But for now I'm trying to do more work on my car rather than taking it in.

I rebuilt an old VW to cut my teeth

@xbigmoneygrip show that you are willing to do whatever it takes as well

Oh shit.

the pay wont be great starting out, but eventaully it will be decent

as an apprentice that is

the old stuff is fun to work on, but the new stuff is what you need today

@Big T I mean right now I'm working at a hardware store man but I will bust my butt off when they asked me to do something and and my manager who's personally works with me it's always like your hard work or man

its not until you get to flat rate that you start making money

What's the average rate as an apprentice?

slightly above min wage hourly

yikes

speaking of mechanic work, any of you in Texas wanna help with an engine swap on an 07 mazda?

@xbigmoneygrip good to hear.

lent it out and got it back from an impound lot

haha 4cyl or 6cly?

4

mazda 3?

yup

got a cherry picker?

no, but I'm at fort hood

they got a shop there with everything

lol was gonna say

I don't know how to do a modern car

It starts with a lot of throttle and jumps all over the place

leaks oil bad

mondern cars know how to do you

probably a blown head

oil in the coolant?

haven't checked

check

hauled it back home on a dolly

classic sign of a blown headgasket

will do

my first car

check the oil too, it will look like chocolate milk

if it has coolant mixed in the oil

I remember when I changed my oil, and it looked like burnt crisps.

New oil is a godsend.

oof

lube works wonders