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I am not surprised.
I haven’t seen any of that yet, but i have seen them bring cars in saying the dash lights dont work only to find the dimmer turned down, or the AC doesnt work only to find the temp set at 80 degrees. And once a complaint of the car wont crank, I found it was out of gas and they cranked it til the battery died.
I am not surprised.
I haven’t seen any of that yet, but i have seen them bring cars in saying the dash lights dont work only to find the dimmer turned down, or the AC doesnt work only to find the temp set at 80 degrees. And once a complaint of the car wont crank, I found it was out of gas and they cranked it til the battery died.
I like my air ratchets, but I use 1/4″ more than 3/8. My 3/8 ratchet is rated at 60 or 70 ftlbs and it will mash your hand if your not careful. My 1/4 is rated at 30 ftlbs, I noticed Cornwell has a 1/4 rated at 40 ftlbs.
I like my air ratchets, but I use 1/4″ more than 3/8. My 3/8 ratchet is rated at 60 or 70 ftlbs and it will mash your hand if your not careful. My 1/4 is rated at 30 ftlbs, I noticed Cornwell has a 1/4 rated at 40 ftlbs.
[quote=”Boodieman72″ post=40706]Why do shops make the techs by the tools themselves instead of supplying them for the techs. This has always baffled me.[/quote]
My guess is it started back when the auto repair industry started. Probly so few tools needed it was no big deal to buy your own and it just never changed. Plus what man doesn’t want his own tools.
IMO-If it doesn’t fit in a toolbox or is a rarely used special tool or it costs a lot it is a shop tool and should be purchased by the shop. Like jacks, jackstands, scantools, shop press, etc
[quote=”W00DBar0n” post=40687]You mentioned the tool box my company supplied. It is very rare for this to happen. The company i work for is trying to set a bench mark for my field and is putting a ton on the line. Every tech in the shop owns a full set of tools, but are all at home or in storage in my case. i hope people don’t go into the field expecting to get what i got i got lucky with this job.
good luck to the new techs out there and hope they find good jobs and don’t have to invest an arm and a leg in tools.
Ps. I still buy tools for my box just encased i move on from this shop.[/quote]If I worked at a shop like that I think I would still want my own tools. Whats to say that job will always be there. I would hate it for somebody to start out in a shop like that and end up losing the job for whatever reason 5 or 10 years later. Be hard to find another one like it.
[quote=”Boodieman72″ post=40706]Why do shops make the techs by the tools themselves instead of supplying them for the techs. This has always baffled me.[/quote]
My guess is it started back when the auto repair industry started. Probly so few tools needed it was no big deal to buy your own and it just never changed. Plus what man doesn’t want his own tools.
IMO-If it doesn’t fit in a toolbox or is a rarely used special tool or it costs a lot it is a shop tool and should be purchased by the shop. Like jacks, jackstands, scantools, shop press, etc
[quote=”W00DBar0n” post=40687]You mentioned the tool box my company supplied. It is very rare for this to happen. The company i work for is trying to set a bench mark for my field and is putting a ton on the line. Every tech in the shop owns a full set of tools, but are all at home or in storage in my case. i hope people don’t go into the field expecting to get what i got i got lucky with this job.
good luck to the new techs out there and hope they find good jobs and don’t have to invest an arm and a leg in tools.
Ps. I still buy tools for my box just encased i move on from this shop.[/quote]If I worked at a shop like that I think I would still want my own tools. Whats to say that job will always be there. I would hate it for somebody to start out in a shop like that and end up losing the job for whatever reason 5 or 10 years later. Be hard to find another one like it.
All Ford 3.0 are known for this problem, not just 4wd Rangers. The front of the oil pan gasket will work its way out. Take it somewhere else $800 is a little high for that job. What year is it?
All Ford 3.0 are known for this problem, not just 4wd Rangers. The front of the oil pan gasket will work its way out. Take it somewhere else $800 is a little high for that job. What year is it?
[quote=”Nogood” post=40159]
I’ve lived in the US for a year and I must say that I see why some might have a need for trucks due to practical considerations. However, most trucks I saw were blinged out and clearly not used as a tool and I can’t count how many 5.7L V8 escelades, tahoes etc. you se with one, maybe two people in. Seems like and awful waste to haul 3 tons around at 10-15 mpg for one person to get to work.
You could argue that it fits a full family, but I am not buying that argument. MPVs were made for that specific purpose and are much better at it, cost way less and are much more fuel efficient.
I do wish you would adopt more of the European cars as we have many that would fit the American need.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Ford_S-Max_Titanium_S_%28Facelift%29_%E2%80%93_Frontansicht,_18._Juni_2012,_Ratingen.jpg41mpg in petrol, 54 mpg in diesel.[/quote]
Just because that is all one needs does not mean that is what one wants. This is America, we buy what fills our wants and needs the best. If a blinged out Escalade is what you want and does what you need it to, then buy it. I drive a 91 Ford Explorer lifted on 35s, it does what I need it to and does what I want it to, best of both worlds.
[quote=”Nogood” post=40159]
I’ve lived in the US for a year and I must say that I see why some might have a need for trucks due to practical considerations. However, most trucks I saw were blinged out and clearly not used as a tool and I can’t count how many 5.7L V8 escelades, tahoes etc. you se with one, maybe two people in. Seems like and awful waste to haul 3 tons around at 10-15 mpg for one person to get to work.
You could argue that it fits a full family, but I am not buying that argument. MPVs were made for that specific purpose and are much better at it, cost way less and are much more fuel efficient.
I do wish you would adopt more of the European cars as we have many that would fit the American need.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Ford_S-Max_Titanium_S_%28Facelift%29_%E2%80%93_Frontansicht,_18._Juni_2012,_Ratingen.jpg41mpg in petrol, 54 mpg in diesel.[/quote]
Just because that is all one needs does not mean that is what one wants. This is America, we buy what fills our wants and needs the best. If a blinged out Escalade is what you want and does what you need it to, then buy it. I drive a 91 Ford Explorer lifted on 35s, it does what I need it to and does what I want it to, best of both worlds.
My 96 F250 had 220k miles on it when I bought it, it now has 260k miles and those 40k miles have been run on 93 octane, mostly non-ethanol fuel. As far as I can tell it has the OE converters on it. It is OBDII so it has downstream O2 sensor and no codes present. Put plugs in when I got it haven’t changed them since.
My 96 F250 had 220k miles on it when I bought it, it now has 260k miles and those 40k miles have been run on 93 octane, mostly non-ethanol fuel. As far as I can tell it has the OE converters on it. It is OBDII so it has downstream O2 sensor and no codes present. Put plugs in when I got it haven’t changed them since.
[quote=”thisisbuod” post=40056]I wouldn’t risk it. Even running 93 octane in your car can ruin it if it is supposed to take 87. [/quote]
I dont believe that. I have been running 93 octane in everything i own for years. 84 Bronco II, 91 Ford Explorer(for 3 years),96 F250 for 4 years), several GT Mustangs, etc. The way I understand it it is 87 octane when it is made, but by the time it gets in your tank it is closer to 80 octane than 87.AFA ethanol goes-My dad listens to talk radio, he said they are going to 15% ethanol instead of 10% and that a lot of car manufacturers says it is going to void your warranty. Sometimes he only half listens and I haven’t had the time to look into what he said.
[quote=”thisisbuod” post=40056]I wouldn’t risk it. Even running 93 octane in your car can ruin it if it is supposed to take 87. [/quote]
I dont believe that. I have been running 93 octane in everything i own for years. 84 Bronco II, 91 Ford Explorer(for 3 years),96 F250 for 4 years), several GT Mustangs, etc. The way I understand it it is 87 octane when it is made, but by the time it gets in your tank it is closer to 80 octane than 87.AFA ethanol goes-My dad listens to talk radio, he said they are going to 15% ethanol instead of 10% and that a lot of car manufacturers says it is going to void your warranty. Sometimes he only half listens and I haven’t had the time to look into what he said.
$10/hr flat rate is definitely not acceptable. When I first started I was making 45% of labor just like everybody else in the shop, but it wasnt a dealership. Never worked at a dealership and never will if I can help it. The jobs I have had paid 45% of labor, 50% of labor, $7/hr plus 15.5% of parts and labor after the first $1550, $10/hr plus 10% of parts and labor, and $22-$26/hr flat rate.
