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shop won't fix my truck

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by carterbeauford, Jan 31, 2010.

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  1. Jan 31, 2010 #1
    carterbeauford

    carterbeauford Medium Load Member

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    almost every weekend I park at home, unless it stays above 30 degrees at night, my truck dumps half its antifreeze on the ground. this has been going on since about November. I keep sending in breakdown macros, have tightened hose clamps myself, have been routed to Indy and then Des Moines to have it fixed, and I go in to check on my truck yesterday, and find this.

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    I don't have to set my anti-theft for the weekend because the truck won't run more than 2 minutes when you start it. shop won't listen to me that it's likey an o-ring or a gasket, all they keep doing is tightening hose clamps. I love my job.
     
    carterbeauford, Jan 31, 2010
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  3. Jan 31, 2010 #2
    BUBBAQUICK

    BUBBAQUICK Light Load Member

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    It's not an o-ring. It's a cold leak out of your water pump. The pump will go out eventually. It might leak for another 6 months.
     
    BUBBAQUICK, Jan 31, 2010
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  4. Jan 31, 2010 #3
    oilfieldtrash

    oilfieldtrash Light Load Member

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    Well just let the right person see your picture and I am sure it will get fixed right after they pay the fine for the pollution that the truck left streaming down into the ground.
     
    oilfieldtrash, Jan 31, 2010
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  5. Jan 31, 2010 #4
    jdsouza

    jdsouza Heavy Load Member

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    If you drive in California EPA will eat you alive
     
    jdsouza, Jan 31, 2010
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  7. Jan 31, 2010 #5
    killroy

    killroy Light Load Member

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    This time you need to tell them they have to send you a Mechanic.
    And you will get in trouble if anyone reports all that antifreeze on the ground. Tell them there is a big mess that needs to be cleaned up.
     
    killroy, Jan 31, 2010
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  8. Jan 31, 2010 #6
    Flatbedbob

    Flatbedbob Bobtail Member

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    Get that picture to Harold and i'm sure it will get fixed along with the shops
     
    Flatbedbob, Jan 31, 2010
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  9. Jan 31, 2010 #7
    JimTheHut

    JimTheHut Road Train Member

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    I guess they should care as much about what is under the trucks as they do how shinny they are!
     
    JimTheHut, Jan 31, 2010
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  10. Jan 31, 2010 #8
    carterbeauford

    carterbeauford Medium Load Member

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    no time for that, gotta leave and be at my consignee to take a 10 hour break!

    I park at my family's abandoned trucking company so I'm not really worried about anyone reporting it. hell we did a lot worse environmental damage when we were in business.
     
    carterbeauford, Jan 31, 2010
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  11. Jan 31, 2010 #9
    jron619

    jron619 Medium Load Member

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    tell your boss the locals have called a HazMat spill team out, because that will get your truck fixed.
     
    jron619, Jan 31, 2010
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  12. Jan 31, 2010 #10
    cherokeechief

    cherokeechief Light Load Member

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    just pull into a dot scale house and ask for a level 1 inspection. when asked why tell them you think you have a leak. they will put you out of service.
     
    cherokeechief, Jan 31, 2010
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