Crank
Yes. This is John
You’d like to have your car by Friday?
Not happenin’
I’d like to oblige, but here’s the deal
First:
we have to get the engine out of the car
we put the car on a lift, where
we loosen a lot of nuts, bolts and screws
Are you getting the concept of time here?
then we lower the heavy sucker onto a workbench.
Second:
we check to see if there’s a crack somewhere
If you’re lucky, only the rings are worn
that’d be easy but I wouldn’t count on it
given the amount of smoke and rumble on ignition
we are going to need to
Third:
take apart every piston, ring, rod and bolt
That’s right, the rods connect the pistons to the crank
which allows the engine to do its job
So we replace all worn parts with various
new and used pistons, rings, rods, nuts and bolts
Fourth:
my man, this is a tedious process
requires good, no excellent, three-dimensional perception
hell, maybe a fourth or fifth dimension
not to mention hand-eye coordination
I could work non-stop ’til Friday
and still be diagnosing the engine on your car
How about two weeks from today?
I’ll call you if I run into problems
Cost? Yes.
Guess we better talk money.
