Learning Stretch
It was to get out of my comfort zone and work on other peoples cars as well as to work on gas motors which i have aboslutely no knowledge about.
First step was to check for any leaks on the motor or the oil pan.
I then jacked the van up so I could get underneath the van.
An obstacle I faced was that the jack I had was rusty and it was hard to jack up. I went to a local hardware store and bought some grease fix the problem.
I then took the nut off the oil pan to drain the oil.
I took the oil filter off and then replaced it with a new K&N filter.
the oil wrench I had couldn't fit the oil filter so I had to get a screwdriver and a hammer to knock a hole into the filter and twist it off by hand.
Once I drained all the oil I had to refill the oil so the car wouldn't blow up.
I had to buy a glow plug module for a 2002 F-350 at the Ford Dealership.
No other mechanic shop had the part so I had to drive to Raleigh to get the part so it was an obstacle I faced.
Once I got back to the mans house I replaced the glow plug module.
I had to buy a new battery for a '97 Z28.
I then had to take out the radiator hose and replace it.
My neighbors car belt snapped so I put the new one on.
For my dads bobcat I tightened the restraints for the tracks so they wouldn't sag or fall off.
I did the same for both sides of the bobcat.
Taking a dashboard off to look at the gauges.
A bolt on the frame that connected to the dash.
I didn't know the bolt was there so I called my mentor and he looked up the car on his computer and he said there was the bolt.
I also had to tighten the turbo pipe up on the motor so it wouldn't blow up.
I was checking for sounds when the car was running.
I replaced the air filter in a ladies car.
Rotating tires for a farmers truck.
Meeting with Kris Lee my mentor
Replaced seat belts that were cut out.
Obstacles
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Money
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Transportation
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Tools
Successes
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Learned how to work on gas motors better
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Learned alot about the field of auto mechanics in general
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Learned to be less shy
