Seeking Redemption! Field Trip to the Junk Yard!

[@nicknelson7136]

Was just telling my teenage son that we all make mistakes - the difference is how you deal with those mistakes, and how you make them right. Good job!

[@peted5217]

Breaking plastic parts while repairing vehicles isn't a 'Mistake'. It's a normal happening that should be part of the owners expenses. Ex; When your pwr window won't work right , tis because the regulator parts are no longer all metal, but brittle plastic now broken.

[@bobroberts2371]

This " broken part" has the feel of Trevor Jacob crashing his plane.

[@alexandermckay8594]

Ah, the classic old school sparkplug tightening technique. Tighten until it snaps and a 1/4 turn back. Perfect every time!

[@loubakker5000]

L O L !!!

[@eaglerider1826]

Ray , when I worked at O'Reilly's we carried that fitting in stock in our Dorman section . You weren't the first person to break one

[@Vengancejr]

The integrity to post your mistake instead of hiding it is what makes you a great and honest mechanic!

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

Redemption achieved...Love the bone yard, never know what you'll find, or what you couldn't comprehend, that you needed....

[@Oni4Life99]

You’re a Kick-Ass mechanic! Keep up the good work. I wish politicians were like you, straight to the point and no BS.

[@nuffdafairy]

In reference to your colleague whom disagrees with your internuts activity, do you find that having an audience improves you as a mechanic? I find that teaching sometimes helps me understand my field better. Learning through teaching, so to speak.

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

I like to think the scrutiny it’s how improvements are made. Plus I’ve learned many things from audience feedback.

[@Dirtyharry70585]

@@RainmanRaysRepairs the place I work has a training dept, too bad none of them have practical field experience on the products they ‘train us’ on. We’ll all going to fup on something, fess up and do it right and move on- that’s the teaching moment. The guys who don’t give everyone a bad name.

[@petermonk117]

I agree Terry. Great comment/ question!

[@dragonmaker1541]

Ok. No insult meant. How would you teach what you do not know?

[@petermonk117]

@@dragonmaker1541 I sometimes deliver presentations and training sessions. When faced with an audience, you think carefully about what you know you know....think you know and where you feel uncomfortable. Knowing that you will be the subject of scrutiny makes you check up on things a little bit more and as a result you learn more. You made a really great comment....I hope my reply does it some kind of justice!

[@sniperlif3]

I love your content. You provide us with everything, wins and losses. Not only does it help everyone emotionally seeing someone fail (not in a bad way, but as a everyone fails way which is rare on KZbin besides the fail videos), but you also provide real work experience, stuff that I wish I would have seen much earlier in my car mechanic life working on my own vehicles. I also hope that you doing these videos helps you as well, not just financially, but also with your end product as you have a following of people to call you out on errors to help you be a better mechanic or because you describing the method of repair to us out loud and you end up realizing or finding a new/better way to accomplish a task.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Glad it worked out and the Junkyard had the part Junkyard to the rescue again @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@stevewhite3424]

Don't ever change ray! You are a real world mechanic working in the real world. Besides it's fun to watch all the mouth wrenches come out of the woodwork. :)

[@bobbypennington2304]

You should ask the counter at the junkyard for headlights for your truck! I'm betting they shelve the good stuff.

[@garyh4458]

Junkyard fishing is so fun. You never know what you will find. Back when I used to have a Cutlass I would go every weekend looking for "G-body Gold". :)

[@lisas292]

I remember going to the Pick and Pull yards with my Dad. He never took cars to the mechanic and he helped my brothers restore several cars.

[@creamofbotulismsoup9900]

Looks like a 3/4" NPT to 1/2 barb, probably could pick a fitting that would work at lowes or home depot if you're really in a bind, or even better replace it with a brass fitting.

[@madog1]

I was just going to post the same👍🏻 My first thought was, get a brass nipple when it broke.

[@colchronic]

What even is galvanic corrosion?

[@creamofbotulismsoup9900]

@@colchronic If it was a coolant line then brass on aluminum would be a terrible idea, but a breather with PTFE separating the metals I'd be shocked if it was an issue.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

@@colchronic To clarify, when two dissimilar metals are connected directly like for instance, plumbing, galvanized pipes connected directly to copper, galvanic corrosion. It's when a metal that is incompatible meets another metal, accelerated corrosion results and in a few years, leaks can appear in the case of plumbing. That's what's been discovered in my house, and was likely done when the bathroom was redone in 2009.

[@creamofbotulismsoup9900]

@@johnhpalmer6098 To add to this a bit more you can have dissimilar metals in direct contact with each other and have zero issues if they are not also in contact with a electrolyte such as water that contains minerals or a tiny amount of metal dissolved in it. Things like CPU coolers and AC evaporators/condensers will often have aluminum and copper in direct contact with each other and they don't corrode any faster than they would if the metals weren't in contact with each other. If you use those same metals with each other for plumbing or a cooling loop they will corrode much faster and they don't even have to be in direct contact with each other to cause problems. You can use corrosion inhibitors in a cooling system(most if not all automotive coolant will contain these inhibitors) to reduce galvanic corrosion but it doesn't completely solve the problem and even 100% pure water will eventually dissolve some of the metals it is contact with and become electrically conductive.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Seeing these rust free vehicles in the salvage yard! I'm in MN. Those rims are a solid support.

[@ggariepy]

Agreed. The rims are welded together, and are more than sturdy enough to support the vehicle if placed correctly.

[@martinkitchen8203]

Especially compared to the Toyota FJ Cruiser that needed the brakes replaced.

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

I grew up running around junkyards. It's still a blast.

[@dev-debug]

Me and my son go and walk around one nearby each summer. Always find something cool, hood ornament or whatever. Not as much fun when I'm there because I need a part to fix something lol

[@1rednecktech]

Glueck's junkyard one of the 10+ U Pull Its I go to in Florida, More than 30 I go to in the SE US. Get 2 fittings while you're there!

[@markusallport1276]

Doo de doo... shut up phone! I lost it. Too F*ckin funny. So much for the Ray Ray calm demeanor. ROFLmao. That phone ring is trying your patience.

[@wsatre5692]

For your truck lites. I gave fixed them by wet sand with 1500 grit, power polish, then apply a piece of 3M clear bra or equivilet to keep them from chalking out again.

[@Mini-Driver]

Wow! your salvage yard has concrete. Ours has a mixture of rocks and mud here in Virginia. I love spending a few hours just wondering around, even if I don't need anything specific. Great job fixing things right.

[@chrisleggett685]

Sand mixed with rattlesnakes here in the desert

[@jeffdriver3000]

My first car was a 1960 Ford Fairlane with a 292 Y block and a Ford-o-matic 2 speed transmission. I lived in the Sacramento area and we had tons of auto wreckers, we had a few that specialized in just Fords. I spent lots of time getting upgrades for my car there

[@sand0077]

Nothing beats glass headlamps for continued clarity and longevity, these plastic ones are bunk!

[@firesmurfuk]

Gotta love when it goes from righty tighty to righty loosey

[@lidrec]

your one- handed work is mind boggling............

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good old 1/4 in Ratchet with a 3/8 Drive Head @4:05 @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@Grayhook1]

Invisible shield on my 16 yo truck headlights. I put them on 15 years ago. No fade, yellowing or chips.

[@kenb2118]

The rule on plastic fittings hand tight and 1/2 turn, no more. Enjoying your videos sir!

[@douglascampbell9809]

Field trip field trip field trip.

[@guilfordterminal]

I polished my plastic headlights for years and had them fade in a year or so until I brought it to my local friendly body shop guy. He told me that the secret to keeping them good for years was to polish them, then put a couple of coats of clear coat on them. He was right - ones he did for me look perfect going on 3-4 years now.

[@Auto209]

Ray as far as your headlights go, try to finish them with clear coat. I’ve been doing that and it’s lasted almost a year so far with no signs of UV damage

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

Good old Gluecks/Al's pick n pull/ whatever it is now...! I love that place, but haven't been there in awhile...! Thanks, keep up your awesomeness and don't forget to compliment someone today...

[@timmylittle2406]

The boneyard….every time I am in one I always walk out with the feeling that I made and incomplete hunt.

[@squarebodyseth5986]

Thats when you have fun grabbing little parts, spare relays and connectors are my #1. Sometimes you can find some good bulbs.

[@GARDENER42]

I was saying "don't..." just as you gave that fitting another turn. Has to be the cleanest "junk" yard I've ever seen. Have you tried any of the available anti UV coatings on your headlights?

[@sturnie1]

It was like Sunday football I was yelling no no no its broke

[@MikeFatty]

I use a nice gritty rubbing compound. and a good polish. then wax. that usually is good. then I just polish and wax every 6 months

[@dmonat]

Me too! Its freaking plastic!!!

[@NeoAndersonATS]

Ray....Jesus.....PLAAAAA-STIC.😐

[@markusallport1276]

The EPA has a lot to do with "Junkyard" fixin's these days. Many yards I visit anymore, and more tidy and organized compared to back in the day "free for all" type yards. Many visualize the income they been missing out on, as opposed to "letting folks just walk around and pull sh''1t" without thinkin anymore. Many yards now charge a fee to get in.

[@jasonj8740]

Well, I'm impressed. That boneyard is much cleaner than the boneyard where I live, plus I doubt that Steven Avery didn't kill anyone in that junkyard unlike the one here.

[@jameshedrick6839]

I used to go the salvage near my house to find certain parts i couldn't get in a parts store like the tail lights for my 85 oldsmobile. Now that i found them i started to slowly take the whole car apart and i'm doing a full restoration on it

[@darylmorgan9887]

Redemption accomplished. Not the first not the last. Well done good job

[@less5406]

I have a farm and ranch store near me that has that exact fitting in brass. They have TONS of oddball stuff.

[@skutahuniai4830]

Has it occurred to you that that fitting is more likely than not a metric size?

[@kg4gav]

@@skutahuniai4830 they can make brass in metric, too.

[@skutahuniai4830]

@@kg4gav Of course they can. You trying to tell me that a "farm and ranch store" in a country that is predominately imperial system, is going to stock a brass fitting as such in metric? Home Depot doesn't list one, so what are the odds your store would have it? 🤣🤣

[@kg4gav]

@@skutahuniai4830 Because the original commenter said they have the exact piece in brass, and they have tons of oddball stuff. You act like if HD doesn't have it, it does not exist. Perhaps this local store saw a need, sourced a part and keep it in stock. threaded to hose nippel metric or imperial, seems like something that could serve a lot of uses, not just this one engine part. You make it seem that it is some custom one off thing that doesn't exist outside of GM.

[@skutahuniai4830]

@@kg4gav Stop punching yourself in the nuts Hoss. You are making yourself look silly. Would you have us believe that your Mom and Pop store saw a "need" for this fitting in brass so they stock it? Come on!

[@thetransporter2411]

You are very responsible, I am amazed by the effort you have put in🙏🏻

[@hoseqt1]

You can find that intake connector at any HARDWARE STORE, just take the broken pieces, and you can get the brass counterpart..... And they were cheap at one time, not sure about now.....

[@stephenvella9700]

I knew that he was going to break that fitting. The way he was going about being a savage as usual.

[@solargarage]

Love salvage yards, if I had one close by, I would always be there.

[@BigLisaFan]

got one near me but you can't rummage through it. "Insurance reasons". Hey, I'll sign a waiver.

[@Lunas2525]

That part looks like a common plumbing part you might have been able to get a metal version at a plumbing supply store. Rather than the nylon with glass reinforcement.

[@Rene_W204]

Sylvania headlight restore kit. Amazons got it for 20 bucks and when you register your product they are the only one that give you a lifetime warranty. I restored my girlfriends headlights a while back and they came out great. 03 Altima.

[@dipwadz]

I followed a guy on youtube who used 3m pro paint protection(clear bra) after restoring using wet sanding. Been about a year, so far so good.

[@sturnie1]

I think the air impact gun would have been a much better choice to install a plastic piece

[@Brindle_Boxer]

Yes, Snap Off brand is best for this.

[@sturnie1]

@@Brindle_Boxer isnt that Snap Ons older brother lol

[@oldschool1993]

It looks like a standard 1/2" pipe thread hose barb available in brass or plastic at Home Depot.

[@MikeFatty]

completing another quest in the heroes journey.

[@nomebear]

I lucked out at a "You pull'em". Someone had spent a fortune restoring a car that was exactly like mine, and then wrecked it. I mined that wrecked car for all it was worth.

[@ryanlaw7474]

I have had the same problem with headlights. My son had a Dodge Avenger he delivered pizza in and I polished them every six months. Finally, I sanded and clear coated them with a rattle can. Had no problems after that.

[@thk7513]

I like your ham fisted approach on the one you broke.....had the popcorn made in anticipation of you using a 1/2" breaker bar to install the second one. Sometimes you disappoint.

[@bruceb4349]

lol

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

I was amazed when you kept going… We have a guy at work that likes everything just as tight, lol. Glad to see the channel growth, added a thousand in a day or two it looks like, awesome!

[@skeezix8156]

Tighten it until it gets loose. Lol

[@AndyHa1010]

"Shut up phone, not in the mood" That's the first lmfao

[@RexenPrime]

Over the weekend i went to a salvage yard a couple of hours away from where i live and i got under one of the cars, in the snow, to pull a trans for a car im fixing up. I didnt feel good about getting under it, but the job got done.

[@2e0txe]

Junk yard like that are quite rare in the UK nowadays, due to health and safety and the recycling of old vehicles that needs to happen.

[@FlyEaglesFly19111]

Bone yards are fun to go to. That there is theee cleanest yard i have ever seen. Here in Pa. They are a mud slop mess. Most of the time. Stay safe and be well Ray. Have a great day!

[@da0z]

Definitely my nerves were talking. I was waiting for you to snap at off and then been like. GOT YOU! and pull another one out the pocket

[@ronchappel4812]

I didnt notice last time but it seems to be identical to a garden irrigation fitting. They come in various thread and nipple sizes. Something to keep in mind if it happens again

[@robpeabo509]

While I was watching you tighten it up in the last video I was thinking he does know it is plastic, stop now! Good to see you got lucky with the wreckers having one Ray.

[@garyh4458]

Yea, I was cringing when I saw him torqueing on that plastic fitting.

[@bobroberts2371]

This " broken part" has the feel of Trevor Jacob crashing his plane.

[@davidwright1653]

Hose barb fitting any Plumbing department; Home Depot, Lowes, Menard's, Ace Hardware, True value!

[@ddblairco]

nice tour of the junk yard

[@ChevyConQueso]

The caged thing is a Foxbody race car missing it's exterior sheet metal, not a dune buggy. (In case someone else didn't mention it) I have that same baby 3/8" Duralast ratchet. I bought it close to 20 years ago when I was getting started and had issues overtorquing fasteners. It did help me screw up a lot less.

[@pyro323]

Everytime someone says "one more time" that Draft Punk song comes into my head lol. 🎶🎵

[@rodneybegnaud9164]

If you sand your headlights until yellowing is gone then paint with a two part clear your problems should be over. Just google two part clear coat in a can. There are KZbin videos showing how to apply.

[@aaronbritt2025]

If you wanna fix your headlights near permanently, you gotta take them off the truck, prep and spray them with automotive clear coat then wet sand and buff them.

[@garymucher4082]

It always is that last little bit of turn that gets you every time. Because the ten turns with Teflon sealing tape isn't going to stop air/vacuum leakage without that last quarter turn. Been there and done that too! You lucked out well this time. Seems the "click" really wasn't needed after all... Thumbs Up

[@stevehannen]

First time I worked on my big block, I tightened up the thermostat housing bolts, and click, First one snapped in the block..luckily it had enough thread poking out to wrestle it without drilling. Lesson learned! It has happened once since though..I'm blaming that on old age 🤣

[@CurtisDoesStuffOnline]

Hey, regarding your headlights. Check out ChrisFix's video on how to restore the headlights. He uses a UV resistant clear coat once the lenses are cleaned up to prevent them from fogging again.

[@huzudra]

Eastwood 2K clear in a rattle can is what you want to fix headlights permanently, it's the same clear coat that goes on your car so it's super UV stable and with the correct prep it bonds to plastic just fine.

[@Blurky82]

Wow, I never managed to only spend 20 minutes at the junkyard! Pretty impressive! 😂

[@tonyjover]

But he didn't... he spent 25 minutes, and made himself late lol

[@darkdelta]

Ain't it the truth, time stops when in the yard.

[@notsure7874]

It takes 20 minutes just to get through checkout at the boneyards near me.

[@posterboyrob]

I know that yard well! That's one of my LKQ's. Either Largo or Clearwater.

[@cliffordcrum5174]

Just a small hint I have broke many of them, now I use an o ring that fits and for high heat areas so I don't over tighten and it works great.

[@theboyx323]

I too enjoy doing the junkyard upgrades. Swapped my broken oem 02 Silverado grille for a body matched 03 Tahoe grille and z71 valence. Now my truck looks like what a Silverado would have looked like had they not gone with cat eyes look.

[@timgrinton6249]

Snatching Victory from the jaws of defeat. Good save.

[@lKanyoNl]

I use to be a detailed and I would normally use 2-3 coats of really good clear coat and really never got and come backs for the headlight restorations.

[@rowdydude957]

Savage yards are a great place to find tools.

[@haydnjenkins7607]

You were reffing on it a bit not surprised it broke.

[@Thewhitetile]

I just got my dad your angry pliers for his birthday. He was a bit skeptical (I was as well to be truthful) until be put a bolt in his vise as tight as he could and they would spin it. It was so tight all the threads on the bolt got smashed as he turned it and the pliers. They even left indents on the head of the bolt. After that he was so happy. We have had to drill/cut/torch out too many bolts. Those pliers must be made of some high quality steel.

[@welshy4638]

I used to enjoy going to scrappies her in the UK. Getting to remove your own parts and getting to practice on an already dead vehicle before working on your own. all we seem to have these days is vehicle dismantlers with endless shelves of already removed parts. Ah the good ol' days.

[@stevehannen]

Yes, the joy of climbing a rack of cars to pop a fuel sender from the tank, then wearing that petrol home 😅

[@WApnj]

FYI... You don't need to seat a fitting like that up to the hilt. The Teflon tape seals the threads. Lucky you didn't break the replacement.

[@andrewbarnett84]

My solution may find some use for you in the future, (in removal of broken plastic fittings), take some paste superglue and glue the broken parts together, when solid remove gently, saves undoing intakes etc.

[@PRO4XKEV]

Hardware store..Home Depot and Lowes, in ground sprinkler section has these in bulk in different sizes.. I know cause I used this style for my fish pond.

[@Paramount531]

This video made me realize how much fun a trip to the boneyard was. In San Diego, we had Ecology Auto Wrecking. You paid a $2 fee and got to go wander around to find your parts. Sometimes I paid the admission just so I could go check out all of the interesting cars in there. One time I slogged through the mud in rubber boots to get a wiper motor for my $300 86 Mitsubishi pickup truck. I think that cost $20 plus admission.

[@unorthodoxridez]

(6:42) cue the old Castrol commercial "I change my oil, why worry about engine sludge?". Clearly this fella did not use Castrol LOL! Had too. And one of the best KZbin channels that I watch by the way, keep it up man you're awesome!

[@ltymore4599]

Ray, I purchased after market headlamps on eBay for my 2000 Dodge Dakota. They lasted many years with no fading. I sold it in 2013 with still clear headlamps .

[@markbaum5911]

Thats the cleanest bone yard I've ever seen

[@scottpetrini756]

One man's bone yard is another man's museum!

[@b9bot148]

Success, great job Ray!!! Error corrected.

[@dans8287]

Oh Boy we're going on a field trip! I wish school field trips had been as much fun as going to the junk yard. It's too bad my wife made me get rid of the beater. There's no reason to visit the junk yard anymore

[@tomf4547]

When I was a lad trips to the scrap yard would end in me throwing my shoes away. Ankle deep in a mix of mud n grease 😳 Cars piled 4 high too, love a climb.

[@pohtoj1]

I play with cars alot and i always salvage all fittings, connectors and stuff... They cost a fortune for what they are. 😊

[@pcharman123]

Cerakote headlight restoration kits are amazing on headlights

[@22turbo2]

Hey Ray, if you have some spare time to work on those headlights, sand them down with 400 then 1000 grit sandpaper and spray them with automotive clear. They’ll be good for another 10 years that way. Keep up the good work!

[@lifeRobrandom]

Best in life found to do with headlights that are a bit past it is to sand with a fine grit sandpaper then use lacquer

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Those Rim stands are safer than jack stands, btw. If placed properly. Been unxsr many over the years all the yards i know use them and dont have concrete yards like this place. Dirt or crushed stone. Ive never in my life ever heard of them failing. I started my career as a dismantler for 7 years. Never saw a car fall over. Probably made more koney doing that than repairing. What i learned dismantling is priceless. How to get things apart withought breaking them. Not to mention organizarion and speed. 32 vehicles a month. And always got the most difficult vehicles. All the high end stuff. 4x4`s and body cuts amd glass pulls. And back then had to clean amd tag my own parts. And do all my own paperwork. On top of that my last 1.5 hrs a day doing repairs on engines. Intake gaskets on gm v6's and rebiulds on front end amackedu subaru and audi v6 engines. I was a beast now im metal and a useless body. Metal from my neck to my ankle and a couple knee surgeies. One replaced. And back surgery. Going in for mri today for another cage in my neck. Work hard play hard and at 50 spent lol. Took 8 years off to build houses ground up. Concrete to the roof and finish work. But trust me. If one has a brain those rim stamds are extremely reliable. And way way better than a jack stand.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Finding the part in the boneyard is part of the adventure! Seeing other possible parts is icing on the cake! Trying to figure out what sent the vehicle to their death sentence is all part of the game. Unfortunately, yards around me have lessoned the amount of people that are allowed in the yard.

[@jad43701]

IIRC..Dorman makes a replacement fitting than you can get at almost any Auto Parts Store. It is a very common part that gets broken, a lot !

[@BixbyConsequence]

Don't go heavy on the tape with the plastic fitting or the interference will raise the torque requirement past what it can take before it seats. If you really want thread sealing it may be better to go with a liquid version where the excess can get out of the way.

[@stansnider2495]

Good morning Ray

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

In both instances, I'd have stopped pulling the wrench 5 pulls earlier! Live and learn they say.

[@zacharystewart1064]

On the note of your headlights I have had good luck restoring them with the kits and then take them to a paint shop and have them throw a layer of clear coat on them. If prepared and done right they should last a long time.

[@rockysuperstar1]

RAY I have never seen a bone yard with concrete yard . Very Clean . That piece if I remember right That is pipe thread .Get you a brass piece to replace :-))