Mr. Mac's Automotive

I had a very pleasant experience when I brought my vintage 1978 Chevy Pickup to Mr. Mac’s Automotive. This truck is forty-year-old RV Pulling Rig from back in the day. It’s an intact survivor with a 454 Rat Motor under the hood and (reportedly) 300,000 miles on the odometer. It has been well cared for, but with mileage like that, it just might not be 100% dependable. The engine starts, runs, and sounds great, but there was a lot of bearing noise coming from the front. There was also an intermittent ‘clicking’ coming from the Timing Chain Cover, letting me know it was tired and loose. Rather than take a chance on it slipping a tooth and bending all of the intake valves, I asked Mr. Mac’s to replace it. While they were at it, would they also replace all of the belts, hoses and driven accessories on the front of the engine (Water, Fuel, and Power Steering Pumps)? They have to come off anyway to get to the Timing Chain, so why not? I sourced all of the vintage parts and provided them to the shop. The entire project took them some time and there were a couple of set-backs: (1) The Mechanical Fuel Pump drive rod was found to be sticking in the block so they engineered me a state of the art electric fuel pump and regulator system! (2) The new water pump that I supplied to them was found to be defective. I returned it and replaced it with another of the same type. That one was found to be defective as well! These things might tend to frustrate most mechanics, but the staff at Mr. Mac’s. They took it in stride and were most courteous and professional at all times. My vintage Chevy C10 now runs as quiet and smooth as it did when brand new! I want to thank Dennis (Owner), Nick (Manager) and John (Technician) for all of their hard work and great Customer Service. I highly recommend this team for any of your automotive repair needs!