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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 4201068" data-attributes="member: 15054">My son and his buddies went to the votech out towards elreno when they were in school in mustang ok.I suggest to pass on that Votech.I had my son and a couple of his friends over here while I was working on cars one day and one of his friends said he learned more from me in 1 day than the entire time at the school.Hanging out with a mechanic that knows what's going on is a great way to learn stuff.My friends grand daughter had a junker given to her.Crashed car with a hole in the oil pan and I had her under the car taking off the starter and pan.I welded up the pan and had her put it back together with assistance of course.She has many other things go wrong with her vehicles but she can diagnose and fix things herself now.She got a job at Oreilly  auto parts and worked her way up.She just recently bought a front hub assembly for her Saturn Vue that she is going to replace when it warms up a bit.Hands on helps.If you get a busted vehicle that needs to go somewhere for repair.. send a message to some mechanics you know that may come over and help you fix the issue and let you get your hands dirty.Yes you tube is great also.When I was young I learned by reading books and magazines and hanging out with mechanics.Front end alignment is another thing you can do in your driveway.Mount your own tires on the rims.Fix leaky tires.Of course oil and filter changes. etc etc etc.Lawn mowers are pretty simple and a good place to begin.I have only seen a couple people that just can't learn how to do things but i think it is too much pot and just lazy.Like they can't retain information.</blockquote>

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