Didnt say i agreed with it ,just stating what i saw GEEEZ .Yes , i would have to say it was on the dishonest side.Where do think the term "used car salesman" came from ? Ever heard anyone say "that guys nothing but a used car salesman" ,and the guy doesnt sale cars for a living ?
A little off topic but i'll add something else .He made his living and a good living at the "Trade" selling used cars at his lot.He wouldnt sell a car to someone if he thought they could afford it.His gimmick was to get what he had in the car from you in the down payment ,an hope and pray that you would get behind on the payments .He would then tell you on the phone that he understands that your having tough times and to take as long as you need to get caught up.Keep in mind before he sold you the car he would have another set of keys made .He would then get is buddy to drive him around and wait for you to go into a store .His buddy would go inside and make sure you stayed in there long enough for my grandpa to unlock the car and repo it.Bad thing was when you came out with your groceries your car was gone.He wouldnt tell you he was coming after it so that you wouldnt try to hide it or vandalise it as alot of people do in that situation .I saw him sell a Cadilac 17 times and still had it .He had one thousand in it and had made $17,000 off of it in two years time.Its amazing that he died of natural causes .Putting saw dust in the differential was childs play for him .Im not saying all dealers are like that ,but buyer beware ...
Watergl***, AKA "egg keep", is a good fix for cracked blocks. Flathead Jack uses and sells it still. I've had good luck with it when I can find the stuff.
If you "saw" dust in the differential - or if you/ve got "saw dust" in the differentiak, either way, it's worn out and it's gonna' bust on ya'!! <LOL> Back in 'the old day days' - I mean the really old days - like the 1920's 30's and '40's - it was 'used car dealer trick' to quiet down a worn out rear end *just* long enough to move an old clunker off the lot and into some 'poor shmuck' customer's hands before the rear end let go completely. Don't even think about trying it on anything nowadays. Mart3406 ===================================
not breally a used car dealer trick. but you can easily fix a leaking radiator with a little cotton and bubble gum. Split the tube at the leak and using a toothpick cram cotton both directions. then seal it with bubble gum to keep the cotton from being blown out. When that gum hardens you cant budge it. My son hit a deer last janurary with his 72 chev Pk and we fixed half a dozen holes that way right along side the road. Still holdng anti freeze today. and we didnt clog the radiator with stop leak remedys. Old Wolf
Baby oatmeal or pablum in an automatic ****** will make her shift slick for about a week. Coat the pressure plate with a thin coat of flashing cement, as long as the guy doesnt romp on it, she will shift nice. My uncle sold a lot of cars to dumb kids, he sold me one as well, thats how I got into fixing these wrecks, fixing the **** bucket he sold me.
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