Don't Be A Jerry!

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In this video I have a look at a ladies Subaru that she had at another shop for a brake light problem. They informed her they "jerry rigged" it (or "jury rigged" if you want to be grammatically correct). That's fine if you intend on fixing it the following day or so I suppose. Any how, let's undo the jerry and fix this thing the right way.
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@bambooforest7665 3 года назад

Like a murder mystery when they leave you a letter. Jerry did it, in the garage, with the screwdriver.

@jasonaltham7013 3 года назад

Or the Power Probe.

@jeremyhanna3852 3 года назад

That would been a great title "Today on sma Jerry did it in the car port with a screwdriver" who are we kidding this loser has a garage

@HouseCallAutoRepair 3 года назад

The only thing that poor "Jerry" did wrong was installing a DORMAN light bulb!

@VWWRENCHIE 3 года назад

Meanwhile..Colonel Mustard was putting sugar in the fuel tank...

@InsideOfMyOwnMind 3 года назад

It was a dark and stormy night...on a Tuesday..with a full moon, but you couldn't tell because it was a dark and stormy night.

@klwthe3rd 3 года назад

It never fails to amaze me how Eric O is willing to take trips to the salvage yard to save his customers money on an item that he knows will cost a fortune at the dealer. After subscribed to this channel for countless years, it always makes me feel good inside when I see him make these runs. I don't know any auto repair facility that would do it. What an amazing guy.

@zx8401ztv 3 года назад

Eric is a decent man that wants to help his customers, he has a conscience. Too many people think money is the only thing that matters :-(

@mph5896 3 года назад

Car would be sitting there for a week if he had to order parts. Spend 30 minutes at salvage yard and get er done.

@gunsaway1 3 года назад

Man has honor and a Christian heart

@vinces8974 3 года назад

He is definitely one in 1 million, And he has one hell of a sense of humor to

@gunsaway1 3 года назад

@@vinces8974 I laugh my ass off at him. He is a genius at troubleshooting. Definitely one in a million

@InsideOfMyOwnMind 3 года назад

Jerry: I'll either fix it or I'll fix it so nobody else can. Eric O: Hold my ice cream.

@markchidester6239 3 года назад

I was hoping we'd stop for ice cream on the way back to the shop!

@bigclivedotcom 3 года назад

Without the clues that could have been a complete bitch of a fault to find. I've come across mashed terminals in lamp holders and even shorted lamps. But not a lamp holder bridging different circuits together.

@hugeshows 3 года назад

I've actually seen this before.. Starts with a bulb that breaks off in the socket, follows with a "mechanic" digging out the remnants with a screwdriver, ends with a new socket.

@TheAndy331 3 года назад

My other channel guy is on here !! Big C !!

@NoahDoane 3 года назад

What a coincidence, just came here after one of your videos

@newtekie1 3 года назад

My guess is, since this is a dual-element bulb, the ground for the brake element some how lost its connection to the ground terminal and was instead connected to the positive terminal of the running light element. So when the brakes were press, it sent power through the brake element into the positive side of the running light circuit.

@punker4Real 3 года назад

ground feed backing power to the other stuff

@sblagg527 3 года назад

Jerry: "I wired it so you have headlights when you hit the brakes." Customer: "That's gold Jerry! GOLD!"

@utuber2940 3 года назад

LMAO....

@bingskiddd 3 года назад

Awesome S Blagg, I cracked up when I read that.................

@willd3808 3 года назад

If only it was an 89 lebaron.

@nealhead7673 3 года назад

I'm thinking ol' Jerr' might've done it on purpose to milk an EXPENSIVE electrical repair out of poor Mrs. McGillicutty. 😇

@itneverwasme 3 года назад

Where's the Ovaltine?

@bobbyv5143 3 года назад

3 reasons to to watch this channel.... Mr an Mrs O own and operate an "honest" business! I learn something from every video. Not only learn something, but intertaining as well! LOL Thanks Eric.

@Yawwee 2 года назад

You get 5 ⭐🌠⭐🌠⭐ stars for your repair of this vehicle !!!! Saving the customer $$$, and installing 2 new bulbs to get this lady back cruising on the road again !!!! Mrs. O. is so proud of you !!!! Well done, Eric !!!! On to the next one !!!!!

@Jimmynitr 3 года назад

“The lady doesn’t know what he did” I think Jerry doesn’t know either.

@coache1nine 3 года назад

The glorious life of a repair shop. It's little stuff like this that make it a regular day around the shop. Thanks Jerry for keeping the doors open and lights on. We couldn't do it without you!!!!

@crownhic6827 3 года назад

😛

@davidhambrick1845 3 года назад

When Eric O talked about going to the junkyard I literally yelled out, Woohoo road trip! Yes I know, I need to get out more.

@robertgomez2008 3 года назад

The junkyard to me is what the mall is to my wife...........miss it so much!

@jaymzx0 3 года назад

Oh man I was hoping it would be an epic road trip like the rides in the wrecker. I'll settle for the quick trip to pull-a-part, though.

@coache1nine 3 года назад

When I want to be alone in my thoughts, it's a trip to pick and pull

@crlaw75 3 года назад

Salvage yards rock!

@five0pd310 3 года назад

You may think it's a cheesy video or too simple, but it's videos like these that keep me subscribed. Most issues are not mega-complex so these simple ones are what most people are looking for. Awesome vid. Thanks again, Mr. O.

@loisrinehart6755 4 месяца назад

When i was a deputy sheriff many years ago, we had a radio tech that worked on our cars. His name was Jerry. Everything he did was not according to Hoyle, but he did Jerry rig everything. It did work for the most part but there were times when we had to redo the Jerry rig. Thanks for the videos Eric. Love them.

@chiluco2000 3 года назад

I can only thank "Jerry" for helping create a funny SMA video! 🤣

@joeyabb1965 3 года назад

I really do miss the little shops. They get to know you and you know them....

@danfarris135 3 года назад

About 15 years ago our local Ace Hardware that had been in an old downtown building on main st forever was forced to relocate to a new stand alone “smaller” store on the edge of town by “corporate” The elderly owner was was wandering around in his ACE Vest and saw me looking for something and asked if he could help me. I said yes I can’t find anything in this new store and sullenly he replied me too. ☹️ In the old store he knew where every piece of merchandise was and there was 5 times more floor space there. His daughters run it now and are just as friendly but it’s not the same as the old store.

@4WDIESEL1 3 года назад

@J Hemphill we need to stop spending money at these big box holes.

@billmaxfield7831 3 года назад

I rely on a small 3 bay family-owned shop when I'm not repairing my vehicle myself! Great service at a fair price. Been going there for 20 years or better!!

@austinkelly2807 3 года назад

@@4WDIESEL1 That's what I've been trying to do myself. I will say it sometimes has it's drawbacks however. I do some small engine work as a hobby, and a shop here has had an order of mine waiting for 6 weeks on the control wire to a mower. Ordered the air filter too, on march 5th. Two days ago I picked the air filter up, looked at it and saw it was very clearly wrong (mind you I brought the original piece in upon ordering). After saying "this isn't the right one" I was told that "sometimes they update the designs". Surprising nobody, it didn't fit anything I had. Tried to return it and order a carb kit, got told "that's a 50 dollar mower sold for 150 new." and kicked on down the road for that. "Go online" I was told. All in all, you win some and lose some with buying local.

@gabrieljames6908 3 года назад

What about the ABS?

@edwardmissouri2216 10 месяцев назад

another great (and honest) job by Eric O. Mrs O should be proud. An honest person can always go to sleep knowing they did a good job and the right thing. I wish all repair shops could be trusted like this.

@tywebb355 9 месяцев назад

You've been Jerry-rigged 🤣🤣🤣. Good job figuring that out !!

@jerryholmes9999 3 года назад

Hey, my names Jerry and yup! That looks like my work 😂

@ozzstars_cars 3 года назад

lol

@demonknight7965 3 года назад

🤣

@stranger5088 3 года назад

At least your honest. 🤣🤣🤣

@diaryofamadman8879 3 года назад

honesty is key here lmao

@bradleygambino5021 3 года назад

Dammit Jerry! Lol

@thedevilinthecircuit1414 3 года назад

"His dirty little..." We KNOW you wanted to say 'dork beaters', but you have way more class than we do :o) Rock on, Eric!

@cullenmiller8170 3 года назад

@ The Devil In The Circuit. I think you might have been involved in causing that problem. 🤣🤣

@Name-vu1kn 3 года назад

Ahem, this is a channel with class. He wanted to say “phallic manipulators.”

@gregsidel3557 9 месяцев назад

The mysteries of somebody else's Work, Very good, Eric.

@DIYDaveOK 3 года назад

Every mechanic in NY should be terrified that, one day, some how, their shady, half-baked "repairs" will be exposed on an SMA video. 😁. Thanks as always, Eric.

@mib20000 3 года назад

can you imagine being the owner watching this video and your auto dude says your car smells like stinky leg ,LOL OMG.

@karlaerdmann7830 3 года назад

I did think that too, They deserve it though for not taking the bag of garbage out!. I also imagined one of the 'mean bunch of girls' from the 'other' ice cream place watching. :-)

@martincortes7108 3 года назад

Is not pleasant to work in smells place.

@JeffCounsil-rp4qv 3 года назад

That was my first thought too! 🤣🤣 Then to learn a brake light switch is NOT a "sensor" as "Jerry" told you... 🤣

@paulheitkemper1559 3 года назад

"Jerry rigged" comes from calling the German soldiers of WWI (and later WWII) "Jerries", in much the same way Brits were called "Tommies", and Americans were called "Joes". "Jury rigged" comes from a "jury rig" which is a makeshift mast you try confabble if your sailboat gets dismasted out on the ocean. So there, now that's something you know.

@tmbevtfd 3 года назад

Beat me to it on the Jury Rigging part.

@richardcranium5839 3 года назад

i thought jury rigged came from the south's legal system where the juries were made of people that were aligned with the prosecution. pretty much guaranteeing a conviction especially with dark skinned defedants

@paulheitkemper1559 3 года назад

@@richardcranium5839 No. It has been used for hundreds of years in other places that have nothing to do with the American south.

@JimsRustyOldNuts 3 года назад

Amazing the number of expressions and sayings that came from the age of sail, especially the brits.

@alberttaylor3917 3 года назад

Jury rigged comes from the old french Ajure: to aid. Jerry built refers to temporary housing shoddily built for those people bombed out in the WW2 blitz, I remember them they were still around 25 years later before being demolished, made of prefab concrete in Gosport and Portsmouth, England that is.

@trotva 3 года назад

I love that the videos are just everyday life. Nothing added for effect. Repairs extra hard, shows it. Repairs easy (for him) he shows it. Teaching the young ladies, he shows it. When things go right or wrong, he shows it. Family too. Great videos all around. Thank you and keep it up.

@seepictures7669 3 года назад

“Someones been here before and he didn’t know what he was doing.”

@CumminsDriver100 3 года назад

This just confirms my feelings that as an auto tech, we spend a minimum of 50% time un-screwing what others have screwed up...at least where I am for damn sure!

@PJBonoVox 3 года назад

Any idea what the heck this Jerry guy was trying to achieve? I still can't figure it out.

@CondoreComputing 3 года назад

@@PJBonoVox The incorrect bulb was in there, the contacts were a bit different, so my guess is he was trying to make the incorrect bulb work in the socket.

@RustySh4ckleford 3 года назад

Same exact way in the home theatre industry. In South Florida we fix what we call "hialeah hack jobs" or "the craigslist special" or of course the classic "I know a guy who can mount your 85" TV on a full motion mount CHEAP!!!!"

@RustySh4ckleford 3 года назад

@@PJBonoVox the wrong bulb was obtained...so instead of quickly getting the right bulb he smashed the pins inside the connector so they'd touch the contacts on the bulb. No bueno

@xjarcher 3 года назад

Careful friend. Some Jerrys do good work. Nice Yard!

@bykotatwo 3 года назад

Yes they do.

@Jackalski57 3 года назад

Yeah, it was the Jerry up above that claimed he rigged it! You Jerrys are off the hook😉

@mrfish3961 3 года назад

never trust jerrys

@frenchonion4595 2 года назад

Oh no all jerry's are best avoided

@Prometheus1954 3 года назад

It never ceases to amaze me how you find the most simplest mess ups from other shops and fix them. I have learned a lot about diagnosing wiring problems. Great work Eric O. Love the videos. Keep up the good work.

@quantumleap359 3 года назад

Eric, don't be afraid to call a Jerry a Jerry or more correctly, A JERK! He just rigged this whole job. As usual, thanks for a great troubleshooting and entertaining video.

@Archetype123 3 года назад

"Hey look, this guy's got a plate light out." That gave me a good chuckle. Happy Friday!

@askemehe5087 3 года назад

Hey Eric, I am partial to your 'cheesy videos' - I especially enjoy being able to ride down to the scrapyard with you! Keep on keepin' on Bud!

@jerseyshorefabricators7431 3 года назад

I hope every shop in the area watches your channel, sees their fails and learns from you.

@patrickboyd6486 3 года назад

Hi Eric in Australia we say don't be a total Wally good video.

@EDP1 3 года назад

love the way you give maximum service and keep the cost as low as possible for customers.

@rodmckenzie6283 3 года назад

I have a friend that was in the Navy as an electrician and the one thing he told me that I have applied in my own work on Automobiles is that he said to me "85% of electrical problems are visual". See how Mr.O found that? he seen the problem.

@danfarris135 3 года назад

If you don’t see it you can usually smell the bad electronics also.

@mrman17 3 года назад

Or just follow the smoke...

@jeremyhanna3852 3 года назад

@@mrman17 anglo Americans invited eletric bs the native America's evented the short circuit because of the smoke signals

@scottbaker9066 3 года назад

Just look for the toasted parts

@JohnnyTalia 3 года назад

Or as Yogi Berra used to say about baseball, "...half of this game is 90% mental...".

@cameronnorton5898 3 года назад

It's a shame so many businesses in New York are suffering having to put up with this nonsense shutdown. Can't even go to a resturaunt... Glad you are open for business because I love the channel.

@ecschindelbeck 3 года назад

Eric O’s banter during repairs is great, and I would bet that Eric, as I do, probably carries on most of that banter even when there is no camera running. 😉

@tattoochef 3 года назад

Oh come on, you know you wanted a trip to the junk yard! I mean who doesnt!!

@brockwagner939 3 года назад

Especially now that the ice cream stands are open 😂😉

@danfarris135 3 года назад

It’s my dirty secret from my wife. I worked in one when we met. I do maintenance in a factory now, but every now and then I slip into a junk yard. Oops I’m sorry : an auto parts dismantling facility and relive a little bit of my younger days.

@paulmohney5450 3 года назад

i have frequent flyer miles at LKQ Pick-A-Part

@danlevesque5437 3 года назад

Most all scraping yards emptied out the yards for a quick buck save and sell high ticket items and empty off the rest

@thestoiccontrarian8962 3 года назад

Unfortunate news about the NY small business....same here in Ontario. Thankfully SMA is still around!

@ryans413 3 года назад

He’s fine he’s got his you tube money as well and there’s always car issues so theres always business

@SouthMainAuto 3 года назад

@@ryans413 lol if I was running a business based of YT income I wouldn't be a very good business man :)

@jo300hn 3 года назад

Praps Trump should have used the Aussie way to respond to Corona, and you guys would be back to nearly normal like us.

@blueoval250 3 года назад

@@jo300hn no.

@jo300hn 3 года назад

@@blueoval250 I know, but I'm saying he should of.

@saxmusicmail 3 года назад

You gotta hand it to the customer... the lady left you a well written clue to what was going on to the best of her knowledge. That's better than most customers, I'm sure.

@bostedtap8399 3 года назад

Gerry says, can he have his commission on providing work for under underutilised mechanics!!!!. Great work and vlog Dr O. Thanks for sharing

@m.b8257 3 года назад

Your right Eric, your not even close to a scum bag, your the complete opposite, your a gentleman, the auto industry and the world in general needs more people like you.

@jumpinjojo 3 года назад

*you're, not your.

@TC-dw6wg 2 года назад

M.B. Looks like we have a Jerry commenting even though he is correct…… grammatically. Don’t be a Jerry!

@VDPEFi 3 года назад

You are literally the most invested vehicle repairer ever?! And for that it's massive huge respect!

@billclinton6040 3 года назад

Fixing someone else's screw up is one of the most satisfying things there is for me, but then doing it on the cheap like Eric O. is just a super thick layer of icing on the cake. Way to go SMA!

@stevendebarros3404 3 года назад

Your the only mechanic I’ve seen that would ever go to the junk yard for simple parts awesome dude love it a lot of them would just order it lol

@clarenceswope3026 3 года назад

Got to love Mr rigger LOL haha but I thought it was sweet how she wrote you a nice letter you don't get that very often

@MrBlaser51 3 года назад

Hey Eric O. Your mind is in a great place when you mentioned Mom & Pop & the sort of people you would be around !! Kudos to your train of thought !!!! Somewhere where people are happy !!!

@munromark1400 3 года назад

She should have called you first. Thanks man.

@rayleonard21 2 дня назад

I know I'm 3 years late commenting but, I love Eric! "Way to go Jerry, Jerk!"

@Torsee 3 года назад

Moral of the story is true. But if you are a Jerry, leave that screw half done. Breadcrumbs to the problem! 😂

@ChocolatePuppies 3 года назад

Man when you went to disconnect the tail light I felt your pain lol I also have arthritis I can unbolt a well torqued bolt but unclipping a small connector forget it lol

@Asto508 3 года назад

Had this recently on the coil connectors. So old and crusted and no room to use pliers and also not eager to spray it with lubricant. And I have no weak hand grip either, but it was a pain to remove these. Took me longer to disconnect the coils than changing the spark as a whole.

@rpmevo8 3 года назад

I feel your pain....I have the ol’ “dead fingertips” from scleroderma. Strong as a mule, but feeling connectors to pinch...nah, ain’t happenin!! Sometimes I squeeze a bit too hard and crush the housing and/or clip. 😬

@boodro2122 2 года назад

Same with my mechanic neighbor. Outstanding mechanic. Smart, strong, but drops shit all the time and can't do little things very well...

@jyow-xe7pw 3 года назад

I love this channel. It's funny because I've been searching high and low for a taillight wire harness. As soon as he cut the harness I started screaming NOOOOO, replace the whole thing. Then I saw the junkyard pigtail was cut, so I'm ok he's good lol. It is good to see a honest mechanic who fixes stuff right.

@Brunnen_Gee 3 года назад

Wow, that's the cleanest and most organized junk yard I've ever seen.

@akersjon278 3 года назад

Well Eric, I smell a business opportunity here. You LOVE ice cream. Mrs O can run a business. There's a local ice cream shop that might be for sale at a reasonable price soon, (seeing as it's a bit run down right now, and Rona is being stubborn...). I can see the slogan right now: Get your brakes done at SMA, we do quality work (as seen on RU-vid). Call right now, the first 100 customers gets a free sundae!

@buckturgidson1448 3 года назад

Yeah, but some guy in a Jeep hat might well eat up all the profits...

@markh.6687 3 года назад

"Stop in and eat and get gas!" --- Old gas station/restaurant slogan

@utuber2940 3 года назад

No the governor's office would ruin it!!!!

@andrewthomason3857 3 года назад

You know he concealed a commercial soft-serve machine behind a false panel in that new kitchen he built in the shop. And that Mrs. O knows all about it, but pretends not to, because she’s a good-hearted woman in love with a good time man.

@osrr6422 3 года назад

Cheesy video? Nah, I call it good quality entertainment, and we learn a bit!

@brentmcgillis 3 года назад

Don't be a Jerry! I did see a 79' Ford courier 30 yrs ago; where the lights would blink and the fuse box got so hot you could not touch it. Turns out it was corrosion of the metal case light socket was providing a host for a ground short. Great fix, love the channel.

@toddhoffmaster6057 3 года назад

Eric, please move down here to Arizona so that I can have you mentor me on your mechanical skills. Simply amazing and the fact that you go out of your way and use junkyard parts to help the customer. You sir are a dyeing breed...

@billiebobbienorton2556 3 года назад

As always, Eric does the most for his customers at the least cost. A VERY rare combo in this day and age. You sir are a rare find. Keep it up!!!!!!!!!!! 👍

@MCFreck 3 года назад

From Auckland, New Zealand. Really enjoyed this, quite introspective re: the local economy. I went out with my girlfriend last night and remarked how I was happy to stay local, to pump our money spent into the local economy for this very reason. Cheers E'O

@jayluss Год назад

This guy is just entertaining to watch. Not to mention an amazing mechanic, genuinely cares about his job and customers. Makes me want to me a mechanic. Just got done dropping my fuel tank to replace my fuel pump on my f150, if I can do that I could probably do anything with the right tools!

@titanicsauce2152 3 года назад

Hi, my name's Jerry and I love your channel. Watch it all the time and learn some valuable stuff. Thanks!!

@chumprock 3 года назад

Love me some Wilbert's. I grew up near the original lot when it was just a Buick/GM yard.

@Gizmo42Rodeo 3 года назад

I hope you adjusted the brake light switch so it doesn't need so much pedal travel to activate

@pauly540 3 года назад

Thinking the same. She going to get pulled over again 👨‍✈️🚔

@poslane99 3 года назад

He answered that question, About 6 minutes before you asked, The car has power assisted brakes and car has to be running.

@dinocracchiolo2040 3 года назад

He did not touch the switch.

@immikeurnot 3 года назад

@@poslane99 That's not how it works. Brake light switch is on the pedal, and that one was obviously (and I'm saying that as someone with over 2 decades in the trade) out of adjustment. It should barely take any travel to activate the brake switch. Way less travel than this car seemed to have. Also got to say his use of crimp connectors is a bit sketchy. Should have soldered.

@Qballl 3 года назад

@@immikeurnot Nothing wrong with a crimp connector when done right. Tho again personally I also would've soldered it just because no real reason just because.

@mikesmith-wk7vy 3 года назад

his detail is amazing he never just throws parts at a problem but always narrows it down to the exact issue , Not even Skotty Kilmer does that all the time

@mytwocents9974 3 года назад

Jury Rigged and Jerry Rigged are used synonymously in the US. During WWII Germany couldn't supply spare parts, because of Allied bombing; so they had to rig their equipment with baling wiring and bubble gum to keep it working. Allied soldiers were often amazed when they saw the deteriorated condition of Germany equipment. I enjoy watching you logically and methodically troubleshoot issues.

@wilhampton7779 3 года назад

I'll have to say you are the best. I myself a mechanic of 45 years. Keep up the good work and video's enjoy watching you very much.👍

@jeffjankiewicz5100 3 года назад

Love how Eric takes care of his customers. There`s your problem lady! Jerry worked on it. Then Eric fixed it right. Don`t be a jerk like Jerry!

@modernwarfare2535 3 года назад

That brake light switch is the updated one from the recall. Need to send it back to the dealer to get it installed again

@jamesplotkin4674 3 года назад

You're a good man. The dealer would have billed at least an hour ($150?) plus big dollars for a harness.

@thomasfletcher4765 3 года назад

Three videos this week from Dr. O !

@spursmaniac5060 3 года назад

Dirty Larry Crazy Mary Jerky Jerry Smelly Lady and a trip to Wilberts(Future home of Amazon distribution center). All that over a bulb socket! LOVED this video Eric.....

@alanmatthews5949 3 года назад

Eric how I pull tab tail lights is with duct tape. I use 2 strips and leave a tail. I give it a good tug and off it comes. No broken tabs. No plastic tools. Just avoid roll of duct tape.

@timtimtimmay4654 3 года назад

Just ordered that Wera Tool-Check Plus...looks like something I can use for carry on to fly on site, fix, and fly back without checking it. Will likely save me at least an hour per trip between counter time and baggage claim time. Also picked up some Vampliers and a mini screw extractor set for the fun surprises from Jerry's in the biomedical field. Awesome, thanks for showing us the tools as well as the fixes!

@josephmccormack6910 3 года назад

Your videos and production are worth much more than just RU-vid. I see networks coming your way. Great job.

@kc123photo123 3 года назад

Love your channel. Thank you for being such a good guy! I wish I could find a shop like yours here in AZ.

@pauls3117 2 года назад

Neat channel, good mechanic, talks to himself alot🤣 Pretty cool feel like you meet the family along the way, the other day I rode along with him and his brother in a big wrecker, met his wife Mrs. O and I assume his daughter awhile back she was more mechanically inclined than most boys her age. I feel like anytime soon he's gonna have me over for a beer 🤣

@scooterwoodley195 3 года назад

Son-of-a-mother, that was the most entertaining tail light repair video I’ve ever seen!

@Spillmansgarage 3 года назад

Always a good day when SMA uploads!

@universalassociates6857 3 года назад

I like the analysis of the note, sort of like Sherlock Holmes telling everything about the writer including the fact that he has a limp...

@markh.6687 3 года назад

It's elementary, my dear Watson. And in addition, our victim has a low-skilled Jerry for a mechanic.

@OneMechanic 3 года назад

We have a husband and wife garage here. They are awesome. They went the extra mile to find my niece a rear control arm from a salvage yard. Wish there was more places like this.. Thanks for the video

@JenniferFuchek 3 года назад

Road trip with Eric O to the pick-n-pull! Also while practicing social distancing too! Bonus score!

@abbas1872 3 года назад

I bet she took it to Scotty Kilmer. "WELL YOU JUST TAKE THE WHOLE THING OUT, YOU BREAK IT, THEN YOU JUST PUT IT BACK IN."

@chiluco2000 3 года назад

While madly waving his hands and making funny gestures!

@markh.6687 3 года назад

Funny, never seen Scotty do that. I call B.S. Rev up your lie detectors!

@robertrocca6595 3 года назад

I just like to know how he can claim he has been working on cars for over 50 years when he spent over 4 years in college and he's only 65 year old.

@gatewaysolo104 3 года назад

@@robertrocca6595 his dad owned a shop and he probably worked there as a kid

@markh.6687 3 года назад

@@robertrocca6595 Because he could work on cars WHILE in college, and he said he started working on stuff very young anyway.

@stationaryenginesworldwide 3 года назад

Great video Eric ..you truly are an inspiration to all techs ..thank you for tonight’s entertainment!

@his.purpose 3 года назад

Sell the part twice. It could work. You could retire twice as fast. LOL! I enjoy watching you fix 'em and send 'em home! Great stuff! Funny too!

@robertquast9684 3 года назад

The old school mom and pop salvage yards were the best. The guys knew what they had and what would work or what would interchange.

@jeffbohn2576 3 года назад

Great!! I love going to the yard with Eric!! Wheee

@malware_in_tn9008 3 года назад

I laughed, I cried...two thumbs up from Siskel and Ebert.

@williamsquires3070 3 года назад

After the little story, I was kinda expecting a police car to pull Mr. O. over for a bad brake light during the test drive! 😬

@crlaw75 3 года назад

Bwhahahaha!

@wolfmanrebel874 3 года назад

WHAT!! 🤣😂😂 at 4:23 the headlights flashing with the brake pedal...I'm still watching don't ruin the surprise 😂

@dennymambo 3 года назад

Jerry must work in the Printing industry. Our motto is 'If it doesn't fit, force it until it does' It's a shame it doesn't work so well on modern cars lol

@mikevinn 3 года назад

Love to watch your videos. You do good at explaining and entertaining at the same time. Glad your still making video's and hope to see many more.

@doctorjohn-burgtekie 3 года назад

Poor Jerry never can catch a break. Josh working and not talking a class act. Eric just keeps on amazing his viewers. TGIF guys enjoy the weekend.

@johnpike1552 3 года назад

Love these types of quick lesson videos! If it doesn't fit don't force it 😉

@williamdyckman9704 3 года назад

Like the diagnosis you go through, especially when someone else has Jerry rigged !!

@JeffWinter1 3 года назад

Want to bet Jerry said to the owner "I'm going to jury rig this so you can get it home and then you can get it properly fixed" and that was probably years ago. 😬

@rknight7509 3 года назад

To right no good deed goes unpunished ha ha

@richardpelton9936 3 года назад

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution that works

@jamesbockenstette4332 3 года назад

Good video. The stream of consciousness rant/ramble is very entertaining. Don’t be a Jerry......

@fullsizebronco8513 2 года назад

How many times I've spent fixing someone else's "Fixes".... Good job 👌

@STLG8GT 3 года назад

Eric the best part of the video was you talking about the mom and pop places disappearing. Sad to see. Great vid.

@k0rndog93 3 года назад

I kinda like the more "Boring" SMA videos, because the commentary and solo dialogues are just fantastic lol Also, if your local pull a part yard goes down, have you checked out Horseheads Pick-a-part, Eric?? I've been a few times, and it seems like a decent place!

@dougaranda6187 3 года назад

Too far.

@k0rndog93 3 года назад

@@dougaranda6187 It's a 2 1/2 hour drive for me to get to Horseheads. Usually I make 2 or 3 trips a year, depending on what they have on the yard.

@dougaranda6187 3 года назад

@@k0rndog93, it's maybe an hour from Avoca, so a 2 hr round trip. Long way to go for a $1.78 bulb socket.

@k0rndog93 3 года назад

@@dougaranda6187 They've got more than bulb sockets.

@7700jessie 3 года назад

Classic case of " Make sure you double-triple-check your work. "

@mrdgschmidt 2 года назад

Had an older Chevy Cavilier that behaved in the most similar way. When ever I stepped on the brakes the interior, dash, headlight and break light would go on. It took me a day to figure it out. It was a dual element brake light that had a bit of solder break free and landed on both elements shorting it out. It was the head scratcher that I never forgot and this was the first thing that came to mind watching this video.