There was a time in my life many years ago when I wanted to be a mechanic, but for a variety of complex reasons, that dream was never realized to its full extent. I spent most of my late teenage years taking cars apart, and usually putting them back together: I loved it. I even had a mobile mechanic business for a short while in later years, but couldn’t make it profitable enough to live in the rising real estate of Southern California, and that’s when the “love” of working on cars passed. I remember this one guy who’d called me, asking for an over the phone quote for something specific. After giving him the quote, in oblivion he asked, “Will you do it for $5.00 less than ______ down the street?” There’s a definite downside to empathy, and I was already near the end of that business endeavor. Anyway, I still work on my own vehicles exclusively, but now that’s quite infrequent.
Coldforged.org tells us a story of his recent car troubles, which inspired this short and generalized post you’re now reading.
Why won’t a car start?
(Please keep in mind my explanation is inherently simplified)
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