In a previous video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Ra51_X7u8&t we had a look at a Dodge Ram that came in multiple problems and low and behold it was a pretty simple diagnosis. It's to bad the customer got ripped off by the other shop. In this video I pop in the new ignition switch and verify the repair. -Enjoy!
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I like your show I leaned a lot about auto repairs.Thanks man!
I myself actually have a 2000 dodge ram quad cab long bed 1500 4×4 Laramie slt with the 5.9 litre 360 magnum v8. Mine does not have power mirrors, overhead compass/outside Temp display and or the nicer woodgrain type trim mine is black and don't stop anything from working so not a problem for me..I've had people before tell me well like my 94 Z71 Silverado extended cab short bed put in a custom dash trim accessory kit, maybe something like carbon fiber look. Not a big fan of the wood type trim anyway so why… mine is not leather it's dark mist gray cloth, and my truck is black I like the blue on that one, mine is probably a little cleaner truck it's got some rust starting but not completely rotted out.
Self tapping screw. No s on anyway. Must be a NY dialect..
Good job my guy
Don't sell yourself and going to the singing business
You definitely understand electrical diagnostics
How can you know if a shop can diagnose issues like this? I've called shops around me for a pw/pl electrical issue and either they don't want it or one just said "we got a guy that does that kind of stuff". Not very convincing.
Self tapping rather than self threading.
Blonde classic
Fun Fact: When I was in the Navy, I took a regular razor blade (brand new) and was going to use it to cut a line. It was really weird, the line didn't cut, and nothing happened, didn't even cut a little. I looked at the blade and had the dull end against the line. Went to doc after that one.
You are awesome
It just shows that give s Customer an honest report and a good job he will come back. Nice one.
Those ignition switches are cool and all, until the lock cylinder or key wears out. Then both have to be replaced because you can't turn the key to remove one from the other. I learned this working at Oreilly.
But I wanna be a jerk your diag was terrible just can't believe the reliable way you fixed those problems they should just fire you my goodness when are you going to realize you have to fire yourself your just to good at fixing cars you good mechanic , well that insult didn't go to plan 😂
“Don’t be a jerk” ! Words to live by ~
Another awesome job. Don’t bother with twitter lol
People are stuck between a rock and a hard place , when comes to diagnostic s
Brilliant work. Bravo sir!
GOOD honest mechanics with excellent diagnostic abilities and common sense are hard to find. I learn something almost every time I watch your videos. Good to know. PARTS CANNON – LOL!
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Back in the 60's, an ignition switch was a simple on/off (and rarely failed). My first job was delivering auto parts and the idiot I was working with actually lost the keys to his truck. I was sent out and did the classic yank-the-three-wires-and-strip-them-with-a-knife-and-jump-the-igniton to get him back to the shop. Just like in the movies!
I'm a retired small engine mechanic ,enjoy your work.
So you don't have to use dielectric Grease inside that lock mechanism?
Love these two videos. I have a 97 Dakota with 286,000 on it which proves the one your working on is only half way through its useful life providing it gets some tender loving car from time to time, Thanks for sharing!
Subtle humor buddy. I have to listen closely, then there's a "Wait a minute" moment. lol Metric adjustable wrench…
LOL Boy gonna cut you DEEP………best video yet
Kudos from the Motor City on the Marvin Gaye (Motown) reference;-)
Problem is she didn't have enough weight on her key ring.
Marvin Gay, yes. There’s a beverage involved.
Man I wish I had a mechanic that was worth a shit like you down here in south east Texas. None of these guys want to do any work. Just plug in a scan tool…
These Dodge trucks are extremely easy to steal, that was the first thing I had to replace in our Dodge truck when it was stolen was the ignition switch they literally just use a screwdriver and break that little plastic thing and pop the lock cylinder out and start it with a screwdriver The same screwdriver that they punched the door lock with.
We need more honest mechanics like you Eric. Great job here in Norway as well.
Ah yes, torx security / anti tamper proofs… Preventing tampering since never.
I got a slightly more on-topic life lesson.
"If you can only learn one thing, learn to recognize when you don't know."
Hopefully, if you recognize that you don't know, you'll go learn, or go get someone who does know.
If you don't, well then you're a jerk and I consider it my job to find and avoid people who knowingly speak or act on something they are uninformed about.
As you can probably guess, I don't like most politicians, and our (thankfully former) president was someone that I would actively avoid hearing their voice.
Luckily our current president seems to be at least mostly a logical and reasonable person who is capable of giving the office of President the respect it deserves.
Dude come to Arizona and work on my car! 2016 Focus, 73100 miles.
My ac switch does not blow on 3 high 2004 dodge ram 5.7 hemi any suggestions
Found your channel today looking up fixes for my sister's Yukon.
Jiggly bits, round donger… lol
Not as good as Hemi, what are you talking about- I grew up watching Magnum 😁
Hehe 87deg is super hot..
The tilt release lever on a Saginaw steering column requires a 1/4" wrench to remove/install.
I wish the "Don't Be A Jerk" motto worked here where I live.
The local shops want $400.00 for the clockspring and another $650.00 for the labor on a 2007 Dodge Nitro – when the shop that quoted that repair, had broken the clockspring themselves when they replaced the "ball bearings" because they didn't have a grease fitting on them.
Thieves.
They saw my wife's friend (a woman) and took her to be dry cleaned.
Jerks & thieves!
You are 1 awesome dude, could watch you for hours. You deffo get my sub👍
you should sell after oem warranty repair contracts- you will make a ton of money
Amazing how many armchair mechanics there are in this world. Lol
Life lesson: (How about?) Do it right the first time, if you have the knowledge. If you don’t bring it to me (you)!
Only 87 degrees? Hardy har har.
Let me play you some 101 degree 95 percent humidity – Texas
What brand of diagnostic code reader do you use? Looks like it has Windows XP on it and it has a lot of diagrams. Thanks, I am enjoying your channel.
I had a Z24 back in the day and something came loose in the column where the wheel would flop all over the place. So I took it to a "mechanic" and he "fixed" it. Well, the wheel didn't flop around but the horn, directionals and 4-way flashers no longer worked. He tried to claim that it had nothing to do with what he did. I was like "you took the steering column apart and now nothing in the steering column works… it isn't like my radio stopped working". Well he couldn't figure it out and he had to pay another mechanic to diagnose and repair it. So I just started taking my cars to the other mechanic that knew what he was doing just like many people appear to do when they come to South Main to get their cars fixed right.
Twit, you know what a twit is? Just add an er! Ha, I don’t twit, I’ll just stick with the tube.