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Thermostat on any of the newer GM 2.8 3.1 engine family. Should be an easy 2 bolt job, but wow they bury it. I don’t mind jobs that take a while, but jobs that should be so simple that are made difficult by poor engineering.
Thermostat on any of the newer GM 2.8 3.1 engine family. Should be an easy 2 bolt job, but wow they bury it. I don’t mind jobs that take a while, but jobs that should be so simple that are made difficult by poor engineering.
It’s hard to roll it up all into summary, each car, even each year sometimes is it’s own design and has to be examined as such. Example, a 95 chevy 1/2 4×4 5.7 engine wise is a totally different breed than a 96 chevy 1/2 4×4 5.7. If you want to know what is a good vehicle you have to look at the specific year and model and ask some one who knows. Either they have owned one, or worked on several of them and knows just what to expect to see from them.
The more specific you are, the more you can find out about them. The caddy northstar engine, has some flaws, but the major flaw to it is just the size of the thing. It is jammed into a very tight space, making what could be simple repairs into nightmares simply because everything is in acccesable. I am also not a fan of the starter being in the middle of the engine underneath the intake. Again, it doesn’t have to be there. If that engine was given proper space, the starter could be located in more normal location.
It’s hard to roll it up all into summary, each car, even each year sometimes is it’s own design and has to be examined as such. Example, a 95 chevy 1/2 4×4 5.7 engine wise is a totally different breed than a 96 chevy 1/2 4×4 5.7. If you want to know what is a good vehicle you have to look at the specific year and model and ask some one who knows. Either they have owned one, or worked on several of them and knows just what to expect to see from them.
The more specific you are, the more you can find out about them. The caddy northstar engine, has some flaws, but the major flaw to it is just the size of the thing. It is jammed into a very tight space, making what could be simple repairs into nightmares simply because everything is in acccesable. I am also not a fan of the starter being in the middle of the engine underneath the intake. Again, it doesn’t have to be there. If that engine was given proper space, the starter could be located in more normal location.
I have quite a few snap on tools, but have to agree, over priced as all hell. I won’t use a ratchet that isn’t a snap on, knowing I can pull for all I am worth without having to worry that the gears are gonna strip out and break my knuckles is great. I have tried quite a variety, craftsman, matco, SK, atd, kd, blah blah blah, thier ratchets are worth it. As far as normal, no moving part tools, wrenches, screw drivers, and the like, craftsman, has been just wonderful to me. But I have a 5 gallon pail full of craftsman ratches and I have decided to just get them replaced for free and give them away as gifts. Almost every scar on my hands is from a craftsman ratchet letting go and me paying the price.
As far as air tools, I really see snap ons failings here. The best impacts I have found were I/R’s. Worked just as well and weren’t as loud.
I have quite a few snap on tools, but have to agree, over priced as all hell. I won’t use a ratchet that isn’t a snap on, knowing I can pull for all I am worth without having to worry that the gears are gonna strip out and break my knuckles is great. I have tried quite a variety, craftsman, matco, SK, atd, kd, blah blah blah, thier ratchets are worth it. As far as normal, no moving part tools, wrenches, screw drivers, and the like, craftsman, has been just wonderful to me. But I have a 5 gallon pail full of craftsman ratches and I have decided to just get them replaced for free and give them away as gifts. Almost every scar on my hands is from a craftsman ratchet letting go and me paying the price.
As far as air tools, I really see snap ons failings here. The best impacts I have found were I/R’s. Worked just as well and weren’t as loud.
Ok, I don’t have to deal with service writers, run my own shop and employ one other tech. Biggest pet peeve, making appointments to try and keep the day full for myself and my co-worker, and jamming 6 oil changes in around all the other work, and every single person that makes a oil change appointment comes in and says the magic words “oh by the way, while you have it in here…. (add 6 more things to the list) and can I pick it up in half an hour.” Now you already have 8 hours of work set up for 2 guys, and these 6 special people each add 2 hours of crap, that they think should be handled for the cost of an oil change. Some little things like head light bulbs, brakes, sway links and the like, don’t just pop out in 3 minutes like they used to 15 years ago.
Ok, I don’t have to deal with service writers, run my own shop and employ one other tech. Biggest pet peeve, making appointments to try and keep the day full for myself and my co-worker, and jamming 6 oil changes in around all the other work, and every single person that makes a oil change appointment comes in and says the magic words “oh by the way, while you have it in here…. (add 6 more things to the list) and can I pick it up in half an hour.” Now you already have 8 hours of work set up for 2 guys, and these 6 special people each add 2 hours of crap, that they think should be handled for the cost of an oil change. Some little things like head light bulbs, brakes, sway links and the like, don’t just pop out in 3 minutes like they used to 15 years ago.