Idiots Are Everywhere!
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blueinkd
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I'm sitting here dying laughing!!!You're right, crossed nuts are a severe medical condition. So painful there's no chance of any wood to knock.
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UPDATE! We just received our Yukon back. (3pm) I spoke briefly with him yesterday at about 3pm and he told me he had completely swapped the transmission for another one he had his builder put together. This morning at 9am I called him back and he told me the surgery was a success and there was no more noise. He had it running for a long while and test drove it extensively too.
Since we still had his '08 Denali XL he loaned us still sitting in our driveway, I asked him if he could deliver our vehicle. We're an hour drive from his shop. He even had it washed then and driven here! Not a whole lot of bad things to say about someone that tries that hard and goes to these lengths to take care of a customer. I just wish he would've dropped his desire to fix it earlier and just replaced it. But I kinda get it. He's a conscientious, honest mechanic and not a great businessman. Maybe he learned something though. There's a point when you cut your losses, and stop throwing labor at something. Einstein's definition of insanity comes to mind.
So, hopefully this is it. The wife didn't let it sit 10 minutes before she jumped in and took off. At least I get my truck back now! LOL!
Since we still had his '08 Denali XL he loaned us still sitting in our driveway, I asked him if he could deliver our vehicle. We're an hour drive from his shop. He even had it washed then and driven here! Not a whole lot of bad things to say about someone that tries that hard and goes to these lengths to take care of a customer. I just wish he would've dropped his desire to fix it earlier and just replaced it. But I kinda get it. He's a conscientious, honest mechanic and not a great businessman. Maybe he learned something though. There's a point when you cut your losses, and stop throwing labor at something. Einstein's definition of insanity comes to mind.
So, hopefully this is it. The wife didn't let it sit 10 minutes before she jumped in and took off. At least I get my truck back now! LOL!
Here's hoping his "builder" does him right.
I’m sensing maybe he was a tad stubborn. Although I know nothing of that trait.
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YukonRog
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You know when you have a big sign on the front of your building that says "Transmission", and your own in house builder, you'd have hopes. Kinda like going into a TV store and hoping to buy one. I agree.
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Man that's awesome!! I'm sure you are relieved. Glad it's fixed right this time and well its unfortunate the shop went through all that.
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YukonRog
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Thanks! Gawd I hope it's right, for both of us. I'm sure he never wants to see me again! LOL!
As a side note, popping the hood was kinda disappointing, Transmission Fluid all over the place. How do you not treat a customer's vehicle like your own and wipe up what you spill? Oh wait, after seeing his personal vehicle and office, that IS how he treats his own things! LOL! Some people just have bad habits, I'm OCD, and NOBODY can do anything that meets my expectations. It's Hell I live in!
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YukonRog
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Geez, I give up. Looks like I'm destined to be screwed no matter who I deal with. Yesterday I just HAD to crawl under the vehicle to look at the "new" transmission. The previous one was "purty", remember? This is what I saw.... now I'm pissed.
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At least it has a drain plug in the pan. There's 2 inspe6plugs missing?
Leakage, mangled drain plug head and missing covers.
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You wanted them to hold it and do nothing on it another 3-4 days while the paint cured? That plug can be replaced when you do the first fluid and filter which should be done at a few thousand miles to get the break-in material out. You can paint the pan then too or buy a new Dorman one that has a new plug and is already painted black. The rest you’ll never see.
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YukonRog
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Well it would have been nice if it didn't look like they had sled races on it around the shop. I'm just disappointed with it all now. How do you miss the two inspection covers when it's on the rack running for an hour like he said. The fluid is probably because they poured it all over the place and missed the fill tube. At least that's what I hope it is! If I bought the covers and the bolt it will cost me $25 to $30. I looked them up on Amazon, EBay, and Autozone. And yeah, OCD, painted or not, I just don't think it's right. And everyone wonders why I'm a Misanthrope. Screw it, I'm taking the Hawg out to get my head straight.
I’m pretty sure he built what he could find on short notice. Go back and get the inspection covers, I’m sure he has several. They just pop on.
^^ This. He probably has a stash of inspection covers. Hoarding.
Tonyrodz
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From forgetting/neglecting to put them back in.
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YukonRog
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And that's what torques my OCD butt. Neglect. How do you miss that? Maybe he told his worker bee to button it up. Oh crap, now I'm going to obsess over what he forgot in the transmission. I'm my own worst enemy....
