Wiring Projects...

So I'm currently learning how to troubleshoot electrical problems in school and it could be at a better time...my Bronco, brother's truck, and my boat all have some sort of electrical problem right now. Sounds like I will get in plenty of real world practice!

Tomorrows Project...

So I decided to finally get my boat going so i spent some time on it today getting ready to fire it up. However it is acting like a dead battery even though its a new one. So its time to start hunting for some bad connections...should tie in nicely with what I'm learning in school!

Friend's 5.9 Cummins Rebuild

So yesterday I helped a friend, Mike Gutman, out with his engine rebuild for his 1995 Dodge 2500. He had this new engine built that comes with a 600 hp at the rear wheels guarantee. So I helped him pull a bunch of stuff off the old head and transfer it to the new head, paint various parts, install several odds and ends, and basically make it easier for Mike by running in circles around him grabbing his tools. It was really cool because Mike, who is a mechanic at Rader Farms and he knows his stuff, has been taking the time to explain as much as he can to me while we are working on the engine and so far I have learned a lot! I ended up working 8 hours that day 1400-2200.

So I just got back from another afternoon with Mike where we put the engine back in the truck but that will be another post...got to get my pics from that. I'll probably be going back tomorrow after work to get some more work done on it.

Tomorrows project

So tomorrow I'm not working so I'm going to put some work in on my boat. I was given this boat as a project from a friend and he said it ran good when he parked it 6 years back but it has just been sitting out in the weather for the past several years.

I don't know much about it yet but its a 1983 bayliner with a Volvo 4 cylinder and a Volvo penta stern drive.

So one thing I'm wondering about...can I count these hours towards my school hours?