Re: Secret repair tricks

Posted by jdemaris on December 23, 2005 at 08:10:07 from (66.218.22.34):

In Reply to: Re: Need some ideas on how to hook up an alternato posted by Hugh MacKay on December 23, 2005 at 07:57:19:

Back in the 50s and 60s there used to be such as thing as automotive-electric repair shops. From my experience, many of people in those places were "old school" at that time, really knew their stuff, and were very eager to answer questions - for free. I used to drive them nuts with my questions. Now - today - you really have to search to find people that have a solid overall knowledge of things.
I guess it's all relative. My dad (as a kid) used bug a guy at his local repair shop in the 1920s and 30s. Seems this guy had many "repair tricks" for cars and trucks - especially Model T Fords. As my dad told me, this guy would sometimes put a tent around the car he was working on - so customers who came often to gab or buy gas - could NOT see what he was doing. I guess any innovations he came up with were his "trade" secrets. With the Model T, you needed them (I've got a 1920).
Now - today - with information so easily shared all over the world in a minute's notice - via the Internet - are things better? Not necessarily - yes it's is now easy to share good information - but it is all very easy to send out the crap along with it.

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