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Join Date: May 2018
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Mechanic Shop Recommendation - San Antonio TX area
Need experienced mechanic to get my 70 C20 running and to pass inspection. Recently purchased, barely running & not road worthy. Brakes, fluids, plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, belts, fuel pump and line to carb and professionally refurbished carberator. Starts and idles smoothly. Nearly stalls out upon acceleration and otherwise a slug. Need an experienced mechanic to get it running smoothly, or at least tell me what its going to take. Thanks.
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Location: Cypress, TX
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Re: Mechanic Shop Recommendation - San Antonio TX area
When you list brakes, fluids, wires, etc. is that the list of things you want the mechanic to do and those are the items that make it not road worthy?
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Re: Mechanic Shop Recommendation - San Antonio TX area
The list I made are the things I already did. Despite that, can’t get it running smoothly. It starts right up and purs, but when I put in drivee and oush gas peddle, it slugs along and auto trans shifts, but it surges and doesn’t go very fast.
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Re: Mechanic Shop Recommendation - San Antonio TX area
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If you don't want to get into it any more yourself without hands-on help, it looks like 6T7 C10 is suggesting a shop/person to take the truck to. I have met people through NextDoor.com social media app, making a post to ask around who knows about old cars and does shade-tree mechanical work. I met a very friendly and knowledgeable retired GM mechanic nearby, who now bails me out of situations that I can't handle myself. |
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Re: Mechanic Shop Recommendation - San Antonio TX area
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brakes, fluids, plugs and wires, belts, fuel pump can all be done in the driveway. just trying to help you not spend a fortune when you drop it off.
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Re: Mechanic Shop Recommendation - San Antonio TX area
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So I think I’m ready for some expert help.
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: TX Hill Country
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Re: Mechanic Shop Recommendation - San Antonio TX area
I have a long time friend in New Bransfels TX who owns the Aamco service center and Robert has vast experience with cars and hot rods. Other shops that keep coming up is Cambridge and Chad Miller.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Re: Mechanic Shop Recommendation - San Antonio TX area
I recommend Woody's Garage in Universal City. Richard, the owner (Woody's son) has been in that shop since he was 9, and is almost ready to retire now. He also has a mechanic working for him, Forrest, who LOVES these trucks. I take my own truck to Richard, and his shop is the only one I'll trust with it.
They are one of the rare honest mechanic shops. Richard will take good care of you and your truck.
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