It's like watching a remake of home improvement Except Phil is Wilson. Wilson is filmed from the eyes up Phil is filmed from the neck down 😆😆😆 good video
Hats off to Phil. Cant be easy being at a new shop anyway, but when its got a celebrity owner like Eric O and you have to not look like a rookie it must be intimidating, good job
I heard Luna 🌜🐈in the background as you were placing the pump in ... definitely giving you commands or just wants food 🤣 Vinnie is just chillin and great camera📷 footage and the disappearing Edsel sweet ride.✌️✌️✌️✌️
You are the man. I wish I had a person here who I could take my cars to for repair . Most of the shops here are unreliable for repairs here. You don't know who to trust on your cars.
Do you remember the show UP and the dog in it and what he did every time he saw a squirrel. That’s what I like about you bud. Have a great day enjoy watching your channel
Imagine a concrete pumper but instead of cement, it's hooked up to a Taylor icecream machine! LOL.. not everyday...but thanks for the hard work and solution to that fuel issue!
I'm always amazed by the rusted out undersides of the cars and trucks you works on. I wonder, have you ever told a customer their vehicle is so rusted out you wouldn't work on it? More, they should stop driving it?
I had the Wonky Fuel Gauge Syndrome on Her Ladyships Montana. GM rigorously deny any wrongdoing and blame the fuel which damages the Potentiometer tracks, giving false readings and if left too long will require pump replacement. Got some gas cleaning juice from the dealership and it fixed it. . Very thorough diagnosis. Impressive
I just about blew a fuse because there is ANOTHER new SMA video, and we got to see Phil, but then you went and did it for me! Thanks Mr O and thanks Phil!
Right where you and Phil are working on the tank together, you look like stunt doubles for each other! Same outfit all the way down, same pepperpot beard... Just the tattoos difference from what we saw so far, it'd be a tough game of Guess Who!
I see... you short it out and you're a diag wizard. I short it out and I'm a hack mechanic. Why you gotta be like that Mama? Vinny is like a member of the cast that us long time viewers will never forget. Kinda like Hannah and Marie, or Trinity when she'd just come out in the shop and stare at the camera. Gosh, I've been coming to this watering hole a long time!
Glad to see that Phil is not in the witness protection program, ha ha. I was beginning to wonder whether he is another neighbor Wilson from 'Home Improvement', peeking over the fence and mumbling wise advice.
That odd pipe thing over the building being built is a concrete pump truck. You dump from the concrete truck into the pump truck and the pump truck can place the concrete almost anywhere, but it makes that truck kind of complex and expensive. I also just replaced a GM Savana fuel pump. GM was nice enough to put 3 connections where you can reach and most of the others with enough play that you can drop the tank to reach them, except one, which barely gave you room to work and I couldn't get it off anyway because the quick connect fitting was stuck on and didn't come off as simple as it went on.
Lol Eric when you said you were going to run the fuel level sensor wire through the "Chinese finger" I laughed I think you were trying to refer to a finger trap lol.
For many years I did all the mechanical type work. I admitted that when electrical and real problems other than mechanical came up I wasn’t the guy in the shop for that. I could read voltage and do an ohm test. We all appreciate your hard work to make these videos Eric! A lot of the electrical testing and things of that nature you show on your channel may be common sense to you but some of us it is not. Thank you again! God bless SMA!!
Eric O: Any other video: "I'm not really sure what car that is, I'm not a car guy". Today: "Say hello to the Edsel", a car I have never even heard of before this video.
Another TH-camr pulled the tank in a GM vehicle with lots of gas recently. He and his helper dropped the tank. You were right in sending the truck home to run the gas level down. Smart thinking!
I’m always being called to fix or trouble shoot by neighbor’s or customer’s . Farmer friend called mower wouldn’t start you guessed it 20 amp fuse was blown. Took me longer to find his mower in the barn than to fix it. 👍
Phil walked away and i said to myself watch the teacher went to check the old one to see where the plug went. I could hear my old man telling me to not throw out the old part until you prove the new one works,that was 50 years ago when we thought we were getting good parts, now we get one size fits all and his sage advice still applies. Good video and good advice !
I just wanted you to know that you have got to be the best at figuring out what is wrong with a vehicle! Been watching for a few years, actually started watching when I got my first Honda....few hours ago for sure. Like to get a chance to chat with you one day. I'm a veteran living in my Chevy express with my cat Jake. Got electrical issues with the old girl, she's a 98 with a 305 sure would love to get your opinion on the old girl. Anyway I love your channel and keep up the excellent work!!
This brings back an old horror story from the 80's for me. Way before cell phones came out I broke down in the middle of no where because the fuel pump went out on me. It was the middle of August and over 100 degrees in humid south Georgia and I had a suit on because I just attended a buddy of mine's wedding. I must have walked five miles before someone finally stopped, the road I was on was very rural out in the county and hardly traveled on by autos. I probably lost six pounds that day!
I almost crashed due to a fuel pump. Driving 80 mph on the freeway, then exit. Let off the fuel and hit the brakes a little bit. Try to hit the brakes again to slow down for a left turn and no more vacuum assist or power searing. Look at the tac and had nothing! Damned near hit the concrete bridge guards to keep people from going over the bridge. Put the truck in neutral to try to restart it, and nothing. Truck comes to a stop on the bridge blocking the only west bound lane of a State highway. 110 degrees and it is about to rain in Casa Grande, Arizona. I'm driving a black truck too. I get out and go under the truck to smack the tank and few times, then restart it. Fuel pump fails again after just getting the truck moving a little bit. I put the truck in neutral and just barley perfectly park it at Dairy Queen. I spent 3 hours eating ice cream and root beer floats until a friend of a friend with a tow truck comes and gets me. Horrible!
Changing a fuel pump can solve a lot of issues, and you correctly mentioned the main diagnosis which is checking pressure at the fuel rail. I'll mention comparing your o-ring sizes since I got a (non-oem) pump with a ring that didn't fit and wasted a lot of time trying to force the new pump in there without any luck.
Hi Eric. It must be nice to have an extra pair of hands! Mind you, Phil is no Miss Hannah or Miss Marie - never mind "the lovely Mrs. O". Ihope Phil is enjoying himself. And a passing wave to Vinnie!
good videoand troubleshooting. looks like Phil is kneeling on a mat of some kind. if so kudos, at 73 and my knees are still working well i can attest to the usefulness of kneeling mats .
It's like watching a remake of home improvement Except Phil is Wilson. Wilson is filmed from the eyes up Phil is filmed from the neck down 😆😆😆 good video
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Totally agree. Also, a man of few words like Wilson was. Does that make Eric Tim Allen????
"I don't think so, Eric."
@@kahrnivor That was Al, not Wilson.
Heidi ho there fellow home improvement fans.
Another vote for Phil. Didn't get in the way, did what needed to be done.
I liked how he went and got the old unit for comparison while Eric was struggling to figure out the wiring.
Is Phil the new Josh?
TH-cam must hate you, should have 10 million subscribers. You're channel is that good.
Reading down into the comments a bit.. Phil has some fans! Wooo Phil! 💪🏻
Vinny! I’ve been wondering where Vinny has been. Glad he’s still kicking. 👍
Yaay Phil seems pretty cool. 👍 I really liked it when the feller (or filly) on the next lift joins in the sarcastic and jaded banter. 🤩
"Just short it out, see if the fuse blows." I love it. Thanks for the lessons.
20 amps is 20 amps
@@SouthMainAuto probably 100A plus, but just for a short while
Man it was great to see Vinnie going strong
We seem to be blessed recently with Eric's burst of many videos. Life is good!!
Indeed Wes repaired a tank that was otherwise unobtainable. The guy is Midwest genius.
On a Colorado
@@chadvalliere8697 nah it was a Canyon
Hats off to Phil. Cant be easy being at a new shop anyway, but when its got a celebrity owner like Eric O and you have to not look like a rookie it must be intimidating, good job
And what a hat it is, Go Pack Go
Phil has been at this way longer than I have haha
@@SouthMainAuto ah well in that case try not to look like a Rookie Eric :)
@Les Reeves Yes
The man didn't feel comfortable being on camera around Phil, so he gets Phil on camera. Smart strategy.
Phil's a good straight man.
Your kitty cat's meowing to be let in to Mrs. O's office for lunch.
I heard Luna 🌜🐈in the background as you were placing the pump in ... definitely giving you commands or just wants food 🤣 Vinnie is just chillin and great camera📷 footage and the disappearing Edsel sweet ride.✌️✌️✌️✌️
Go watch again and you can see her run by in the background by the wall behind Phil! Luna definitely needs in every video!!! 🤣🤣
Runs great. Wheels about to fall off, but it runs great.
Bringing Phil into the show to help you get over the creepiness. Good plan.
SMA is my therapy. Thanks for what you do Mr. O!
Lived through the operation to see part 2 .
Phil a new addition working along side you and Josh? Welcome Phil.
Glad to hear Vinny doing well Eric O @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
Love those euro jobbies. Pop up the rear seat, pull the carpet back, twist, unplug and repeat backwards and you’re done.
Rust Belt Luv Ya Fix ! LOL
Props to Phil for being down to do the dirty work. 😂
You are the man. I wish I had a person here who I could take my cars to for repair . Most of the shops here are unreliable for repairs here. You don't know who to trust on your cars.
I live for when Eric says “fellah”
BEST MECHANIC ON TH-cam
Do you remember the show UP and the dog in it and what he did every time he saw a squirrel. That’s what I like about you bud. Have a great day enjoy watching your channel
Nice to know that Vinny is still around
Imagine a concrete pumper but instead of cement, it's hooked up to a Taylor icecream machine! LOL.. not everyday...but thanks for the hard work and solution to that fuel issue!
The Edsel takes me way back in time. When I was a kid my Grandma and Uncle had Edsels. I remember they didn't spare the steel on those cars.
push button shifting,, they were ahead of thier time, but didnt catch on very well.
God I enjoy watching. And misses o is a trooper u and her together can be hilarious. Just wanted to say I really enjoy the channel!
So nice if the teacher is getting some shop hours so his students get real education 🤙🏻
Phil did good - he used his own initiative to do what needed doing or assist with the little we saw in this video. Go Phil!
I'm always amazed by the rusted out undersides of the cars and trucks you works on. I wonder, have you ever told a customer their vehicle is so rusted out you wouldn't work on it? More, they should stop driving it?
I had the Wonky Fuel Gauge Syndrome on Her Ladyships Montana. GM rigorously deny any wrongdoing and blame the fuel which damages the Potentiometer tracks, giving false readings and if left too long will require pump replacement. Got some gas cleaning juice from the dealership and it fixed it. .
Very thorough diagnosis. Impressive
I was just wondering how Vinny was doing glad to see that he's doing well.
I just about blew a fuse because there is ANOTHER new SMA video, and we got to see Phil, but then you went and did it for me! Thanks Mr O and thanks Phil!
I think the proper saying when you verify a fix on a Chevy by giving it the full beans is "we done did it!"
Phil is one lucky guy to get to work with you 👍
I am lucky to have him work for me is more like it
You can bet that the Edsel has far more room under the hood than today's tightly packed vehicles. All mechanical, no 'puters!
Thanks for helping Phil. I'm always amazed at how much our vehicles depend upon electronics to function.
That Phil is a keeper
Glad to see Vinny still getting around.
Right where you and Phil are working on the tank together, you look like stunt doubles for each other! Same outfit all the way down, same pepperpot beard... Just the tattoos difference from what we saw so far, it'd be a tough game of Guess Who!
I see... you short it out and you're a diag wizard. I short it out and I'm a hack mechanic. Why you gotta be like that Mama?
Vinny is like a member of the cast that us long time viewers will never forget. Kinda like Hannah and Marie, or Trinity when she'd just come out in the shop and stare at the camera. Gosh, I've been coming to this watering hole a long time!
Good video. You were right and we saw the scope traces to prove it. Phil is OK. Another satisfied customer!
Good job Phil, Eric is lucky to have you theses days. 😉
Glad to see that Phil is not in the witness protection program, ha ha. I was beginning to wonder whether he is another neighbor Wilson from 'Home Improvement', peeking over the fence and mumbling wise advice.
Great job Eric, I also remember watch Wes locating that company with the ring repair kit, thank u from stat isl
Rainman ray in Florida gives you shout outs from time to time
1:16 HI LUNA! (We have to recognize the true star of the show)
You have a helper Phil.
Phil seems like a pretty good guy.
"Petal to the plastic!" --- RIP 4L60e LOL
That odd pipe thing over the building being built is a concrete pump truck. You dump from the concrete truck into the pump truck and the pump truck can place the concrete almost anywhere, but it makes that truck kind of complex and expensive.
I also just replaced a GM Savana fuel pump. GM was nice enough to put 3 connections where you can reach and most of the others with enough play that you can drop the tank to reach them, except one, which barely gave you room to work and I couldn't get it off anyway because the quick connect fitting was stuck on and didn't come off as simple as it went on.
AND an Edsal! Nice work
Hey we finally get to meet Phil! 👋👋
Lol Eric when you said you were going to run the fuel level sensor wire through the "Chinese finger" I laughed I think you were trying to refer to a finger trap lol.
What I noticed was how Phil went to get the old item for reference without any prompt being needed. 10/10 there Phil.
For many years I did all the mechanical type work. I admitted that when electrical and real problems other than mechanical came up I wasn’t the guy in the shop for that. I could read voltage and do an ohm test. We all appreciate your hard work to make these videos Eric! A lot of the electrical testing and things of that nature you show on your channel may be common sense to you but some of us it is not. Thank you again! God bless SMA!!
That was quite a "tankless" job. :-)
😜
Looked quite draining really………….
@@prussiaaero1802 left him on " fumes "
Eric O: Any other video: "I'm not really sure what car that is, I'm not a car guy". Today: "Say hello to the Edsel", a car I have never even heard of before this video.
Jeepers my dad had an Edsel. It was all rusted out and junked oh, just 57 years ago.
@14:20 Good to see Vinny is still around and about!
My 3rd video of yours, my 3rd 100% score, thankyou Eric
Perfect tutorial ! Thanks for the dedication with which you provide us these lessons .
Here in the Wisconsin rust belt ,l have known several that cut a hole in the floor on a suburban and made a patch panel, no need to drop the tank
Same here in the south...lol
same here in the PRNY
@@SouthMainAuto No shower nec .! LOL
You look very busy Eric, seeing the amount of cars you’ve got there outside, waiting for you to get your hands on ‘em!! 😀
Hello Eric , Your new Camera looks like it does a real good job. Thumbs UP man , just give it the beans!
Eric says, “Don’t probe too deep”…. Sage advice 🤣
Welcome Phil!
Another TH-camr pulled the tank in a GM vehicle with lots of gas recently. He and his helper dropped the tank. You were right in sending the truck home to run the gas level down. Smart thinking!
Believe that was Rainman Raymond, saw that one
Dual brass chisels? How do we top that? Kinda reminded me of a railroad spike driving demonstration!
Never thought of doubling the load with lights like that.. Nice tip!
Welcome Phil!!
Very good video...I like to see someone who knows how to check it out completely!
I’m always being called to fix or trouble shoot by neighbor’s or customer’s . Farmer friend called mower wouldn’t start you guessed it 20 amp fuse was blown. Took me longer to find his mower in the barn than to fix it. 👍
Nice job phill mr.O seems to be ok with your work so far.
Great video,Eric O' loved the squirrel 🐿️ moment when you saw the concrete pumper truck.
Couldn’t have done it without Phil, great job guys
Phil walked away and i said to myself watch the teacher went to check the old one to see where the plug went. I could hear my old man telling me to not throw out the old part until you prove the new one works,that was 50 years ago when we thought we were getting good parts, now we get one size fits all and his sage advice still applies. Good video and good advice !
Long time viewer first time commenter. Just want to say I love your content and the premise! True inspiration! Keep up the good work!
"It's all swolled up..." Wow, never heard that one before. Quite original, Eric.:)
I just wanted you to know that you have got to be the best at figuring out what is wrong with a vehicle! Been watching for a few years, actually started watching when I got my first Honda....few hours ago for sure. Like to get a chance to chat with you one day. I'm a veteran living in my Chevy express with my cat Jake. Got electrical issues with the old girl, she's a 98 with a 305 sure would love to get your opinion on the old girl. Anyway I love your channel and keep up the excellent work!!
Where are you out of sir? (State/area)
@@ianloyd6384 southwest Pennsylvania south of Pittsburgh
I like the way Eric rechecked the instructions for the first time :)👍 Just the way I do it.
You are like the HOUSE m.d of vehicles, stuff that other people can’t figure out 99% of the time you can 😂lol
You are the man Mr O.
Love to see an Edsalle at your shop
I had one of these in 06 variety. That frame is ready for the crusher.
This brings back an old horror story from the 80's for me. Way before cell phones came out I broke down in the middle of no where because the fuel pump went out on me. It was the middle of August and over 100 degrees in humid south Georgia and I had a suit on because I just attended a buddy of mine's wedding. I must have walked five miles before someone finally stopped, the road I was on was very rural out in the county and hardly traveled on by autos. I probably lost six pounds that day!
I almost crashed due to a fuel pump. Driving 80 mph on the freeway, then exit. Let off the fuel and hit the brakes a little bit. Try to hit the brakes again to slow down for a left turn and no more vacuum assist or power searing. Look at the tac and had nothing! Damned near hit the concrete bridge guards to keep people from going over the bridge. Put the truck in neutral to try to restart it, and nothing. Truck comes to a stop on the bridge blocking the only west bound lane of a State highway. 110 degrees and it is about to rain in Casa Grande, Arizona. I'm driving a black truck too. I get out and go under the truck to smack the tank and few times, then restart it. Fuel pump fails again after just getting the truck moving a little bit. I put the truck in neutral and just barley perfectly park it at Dairy Queen. I spent 3 hours eating ice cream and root beer floats until a friend of a friend with a tow truck comes and gets me. Horrible!
Changing a fuel pump can solve a lot of issues, and you correctly mentioned the main diagnosis which is checking pressure at the fuel rail. I'll mention comparing your o-ring sizes since I got a (non-oem) pump with a ring that didn't fit and wasted a lot of time trying to force the new pump in there without any luck.
Phill dose good work. Your not to bad yourself.
Well, I was gonna get something done at work but then a new SMA video notification dropped. The world can wait until i get this video watched.
Eric meantioned in part 1 of this repair that he felt weird making a video when Phil is around. It's like the teacher is watching! 😄
exactly...
@@SouthMainAuto 😄
@@SouthMainAuto LMAO.
Good to see that Vinney and his SMA certified scooter are still around!
Hi Eric. It must be nice to have an extra pair of hands! Mind you, Phil is no Miss Hannah or Miss Marie - never mind "the lovely Mrs. O". Ihope Phil is enjoying himself. And a passing wave to Vinnie!
good videoand troubleshooting. looks like Phil is kneeling on a mat of some kind. if so kudos, at 73 and my knees are still working well i can attest to the usefulness of kneeling mats .
Bye Edsel! I always liked the look of them, but then I've got strange tastes :D
You can buy a cheap polarizing filter for most cams, to cut the reflective glare.
Wow those wheel bearings are AWESOME!!!