I had some work done on my motorbike today and was very pleased with the total - only 150 baht! I couldn't get anyone to fill the tires with air for that price anywhere else.

But I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me what they did according to the bill. I know they had it opened up and did something with the starter, but don't know what, and my mechanical knowledge is about the level of filling the tires with air!

Anyone help out?

It seems to say cost for washing 50B and cost for work 100B, but thats a terrible handwriting.

But nothing about what excatly they did, so they cleaned your starter if you saw them working on it.

^^^^, you are better than me, I couldnt make head nor tail of it, terrible handwriting.

Thanks, guys. No matter the handwriting, I've got no chance anyway.

I think maybe he stripped the starter right down and cleaned it out, maybe even "rebuilding" it? At least I think it was the starter I saw him taking apart, dipping pieces in gasoline (?) and even took one circular tubelike piece over to what might have been a lathe.

Took him over an hour, so I've no complaints. Just kinda wondering what he did do.

Thanks for your help.

Also, does anyone know the Thai words for "stroke" as in a medical stroke. I see several in the dictionary and it is important to get it right.

Thanks.

From the Royal Institute website:

"stroke; cerebrovascular accident (CVA); syndrome, stroke

๑. โรคลมปัจจุบัน
๒. โรคลมเหตุหลอดเลือดสมอง
๓. โรคหลอดเลือดสมอง [มีความหมายเหมือนกับ disease, cerebrovascular(CVD)]

แพทยศาสตร์ ๖ ส.ค. ๒๕๔๔"

These technical terms coined in Thai by the Royal Institute can be searched and found by category at http://rirs3.royin.go.th/coinages/webcoinage.php .

Edited December 14, 201312 yr by DavidHouston