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Ten Christmas Gift Ideas For The Mechanic In Your Life.

Not many things excite those who repair machines for a living. This list is not only sure to make your tech happy, but surprised you knew what to get.

1: Stream light flashlight.

2: A good medium sized pocket knife and sharpener.

3: Mechanix gloves 2-4 pair.

4: 4×4 remote controlled car.

5: A BudK Gift card.

6: A model replica of recipients own vehicle.

7: Thermal Long sleeved shirts and thermal pants.

8: Fast food gift cards – anywhere-

9: Autoparts gift cards.

10: Sweet girly calendar with cars.

Ok, You may know by now the author of this article maybe bias.  Not all of these extravagant gifts would be suitable for all in this skilled trade.  But certainly one of these gift ideas would do, right?

 

Please comment if this worked for you.

Don’t comment if you have been offended.

Merry Christmas everyone.

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Google in Your Tool Box

Most modern technicians will use many different tools and techniques to diagnose and repair various symptoms on a daily basis.  Since most repair facilities take in more than one type of vehicle, it is important to be flexible.  One tool stands out to be the most flexible, the internet.

Using the internet for advice can at times be fickle.  Not all of the information you find is applicable!  Forums and threads can be misleading.

Certain things can be quick and easy to find like DTCs, fluid capacities, cylinder identification, component location, part numbers, prices, diagrams, and fuse locations.

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How useful is the internet to your daily routine?

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300,000 Miles and Beyond

How did you achieve your 300,000+ mile merit badge?  You may have driven conservatively and maintained your truck regularly, or maybe you didn’t.  We see many 300k + mile vehicles and they have either been taken care of, or completely neglected.   What kind of high mileage truck do you own?

We would like YOUR input on this topic if you love your mature vehicle.

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2010 Dodge 6 Speed Explosion, Southbend Dual Disc Clutch Failure?

Its hard to believe that a Southbend Dual Disc Clutch would fail and damage a G56 transmission.  These transmissions have been known to fracture the case while pulling a sled or lots of weight. There is even a steel brace available to strengthen this known weak spot.  However, there is no product available to keep this from occurring.

While investigating a grinding noise on a 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 a customer was concerned with, the technician found a couple of very interesting things that prompted us to dig further and remove the transmission assembly.  What we found was nothing short of apocalyptic. The understanding we have accepted for the failure, was that the center section of the dual disc assembly seperated the locating lobes and the pieces from that damaged the transmission case and engine-to-transmission adapter. What do you think?  We will try to have this case repaired by an aluminum welder, but there are no guarantees in life.

Don Harbaugh – STL Diesel

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STL Diesel Featured in Parts and People Magazine

Owners Jeff White, Don Harbaugh, and Darrell Miller were interviewed by Dustin Holland a reporter from Parts and People Magazine near the middle of July 2016. The article he authored about the birth, growth and development of STL Diesel exposes our inate ability to passionatly perform repairs and market our brand in a grass roots type of way. Dustin Holland, the author of the article did a great job describing the achievements, goals and ambitions of our entire team.  His inspiration for this article was the vast amount of STL Diesel T-shirts, Hoodies, Hats and Decals that he and others have spotted all over the ST Louis area and beyond.  When talking about this topic he asked a very interesting and frequently asked question.  “Is STL Diesel a company or a club?  The answer is Yes to both questions.

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