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Took Ms Triss to a mechanic for only the second time in my ownership. (The first time was to get it certified). The real reason was to get my new (to me) rims installed. This didn't happen as we need different wheel nuts. But, while I was at it I asked my mechanic to check the timing. The car has been OK this year and, frankly running better than previous as I was actually running it and gave it a bit of an Italian tuneup. But, it wasn't quite right - it wasn't starting right and as it ran, while it wasn't running bad, it wasn't running good either. Certainly it didn't accelerate as well as it should.
As mentioned, when I went to get her, no new rims but, they set the timing and soooo much better. Turns out the distributer was loose and had gone a bit out - not something I would even have thought to check (never assume!). The hilarious thing is that they had to bring a timing light from home as they no longer need one in the shop. Fortunately my mechanic's son is married to a Cuban woman - so her dad has one for when he goes back to Cuba (yes I have one too before you ask.)
Sometimes you just need someone looking over your shoulder - and it sure saved time.
All this also made me think of a Klick and Klack episode where the person had an older car with issues - Klick says to the caller, 'you need a good mechanic.' His brother interupts and says, 'No! you need an old mechanic.' - yes my mechanic is a year older than I am.
As mentioned, when I went to get her, no new rims but, they set the timing and soooo much better. Turns out the distributer was loose and had gone a bit out - not something I would even have thought to check (never assume!). The hilarious thing is that they had to bring a timing light from home as they no longer need one in the shop. Fortunately my mechanic's son is married to a Cuban woman - so her dad has one for when he goes back to Cuba (yes I have one too before you ask.)
Sometimes you just need someone looking over your shoulder - and it sure saved time.
All this also made me think of a Klick and Klack episode where the person had an older car with issues - Klick says to the caller, 'you need a good mechanic.' His brother interupts and says, 'No! you need an old mechanic.' - yes my mechanic is a year older than I am.
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