Q: ENGINE RACING PROBLEM
Your Mechanic sounds like a good deal. But I have a serious problem with your methodology. How can you provide a fixed price for a repair and how can a repair be reasonably made by a lay person before diagnosis? The repair may not solve the problem. There may be muiltiple causes. Below is my problem:
ENGINE RACING PROBLEM 1. Until recently, engine raced on ignition; stabilized after about 1 minute or driving about 100 yards (not a problem). 2. Now takes over >5 minutes to stabilize; drive distance from fire station on Park Victoria to Safeway on Calaveras Blvd (about 3 miles) - engine still has not stabilized; stabilized after engine shut off and restarted 20 minutes later. 3. Misdiagnosis[?] that problem was a bad thermostat. Thermostat replaced - did not solve problem. Original thermostat put back and in engine.
If the problem is a faulty carburetor, your repair price is a bargain. But what if the carburetor is not the problem and/or there are multiple causations of the racing en
My car has 96500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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Hi there. I’m actually very glad you asked this question. First and foremost, anytime an inquiry like yours comes in, we look at the common symptoms and attempt to provide a few broad scope systems or components that could be causing the issue. For example, in your case, the symptoms you’re describing are common with a vacuum leak, a damaged or stuck idle control screw on the carb or even ignition system failures. As you can see; that’s rather broad. The solution we offer is not to suggest any repair, but to have one of our mobile mechanics first complete an inspection; such as a car idle is rough inspection to pinpoint the root causes of the symptoms. Once the mechanic has the opportunity to physically inspect the vehicle, they are better suited to recommend a specific or group of repairs. Hope this answers your question and clarifies our methodology and how we offer solutions to our customers. Thanks!
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