1 /5 Edward Chamberlain: A couple of years ago I took my truck here to have the vacuum lines connected properly. It was good work, friendly people, and reasonable prices. Also it was the only time since I owned the truck that it ran right.
Recently I had the engine rebuilt and I remembered my previous experience here. I could have taken my truck to a local shop, but I had it towed 25 miles to have it done right again. I was given a quote of $300 to connect a few vacuum lines, and when I noticed the amount I went back the next day and spoke with someone about it. They hadn’t started working on it yet and I told him to just put the hoses where they belong, nothing more. How much could that cost? Were talking about pushing a few hoses onto their proper fittings. I even left two vacuum hose diagrams on the passenger seat. This should take less than 20 minutes start to finish. My bill - $280.00. He told me that he took the truck out for a test drive. This is impossible, because the float in the carburetor is stuck almost completely closed, and barely enough fuel is getting by to run the engine. He also told me that the truck was running rich. This is not true, I drove the truck home and it wouldnt go any faster than 20 MPH, because it was running lean and starving for fuel. 20 MPH on Lower Sacramento Road all the way from Stockton to Galt. The next day I discovered that they had slammed the hood so hard that they broke ALL of the bonds in the structure. For thirty six years this hood was two pieces of metal bonded together, solid, and it closed like a piece of fine furniture. And they destroyed it.
So the owner got greedy and took advantage of the 300 dollar number on the estimate. He pulled a number out of thin air and charged me an incredible amount of money for a very small job. Then misdiagnosed symptoms as I was leaving. Beware - The owner will smile in your face and then stab you in the back. I bent over backwards to return to a good repair shop, but I wont be back again - EVER. This is NOT the place where you will find honesty, integrity, or good workmanship. He spent minutes working on my truck and charged me for hours, simply because he could. He’s not in business for repeat customers, he’s just waiting for the next victim.
