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Old 05-20-07, 11:52 AM
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Need a mechanic in norman

Hey does anyone know of a good honest mechanic in norman? I need to have either my clutch or hydralics replaced but I don't know anyone in norman I can trust to tell me the one that's the problem. I need the guy soonish, so the guy mentioned in the other thread about september won't work. I need to move back to tulsa in a few weeks and need my car running properly by then.

The closest mechanic I know I can trust is 130 miles away(In tulsa) and I don't trust my car to get there, or want to spend that much money on gas because it's currently chugging twice as much as normal.
Old 05-20-07, 10:14 PM
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I bet one of the guys like ummm Ozzman or someone is willing to do that for you if you pay them.
Old 05-20-07, 10:59 PM
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Man i wish i could help yea out but im in Austin til May of next year working. What kinda of problem you havin with your clutch? If its slippin more than likely its the clutch if your clutch peal is going all the way to the floor and not coming up its either the slave cylinder or the clutch master cylinder.
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I'm not exactly sure what the problem is.
I am getting high rpm/low speed, excessive gas usage and sometimes I have to push the clutch a couple times before it will let me put it into gear, usually second and reverse.

I was thinking the cylinders because when I bleed it, it helps for a little while. But I have no experience with fixing these things so I don't know how to determine what the problem is, which is why I need an honest mechanic to look at it, I've had a few top of the line asses handle cars before and they would purposefully loosen/break something so we had to bring the car back etc. and I don't want to deal with that.
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try Norman Automotive on hwy 77 between norman and Noble they have worked on a couple of my cars that I havnt had time to mess with. Tell them Scott Osborne refered you if they say huh tell them the guy witht he red 3rd gen rx7
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Ok, thanks much ozz.
Old 05-22-07, 12:33 PM
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Thanks for the recommendation ozz, it was my cylinders. Master is bypassing internally and the slave is seeping and just this side of failing but the clutch its self is good.

By the way, they did recognize the name. Got a few Oh yeah he's a cool dude.
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Apparently mechanics don't have common sense about things...I have to wait another day because they didn't think to order the hose that connects the cylinders.
I kind of assumed they were replacing the whole set because if 2/3 are failing it's safe to assume the 3rd is bad as well.
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Originally Posted by Xanius
Apparently mechanics don't have common sense about things...I have to wait another day because they didn't think to order the hose that connects the cylinders.
I kind of assumed they were replacing the whole set because if 2/3 are failing it's safe to assume the 3rd is bad as well.
Try not to categorize all mechanics as not having common sense. I have been one for 31 years now and once in a while we don't always think of every possible part that should go with the job at hand. We're neither robots nor computer chips mind you.
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Try not to categorize all mechanics as not having common sense. I have been one for 31 years now and once in a while we don't always think of every possible part that should go with the job at hand. We're neither robots nor computer chips mind you.
I didn't mean to generalize, Just frustrated that something that to me as an untrained person was extremely obviously failing wasn't even thought of until after they had replaced the cylinders.

The rubber around the hose was deteriorating and cracking all along it and just by looking at the slave they should have seen the huge crack that was on the visible side of the hose.
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I have an oil leak on my TII, do u think they would be able to fix it?
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Originally Posted by rx7lover04
I have an oil leak on my TII, do u think they would be able to fix it?

Most oil leaks can be fixed on the car, and most common leaks are the front or rear main seals, OMP/ lines/ sealing washers, oil pan gasket. Several rotary engine builders such as myself prefer to use sealant for the oil pan instead of a gasket due to the constant expansion and contraction of the engine housings, just a suggestion for whomever repairs your leaks.
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thanks dude
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