My 81 turbo trans am isn't running right, not getting gas after the accelerator pump gives its spray. I'm pretty sure there's varnish built up inside of it not letting enough gas flow through the venturi. Had someone insist that the only issue could be a trashed fuel filter. Told them no, because the accelerator pump would spray when the pedal was pushed time and time again. They then over to my car with me knowing, pulled the fuel filter out (clean by the way), held it up to my face and said "THIS is what's wrong with your car". Told them no, started the car with the fuel filter off and it still wouldn't run right, surprise surprise. Later, they showed me a picture of a tore down carb, said my carburetor had idle rods in it just like the one in the picture, and that they are what's wrong with my car. Told them they aren't allowed to touch my car anymore.
Couple weeks ago, that same person heard that popping dents was easy with an oxy torch and a cool wet rag. They grabbed a butane torch, heated up a minor hail dent on my hood to almost red hot, and dropped the rag on it. Perplexed with the still existing dent and a small area of slightly warped hood, they moved about a foot over to another dent, still no success and a new slightly warped area. (car has a "patina" hood, so paint isn't an issue). They tried on the last few dents on the hood. No success, so they moved onto the fender. This time, they heated the area up red hot and dropped the rag on it. Didn't work, so they did it again. Saw what they were doing and put it to a stop. Now have a nicely warped fender that still has a hail dent on it.
