This makes me wanna bring my vehicles all the way to Florida because I know that I can trust Ray to do it right ! Thanks for being honest Ray. It’s your finest quality ! 💪🏻😉

@1jackvalley580

2 күн бұрын

I feel exactly the same way above driving to Florida from my home in the Rusty Midwest, to have RAY make all necessary repairs, because I Know It's all HONEST WORK THAT'S BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY ❤🙏

@davebigdog

2 күн бұрын

Same

@user-fr1dt1uh4i

2 күн бұрын

NO DOUBT FOR SURE!

We have been entertained by Ray, Alvin the chipmunk, and Mr Noodle arm all in the same video. I never thought watching an engine and transmission being worked on could be so entertaining. Great job Ray!

Wat I appreciate about Ray is he doesn't advertise a lot these phoney companies pushing untested unsafe products during his repairs. Best sponsorship is better seen not heard in the background of the shop. Excellent work Ray and crew

Ray is going to prove that Dorman parts have merits.

@DonaldWells-wk8dc

2 күн бұрын

Just Some window regulators were cheeszee,yet OEM highway robbery😏

@CrimeVid

2 күн бұрын

Would be pleasant for an after market seller to improve it's parts quality, hard to believe, but possible !

@shakerman55

2 күн бұрын

Some Dorman parts are good quality. Some are not quite up to par, but they have come a long way in their quality.

Loved the way you went about this, installing the pan, then the rear seal/cover, snugging everything then tightening. I have not personally done this so it was very informative to me. Seeing the "squeeze" of the rear cover/pan and the sealant was nice. I do live vicariously through your procedures and feel like I"m there. Thanks. Also, great seeing another cameo of Lauren/WifeUnit. She takes good care of you! 😊

@MonkeyJedi99

2 күн бұрын

The pickup tube O-ring was very much a sensuous job. As in 'Sensuous in there, might as well replace it."

@bobbg9041

2 күн бұрын

She got nice legs I mean the oil pan pickup!

Love the Chip and Dale sound effects on the speed up! 😅

@DonaldWells-wk8dc

2 күн бұрын

I liked a close 😶'Eric O' imitation voice on the previous video.😁

@golf25radioman

2 күн бұрын

That's a great way to describe the high speed, perfect! 😄

At my age of 63,I have noddle arms all the time!! Thanks for the video! Ray

I can confirm that I like seeing nice and shiny new parts on cars.😌

@jayceasar2661

2 күн бұрын

it gives me good feeling and makes me soooo happy. i cant explain it

@inspectorjavert5563

2 күн бұрын

i do too but the repair seems excessive. a simple seal conditioner in the fluid would have likely sufficed.

@tinydog34

2 күн бұрын

​@@inspectorjavert5563once it starts to lick it's just better to reseal it with new gaskets. I will never put that stuff in my engine.

@ronaldgreiner104

2 күн бұрын

@@inspectorjavert5563that main seal fell out of the plate and the plate seal was bad also

i swear every time i hear you say "Hey Dave"...im waiting for him hollar back "Dave's NOT hear, man".... LOL🤣

@tomwressell3543

2 күн бұрын

Dave's Not Here, Man.

@dondalphinjr5953

2 күн бұрын

A classic line from Cheech & Chong !!!

I catch myself saying “Gravity” all the time 😂

@Groot564

2 күн бұрын

And flashlight! I do they same thing 😂😂

@bblod4896

2 күн бұрын

Gravity 😠

@GeekBoyMN

Күн бұрын

I actually said "normular" once and got funny looks from people LOL!!

@Groot564

Күн бұрын

@@GeekBoyMN hey Rays got us talking like him! Not a bad thing. Wish my wife brought me water or coffee 🥴😡

Ray using the floor as a giant table.

Hello Ray and good day for you too. Let’s fix the leaks and watch another good video.

Always nice to see Lauren.

While watching Ray put the transmission back on, I couldn’t help but think Ray was going to do his famous camera-smash and say, “end of transmission”! 😊

Awesome job ray stay hydrated bud she went back together nicely

It's amazing to look at a 2009 undercarriage that is as clean as that one! Being in the rust belt it would definitely not be the same up here!

@mikemarshall1394

2 күн бұрын

Eric O is jealous 😮

@russellstyles5381

2 күн бұрын

Guessing that the local highway department doesn't even have salt. Why would they. We haven't needed any in Atlanta area for several years. We've had cold, but no cold and wet at same time.

@kennybaumann2117

2 күн бұрын

If you saw the beginning of the first video Ray pointed out that the van has spent much of its life in Hawaii. Probably explains why it is so clean.

Great job Ray! Sneaking in and getting that torque converter loose was a win!!

@MonkeyJedi99

2 күн бұрын

The engine is that quiet with the doghouse open? Nice!

Good call on the oil pickup O-ring. While you've got it all open, spend the extra 5 bucks for a new O-Ring as preventive.

Nice job ray first class work 👍👌🔧🔧🔧 a very trustworthy mechanic and most importantly keeping people safe and others on the road too ,may your shop be busy and wish you all the best ❤️👌👍

I love it when Ray goes to "Chipmunk" mode

That would be a sight to see it bolted to the connecting rod, lol

The feeling when the gearbox joins the engine .

Just a suggestion, ALWAYS lube dynamic orings before installation. Dry orings can be damaged during the first operation. Prelube gets them started started in the right direction. Great job and video. I wish i lived closer 😥. Orlando resident.

@legionofanon

2 күн бұрын

Touch of dielectric grease, and it makes them easier to install on part and pop into home. I even do it on my coolant fittings

Hey, Ray...one tip for ya. One of the holes in the flex plate is smaller than the rest. This allows you to install that one first, torque it down, and then put each of the others in and torque them down as you go. That way you only have to do it once. Picked that tip up from a transmission guy.

Ray I have the most respect for you! Florida heat and humidity sucks and for not cussing on camera. Off camera I am sure you do. Me my neighbor’s learn new words from a red neck Marine when working on my vehicles. If kids around I do my best to muffle it to myself!❤

Not only could I not do the great mechanic work that you do, but I doubt I could get the close in camera work you do

Wife for the win love the water delivery. She's protecting her investment. As we know if Ray stops the shop closes. Love the video 🎉

We want NICE & SHINY!!

Hi 👋🏽 Ray wife unit and Dave just finished watching second part video it’s awesome I wrenched for about 35 years now I 71 years old and watching work you’re honestly mechanic as always you all be safe in heat 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Hey I finally made first comment. 56 seconds after posting. I'm glad you are back to a good routine. I'm sure all of us were jonsing for content. Nice long video, good job. Wife Unit is perfect

Ray, it's not a good day until you make a sacrifice to the car Gods after that the day is good. If you don't anything that can go wrong will go wrong. 😂

Good day to you.

I'm glad you have your own shop. More of a family thing. I enjoy your videos.

Ray, thank you for allowing me to have my head (camera) between your eyes and the work area. You spend a lot of time on lighting and camera placement to allow us to see what you are doing, though I am sure you are working by feel most of the time. Great video. It is hard to do good camera work. And you are also working flat rate to complete the job.

I live in UK my first ever car I had an oil pan leak when I looked all the bolts had worked loose ,so I had to replace gasket and tighten to 10 pounds no bad for my first repair it was a vauxhall viva hb 1300cc

ATTEN: RAY, I THINK THE ENGINEERS WHERE SHOOTING FOR : """THE BACK COVER PLATE""" WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED AND TORQUED 1ST !!!! AND THEN INSTALL THE OIL PAN UP TO IT. BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO IT THE WAY THAT YOU DID IT, BACKWARDS ??? JUST LIKE YOU SAID THE TOP PLATE SUCKS DOWN TO THE OIL PAN, AND IN DOING SO YOU ARE MOVING THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL OFF CENTER, CRUSHING / COMPRESSING THE SEAL AT THE TOP AND PULLING DOWN THE OIL SEAL AWAY FROM THE CRANKSHAFT CREATING LESS CRUSH PRESSURE AROUND THE MOST CRITICAL PART, (AT THE BOTTOM AREA AROUND THE CRANKSHAFT ), WHERE THE OIL MIGHT LEAK OUT ??? THATS PROBABLY THE MOST PREVILENT REASON WHY THEY ARE LEAKING !!! 😊 BEST TO YA !!! J.B.

@brettemerich3237

Күн бұрын

Ray was showing you it can be done his way too. Since he didn’t torque the 2back bolts. I think he is good. I bet it won’t leak but I do understand what you are saying

@Jim-bt9xd

Күн бұрын

ATTEN : RAY LOVE WATCHING YOUR CHANNEL, I ENJOY ALL YOUR STUFF, YOUR DESCRIPTIVE WORDS AND SAYINGS, (I. USE ALOT OF THE EXACT SAME WORDS ) I GET A KICK OUT OF ALL OF IT !!!! I LOVE THE ALIEN SOUND YOU PLAY THATS OFF OF T.V. WHEN YOUR LITTLE GIRL WALKS ACCROSS THE CAMERA !!!! 😁🤗🤗🤗😃. YOU WORK A LITTLE TO HARD, AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF PATIENCE !!! I LEARN ALOT OF STUFF FROM YOU AND I BET I COULD HAVE SHOWN YOU ALOT OF THINGS ALSO !!!!! I LOVE YOUR GET --IT ATTITUDE!!!! AND YOUR FUNNY AS HELL !!! WHICH I LOVE. MAKES THE SHOW BETTER. ONE THING I WOULD SAY TO YOUR HEALTH, IS TO STOP GETTING ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ON YOUR SKIN AND BREATHING IT !!! GASOLINE, THAT CLEANING SPRAY YOU USE, (O'REILLY'S BRAKE STUFF ) CARB CLEANER ECT !!! TAKE EXTRA CARE OF HEALTH THATS JOB. #1 !!! I'LL STILL BE TUNED IN !!!!!

Ray hitting the Big Time. Been following you for years and now your videos have the long, big commercials!!! Your channel is AWESOME !!!

Noodle arm...the struggle is real. But tugging on a trans? Sus.

ON a Personal Note, and as a retired older man, I highly recommend getting a " Hot Shave by a Professional Barber" on a regular basis, ... especially in such HOT weather as in Florida... does wonders for your health and personal wellness too.(Been there done this as a trucker in my past) All the fatigue from work seems to just disappear. Keep doing what your doing though bud... really enjoying your professional take on vehicles thanks!

Thank you for going over those again with a regular ratchet, I was a little worried that the Snap-on wouldn't get it tight. After seeing that though I feel pretty confident.

Always enjoy the diverse selection of repair videos. Very interesting material.

Human powered non electron ratchet for the win!! 🥇

I'm happy to be retired now because when it's to hot or cold I don't have to work on anyone's cars. I fix whatever is wrong on many folk's cars even now but I'm selective on when and what I will do. Enjoyed this one in particular and was remined of doing mostly the same while lying flat on my back in the driveway.

Man that amount of sealant on anything is savage. I’m a heavy duty wrecker operator and can tell you copious amounts of sealant can definitely put a damper on your day. Can you please put insight to why driveshaft bolts are supposedly one time use. One of the most heated debates in my industry.

Nice job on this video Rainman. Thanks for making the effort.

Another great clip Ray , appreciate all the time involved in making , editing , uploading these videos , lots of good info and guidance , cheers from Ontario Canada , keep on clicking😉

Welcoming back!

Nicely done Ray!

Gotta love the 4L80 on an L99. 😩🤦🏻‍♂️

I used to work in ninety odd degrees, when it was that hot we used to put damp towels in the fridge when they where cold we would drap them round our necks worked a treat at cooling us down 😊

Enjoyed this one for sure..owned an 04, 3500, Access Van, 6.0, same trans, purchased new. Loved, cared for... At 95k, started hearing this screech scratch sound...No one, even one of GMs mechanics could pinpoint... Now, thinking back, I am pretty sure was a cam bearing...stupid MobilOne killed it.

shop looks amazing

Another great video Ray Man

Another interesting video. Thanks, Ray. Ray, I think you spoiled us, I know you spoiled me. I used to watch a video every day with my breakfast coffee (I'm in same time zone as you). Now, some days there's no video, and when there is, it's after my breakfast time. This is not a complaint-you have a wife unit and kids, and I'm sure it's hard to post something by 7am every day. Keep doing what you're doing. You've got a dedicated watcher.

Ray, I’m not a mechanic, but enjoy watching a pro @work. You must have a lot invested in your electron ratchets! I have pneumatic tools, but those electron tools are pricy!

@scottboyett817

2 күн бұрын

lol… I have a 1/2” drive click ratchet, but my 3/8th drive is a pointer. Ever had one of those?

Loved the video. Amazed at the length of some of the fasteners. You have patience and muscle memory I would love to have. Dr.’s and mechanics I’ll never know how they keep and learn all all that they do,

Congrats.I think you made it thru a whole video without calling anybody hacks or crooks.good video.much enjoyed.thankyou.

Home Depot has the water cool shop fan's on sale. It make's a lot of difference. :)

@russellstyles5381

2 күн бұрын

If this is one that sprays water into the air stream, no. Not helpful when the humidity is too high.

❤the videos I love the multi part videos keep up the amazing work

DANG!!! Shop floor looks awesome!

Excellent video, thank you for the great detail on this job.

Tightening pan before that crank seal cover is tight would facilitate a crank seal leak.

Good to see old school Wrench and Palm of your hand..

Those Dorman rear covers for the LS are no joke. I've used several of them, not one comeback. Everybody can talk smack on Dorman all they want (well, their window regulators ARE a joke lol), but for things like this cover, the Pentastar aluminum oil heat exchanger/oil filter assembly etc, they're top notch.

Looks like you had a red bull and helium for lunch 😂

I can’t wait for my new house it will have a lift from Bend Pack ❤❤❤ Back can’t take laying on concrete 😢

Good afternoon Ray! Hope your day was good to you.

Hey Ray this is Jose from New Hampshire watch most of all your videos in there good

Nice video ray! Good job thanks!

Great video Ray,thank you so mutch! Hvl.

That was one heck of a part two......NICE! 👀👩‍🦳

Also, run down to walmart and buy some bomb pops and Popsicles for you and the kids and fill the freezer with them for when you get hot. The kids will love them and you can put them on your head to cool off. You can also put a clean Towle thats damp in to put around your neck when you get hot. Or just use cold tap water. It helps a lot. Drink lots of water.

Ray you fixed all the leaks I m sure it’s good.

Nice work and good content.

Great video. Having done this exact same job before, better you than me!

They've been making this van for almost 30 years and they still didn't get the white paint right

@Michael-yi4mc

2 күн бұрын

I’ll take the peeling paint over rust.

@wendwllhickey6426

2 күн бұрын

Hacks do what ever is cheaper and easy and charge top dollar😂

@squiggyg.8415

2 күн бұрын

Don’t you know environmentally friendly paint hates the environment

@23thebull

2 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@herbiehusker1889

2 күн бұрын

My 2006 peeled like crazy. Van ran great though.

Question for you Ray, why do you not change the dogbone o-ring, replace the plastic dogbone with a new one or upgrade the dogbone whenever you have the rear main cover off? You replace the oil pickup o-ring whenever you have the oil pan off. You replace the cam cover whenever you have the front cover off so you don't get internal oil leaks. Why not the dogbone so you don't have internal oil leaks. Not all of them are so strapped for cash they can't afford a 12.00 oem part. I'm really curious as to why not.

@rjm7168

2 күн бұрын

A leaky dogbone is really a minor issue and they can be really hard to get out, especially with just e inches of space behind thd engine. You only really need to replace the dogbone if your cleaning the block. It's an I've hyped part.

@stevewhite3424

2 күн бұрын

​@@rjm7168Yup and you should probably let the customer make that choice since according to ray this was already a very budget job.

How many lives of brake cleen cans have been saved since you finally have a working parts washer?😂

Classic example of a valid "while we are here" repair (O-ring on pickup tube). Water pump while replacing timing belt another example. The water pump is behind the belt. Seems like an O-ring should still work if not disturbed. Somebody did something wrong there.

Great job Ray. I wish I could have you work on my car.

i heard someone ask if they can have some water the only response is "coffee and water never needs to be asked, but if you empty the coffee pot make another one"

Always fun to watch you work hard while sit on my rear end. You need to learn about the advantages of EVANS engine coolant.

thanks Ray

Ray. Kudos to you. Don’t know how you work in those temperatures. It’s 28c. 82f here in the uk today and it’s way too hot to do the kind of work you do.

Great video!

So funny Ray I'm 51 and work on the railroad 50+lbs to lift a day

Nice to see the gloves....thanks...another great video

Someone went ham with that sealant

Maybe Arod could go get some corndogs😳 🎉

Dielect,,engine or other grease, doesn't matter, it is only there to make installation easier and damage free and to prevent damage on initial startup. Once running the actual lube will take its place and KEEP it running damage free. All dynamic seals will benefit from this prelube procedure.

Shouldn't the rear main cover go on first? ,,, ok, I see it went on nicely afterwards, good job Ray

Neutral drop works quite well...

You're like Holywood movie makers, you put random slowmo for fun. LoL

Hey Ray you should put washers between the torque converter and the flywheel to take up that 16 to 8 of an inch so the torque converter stays fully seated in the pump

Since you're already there, may as well change the bearings.

@legionofanon

2 күн бұрын

And while you are there you might as well polish the crank

Hey Ray, G.M. fex plates have one converter hole that is smaller than the rest. If you install that bolt first and tighten, the remaining bolts can be installed and torqued.

Nice job

42:45 That’s when you know the driveshafts in, when she lets out that queef

@NTromb

2 күн бұрын

Oh how I loved changing my Prndl 46:42

I caught your video on 9th out I do believe that is the earliest I ever caught you but anyways I'm glad to be here and I already gave you a thumbs up

I wish He would consider moving to Arkansas, He would be swamped all the time when people find out that they can Trust His work!! But then again, After a while His work would slow down, Cause People wouldn't have to bring their car back to him to work on.. He fixes it RIGHT the first time.. Which no mechanic does around here, they are like Drs, they just want the money and for you to have to keep coming back and coming back again! Great Work Ray, Keep it up my Friend.. You and Lauren are the Best Shop anyone could ever go to.. Tell Lauren i appreciate the Phone Call for the Work order i ask about.