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MisterSnafu
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I've been working on cars since I was 17. I tried the college route, it felt disconnected - I know each school does things differently and there were probably better choices. I found a trade school that fit my needs, hands on with a good teacher to student ratio. Finished the manufacturer's apprenticeship program and haven't looked back. Diesel field makes good money, I wish you the best of luck. :D

19-Sep-2022 12:12:49

Haukur

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I am an almost extinct breed, a shade tree mechanic. Give me an older car, and I can fix it. These new cars with sensor every where. Yeah no. Don't ever think the reason I am peaceful is because I do not know how to be violent.
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19-Sep-2022 12:19:56

Rooh
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I don't do any maintenance myself these days but was always tinkering with my first car.

We did auto engineering at school; over the course of a term we completely dismantled a car engine. Happy to report there wasn't a single nut or bold left over when we'd finished :P

I've always been fascinated by anything mechanical and was an engineer for many years.
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19-Sep-2022 15:36:49

Prince Ott

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Haukur said :
I am an almost extinct breed, a shade tree mechanic. Give me an older car, and I can fix it. These new cars with sensor every where. Yeah no.

I was the same. My vehicles never saw the inside of a professional garage, unless it was something major like replacing the seals. When computers came on board I read how the tiniest mistake can make the computer go off kilter and affect the entire vehicle. Even the simplest thing like changing the spark plugs can be a major disaster. That scared me off fiddling around with newer vehicles.

I used to have a small business restoring antique cars. I traveled around neighboring states going to swap meets looking for parts I needed and selling those I couldn't use.

My personal antique car was a 1929 Ford Model A that I had restored from the ground up. Turning the crank to get it started was a beast.

I've restored a 1947 military Jeep, 1948 Pontiac Torpedo, helped restore a 1932 Cadillac (man, that vehicle was beautiful with all the chrome inside and out, including under the hood), and a few others. It was hard work, an expensive hobby, but it sure was fun.

I was self taught, never went to mechanic's school. No computers back then, so I read a lot of manuals. I was stationed in Washington, D.C. at the time and spent many hours in the Library of Congress. My brain was thirsty for knowledge on the subject and just seemed to have a knack for it.
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22-Sep-2022 08:40:16 - Last edited on 22-Sep-2022 08:46:48 by Prince Ott

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