the kids learned by helping.

[@elultimo102]

The problem is all the unneeded tech, that complicates any repair process, compared to pre-EPA vehicles.

[@SOLAscriptura-]

My 2 year old loves hanging out in the shop with me, asking me what I’m doing and why. I absolutely love it. I grew up in my grandpa’s garage building sprint cars. He helped me SR20 swap my 240 in high school, just us in the shop.

[@VirginiaBronson]

I think that's pretty inaccurate, at least in this case: my mom doesn't know how to even check oil or change a tire. And she was raised 50 years ago. Meanwhile, I can.

[@annehaight9963]

That's exactly how I learned. My dad worked as an auto mechanic while in college, and I spent a lot of time watching him.

[@dntlss]

I think he was generalizing and also speaking of male children,normally women are not interested in working on cars specially 50 years ago and also your mothers parents also probably figured they needed to teach her to bake and sow and things like that , not work on cars. I'm not trying to be chauvinistic, I'm in my 50s so i know how things used to be,in those days if you were a woman and you knew how to work on cars and repair your roof and things like that people would think there was something wrong with you.

[@leifvejby8023]

Maybe we should stop printing warning labels, and instead let stupidity weed itself out!

[@jeffchandler6285]

Joe & Jane Darwin could potentially happen to other drivers let the labels stand for hopefully fewer road going Darwins happening to other drivers.

[@jimurrata6785]

Humans advanced for a million years, but take a look at the last 100 and it seems we've fallen off a cliff.

[@anotheryoutube4635]

Agreed!

[@anotheryoutube4635]

​@@jimurrata6785100% correct but it's by design. Another reset is coming.

[@BeeRumblin13]

Just like your Ukraine heart lol. Giving that corrupt country millions and millons of dollars is true stupidity a mechanic can't fix

[@petergarofolo9385]

Ahh the AMC Gremlin. Another winner my friend. 👍 👍 👍 😊

[@mdmcolt]

Enjoyed the video 👍👍👍

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

My own car has 17”inch alloys but the spare tyre is mounted on a steel wheel which is only 15” inches, the larger tyre side wall on the spare makes up the difference in wheel size. The same thing can be seen on the video example.

[@davesouthword1298]

The tyre wall sizes are 5.8 inches on the 17 and 5.1 inches on the 16. So, no.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Those are emergency use only and only for dead axel.

[@ehsnils]

It would still give some funky driving behavior due to the difference in the tire sidewall height.

[@dave161141]

@@XtreeM_FaiL Wait, you have two separate spares for live and dead axle?

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

@@dave161141 Did I said that?

[@kkampy4052]

Nowhere on the WD40 can does it say anything about brakes. Read the can!

[@GoldenCroc]

"Read? Slow down, egghead..."

[@tomstravels520]

I don't think many of these people who own these cars can read

[@hoggmotorsport]

Excellent dude 👍 I knew one day we'd see the radio install 🤦‍♂️🤣 Gremlin was cool 😎 Have a great weekend bud 👍

[@JustRolledIn]

You as well my friend! 👍

[@jessezass]

Customers who do their own stereo wiring always gets me, the best one was the guy who at least stripped and twisted some of the correct wires together but then bundled them all up together and wrapped them with tape so they were all touching. I don't know how it didn't blow a fuse or catch fire, it just drained the battery. Then when I got into it I found that they had pulled the Ford Shaker head unit out and replaced it with a Dual and didn't wire in the adapters for the factory amps so none of the externally amplified speakers worked. The customer didn't want to fix it beyond what he already had there so I isolated, soldered and heat shrank each wire together and sent him on his way.

[@frankrizzo3915]

Great Video!

[@hypurrfpv9483]

Changed his oil, left a bottle in the engine bay to catch oil and then didn't bother to look for what was causing the noise and brought it to the shop? Always good to start my Monday feeling like a genius after watching one of these.

[@irishkelly654]

Love the Gremlin at the end. In the mid 80's I had a 74 with a 69 343, ford top loader 4 speed. What a fun car!

[@eggdashure]

1:42 Wait, they twisted the wires together without stripping them at all? Aight...

[@hypershadow5g]

2:10 I used to work at an oil change shop, we did that ALL the time on accident...caused many a mess

[@Grimmjiow]

Love ur videos

[@eichelrueck]

"I do not always drive a manual, but when I do I rest my foot on the clutch pedal"

[@rexross7086]

You know what really gets me? I've been driving big truck for 40 years. They are so big and hot to trot that we keep our equipment in tip top shape. But yet they don't even look at the shape that the cars are in.

[@dawnpoint]

Thanks for yet another dozen reminders why I work from home now.

[@robertpierce1981]

Content worth pushing. 👍

[@Rodogg7787]

I have officially seen it all now! I thought I'd seen all the crazy "self installs" on stereo systems but I have now seen it all! Lol gotta strip the wires there buddy.....

[@billynomates920]

if you don't know what you are doing but are going to do it anyway then please: rewire your radio, don't try to stop your brakes squeaking. this show never fails to amaze me! never! :)

[@jagpimp7322]

Hope your weekend is going great Eli.

[@JustRolledIn]

Thanks, Fred! You as well

[@LEXXIUS]

2:18 Love the perfect cut! 😂

[@nabinnyc]

the driving with a locked rear wheel back to back with the unstripped wires twisted together was gold 😂

[@MrKim-kv2vv]

What a sweet sound the Gremlin makes❤️

[@Where_is_Waldo]

I appreciate the FTO image at the end of the video, under appreciated car.

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

To install any radio, just twist the wires, yep! Lol😊

[@akujiki0X]

I don't know what impressed me more all the cars or the gremlin at the end running.

[@DBRONCOSfan]

That radio install is next level… hahaha

[@garyb5796]

The little Gremlin sounding Bad to the Bone!!