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- West Babylon, NY
What little knowledge I have, I had learned from my Dad. Back in the day, you learned to fix your own cars. So, I was taught, but my Dad wasn't the most pleasant to be around while he worked on cars. I would be the "Go-Fer". If I couldn't find the tool he wanted, he'd get all bent and throw things because he would have to stop what he was doing to find it. And the tool was NEVER where he told me it was. LOL After a while I lost interest in being the Go-Fer.
I must say I LOVE the How-To's on this forum. Everyone that I have looked for, helped me with what I needed to accomplish.
With all the wealth of knowledge on this forum, I'm curious to know how or where everyone learned to fix/mod their Xterra?
Are you a full-time mechanic and learned on the job?
Over the years learned from friends/family?
Went to a trade school to be a mechanic?
I consider myself a novice/tinkerer. I can do oil changes, fix flats, replace an alternator, starter, battery, drive belts, brakes, ball joints, cap/plugs/wires, wheel bearings and I did my t-belt, tensioner, etc with help from a friend and seasoned mechanic.
But when it comes to working knowledge of the engine and everything else, I shy away from. Not that I don't want to learn. I would prefer that. I don't mind being hands on and getting dirty. Some books get you started and half way thru you have questions that the books don't answer. OR... you're working on a job and things are going well until you break something. Now you're f@#$ed cuz you don't have the right tool(s) to fix the break.
I had thought about taking a night class in Auto Mechanics, but finding the right school and having a class to fit my schedule as well as the cost of the school.
I must say I LOVE the How-To's on this forum. Everyone that I have looked for, helped me with what I needed to accomplish.
With all the wealth of knowledge on this forum, I'm curious to know how or where everyone learned to fix/mod their Xterra?
Are you a full-time mechanic and learned on the job?
Over the years learned from friends/family?
Went to a trade school to be a mechanic?
I consider myself a novice/tinkerer. I can do oil changes, fix flats, replace an alternator, starter, battery, drive belts, brakes, ball joints, cap/plugs/wires, wheel bearings and I did my t-belt, tensioner, etc with help from a friend and seasoned mechanic.
But when it comes to working knowledge of the engine and everything else, I shy away from. Not that I don't want to learn. I would prefer that. I don't mind being hands on and getting dirty. Some books get you started and half way thru you have questions that the books don't answer. OR... you're working on a job and things are going well until you break something. Now you're f@#$ed cuz you don't have the right tool(s) to fix the break.
I had thought about taking a night class in Auto Mechanics, but finding the right school and having a class to fit my schedule as well as the cost of the school.