Comments on: Good Mechanics Deserve Your Respect.

By: Why are there so many used engines available? | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:50:31 +0000

[...] most qualified engine shop in town is. This shop should also employ highly trained engine specialty mechanics. Again, you can make good use of your cell phone to call the BBB and check the shop [...]

By: How many cubic inches is my used engine? | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

How many cubic inches is my used engine? | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:22:12 +0000

[...] they call the same engine a 5.7 liter engine. Essentially, manufacturers and mechanics too have started to use metrics to Identify engines. I’m sure you noticed how many metric [...]

By: Safety comes first when it comes to car repairs.. | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:21:35 +0000

[...] that Safety is First in my repair shop. It did not matter to me if you were a wily veteran mechanic or a rookie mechanic. Other than bloated insurance premiums for injured employees, it was not cool [...]

By: Used Car Buyers internet tools don’t say as much as a good look.. | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:48:56 +0000

[...] you want to buy to a qualified repair shop and pay a few bills to have it checked out personal by a mechanic you [...]

By: OBD-1 and OBD-2 | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

OBD-1 and OBD-2 | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:35:23 +0000

[...] a vehicle’s self-diagnostic and reporting ability. OBD-1 systems give the vehicle owner or a qualified repair technician access to state how healthy various vehicle sub-systems [...]

By: Is your car’s diagnositic system OBD-1 or OBD-2? | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

Thu, 21 May 2009 13:20:52 +0000

[...] to a vehicleâ€™s self-diagnostic and reporting ability. OBD-1 systems give the vehicle owner or a qualified repair technician access to state how healthy various vehicle sub-systems [...]

By: The check engine lite is how your communicates with you.. | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

Tue, 19 May 2009 10:31:22 +0000

[...] point of the article is this. If the Check engine light comes on, get your car diagnosed by a professional asap. Stop crying and whining about having to pay for a diagnosis. You go to a doctor and pay him [...]

By: How To Choose a Qualified and Competent Engine Shop. | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

Fri, 15 May 2009 19:42:15 +0000

[...] diplomas all over the walls are imperative, working at an automotive repair shop that sends their technicians to an educational institute or a school that keeps one up to date on their specialty is important [...]

By: Chrysler to drop 789 dealerships by June 10, 2009.. | GotEngines.com Auto Repair Blog

Fri, 15 May 2009 19:37:52 +0000

[...] way there may be a surplus of good mechanics looking for jobs at competent repair shops. We can always use more [...]

By: Danny Lehrman

Danny Lehrman — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:55:36 +0000

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??