To get an ASE certification you take a test.Now you have to know the answers to the questions to pass the test.Most mechanics that have some experience can pass the test.I doubt a Wal Mart mechanic making 8.50 an hour can pass an ASE test,especially if he doesnt have much experience,he is not going to get a lot of experience changing oil and tires either.There are different ASE patches from beginner up to Master Mechanic.I might be wrong,but if you can pass an ASE test means you know some stuff,and probably could work somewhere that paid better,even a beginner. Just because somebody can pass an ASE test does not mean they have a lot of common sense though.People make mistakes because they dont care,or dont know any better,or some are just jerks.Plenty of people Ive run into that didnt have an ASE patch,and some were good,and some of them were bad too.The ones who have an ASE patch,if it was paid for by the company,are all for the company usually.Company men I guess you can say.It might be good or bad depending on how it affects what they are doing.If they think they can get away with it,will try and sell you stuff you dont need.The patch means they know what they are doing usually.That doesnt mean what they do is necessarily good for you though.It doesnt mean they know everything,or that they are a real good mechanic.I dont really know how to explain what a real good mechanic would be by todays standards.I guess a real good mechanic today would be somebody who could tell a good story,good enough to get work in the shop that might or might not be necessary.I dont think there is a test for that.Whoever does that may or may not have an ASE patch on their sleeve.Plus there are other patches.A good way to look at the patches is that they have some experience.Like they didnt start last week.Whether they are good, still remains to be seen.Tire and lube places,whether its Wal Mart or not,are not going to have real good mechanics usually.
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Today's Featured Article - Listening to Your Tractor - by Curtis Von Fange. Years ago there was a TV show about a talking car. Unless you are from another planet, physically or otherwise, I don’t think our internal combustion buddies will talk and tell us their problems. But, on the other hand, there is a secret language that our mechanical companions readily do speak. It is an interesting form of communication that involves all the senses of the listener. In this series we are going to investigate and learn the basic rudimentary skills of understanding this lingo.
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