Cadillac ATS 2. 5 Luxury: Engine Replacement - Part II
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Date: 2023-03-07
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Jeff
Noticed the move away from battery powered tools, I was never impressed by them in the shop. While great for mobile services nothing beats air tools in the shop. I used to have a manifold that allowed 4 hoses, flexible rotating whips, to be attached at once. Hang it or attach it to front of car and I had impacts and 1/2 and 1/4 ratchets hooked up and within arms reach. Never had to remember putting batteries on charge or batteries die 1/2 way thru a job. Used battery powered ones inside and under dash a lot but under hood or under car I always stuck with air powered. I also bought the cheapest air ratchets I could find. Went to armory tool sales and would buy a dozen or so each size. Would pay like 75 for a dozen of them. I would oil them sometimes but if they gave up the ghost I would toss them and grab a new one. I would go thru 2-3 a year and the die hard snappy guys would spend hundreds of on them and then have to have 2 of them because theirs was down every 3-4 months to get them repaired. Just made more sense to use cheap ones and toss them, I can t tell you how much I saved in the long run. Always had good impact guns and always hated with a passion the IR type impacts, they were hard to control speeds and slung sockets all over hell, usually right at your face.
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Noticed the move away from battery powered tools, I was never impressed by them in the shop. While great for mobile services nothing beats air tools in the shop. I used to have a manifold that allowed 4 hoses, flexible rotating whips, to be attached at once. Hang it or attach it to front of car and I had impacts and 1/2 and 1/4 ratchets hooked up and within arms reach. Never had to remember putting batteries on charge or batteries die 1/2 way thru a job. Used battery powered ones inside and under dash a lot but under hood or under car I always stuck with air powered. I also bought the cheapest air ratchets I could find. Went to armory tool sales and would buy a dozen or so each size. Would pay like 75 for a dozen of them. I would oil them sometimes but if they gave up the ghost I would toss them and grab a new one. I would go thru 2-3 a year and the die hard snappy guys would spend hundreds of on them and then have to have 2 of them because theirs was down every 3-4 months to get them repaired. Just made more sense to use cheap ones and toss them, I can t tell you how much I saved in the long run. Always had good impact guns and always hated with a passion the IR type impacts, they were hard to control speeds and slung sockets all over hell, usually right at your face.
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T te
Don't kid yourself, Eric; Florida has plenty of rusty cars.
I was living in Orlando, back in the late '70s when I got a hold of an old Fury III. Okay, I guess it wasn't that old. Didn't run, but it had zero rust, and a nice, clean interior. So, several days later, a few parts, and I get it running. I advertised it locally in the Auto Trader for what to me, coming from California, was a fair price. Quick, easy money.
Unfortunately for the family I was staying with, I used their land line in the ad. Sold it the first day to the first person who showed up to the house, for asking price. We were getting several calls a day for the rest of the week, which is when I moved back up to Tulsa, via Indiana. That poor family had to change their number because 3 months later, they were still getting calls about the no rust car for sale.
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Don't kid yourself, Eric; Florida has plenty of rusty cars.
I was living in Orlando, back in the late '70s when I got a hold of an old Fury III. Okay, I guess it wasn't that old. Didn't run, but it had zero rust, and a nice, clean interior. So, several days later, a few parts, and I get it running. I advertised it locally in the Auto Trader for what to me, coming from California, was a fair price. Quick, easy money.
Unfortunately for the family I was staying with, I used their land line in the ad. Sold it the first day to the first person who showed up to the house, for asking price. We were getting several calls a day for the rest of the week, which is when I moved back up to Tulsa, via Indiana. That poor family had to change their number because 3 months later, they were still getting calls about the no rust car for sale.
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dustcommander100
I just use WD-40 because it's around. Never seemed to help with a stuck nut or bolt, and never seemed to protect anything so much. It's all about slick marketing and brand recognition. Glad to know it works on them rubber exhaust hangers, but I don't have those special pliers. I very rarely hafta deal with exhaust pipe removals. There used to be an elderly gentleman that worked in the tool room of a factory I worked in, and he rubbed WD-40 on his arthritic knees much of the time. At first, one would think petroleum products weren't good for the human body, but Vaseline is a petroleum product, Shoot, baby oil is a petroleum product! I think even mineral oil is a petroleum product. Most plastics are petroleum products. Where would be without petroleum?
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I just use WD-40 because it's around. Never seemed to help with a stuck nut or bolt, and never seemed to protect anything so much. It's all about slick marketing and brand recognition. Glad to know it works on them rubber exhaust hangers, but I don't have those special pliers. I very rarely hafta deal with exhaust pipe removals. There used to be an elderly gentleman that worked in the tool room of a factory I worked in, and he rubbed WD-40 on his arthritic knees much of the time. At first, one would think petroleum products weren't good for the human body, but Vaseline is a petroleum product, Shoot, baby oil is a petroleum product! I think even mineral oil is a petroleum product. Most plastics are petroleum products. Where would be without petroleum?
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Socrates
Anyone who works on cars loves WD-40. so way to go with the sponsor. Anyone saying anything negative about it is simply jealous that they can't get as reputable company as WD-40 to sponsor anything they do. Way to go man! that's so awesome to see you finally getting some sponsors. There is nothing wrong with it. There are always bad actors, but I have no doubt in my mind that you wouldn't sell out as they say. I just don't think you have it in you. Congratulations to you and your family.
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Anyone who works on cars loves WD-40. so way to go with the sponsor. Anyone saying anything negative about it is simply jealous that they can't get as reputable company as WD-40 to sponsor anything they do. Way to go man! that's so awesome to see you finally getting some sponsors. There is nothing wrong with it. There are always bad actors, but I have no doubt in my mind that you wouldn't sell out as they say. I just don't think you have it in you. Congratulations to you and your family.
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autos
WD that's just another tool we use don't mind with the idiots say I'm probably one of them I buy a by the gallon at home Depot works great on welding wire feed if you get something sticky in your hoes the burns off before you get to the metal to the weld so it's actually a good shielding I found that out by accident steps wire from rusting keeps your feed steady I know some idiots will say it's a contamination but it burns off way before that
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WD that's just another tool we use don't mind with the idiots say I'm probably one of them I buy a by the gallon at home Depot works great on welding wire feed if you get something sticky in your hoes the burns off before you get to the metal to the weld so it's actually a good shielding I found that out by accident steps wire from rusting keeps your feed steady I know some idiots will say it's a contamination but it burns off way before that
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Rob
This car was never meant to ever have an engine swat. Same goes for anything made after 2000.
Everything made after that date is disposable. To the dump! This is why you see so many late model care now in the auto recyclers.
You thing you are driving past a dealership in fact it s a friggin junk yard!
Good luck with that piece of crap Eric!
Should of let the dealership do that job! You won t be making money on this job.
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This car was never meant to ever have an engine swat. Same goes for anything made after 2000.
Everything made after that date is disposable. To the dump! This is why you see so many late model care now in the auto recyclers.
You thing you are driving past a dealership in fact it s a friggin junk yard!
Good luck with that piece of crap Eric!
Should of let the dealership do that job! You won t be making money on this job.
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Retro
Personally, I love WD-40, handy stuff. I keep a couple of flavours on hand both at home and at work (maintenance engineer.
My only rule is, don't use the normal stuff on locks. Unless you're gonna spray in the PTFE stuff, once you have it loose. It can leave a little bit of a residue in locks.
Also, for rubber stuff, like exhaust hangers or hoses, duck oil is brilliant too but a tad more expensive than standard WD-40.
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Personally, I love WD-40, handy stuff. I keep a couple of flavours on hand both at home and at work (maintenance engineer.
My only rule is, don't use the normal stuff on locks. Unless you're gonna spray in the PTFE stuff, once you have it loose. It can leave a little bit of a residue in locks.
Also, for rubber stuff, like exhaust hangers or hoses, duck oil is brilliant too but a tad more expensive than standard WD-40.
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PokeDadTyler
I would honestly hate to have a sponsorship with WD40 because the stuff is absolute garbage. It doesn't work for crap. I've used PBlaster for years and rusted bolts have came out with ease every time. Whereas I'd drench the crap out of bolts in WD and it didn't even penetrate the threads at all. And that's spraying all around the bolt, every square inch I can.
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I would honestly hate to have a sponsorship with WD40 because the stuff is absolute garbage. It doesn't work for crap. I've used PBlaster for years and rusted bolts have came out with ease every time. Whereas I'd drench the crap out of bolts in WD and it didn't even penetrate the threads at all. And that's spraying all around the bolt, every square inch I can.
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Rick
I only have WD out in my garage. My wife has a can of it under the sink to remove him from labels on hard surfaces. It's frikken awesome stuff. I have tried a lot of stuff in my 60 years and found it to be the best for penetrating stuck and rusty bolts. I heard all the crap and may say but it works and never damaged anything
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I only have WD out in my garage. My wife has a can of it under the sink to remove him from labels on hard surfaces. It's frikken awesome stuff. I have tried a lot of stuff in my 60 years and found it to be the best for penetrating stuck and rusty bolts. I heard all the crap and may say but it works and never damaged anything
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Rob
Call me cynical but a GM engine fail so soon and then replacing it with the same. Not a gambler with my money. Stick with Toyota or Honda where something like this is truly random rather than a reflection of a tainted company pawning off their garbage on unsuspecting customers still hoping for products of a bygone era.
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Call me cynical but a GM engine fail so soon and then replacing it with the same. Not a gambler with my money. Stick with Toyota or Honda where something like this is truly random rather than a reflection of a tainted company pawning off their garbage on unsuspecting customers still hoping for products of a bygone era.
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Jamie
Aww. no fire, no expletives, no two hours removing one nut and bolt. You must think you're in Flordia right now.
Right now, you believe everything's disconnected that needs to be disconnected. But is it true? Might there be that one little part that was hiding that needs disconnected?
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Aww. no fire, no expletives, no two hours removing one nut and bolt. You must think you're in Flordia right now.
Right now, you believe everything's disconnected that needs to be disconnected. But is it true? Might there be that one little part that was hiding that needs disconnected?
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FrugalPrepper's
I actually like the WD. It's not the best for something you are going to let soak overnight, but it seems to work fine for something you need to just lubricate real quick to help get a bolt out. I also use Lava soap like crazy (made by the same company)
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I actually like the WD. It's not the best for something you are going to let soak overnight, but it seems to work fine for something you need to just lubricate real quick to help get a bolt out. I also use Lava soap like crazy (made by the same company)
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Patrick
Happy for you & the new sponsor WD-40, a reputable product, the haters are just jealeaous. Keep up the good work, you and your family really deserves all the sponsorship you can get because of your professional and thorough work youve been accomplishing!
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Happy for you & the new sponsor WD-40, a reputable product, the haters are just jealeaous. Keep up the good work, you and your family really deserves all the sponsorship you can get because of your professional and thorough work youve been accomplishing!
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Michael
Around the 8: 42 mark you said if Ray ever complains, I m gonna smack him that s funny as hell I m a diesel technician that works in Florida and I don t have the trouble y all do living in the rust belt. That part you said made me legit laugh out loud.
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Around the 8: 42 mark you said if Ray ever complains, I m gonna smack him that s funny as hell I m a diesel technician that works in Florida and I don t have the trouble y all do living in the rust belt. That part you said made me legit laugh out loud.
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