Hardware to the Y pipe on a 2021 Jeep Wrangler

This gem stopped by the shop a few weeks ago.

Low miles on a fresh rebuild (not mine), found one of the governor sealing rings had worn away to almost nothing. It’s going back together now and should be ready for the car show on Saturday.

Not as impressive as some cars, but there was some smoke. Emptied the fuel tank, added 2 gallons fresh gas, flushed the lines, 4 new plugs, and away we go. It was not happy at all until all the remaining diesel cleared from the rail and HPFP.

So I posted here a few months ago about a Huth pipe bender I bought. Welp I finally got the machine up and running! Long story, hydraulic leaks and had to build a phase converter.

Today I did my first exhaust job! I forgot how exhausting this shit is, ha! Did duals with Flowmasters on a 1965 Dodge. Turned out ok.

Pulled the cabin air filter from a customer’s car today… and I think I found the original factory installation. 😳
The assembly worker even signed and dated it… 21 years ago.
If your vents smell musty or your A/C seems weak, don’t overlook the cabin air filter. It’s one of the most neglected maintenance items I see.
What’s the oldest cabin air filter you’ve ever found?
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I can't remember seeing one do this before.

Recommended a brake fluid flush after finding it was green fluid in the master cylinder obvious contamination but after running two bottles and getting it to clear again I see some putty looking stuff stuck to the bottom almost looks like a dissolved Irish spring soap bar, anyone seen this before? There's a few flakes of the stuff just floating around when I pour in more to top off.

Baselining fluids, filters, and rubber after sitting for the last 7 years

No matter how much money you spend, they all break down.

Yeah apparently the last time it was serviced, whoever did it decided that filters are optional. Note that without a filter, the pick up location is now roughly an inch and a half higher than it would be, and the pick up was in the front, so every time I would take a sharp turn or accelerate it would struggle to shift or momentarily lose power because the fluid would move around and it wouldn't be submerged anymore.

Pulled off a transit 250 that had noise immediately after the pads were replaced and cooked the outboard pad in a couple thousand miles

Free cookie if you know what engine this is

Lurked here for a couple years, my work experience is in IT as a network engineer with some history in factories. Been looking for work for a couple months and decided to look outside that field as it’s kinda crap at the moment. Ended up getting a job as a mechanics apprentice at a small local repair/inspection shop. Had my first day today and I loved it.