shonky workmanship
i was talking to a friend last week about shonky work he had done on a car, and was wondering how many people have been bitten... We had some work done on our old boat motor a couple of years back (head gaskets)and it took the guy 3 times to get the motor running right after the job was done(supposedly), picked the boat up mid week as we were heading to shark bay on the friday night, we arrived in shark bay on saturday morning safe and sound, when we decided to put the boat in the water on monday for a short run it ran like a chaff cutter, was not happy. a mechanic up there took a look at the motor and said"not good" , he pulled the motor apart and discovered the head was badly damaged . it needed some major work at around 2 weeks worth and $3500 , we ended up with a brand new motor for $4000 as it was not worth messing around with the old one.........So has anyone been bitten with work on boat , car or around the house?
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biggerfish
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that pisses me off when i
that pisses me off when i and most people work so hard to do our job right every time and then u get dodgy tradesman that can be happy with the poor quality of work they produce. How do these guys get these jobs
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Faulkner Family
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should have mentioned
it was a couple of years ago and the original work cost around $1500... yeah it does make you wonder , there is too many dodgy bros out there
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PJAY
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makes you wonder if they are
makes you wonder if they are even qualified?? i was a fitter machinist many years ago and even then contractors were employing mechanics to do fitter jobs and vice versa...even worked with a guys who didn't have a trade certificate and he had been employed as a fitter for 5 years???
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DhuBoi
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why didnt you take it for a
why didnt you take it for a run or at least start it before u took of on a trip , we always check work quality on our motor when put in for a service !
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Faulkner Family
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we did start it and ran it
we did start it and ran it for about half hour and all seemed good, we now get any motor work done at chevpower where we got the new motor
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Mick
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And there I was thinking
And there I was thinking that you guys were going to bag Mako's painting skills
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wadetolley
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ha ha
I thought the same thing mick ! Give it a few months and paint will be coming off everywhere
Faulkner Family
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nah Mat did a great job
if the paint was to peel off it would be where i painted, well i would say it was to keep him happy
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roberta
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Date Joined: 08/07/08
To be honest at the moment
can't say we have had any dodgy trades people, Bob put the starter motor in yesterday at the auto electricians and he just rung up totally stuffed (we had slight accident in April launching boat and trailer in the water with boat on, can't go into specifics as somebody is red faced about it ha ha ha) the auto electrician is looking for a new starter motor for him, as we don't know what model car it came off as it was made by a mate, pretty good going for 20yrs no maintenance, just a little put of WD40 every now and then. As far as the out board Bob got new in 1992 and always went to Portside Marine for service and never have we had a problem, touch wood.
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thesupervisor
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i think people get caught up
i think people get caught up with the must be qualified thing tooo much there are millions of people who are experts at what they do without the bit of paper saying so just as there is millions of qualifed people who cant do half of what the bit of paper says
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
Auslobster
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Holidays...
...always take the boat for a run, even if it's just in the sound or the Peel estuary, before going off on a trip. Just hooking the hose up to it and running it for a while most likely will not bring any niggling problems to the surface. Motor has to be operated "under load" and all the other bits (gears,steering,etc) must be put to the test as well. Not to mention giving the trailer a good bumpy run down the highway.
Having said that, the first thing I did after getting the E-tec serviced and hydraulic steering put in, was go to West End! Fortunately, no dramas then or since!
saltatrix
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A. Start your motor the day
A. Start your motor the day before you go fishing, especially if you havent been out for a while.
B. Go for a spin out in the ocean before you do 2000 kilometers to a regional destination. You could spend two weeks watching the mechanic find out that it was a gasket.
My sister had a call from the dealership 2 weeks ago when she put in for her factory service. The sales manager said she needs the brakes replaced. She thats odd I only had them replaced 6 months ago. After taking the car to her regular mechanic he pointed out they had hardly worn.
It boils down tot he fact that the service manager at the dealership was trying to get his commision up. Total rort.
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just dhu it
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repairs
i have been lucky so far . i prefer to stick to one service company, i get to know them and they know me, sometimes i will pay a bit extra on a service but the company knows i will always return to them and not just hunting down the cheapets price in town and if i want something done in a rush or want some good advice they spend the time to go out of their way for me. if i have a trip planned i will always have my rig serviced a month before and give a day out just to ensure everything is right
499
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dealerships fav rort is to
dealerships fav rort is to swap oil filters tween cars if they arent damaged
current talk about town is that one particular oil manufacturer (not a major) is using recycled oil , cleaning it and selling it as new oil
pre start sevice on new cars..wot service..many they do nothing...take a grease gun to a new car and see how many shots it takes to fill variuos points in the linkages setup......
some1 has to pay for all that advertising........= apprentices, timed servicing down to the qauter of an hour and if it aint finished....bad luck.........not all dealershipsa are like this but i would never ever let a dealership touch my car unless i stand ther and watch....and for $90/hr im entilted to i reckon
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