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[quote=”DaFirnz” post=181985]
Until techs organize it’s never going to happen. How many other trades have union representation as low as the automotive trades? None.[/quote]
Correct. Plus, look at other trades out there. We spend 50k plus as technicians to buy tools to do our jobs. Most hvac tech’s are 3k into tools at most. And down here most of them make more than we do. Or other trades such as an electrician. It’s insane the amount we as an individual have to put in to our industry to succeed and the penny’s we get in return compared to other trades.
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You make some valid points. When it’s good life’s good. When it’s bad, usually it’s really bad.
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I was stuck where your at a few years ago. I took it upon myself to start learning things and still have a lot to learn. I got a few ase’s and have watched tons of Paul danners videos and bought his book. Motor age has many videos, Eric has a ton of videos, there’s lots of free information out there. Though some false that you may run into. But be open minded. Learn what you can. I was stuck being a lube tech at a Mazda Kia dealer, and that’s all the manager saw me as. I left and went to chevy as a B level line tech which at the time is what I considered myself to have knowledge wise at the time. Mainly because I took the time to learn while I was at the previous place before I jumped into heavier work.
That was the best thing I could have done for my career. It may not work for some but for me it was sink or swim and I had to learn how to become fast and diagnose properly or I didn’t eat. Few years later I left due to management issues and here I am working for a different manager than when I left the Mazda dealer I was at previously, but this time I came back as a line tech with much more knowledge under my belt and much happier as a technician also.
Show them your eager to learn, it did wonders for me. But like said above respect the seasoned guys and see if you can make their good side. Many times they will see a new eager guy that wants to learn and some don’t mind sharing their knowledge with you. That was the best advice my old school shop teacher gave me.
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Everyone I have talked with, if you can get in with fleet and on hourly pay with good benefits that’s the way to go.
Honestly it all depends on the area and type of retail your going after. Are you talking independent or dealer type work?
In my area we are very seasonal, when the snow birds come in mostly. The Mazda dealer I currently work for, Some do maintenence and up keep on their vehicle, but many just trade off when their basic warranty or lease is up. Usually our bread and butter here are used cars.
When I was at Chevrolet, things were a little different. Especially truck and corvette owners. They kept their vehicles and kept up on maintenence very well typically.
Now there’s a new independent diesel shop that opened 10 minutes from my house, that they are thriving big time right now. But we have many truck and diesel owners in the area and few know how to diagnose and work on them without loading the parts cannon up. On the one side of things, fleet services depend on their vehicles to make them money. If they are down, that means that truck and/or business is not making money for the time that vehicle is down. Especially if it’s the companies only vehicle. So there are multiple things to acess when looking between the two.
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Harbor freight sells one for around 80$ ish. Guy at work bought one and uses the heck out of it. This ones pneumatic
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Agreed. There are many even with incorrect information also. There is no replacement for experience for sure Eric!
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What do the tires look like? Are they cupping or feathered at all?
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Only way to find out is get a pressure tester and pressurize the system. It’s going somewhere whether it’s being burnt or leaking. Coolant doesn’t just disappear.
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The big question is will you be financing any of this or is it going to be cash? That would be one of the deciding factors for me personally.
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Your best bet is finding a wrecked 11-14 dash and swapping. Plus trimming whatever to make it fit. Or your going to end up with a lot of wiring to make everything work properly. The new edge’s wiring network is totally different than the s197. A few guys have swapped into 05-09’s and had to do a fair amount of wiring to get the cluster to operate properly and what not. Plus the custom tuning to turn off all the lights if you plan on using your 04 cluster.
Or atleast the easiest. If it were me I would do a full wire tuck, and clean up the engine bay a lot. Since this is going to be a custom swap and all why not go full out.
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Woohooo! Race truck build….. While your that far down why not go ahead and put a set of Pistons in? Unless money is a little tight. Either way she should be stout for a family hauler!
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Love his show. Love his work. Would like to spend a few minutes to chat with him and his crew. Think that would be pretty cool. They get to build cars I dream about being able to create.
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There may be some play/gap in between the pads and the hardware on the caliper bracket. I made the mistake and put cheap pads on the gf’s f1 and used their hardware also. Every time you change direction of momentum there’s a click. It’s annoying. Next time I’ll spend a few bucks on better pads. Check for play between the pads and hardware. Then clean and grease the proper areas while you have it apart.
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See if you can get a fuel pressure gauge on it and check for bleed down. Sounds to me like a fuel pump going bad to me. It was a common thing when I worked for chevy. If it took ya to hit the key twice to fire it, 9/10 times it needed a fuel pump lol.
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Being you can hear the fuel pump run tells me more than likely the theft deterrent is ok and the PCM is allowing signal to start the truck. I would start by checking for signal from the PCM to the starter relay, as well as checking your powers and grounds at the PCM for proper voltage.
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