Do you have any idea what it takes to be a mechanic or technician now a days? It takes a lot more than people give us credit for. A top level mechanic has equally good or better manual dexterity and smarts than a brain surgeon. No joke. Do you understand the theory of how an engine operates or a transmissions hydraulic system operates?
A top level technician has to be very literate in order to read and comprehend instructions in order to diagnose and repair your car. Good basic mathematical abilities are critical as well. The best diagnostic equipment is useless unless your technician is well trained in using it, and that takes more than a few days. You certainly wouldn’t want a doctor who couldn’t read an x-ray or interpret MRI results, or recognize the dangerous values in a blood test results.
The real hero in any repair shop is the qualified diagnostician. The owners of the best automotive repair shops send their top technicians to various tech schools and seminar training courses. They are certified and are well qualified to teach the new repair procedure or how to diagnose a problem or just to keep up to date on the latest repair info and news.
It’s too bad most folks think “grease monkey” when you mention that your engine is having a problem and it needs repair. It is true that if you need a used engine, installing it is greasy. That does not mean stupid. If the mechanic is not looking for the reason your engine has failed then you are being set-up for another failure. What if it was a bad radiator or cooling system that caused your engine failure and that was not addressed? What do you think would happen? Your new engine would fail the way the last one did.
You can see that even the technician who does the replacement or rebuilt engine job needs to be quite observant of the overall condition of anything engine related. You may have leaked all of the engine oil out because one of the lines going to the engine had a small hole in it. You know what would happen if that problem was missed? Band-Ouch-Explode.
When you find a shop you can trust hold that shop near and dear. You want to buy an engine that comes from a quality company like GotEngines.com. the last thing you need is an inferior product because it will usually cost more in the long run. Take a look at the whole GotEngines.com Blog and become an educated consumer concerning some of the must-do maintenance necessary to keep your car running like a Rolex watch.
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Thanks for the good advice.
Do you really believe a surgeon and automotive technician have the same dexterity? It seems to me that the way they use their hands is very different, and while a mechanic would need very strong durable hands which would probably be thick and muscular and calloused a surgeon would best be served by thin, lithe, and only lightly muscled hands with extreme sensitivity to touch and no callouses in order to do brain surgery.
I think it is obvious you take pride in your industry. but I don’t think there is any shame in a mechanic’s hands being better suited to wrenching than brain surgery. I don’t think the two professions are really fungible! (to use your word)
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Actually a mechanic need a very soft touch when it come to valve body work and other highly sensitive parts of a tranny.
My best friend who would be in his mid 80′s if he was alive, was an orthopedist and he was super mechanical automotive wise, he had some of the strongest hands I have ever seen and he did not mind a cut or scratch on his well muscled hands.
But you are correct that the two businesses are not fungible.
I differ with you in regard to a mechanic hands not being suitable for brain surgery.
What about the guys with big meatball fingers who play a guitar like crazy??
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