Hi Everyone,
Have I got one for you!
It seems that the summer has just flown by, Labor Day has passed, Kids back at school and everyone is so busy and stressed. Some so stressed that they miss meetings, lose keys, and forget things.
So I have a question for you. What is the worst thing you have forgot?
We will compare notes and see if it can beat mine!
Look to hear from lots of you!
Sincerely,
Harold Wood
President
Harold's Quality Auto Repair Inc.
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on September 14, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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Simple!
It was the husbands fault!!!
We discovered that the oil cap was missing! The husband had checked the oil just before the wife left on a trip down to Medford that morning and somehow got sidetracked and forgot to put the cap back! The wife in this case, drove all the way to Medford and back with the cap off and the oil was splattered all over the engine compartment! She was lucky that it did not start a fire! The engine also seems to have dodged a bullet, because it only had about a quart…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on August 19, 2009 at 9:05pm —
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Hello fellow Chamber Members!
Everyone has seen a vehicle along side the road, hood up with smoke rolling out from the engine compartment. Ever wonder what happened? Ever been in that situation? Recently a vehicle rolled up to our front door with so much smoke coming out that we were sure it was on fire! Everyone ran for the fire extinguishers. By the time a tech reached the car the customer had raised the hood,(Note this must be done very carefully as you can be burned if the fire flashes when…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on August 16, 2009 at 9:01pm —
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Hi Everyone!
Well the Fourth of July has come and gone, the Marion county fair has ended and The Hotrod Hair car show with it's wonderful success is over, (Great Job Bry Taylor!) so I feel that I have to share with you the answer to our Wedding Fallout brainteaser!
As it turns out someone (a fiend of the family, notice I left the "R" out!) thought it would be funny to attach to the underside of the car what looked like an end to a rubber mallet! This piece of rubber was attach in just the perfec…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on July 12, 2009 at 8:11pm —
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Happy Fathersday!
I hope this adds a little more enjoyment to your day!
Everyone is familiar with the traditions that we all enjoy at weddings. One such tradition is tying things to the bumper, like cans, to make alot of noise and make it almost impossible for the bride and groom to slip away unnoticed! Well recently a young couple pulled into the shop complaining about a noise coming from the rear of their vehicle. We immediately noticed the shoe polish sign across the back window "JUST MARRIE…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on June 21, 2009 at 4:33pm —
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on May 16, 2009 at 11:54pm —
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A young woman was asked what engine she had and she replied a 710. The technician confused asked how do you know it's a 710 and she said that it was right on the engine. This is the photo she sent as proof. What do you think?
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on May 16, 2009 at 8:35am —
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Hi Everyone! I just wanted to offer any help I can in answering questions you have about your car. I know that it is often times hard to know what you need to do in repair situations, so ask me and I will do my best.
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on April 18, 2009 at 7:56pm —
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Howdy!!!
Well it’s that time!
As no one was able to give the correct answer to my last automotive brainteaser,
I need to move on and provide the answer!
Our Snowbird vehicle when we checked it out was found to have a blown fuse! Logical right?
The technician installed a new fuse, turned on the heater but after a few seconds the fuse blew!
Again no surprise, except how long it took the fuse to blow.
The technician decided the problem had to be in the fan moter so he removed the heater fan & m…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on April 16, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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Salchie the bear came to work at Harold's the other day and we recorded the event! Watch for the Video on the Chamber site! As you will see Salchie is heading for another business soon.
Your Friend Harold
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on April 4, 2009 at 4:50pm —
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As Winnie the Pooh says Hellooooooh Friends!
I bring you a new automotive brainteaser!
All of you or at least most of you have a snowbird as a friend. You know someone who hates the cold and heads south for the winter. Well I have many snowbird customers and one such customer after tiring of burning in the sun had returned home a little early. After packing away all of the travel gear she decided it would be nice to go for a drive and maybe have a nice dinner out.
So she went to her garage and…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on April 1, 2009 at 7:19pm —
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Hi everyone!
Well you can quit racking your brain for we have a winner!
Congrats to Dave Smith of Liberty Systems for giving the correct answer to the auto repair brainteaser! Heh Dave give the shop a call at 503-365-9702 and set up an appointment for a FREE Lube, Oil & Filter!
Oh I almost forgot, the correct answer was Low Voltage! As the charger raises the voltage up enough, (and with the key in the ON position) the relays that are used to activate various circuits with the ignition switch…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on March 20, 2009 at 7:27pm —
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Hi Everyone,
Since no one has been able to answer my auto repair brain teaser I am going to share just a little more information. The customer showed us how they had hooked up the charger and we determined that it had been connected properly! One more hint the key had been left in the ignition.
Ok now that you have wrapped your brain around this new information any guesses?
Harold
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on March 19, 2009 at 5:39pm —
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Top of the Mornin to Ya!
Today a customer learned a very difficult lesson!
The story starts last night when the customer came home, parked the car in the garage and went to spend time with the family. Just one little mistake, the customer had turned on the headlamp override switch. This bypasses the automatic shutoff feature! Of course the next morning while in a hurry to get to work, the customer found the battery “Dead as a door nail!” The customer jumped to action and connected a standard 10a…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on March 17, 2009 at 7:06pm —
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Hi Everyone!
Every year with the change of the seasons, I see a pattern in the failures that occur with customers cars. Everyone knows that we go from warmer to colder and back again as the seasons change, but did you know your car is adjusting to these changes? A newer vehicles computer monitors the temperature and adjust the output of the alternator. In Hot weather the computer lowers the charging rate to keep the battery from getting too hot and boiling off the fluid in the battery. In cold w…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on March 9, 2009 at 12:33pm —
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Hi everyone,
Have you ever heard a noise coming from your car that was not there before?
I am here to say,
"Do not ignore it!"
A father, who will remain unnamed for this story, was informed by his daughter that her car was making some kind of grinding noise. The next morning the father looked the car over and took it for a short drive. He was unable to find anything wrong! In fact he could not hear the noise! He told her that the noise must be normal and to continue driving the car.
Se…
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Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on February 25, 2009 at 6:11pm —
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