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Dec 1, 2008 | 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by barlieto

im a diesel guy all the way
i think the skills usa is a great thing its really fun and to tell ya the truth there isnt that much pressure.
ill give you an example there is a water truck with cat ET hooked up to it and it will be showing a code already on the screen. (ex.) water temp sensor voltage high.
and you have to find the problem and tell them why the voltage is high. and you will have like 20 min to do that.
so its pretty simple stuff.
and on the cat i thought that was cool they just utilized the same block so they could save some money. i think it was a great idea!
and i am kind of glad internatonal is taking over cat on highway
because i love internatonal and now they have some beefy engines!!!!!!
f*** yea
as for the schooling im not sure what i am going to do because i love going to school i love learning. with diesel mechanics its like my brain is a magnet it just sticks in there and will not leave.
i mean i can tell you that the idle validation Cignal wire on a dt466e is located in pin hole 27 on the ecm.
i just retain stuff like that

Yeah the skills USA is a great thing no doubt, its just not my type of thing really. Also you have to remember you do not always have to be in school to learn something mechanical or in general. But having the teacher there to ask questions is very nice. If you have the drive to read (which you certianly do if you like to learn), reading in your spare time is always another way. For instance, I have been reading anything and everything that has to do with racing on gas engines and anything else that is involved in a oval track car that is not a late model or sportsman(those will be later on

). Learning neverends buddy. The more you know, the more money you are able to make in the career/profession.