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Title: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: fixits on November 10, 2011, 08:11:20 pm

I say newbies because my 16 yo daughter bought her dream truck, '82 Chevy K10 shortbed, and I as dad have become her  auto shop teacher and chief tool fetcher as she works on her truck.

So far she has replaced the front brakes and an outer tie rod end, did an r and r on the starter and tightened the header bolts. I help with loosening and torquing bolts but she insists on doing all the work herself. We have a problem and need some advice so gonna hop on over the the tech forum here and do some research.

We look forward to contributing to and learning from the forum and happy we found it.

Scott & Baylee

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: big bear on November 10, 2011, 08:16:20 pm

awesome..welcome aboard from northeast ohio.  very nice to hear you two bonding .  i am also going to be taking on some projects with my daughters. i cant wait.

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: zieg85 on November 10, 2011, 08:20:14 pm

Welcome from NW Indiana, tried a father and son project, didn't go so well...

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: bake74 on November 10, 2011, 10:17:18 pm

     Welcome from California, time with children, no matter what you are doing is worth it.  Nice to have you both here.

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: 69byrd on November 11, 2011, 06:15:11 pm

Its always awesome when you can spend time with your children.  Welcome aboard.

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: Irish_Alley on November 12, 2011, 12:53:33 am

Welcome from maryland

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: DustyRusty on November 14, 2011, 02:18:18 pm

Welcome from Alaska.  Sounds like a great family project.  I taught my daughter to do a number of basic maintenance items like change oil, check coolant, check air pressure in the tires, etc.  It helped her to avoid unscrupulous shops.  Nothing like what your daughter is learning and doing.

Rusty

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: 1982 Daily Driver on November 14, 2011, 09:54:23 pm

Welcome from South Carolina

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: 1978 454 Big 10 on November 15, 2011, 01:34:22 am

Welcome from Texas!  :)

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: firefighter on November 15, 2011, 07:29:07 am

Welcome from Iowa.

Looking forward to hearing about more work being done on the truck.

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: Jason S on November 17, 2011, 10:03:07 pm

Howdy from Oklahoma.

If it weren't for working on an old truck through High School (I had a  1964 F100), I'd probably now be indebted to many mechanic shops... It will be a fun learning experience that will pay off greatly in the future.

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: thirsty on November 18, 2011, 07:40:27 am

Welcome from New Hampshire.
Sounds like you guys are going to have some great memories.

Quote from: fixits on November 10, 2011, 08:11:20 pm

We have a problem and need some advice so gonna hop on over the the tech forum here and do some research.

What is the problem?

Title: Re: Newbies from northern Utah
Post by: fixits on November 25, 2011, 10:27:16 am

Quote from: thirsty on November 18, 2011, 07:40:27 am

Welcome from New Hampshire.
Sounds like you guys are going to have some great memories.

Quote from: fixits on November 10, 2011, 08:11:20 pm

We have a problem and need some advice so gonna hop on over the the tech forum here and do some research.

What is the problem?

Issues with using coolant...details and after action report on the Engine forum. Its fixed!