Is your son a better mechanic than you?

[SteveSS]

I was never a mechanic but I've fixed some thing myself. My son Bryce is not a mechanic either but he has a mechanic's brain. When helping him decide what to major in, in college I told him his talent is figuring out solutions. Now he's a board-certified Mechanical Engineer. For instance, our Kubota tractor wouldn't go into fwd. I was ready to haul it to a dealership and pay $250/hr. He looked at it ad tightened a Heim joint and Viola. Fixed. Just now it wasn't starting. I was ready to buy a battery. He found a loose connection on the solenoid and bingo. It didn't evev resemble a solenoid I'd ever seen. I'm sure he didn't recognized a Kubota Tractor solenoid either, he just looks at it and fixes things.

Mysterious!

 

[Don Frelier]

This young man is very talented.
He can diagnose, repair just about anything mechanical.

He put a band in a Saab transmission without removing it when he was 19 years old.

Built a log splitter from nothing.

Rebuilt a lawn tractor engine on the tailgate of his truck taking 2 engines apart and selecting the best parts.

I could go on and on.

 

[DeltaV]

Did you have your son take care of this mower?

Mower smoking. I need to look like I know what I'm doing!

 

[kiwigtx]

Viola.

Size matters.

 

[WileE]

No.

 

[SteveSS]

I ended leaving that job, they pissed me off. I liked my boss Christine but she told me it's the resident's full time job to think of things to gripe about. I told them where to take the mower and that guy fixed it just fine.

 

[Cranky]

Steve, do you have this forum cornfused with Face Book??

 

[Coelacanth]

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Size matters.

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Usually I see "Wala" or "Walla"...

 

[kiwigtx]

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Usually I see "Wala" or "Walla"...

That too....equally annoying.

 

[Cranky]

My oldest as a teen was pretty clumsy but now she's not and is a better mechanic than her hubby is. Is she better then me? I don't stink so

 

[RemCharger]

That too....equally annoying.

Then of course, there's the Walla Walla ..
Walla Walla people - Wikipedia Walla Walla people - Wikipedia

 

[kiwigtx]

Then of course, there's the Walla Walla ..
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Close relatives of the Facarwee Tribe.

 

[Cojohnso1]

My son was decent with a wrench. His first job was oil mechanic at our local gas station at 16. But he never had the interests in car culture. He's working sales in the construction HVAC industry.

It's a different era. With different interests. But the kids are very well aware of the value and joy classic cars give me. And even help on any racing efforts. But they're not interested in driving. So I'm sure when I cack? There's going to be a fire sale on cars, parts, tools. And not just classic cars, but supporting vehicles that include 2 trucks and trailers.