Don't Be A Jerry!
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- In this video I have a look at a ladies Subaru that she had at another shop for a brake light problem. They informed her they "jerry rigged" it (or "jury rigged" if you want to be grammatically correct). That's fine if you intend on fixing it the following day or so I suppose. Any how, let's undo the jerry and fix this thing the right way.
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Like a murder mystery when they leave you a letter. Jerry did it, in the garage, with the screwdriver.
Or the Power Probe.
That would been a great title
"Today on sma Jerry did it in the car port with a screwdriver" who are we kidding this loser has a garage
The only thing that poor "Jerry" did wrong was installing a DORMAN light bulb!
Meanwhile..Colonel Mustard was putting sugar in the fuel tank...
It was a dark and stormy night...on a Tuesday..with a full moon, but you couldn't tell because it was a dark and stormy night.
You get 5 ⭐🌠⭐🌠⭐ stars for your repair of this vehicle !!!! Saving the customer $$$, and installing 2 new bulbs to get this lady back cruising on the road again !!!! Mrs. O. is so proud of you !!!! Well done, Eric !!!! On to the next one !!!!!
It never fails to amaze me how Eric O is willing to take trips to the salvage yard to save his customers money on an item that he knows will cost a fortune at the dealer. After subscribed to this channel for countless years, it always makes me feel good inside when I see him make these runs. I don't know any auto repair facility that would do it. What an amazing guy.
Eric is a decent man that wants to help his customers, he has a conscience.
Too many people think money is the only thing that matters :-(
Car would be sitting there for a week if he had to order parts. Spend 30 minutes at salvage yard and get er done.
Man has honor and a Christian heart
He is definitely one in 1 million, And he has one hell of a sense of humor to
@@vinces8974 I laugh my ass off at him. He is a genius at troubleshooting. Definitely one in a million
another great (and honest) job by Eric O. Mrs O should be proud. An honest person can always go to sleep knowing they did a good job and the right thing. I wish all repair shops could be trusted like this.
3 reasons to to watch this channel.... Mr an Mrs O own and operate an "honest" business! I learn something from every video. Not only learn something, but intertaining as well! LOL Thanks Eric.
The mysteries of somebody else's Work, Very good, Eric.
I really do miss the little shops. They get to know you and you know them....
About 15 years ago our local Ace Hardware that had been in an old downtown building on main st forever was forced to relocate to a new stand alone “smaller” store on the edge of town by “corporate” The elderly owner was was wandering around in his ACE Vest and saw me looking for something and asked if he could help me. I said yes I can’t find anything in this new store and sullenly he replied me too. ☹️ In the old store he knew where every piece of merchandise was and there was 5 times more floor space there. His daughters run it now and are just as friendly but it’s not the same as the old store.
@J Hemphill we need to stop spending money at these big box holes.
I rely on a small 3 bay family-owned shop when I'm not repairing my vehicle myself! Great service at a fair price. Been going there for 20 years or better!!
@@4WDIESEL1 That's what I've been trying to do myself. I will say it sometimes has it's drawbacks however. I do some small engine work as a hobby, and a shop here has had an order of mine waiting for 6 weeks on the control wire to a mower. Ordered the air filter too, on march 5th. Two days ago I picked the air filter up, looked at it and saw it was very clearly wrong (mind you I brought the original piece in upon ordering). After saying "this isn't the right one" I was told that "sometimes they update the designs". Surprising nobody, it didn't fit anything I had. Tried to return it and order a carb kit, got told "that's a 50 dollar mower sold for 150 new." and kicked on down the road for that. "Go online" I was told. All in all, you win some and lose some with buying local.
What about the ABS?
Jerry: I'll either fix it or I'll fix it so nobody else can.
Eric O: Hold my ice cream.
I was hoping we'd stop for ice cream on the way back to the shop!
The glorious life of a repair shop. It's little stuff like this that make it a regular day around the shop. Thanks Jerry for keeping the doors open and lights on. We couldn't do it without you!!!!
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You may think it's a cheesy video or too simple, but it's videos like these that keep me subscribed. Most issues are not mega-complex so these simple ones are what most people are looking for. Awesome vid. Thanks again, Mr. O.
When Eric O talked about going to the junkyard I literally yelled out, Woohoo road trip! Yes I know, I need to get out more.
The junkyard to me is what the mall is to my wife...........miss it so much!
Oh man I was hoping it would be an epic road trip like the rides in the wrecker. I'll settle for the quick trip to pull-a-part, though.
When I want to be alone in my thoughts, it's a trip to pick and pull
Salvage yards rock!
Without the clues that could have been a complete bitch of a fault to find. I've come across mashed terminals in lamp holders and even shorted lamps. But not a lamp holder bridging different circuits together.
I've actually seen this before.. Starts with a bulb that breaks off in the socket, follows with a "mechanic" digging out the remnants with a screwdriver, ends with a new socket.
My other channel guy is on here !! Big C !!
What a coincidence, just came here after one of your videos
My guess is, since this is a dual-element bulb, the ground for the brake element some how lost its connection to the ground terminal and was instead connected to the positive terminal of the running light element. So when the brakes were press, it sent power through the brake element into the positive side of the running light circuit.
ground feed backing power to the other stuff
Jerry: "I wired it so you have headlights when you hit the brakes."
Customer: "That's gold Jerry! GOLD!"
LMAO....
Awesome S Blagg, I cracked up when I read that.................
If only it was an 89 lebaron.
I'm thinking ol' Jerr' might've done it on purpose to milk an EXPENSIVE
electrical repair out of poor Mrs. McGillicutty. 😇
Where's the Ovaltine?
I love that the videos are just everyday life. Nothing added for effect. Repairs extra hard, shows it. Repairs easy (for him) he shows it. Teaching the young ladies, he shows it. When things go right or wrong, he shows it. Family too. Great videos all around. Thank you and keep it up.
I can only thank "Jerry" for helping create a funny SMA video! 🤣
When i was a deputy sheriff many years ago, we had a radio tech that worked on our cars. His name was Jerry. Everything he did was not according to Hoyle, but he did Jerry rig everything. It did work for the most part but there were times when we had to redo the Jerry rig. Thanks for the videos Eric. Love them.
Careful friend. Some Jerrys do good work. Nice Yard!
Yes they do.
Yeah, it was the Jerry up above that claimed he rigged it! You Jerrys are off the hook😉
never trust jerrys
Oh no all jerry's are best avoided
You've been Jerry-rigged 🤣🤣🤣. Good job figuring that out !!
"His dirty little..." We KNOW you wanted to say 'dork beaters', but you have way more class than we do :o) Rock on, Eric!
@ The Devil In The Circuit. I think you might have been involved in causing that problem. 🤣🤣
Ahem, this is a channel with class. He wanted to say “phallic manipulators.”
You gotta hand it to the customer... the lady left you a well written clue to what was going on to the best of her knowledge. That's better than most customers, I'm sure.
This just confirms my feelings that as an auto tech, we spend a minimum of 50% time un-screwing what others have screwed up...at least where I am for damn sure!
Any idea what the heck this Jerry guy was trying to achieve? I still can't figure it out.
@@PJBonoVox The incorrect bulb was in there, the contacts were a bit different, so my guess is he was trying to make the incorrect bulb work in the socket.
Same exact way in the home theatre industry. In South Florida we fix what we call "hialeah hack jobs" or "the craigslist special" or of course the classic "I know a guy who can mount your 85" TV on a full motion mount CHEAP!!!!"
@@PJBonoVox the wrong bulb was obtained...so instead of quickly getting the right bulb he smashed the pins inside the connector so they'd touch the contacts on the bulb. No bueno
It's a shame so many businesses in New York are suffering having to put up with this nonsense shutdown. Can't even go to a resturaunt...
Glad you are open for business because I love the channel.
love the way you give maximum service and keep the cost as low as possible for customers.
Your the only mechanic I’ve seen that would ever go to the junk yard for simple parts awesome dude love it a lot of them would just order it lol
"Hey look, this guy's got a plate light out." That gave me a good chuckle. Happy Friday!
I love this channel.
It's funny because I've been searching high and low for a taillight wire harness. As soon as he cut the harness I started screaming NOOOOO, replace the whole thing. Then I saw the junkyard pigtail was cut, so I'm ok he's good lol.
It is good to see a honest mechanic who fixes stuff right.
Hey Eric, I am partial to your 'cheesy videos' - I especially enjoy being able to ride down to the scrapyard with you! Keep on keepin' on Bud!
She should have called you first. Thanks man.
"Jerry rigged" comes from calling the German soldiers of WWI (and later WWII) "Jerries", in much the same way Brits were called "Tommies", and Americans were called "Joes". "Jury rigged" comes from a "jury rig" which is a makeshift mast you try confabble if your sailboat gets dismasted out on the ocean.
So there, now that's something you know.
Beat me to it on the Jury Rigging part.
i thought jury rigged came from the south's legal system where the juries were made of people that were aligned with the prosecution. pretty much guaranteeing a conviction especially with dark skinned defedants
@@richardcranium5839 No. It has been used for hundreds of years in other places that have nothing to do with the American south.
Amazing the number of expressions and sayings that came from the age of sail, especially the brits.
Jury rigged comes from the old french Ajure: to aid.
Jerry built refers to temporary housing shoddily built for those people bombed out in the WW2 blitz, I remember them they were still around 25 years later before being demolished, made of prefab concrete in Gosport and Portsmouth, England that is.
It never ceases to amaze me how you find the most simplest mess ups from other shops and fix them. I have learned a lot about diagnosing wiring problems. Great work Eric O. Love the videos. Keep up the good work.
I have a friend that was in the Navy as an electrician and the one thing he told me that I have applied in my own work on Automobiles is that he said to me "85% of electrical problems are visual". See how Mr.O found that? he seen the problem.
If you don’t see it you can usually smell the bad electronics also.
Or just follow the smoke...
@@mrman17 anglo Americans invited eletric bs the native America's evented the short circuit because of the smoke signals
Just look for the toasted parts
Or as Yogi Berra used to say about baseball, "...half of this game is 90% mental...".
Road trip with Eric O to the pick-n-pull! Also while practicing social distancing too! Bonus score!
Your right Eric, your not even close to a scum bag, your the complete opposite, your a gentleman, the auto industry and the world in general needs more people like you.
*you're, not your.
M.B. Looks like we have a Jerry commenting even though he is correct…… grammatically. Don’t be a Jerry!
Fixing someone else's screw up is one of the most satisfying things there is for me, but then doing it on the cheap like Eric O. is just a super thick layer of icing on the cake. Way to go SMA!
Hey, my names Jerry and yup! That looks like my work 😂
lol
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At least your honest. 🤣🤣🤣
honesty is key here lmao
Dammit Jerry! Lol
Gerry says, can he have his commission on providing work for under underutilised mechanics!!!!.
Great work and vlog Dr O.
Thanks for sharing
Got to love Mr rigger LOL haha but I thought it was sweet how she wrote you a nice letter you don't get that very often
Hi, my name's Jerry and I love your channel. Watch it all the time and learn some valuable stuff. Thanks!!
You are literally the most invested vehicle repairer ever?! And for that it's massive huge respect!
This guy is just entertaining to watch. Not to mention an amazing mechanic, genuinely cares about his job and customers. Makes me want to me a mechanic. Just got done dropping my fuel tank to replace my fuel pump on my f150, if I can do that I could probably do anything with the right tools!
Unfortunate news about the NY small business....same here in Ontario. Thankfully SMA is still around!
He’s fine he’s got his you tube money as well and there’s always car issues so theres always business
@@ryans413 lol if I was running a business based of YT income I wouldn't be a very good business man :)
Praps Trump should have used the Aussie way to respond to Corona, and you guys would be back to nearly normal like us.
@@jo300hn no.
@@blueoval250 I know, but I'm saying he should of.
Fun language fact: "Jury-rigged" has existed in America since the 1700s, but around the two World Wars, "Jerry-built," as in German made, also became an insult.
Oh come on, you know you wanted a trip to the junk yard! I mean who doesnt!!
Especially now that the ice cream stands are open 😂😉
It’s my dirty secret from my wife. I worked in one when we met. I do maintenance in a factory now, but every now and then I slip into a junk yard. Oops I’m sorry : an auto parts dismantling facility and relive a little bit of my younger days.
i have frequent flyer miles at LKQ Pick-A-Part
Most all scraping yards emptied out the yards for a quick buck save and sell high ticket items and empty off the rest
Don't be a Jerry! I did see a 79' Ford courier 30 yrs ago; where the lights would blink and the fuse box got so hot you could not touch it. Turns out it was corrosion of the metal case light socket was providing a host for a ground short. Great fix, love the channel.
Every mechanic in NY should be terrified that, one day, some how, their shady, half-baked "repairs" will be exposed on an SMA video. 😁. Thanks as always, Eric.
I do miss the old days of mom and pop stores.great service and knowledge of their business .
Eric, please move down here to Arizona so that I can have you mentor me on your mechanical skills. Simply amazing and the fact that you go out of your way and use junkyard parts to help the customer. You sir are a dyeing breed...
I just subd last week and found myself binge watching. I don't sub to anyone. Just like a dude with similar projects and attitude. The sense of humor helps too!
Man when you went to disconnect the tail light I felt your pain lol I also have arthritis I can unbolt a well torqued bolt but unclipping a small connector forget it lol
Had this recently on the coil connectors. So old and crusted and no room to use pliers and also not eager to spray it with lubricant. And I have no weak hand grip either, but it was a pain to remove these. Took me longer to disconnect the coils than changing the spark as a whole.
I feel your pain....I have the ol’ “dead fingertips” from scleroderma. Strong as a mule, but feeling connectors to pinch...nah, ain’t happenin!! Sometimes I squeeze a bit too hard and crush the housing and/or clip. 😬
Same with my mechanic neighbor. Outstanding mechanic. Smart, strong, but drops shit all the time and can't do little things very well...
his detail is amazing he never just throws parts at a problem but always narrows it down to the exact issue , Not even Skotty Kilmer does that all the time
I'll have to say you are the best. I myself a mechanic of 45 years. Keep up the good work and video's enjoy watching you very much.👍
I like how the show is 20 minutes long. You keep the suspense going only to have the conclusion be a bad socket. I really like how you bring us to reality and show us not every job is going to involve total interior removal like the Honda Civic that you just did. You remind us to look for the simple stuff first.
Love me some Wilbert's. I grew up near the original lot when it was just a Buick/GM yard.
I hope every shop in the area watches your channel, sees their fails and learns from you.
From Auckland, New Zealand. Really enjoyed this, quite introspective re: the local economy. I went out with my girlfriend last night and remarked how I was happy to stay local, to pump our money spent into the local economy for this very reason. Cheers E'O
Regarding your comment about Wilberts crushing cars, the price of steel is sky-high right now so I wouldn't be surprised if scrap metal is bringing a premium price.
Your videos and production are worth much more than just TH-cam. I see networks coming your way. Great job.
I am having fun watching you actually diagnose the problem instead of throwing a pile of parts at it first there’s a lot of parts changers out there that can’t diagnose things they gave a mechanic a bad nameYou do it right God bless you
Love your channel. Thank you for being such a good guy! I wish I could find a shop like yours here in AZ.
Eric, don't be afraid to call a Jerry a Jerry or more correctly, A JERK! He just rigged this whole job. As usual, thanks for a great troubleshooting and entertaining video.
Hey Eric O.
Your mind is in a great place when you mentioned Mom & Pop & the sort of people you would be around !! Kudos to your train of thought !!!! Somewhere where people are happy !!!
Eric O’s banter during repairs is great, and I would bet that Eric, as I do, probably carries on most of that banter even when there is no camera running. 😉
I hope you adjusted the brake light switch so it doesn't need so much pedal travel to activate
Thinking the same. She going to get pulled over again 👨✈️🚔
He answered that question, About 6 minutes before you asked, The car has power assisted brakes and car has to be running.
He did not touch the switch.
@@poslane99 That's not how it works. Brake light switch is on the pedal, and that one was obviously (and I'm saying that as someone with over 2 decades in the trade) out of adjustment.
It should barely take any travel to activate the brake switch. Way less travel than this car seemed to have.
Also got to say his use of crimp connectors is a bit sketchy. Should have soldered.
@@immikeurnot Nothing wrong with a crimp connector when done right. Tho again personally I also would've soldered it just because no real reason just because.
Wow, that's the cleanest and most organized junk yard I've ever seen.
Great video Eric ..you truly are an inspiration to all techs ..thank you for tonight’s entertainment!
Actually for real about 30 years ago a DOT rule that when the brakes were applied BOTH the brake lights AND the front marker / parking lights would illuminate. The thought was people in crosswalks could see if the driver was applying the brakes. There were wireing kits to tie the front markers to the brake lights. Never caught on but somewhere a fellah is wondering why his front marker / parking come on when the brakes are applied in the 74 chevy he just got from an estate sale !
Yes, exactly correct. Pedestrians still being hit every day.
Love how Eric takes care of his customers. There`s your problem lady! Jerry worked on it. Then Eric fixed it right. Don`t be a jerk like Jerry!
Just ordered that Wera Tool-Check Plus...looks like something I can use for carry on to fly on site, fix, and fly back without checking it. Will likely save me at least an hour per trip between counter time and baggage claim time. Also picked up some Vampliers and a mini screw extractor set for the fun surprises from Jerry's in the biomedical field. Awesome, thanks for showing us the tools as well as the fixes!
Cheesy video? Nah, I call it good quality entertainment, and we learn a bit!
Neat channel, good mechanic, talks to himself alot🤣 Pretty cool feel like you meet the family along the way, the other day I rode along with him and his brother in a big wrecker, met his wife Mrs. O and I assume his daughter awhile back she was more mechanically inclined than most boys her age. I feel like anytime soon he's gonna have me over for a beer 🤣
Three videos this week from Dr. O !
Eric the best part of the video was you talking about the mom and pop places disappearing. Sad to see. Great vid.
Want to bet Jerry said to the owner "I'm going to jury rig this so you can get it home and then you can get it properly fixed" and that was probably years ago. 😬
To right no good deed goes unpunished ha ha
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution that works
Like the diagnosis you go through, especially when someone else has Jerry rigged !!
I like the analysis of the note, sort of like Sherlock Holmes telling everything about the writer including the fact that he has a limp...
It's elementary, my dear Watson. And in addition, our victim has a low-skilled Jerry for a mechanic.
Son-of-a-mother, that was the most entertaining tail light repair video I’ve ever seen!
can you imagine being the owner watching this video and your auto dude says your car smells like stinky leg ,LOL OMG.
I did think that too, They deserve it though for not taking the bag of garbage out!. I also imagined one of the 'mean bunch of girls' from the 'other' ice cream place watching. :-)
Is not pleasant to work in smells place.
That was my first thought too! 🤣🤣 Then to learn a brake light switch is NOT a "sensor" as "Jerry" told you... 🤣
Had an older Chevy Cavilier that behaved in the most similar way. When ever I stepped on the brakes the interior, dash, headlight and break light would go on. It took me a day to figure it out. It was a dual element brake light that had a bit of solder break free and landed on both elements shorting it out. It was the head scratcher that I never forgot and this was the first thing that came to mind watching this video.
Moral of the story is true.
But if you are a Jerry, leave that screw half done.
Breadcrumbs to the problem! 😂
this guy is lasting honest mechanics left. he earned my respect
“The lady doesn’t know what he did” I think Jerry doesn’t know either.
Your "I can do it, you can do it" comment is generous.................. You have a tremendous skill set fortified by decades of training and specialized knowledge earned on the job. You are armed with an arsenal of tools and the know how on where, when and with how much force to deploy those assets. What you do in minutes would take me longer, much longer and that is even IF I could get it done. On top of that you are a terrific video producer-where do we GET such TALENTED people?
Dirty Larry Crazy Mary Jerky Jerry Smelly Lady and a trip to Wilberts(Future home of Amazon distribution center). All that over a bulb socket! LOVED this video Eric.....
I don't Always Jerry Rig, but when I do it is to fix someone else Jerry Rig. Which is true, last one I did was on a 2009 Nissan Altima, Engine was replaced, and they cut wires to remove and replace. Well, a very young mechanic (if you could call him that) decided to use wire nuts to fix them, which didn't fix anything. long story short I had to find all wires and solder them together. The mechanic was 20 at the time and said he was a Diesel Mechanic, which I asked a few diesel questions which he failed them all.
Greatest mechanic in NY
Maybe the world 🌍
Or the universe!
Hi Eric in Australia we say don't be a total Wally good video.
i ordered from wilbert's the other day and got a great part
Only problem is it was missing a plastic socket?🤣🤣🤣
Nice to have humor in the workplace today! Nice job !
Love to watch your videos. You do good at explaining and entertaining at the same time. Glad your still making video's and hope to see many more.
Man I have been watching your videos for awhile now but the “ formatting the hard drives is your best yet.
Up here in the mitten state it's called jury rigged cause nothing is worse than a rigged jury .
New York people speak a slightly different language. I've lived in Ohio, Indiana and California and it was jury rigged in all those places. I had a NY roommate in collage who would do it to us every once in awhile. Called hamburger buns "rolls". Nothing like the English guy I saw in a TH-cam vid who called alligator clips crocodile clips!
The jerry is still out deliberating awaiting payment before they give their verdict.
I thought the same as you, if something was done poorly it was jury rigged like a jury gets paid off to change the verdict
But according to Daily Writing Tips, jury rigged is what sailors called putting in their backup mast.
Because they were often damaged in storms, sailing ships carried a spare mast called the jury-mast so when they lost their primary mast they jury rigged the mast.
Some people say jerry rigged and that may have come from WWII
The term “jerry rigged” found its footing in World War II. To keep equipment functional toward the end of the war, the axis would often times resort to scavenging for parts. British troops referred to a German as a Jerry. Thus, the term “jerry rigged” was embraced to refer to patchwork jobs.
And then there's Jimmy rigged but that's a story for another day.
Happy Motoring.
You mean outside a rigged election...
@@keithstudly6071 In Michigan they call cans of soda, pop or soda pop. I can see them calling the buns rolls because when you buy Martins potato buns they call them rolls. In New England they say Hot Dog buns or lobster rolls and it's the same product. You are right, different ways of speaking in different parts of the US. I've heard someone say, this floor needs swept instead of this floor needs to be swept. Some people say Jerr zee instead of New Jersey and that does not come from New Jersey it comes from transplants from New York and has become part of the language in New Jersey over time. The English language is tough to learn because so many words have more than one meaning and some words are different but sound the same way too two to. Wright right rite?
Have a great won.
@@keithstudly6071 Being in the UK, I can confirm we use crocodile clips and alligator clips. Mostly, it's crocodile clips.
We have a husband and wife garage here. They are awesome. They went the extra mile to find my niece a rear control arm from a salvage yard. Wish there was more places like this.. Thanks for the video
“Someones been here before and he didn’t know what he was doing.”
Since I was very young, I love a trip to the salvage yard. So much potential.
I found you! I finally fucking found you, Corn Pop! I heard you were a goid dude, and I love your cereal.
Well Eric, I smell a business opportunity here. You LOVE ice cream. Mrs O can run a business. There's a local ice cream shop that might be for sale at a reasonable price soon, (seeing as it's a bit run down right now, and Rona is being stubborn...). I can see the slogan right now: Get your brakes done at SMA, we do quality work (as seen on TH-cam). Call right now, the first 100 customers gets a free sundae!
Yeah, but some guy in a Jeep hat might well eat up all the profits...
"Stop in and eat and get gas!" --- Old gas station/restaurant slogan
No the governor's office would ruin it!!!!
You know he concealed a commercial soft-serve machine behind a false panel in that new kitchen he built in the shop. And that Mrs. O knows all about it, but pretends not to, because she’s a good-hearted woman in love with a good time man.
The old school mom and pop salvage yards were the best. The guys knew what they had and what would work or what would interchange.
After the little story, I was kinda expecting a police car to pull Mr. O. over for a bad brake light during the test drive! 😬
Bwhahahaha!
You're a good man. The dealer would have billed at least an hour ($150?) plus big dollars for a harness.
Great!! I love going to the yard with Eric!! Wheee
I laughed, I cried...two thumbs up from Siskel and Ebert.
Jury Rigged and Jerry Rigged are used synonymously in the US. During WWII Germany couldn't supply spare parts, because of Allied bombing; so they had to rig their equipment with baling wiring and bubble gum to keep it working. Allied soldiers were often amazed when they saw the deteriorated condition of Germany equipment.
I enjoy watching you logically and methodically troubleshoot issues.