Posted by JerryS on October 31, 2015 at 11:10:56 from (98.80.98.61):
In Reply to: Mechanical skils posted by Dan in Ohio on October 31, 2015 at 09:21:37:
I grew up on a dairy farm. I drove my dad's two tractors, but I didn't work on them. For that matter, neither did my dad. He was a welder, and he could build anything wood or metal.With his eighth-grade education, he was nevertheless a genius at seeing how things work and engineering ways to improve them. He could do the nuts/bolts of mechanic work, but he did not have a working knowledge of the ignition or fuel systems. Consequently I had no one to learn from. Besides, all my time, when I was not in school, was spent in the dairy or related farm work, twice a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. I had little spare time. I did swap motors in a '39 Chevy when in my teens, but I had to have a mechanic get it started the first time.
Later, when I had my own vehicles and no money, I bought Chilton's manuals to learn how to do the mechanical stuff, such as brake jobs, replacing alternators and power steering pumps, plugs, etc. I did change clutches in a Ford Falcon and an Olds Cutlass, but I never really came to love mechanic work. I'm still pretty helpless on the automotive electrical issues. I do pretty well with wood working, and I can do basic plumbing and AC wiring.
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