Well hey there! Thanks for checking out my profile; I'm flattered that you're interested, but not sure there's much here to say about myself. I'm from a smallish town here in the Midwest, and I originally found vehiclehistory.com looking up a VIN, discovered the question and answer section, and thought I'd be able to help out a bit, maybe give back some, you know? I'm a fan of doing-it-yerself and so many folks get scared with their vehicles; yeah, they can be complex, but there's a lot you can do if you just put your mind to it, even with them getting so computerized these days or making it harder to service (like by putting the fuel filter in the gas tank as part of the fuel pump --- I hate that design!).
Me, I started in on bikes, and then an old Chevette, back in the 80s. If you've owned one, you know it'll learn you real quick about engines, and also that bubblegum and bailing twine really do work in a pinch! My wife divorced me a decade ago when I came out as non-binary, disapproving of me speaking out agains the cissexist heteropatriarchy, which turned out to be the incentive I needed to not only be true to myself, but also my passion of working on cars. I sold off all the crap I didn't need, got a shop together (you can see the top of my quonset for miles off I-29!) and I've found surprising inclusion and tolerance, despite this being one of the so-called "reddest" areas you'll find in the country.
That extends to what folks around here drive, too; everything from big, boisterous domestic made heavy trucks to the smaller, sleek compact foreign SUVs eventually seems to roll or limp into the shop. For me, some of the software issues can be problematic, but I'm always learning, and one of my side specialties is dealing with locked firmware on John Deere tractors; if you'd of told me that'd be a thing twenty years ago, I'd of told you to go fall off a log!
I don't often talk about my collaboration with my tulpas, because there's still a stigma about collaborating with "voices in your head", but folks can't argue with the results, and they know they're gonna get a fair price when they come to me. I hope some of my answers here can save ya'll time and money, but as I always say, you've got to know when it's time to bring it in, cause the job's bigger than what you can do. That, and check yer fuses! Remember, it's like fire, but instead of air, heat and fuel, you've got electricity, fuel, and lube. When something's going wrong with your ride, it usually comes down to a problem with one of those!
People often ask me what the best vehicle is, and my answer to them's always the same: The one that takes you to your destination! Here's to hoping I've been able to help you get to yours!
Well hey there! Thanks for checking out my profile; I'm flattered that you're interested, but not sure there's much here to say about myself. I'm from a smallish town here in the Midwest, and I originally found vehiclehistory.com looking up a VIN, discovered the question and answer section, and thought I'd be able to help out a bit, maybe give back some, you know? I'm a fan of doing-it-yerself and so many folks get scared with their vehicles; yeah, they can be complex, but there's a lot you can do if you just put your mind to it, even with them getting so computerized these days or making it harder to service (like by putting the fuel filter in the gas tank as part of the fuel pump --- I hate that design!).
Me, I started in on bikes, and then an old Chevette, back in the 80s. If you've owned one, you know it'll learn you real quick about engines, and also that bubblegum and bailing twine really do work in a pinch! My wife divorced me a decade ago when I came out as non-binary, disapproving of me speaking out agains the cissexist heteropatriarchy, which turned out to be the incentive I needed to not only be true to myself, but also my passion of working on cars. I sold off all the crap I didn't need, got a shop together (you can see the top of my quonset for miles off I-29!) and I've found surprising inclusion and tolerance, despite this being one of the so-called "reddest" areas you'll find in the country.
That extends to what folks around here drive, too; everything from big, boisterous domestic made heavy trucks to the smaller, sleek compact foreign SUVs eventually seems to roll or limp into the shop. For me, some of the software issues can be problematic, but I'm always learning, and one of my side specialties is dealing with locked firmware on John Deere tractors; if you'd of told me that'd be a thing twenty years ago, I'd of told you to go fall off a log!
I don't often talk about my collaboration with my tulpas, because there's still a stigma about collaborating with "voices in your head", but folks can't argue with the results, and they know they're gonna get a fair price when they come to me. I hope some of my answers here can save ya'll time and money, but as I always say, you've got to know when it's time to bring it in, cause the job's bigger than what you can do. That, and check yer fuses! Remember, it's like fire, but instead of air, heat and fuel, you've got electricity, fuel, and lube. When something's going wrong with your ride, it usually comes down to a problem with one of those!
People often ask me what the best vehicle is, and my answer to them's always the same: The one that takes you to your destination! Here's to hoping I've been able to help you get to yours!