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I found a REAL MECHANIC in Texas.
I’ve been a member of Schuman Automotive(website is the same without space plus ".com/forums") for about 6 weeks. I first joined out of sheer curiosity about the performance potential of a Mercedes diesel. I now own one, a blue ’82 300CD. I’m sure lots of you already know, when you buy a used car you often have a lot of catching up to do in the maintenance department. Boy am I in that group. Well, I started asking questions online.
Henry Schuman replied, told me he knew a fair amount about them, having worked on them for over 30 years, and invited me down to his shop for a trouble shooting session. Knowing the price of Mercedes parts, and being new to both Mercedes and diesels I jumped on the chance to confer face to face with someone who actually knew something about them. I got to his shop Wednesday at about 11am. After a test drive and being put on the lift, Mr. Schuman found the right engine mount totally destroyed, the left mount partially collapsed, and the transmission mount totally destroyed. I was blown away. Henry decided he couldn’t let me leave without all three new mounts and a few other adjustments. I left his shop about midnight. Above and beyond the call does not begin to describe his effort on that day. He had a lot of other things he could have been doing, but he chose to take the time to help someone he’d never even met. And a broke post-grad at that! Not only is he hard working, but he’s a REAL MECHANIC and has an amazing depth of knowledge in Mercedes. My A/C fan was not working. I knew they cost about $200, but that’s not what Mr. Schuman said after checking that it was getting voltage… Mr. S “Take it apart” Me “They come apart?” Mr. S “Sure, left hand thread on that nut in front. You’ll want to check the brushes. It’s a lot cheaper to fix stuck brushes than replace a good fan.” When’s the last time you heard something like that from the parts swappers that call themselves “mechanics”? And I can’t begin to list the things I’ve learned. I know Henry listed the size of every bolt touched without a single error. I’ve got a page and a half of college rule notes on parts I need, how to check things, and products to use. And the result of one trip? My noisy, rough running, vibrating, throttle insensitive Mercedes runs great. It’s like a completely different car. I can barely hear the engine if the A/C is on. I had to check the tach to see if it was still running for the first half dozen stops. And throttle response is smooth and linear. I can’t wait to get the rest of my projects started, like they sway bar end links I can now hear rattle, and see how my 300CD was meant to be. I hope you’ve got some idea of the caliber of man Henry Schuman is. I can’t thank him enough for his help and expertise.
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I suggest we solve high gas prices with environmentalists... unfortunately they don't burn well. 1982 300CD, 220K miles: This vacuum system will be the death of me yet! (OBK #26) 1977 F150 400 C6 2wd, 10.2 sec 1/8 mile with 2.75 gears. 1965 Mustang. Mostly stock... LOL! 2001 Ram 2500, cummins, 5spd, 202k miles.(girlfriends) |
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I've never met him in person. but I've heard some very good things about him and his work.
(Is forum is pretty nice too). |
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I had the chance to meet him at the Berry Hill Farm GTG. An asset to the community for sure.
Tim
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2009 VW TDI Jetta Sportwagon 172k miles (rear-ended harder than Elton John on 8/4/13. Total loss) 1991 Volvo 240 142k miles (T-boned by a stop sign runner. Total loss) |
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