Man, I've used that trick so many times I should start charging.

Only $18 back then?

Should've just asked her. Now you're stuck trying to figure it out on a mannequin head like some mad scientist.

That "feels automatic" stage is real. For me it was drywall mud. Went from hating every minute to just zoning out and getting it smooth. What's the trickiest part of that click lock you still run into sometimes?

My neighbor's 1992 Chevy truck had that same rough idle for years. He kept putting off a full tune-up, but a bottle of cleaner in the gas tank actually quieted it down for a whole summer. It makes you wonder how much gunk builds up over decades, right? We're so quick to assume old things are just broken for good. Sometimes they just need the right kind of clean to get back to how they were meant to run.