big brad

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About big brad
I have been a tech for just about 23 years. I work at a crazy used car dealer and run my own shop in the evenings and weekends. I have experience in many makes and models. I have solved many tough issues and have been handed some rig jobs and brought them back to life. Always lookin to tickle my brain with crazy problems so ask away and I will give you my best advise . Thanks
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oil in cyl 1 n it dont smoke until u idle then it starts to smoke
got a multi cylinder misfire
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power door locks and closing assist door & trunk don't work
may wanna ckeck bcm
Headlight goes off and on when I hint some bumps in the road way
needs a bulb
how many fuel pumps does my mercedes have?
2 pick ups and one pump tank is over drive shift so it splits on each side . one piik up pullf fu...
4 cyl EX w/ 230,000 mi, starts but runs real rough for 15 seconds & stalls out
clean throttle plate and tune it up
check engine light is on and shows code P0305 what is this code?
that is cylinder 5 misfire possibly coil, plug ,injector, ignition wire , pull number 5 wire off ...
have a 2004corolla it has 182000 miles do I need to get a new timing belt soon
I think it would be a good idea also change water pump and any questional pullelys they recommend...
What causes an excessive amount of white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe?
intake or head gasket
My right rear floor pan has rusted through. I cant seem to find a replacement
lift up rug cut rusted area out,take some thin metal or metal sign cut to fit then weld in ,put s...
Where is the aux fan sensor located?
look under pass side headlight or in that general area there is a relay that controls fan those a...
my code reader says there is a problem with the primary ignition, what is that?
what is the code number like po401
what would cause this to happen to my 1995 firebird?
do you have compresson it can b a fuel pump you can try this put a cap or two of oil in each cyli...
oil leak in a 1999 mazda millenia engine
you need a valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals if it was my situation I would replace sp...
my throttle engine body engine light came on and it started idiling up and down
you can try a reprogram of throttle body and gas pedal so they coorolate with each other if not y...
Where in the vehicle is the window washer pumprelay switch located?
look in owners manual there should be a chart that tells you what fuse is for.find fuse box under...
what causes 5.9 dodge ram tach to jump 250/500rpms
possible crank sensor ,input or output speed sensor
Will my Air Shocks still function ok if the compressor fails?
you may have a bad shock they have air bags on them and they usually dry rot and leak so you may ...
Can the transmission of Nissan Xterra 2005 model be repaired if faulty?
if it only a valve body you may wanna have them change just valve body and flush fluid and put pr...
how can i pass inspection?
you may have a clogged egr port but usually its egr control solenoid first take vacuum line off e...
why does the radiator fan not come on when engine reaches temperature?
there is a module under pass head light its a box ikt may be mounted by the grill but that is con...
Is there an auto trans oil pan gasket and an oil pan gasket?
one is for the trans pan gasket and one is for oil pan gasket
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