Last Sunday, I need a flat fixed in Guerrero Negro. I wait until 8:30 to see if anybody in town is going to open up. Nope, so I start north. just
after the "Y" I see a tire shop open and working on a truck, Cool. I pull in up drop the tire and watch as he breaks the bead. I say finish up the
Truck and I'll be back in a bit. 45 Mins later I stop back,Put the tire in the back of my truck and go home.
Yesterday, The tire and I go to Americas Tire to get this tire balanced and to make sure the patch is up to their standards for there road protection
warranty.
What the Butt Head did was take a flat head nail and insert into the hole with the flat head on the inside of the tire. The point of the nail was on
the out side of the tire. IT WAS GOING TO FAIL. When and where, who knows. This guy is between the "Y" the the state line on the inland side of the
road. Please stay away from this clown.
God, I hate this stuff. If i was closer we'd be having a chat. Shame on me for not watching the work being done.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
"Put the tire in the BACK of my truck and go home." I used as my spare. I hope this never happens to you. I don't think I would have made it home.
So Why am a Maroon?
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
It's worth buying one of the good tire-plug outfits (about $30 for a good one) so that you can do your own repairs, and it's very easy and fast. I
have done litterally dozens of repairs with mine (most in Baja), and never had one fail as long as it was done with only one plug. If you need more
than one plug (big hole), have it repaired professionally ASAP after plugging it.
Personally, I don't think the flat-head nail would weaken the tire, but it probably would leak soon.
Originally posted by liknbaja127
think he means the tire repair guy!
No, he means me.
Geek, I can and have F-uped more then most. I have great stories!
On my honeymoon, I replaced the the alternator in La Paz on a Saturday (30+years). I have really been F-ed on more then once. Oil pans, Alternators,
Trans, Valves. Difs. Got towed home over the west road from Scorp's with a chain. On average I spend 30 to 45 days south. I would like to make sure
nobody else gets ripped off.
MMc rules:
It never stops.
Nothing is out of bounds.
The worse it gets, the better the stories.
I got great stories.
I have been insulted by people I love, who are you?
I truly believe that if stupidity was a crime, we'd all spend at least one night in jail, and i'd be in for life with no possibility of parole.
It's just that some small people believe that standing on top of someone else makes them taller. Sleep well.
bb
{edit} This means your 'stories' section, not the spare tire gig. I agree, ALWAYS watch the work done. LLanteras in Baja are 99% reliable, you got
screwed.
[Edited on 6-9-2014 by bajabuddha]
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
I give, what is a maroon? and why do you think you are one? I bet I've got more great stories than you do.
Off grid, 12-190 watt evergreen solar panels on solar trackers, 2-3648 stacked Outback inverters, 610ah LiFePo4 48v battery bank, FM 60 and MX60
Outback charge controllers, X-240 Outback transformer for 240v from inverters, 6500 watt Kubota diesel generator.
Originally posted by larryC
I give, what is a maroon? and why do you think you are one? I bet I've got more great stories than you do.
Larry, 'maroon' is the redacted word for 'm-o-r-o-n' that the site filter automatically edits. Also, was used by Bugs Bunny in the early '50s and '60s
cartoons for the exact same reason, Doc.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
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