Flaring metal lines

This is a picture of single and a double flare I would have never guessed something that looked so easy could be so hard to get right

week hrs

25 hrs This week i learned about 5.4l triton v8 and the fuel injectors.  Ford had a really bad design and designed a one pintle injector these have notorious problems.  The complant was a rough idle.  The good news was we have a mechanic that works on alot of fords and knew where to start and what it was most likly.  After little testing we found and fixed the problem by cleaning the injectors. Some designs can be so poor.  Just like the newer fords 04 and up gas.They have a serious problems with the spark plug blowing out of the block or breaking inside the block and can make a already not so fun job into aworse job

week hrs/reflection of learning

40 hrs

This week i learned alot about using the modis diagnostic tool.  Also i learned alot about safety watching Jeff's wartsila video.  Also this week a co worker and i  started a plan to keep our shop organized and clean up some of the clutter both making the shop more efficient and easy to work in.  Organization is a big factor of efficiency.  We made places for everything to be.  Now hopefully the other mechanics will keep with the program.

Modis testing

These pictures are the Modis testing on the schools dodge pickup and the freightliner.  It is pretty cool that you can see when the cam position sensor is at tdc and starting over. Using the Modis is very effictive tool for diagnosing and verifying problems

40 hrs this week
320 total hrs

This week i learned alot about using the modis to diagnose problems before opening the hood. I also find it interesting that you can make all the functions of the vehicle work from the modis.  I find it challenging to verify my finding with the modis.  On the schools dodge pickup i diagnosed the problem but wanted to open the hood to verify my findings when i need to learn to trust the modis and my ability to use it effectivly 

Week hrs

40 hrs total and learned how an o ring on an injecter can cause failure of the injecter because it creates an leak