NickTheEnforcer
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Anthony
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2019
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- Location
- Northern Illinois
- Vehicle(s)
- 2019 Ford Ranger XLT Sport 4x4, 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid SE Sport AWD, 2009 Dodge Ram Big Horn Crew 4x4 HEMI
- Occupation
- Residential Construction Project Development & Purchasing.
Anthony,
Your mention of sludge reminded me of an incident when I was in High School. Worked part-time at a Texaco station. One day a customer in a Plymouth pulled in and the manager called me aside and said its OK to check this guy's oil level but don't mention an oil change or he will come unhinged. I washed his window and then pulled out the dipstick and there was some sludge on it! Never saw anything like that before . Glad he made it out of the driveway and down the street on my watch ?.
Yeah, I know the type. I was 12 or 14 and labor laws were a lot looser so I was hired and told if anyone asks you're a 'cousin' of the owner who BTW was never around. I will never forget these stupid paper cans of oil that had metal caps on either end that we had to use these openers on. what a PIA, the paper in the can tubes was foil lined but would sweat oil if they sat around too long leaving a mess everywhere, the openers were a mess. The rule was you had to 'sell' one case of oil per shift [12 quarts] or you'd get chewed out.
It was a full service Phillips 66 franchise and the owner, manager and all the shift-assistants were crooks. I saw a lot of shady shenanigan's go on there. They would go to the local u pull it yards and pull off parts, clean them up and hit them with alumna-blast and hang them on customer cars as NEW.
It's one thing to source lets say a used carb that no one has and rebuild it as long as the customer agrees to it to fix their ride. I learned a lot, they were nice to me and treated me like their kid brother...learned a lot of what NOT to do if you have a conscience.
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