SERVICE
COMMENTS:
Use
any information or opinions on this website; or
provided by mail, fax, email or over the phone AT
YOUR OWN RISK.
I'm
just a guy that has fixed a few of these cars and
learned what I could over the decades. For all you
know; the way I fixed them and my advice is WRONG and
DANGEROUS. I have no way of knowing that you are going
to lie under your car with only the
TIP-OVER-EVERY-TIME-FACTORY-JACK holding up the car;
or that you feel there is no problem holding a "drop
cord" light while you remove the fuel sender in your
gas tank; or are going to remove your lower A-frame
without first clamping the suspension together or
taking some other precautions to prevent your injury
or death.
Grab some general automotive textbooks and go through
the safety chapters; I still do now and then just to
make sure it's all in the front of my memory banks. A
general auto textbook is a GREAT BEGINNING if you plan
on doing things to your car. It is amazing to me how
many people ignore or don't care to know basic safety
rules; including using eye and ear protection. Don't
feel insulted if I say or write something you already
know as I'm speaking to a wide audience. On the other
hand; don't be shocked if I DON'T KNOW SOMETHING I
"SHOULD" as well; I'm just a backyard mechanic as
well. Big backyard; but a backyard nevertheless.
I have kept my fingers and eyes and survived by going
slow and asking questions when needed. I have been
fortunate in meeting many mechanics who were open and
friendly and showed me the courtesy of talking at me
instead of down to me. I've always tried to continue
that in my life.
It takes the most boorish kind of behavior to buy
something from someone and expect someone else to help
you with your problem. Sometimes in the past I have
let this slide; but as I get closer to the last
roadster ride; I typically don't; so don't be
offended.
The
other side of the coin is my mission to go to the wall
with you in solving something that comes up after a
sale.
OK; I'm off my soapbox now.
Dann
