from the shop:
- 1999 Honda Accord (customer); replace fuel system, pressure/feed fuel line (5/16"x60", 5/16"x51", 5/16"x18" steel lines, 5/16" compression fittings x2) from rubber fuel line connection (10mm) at fire wall, behind engine to plastic line connection near fuel tank; remove return fuel steel line from rubber hose connection at fire wall behind engine to plastic hose connection near fuel tank. Vehicle was moved from Bear scissor lift to Hydra Lift 2 post and all wheels removed to aid in fuel line repair; all four wheels balanced on Snap On wheel/tire balancer.
- 2003 Pontiac Vibe (customer); replace engine oil and filter (5W30); repair left rear tire (remove nail from tire and install tire plug); check rear drum brakes (wash out brake dust with water hose, OK, recheck in 3 months); check front disc brakes (customer complains of brake pedal pulsation, requires front brake disc pads and discs within next 3 months); repair plastic weather guard under engine (plastic plugs missing, install plastic zip ties); check fluids (engine coolant, OK; brake fluid, OK; power-steering fluid, OK; automatic trans-axle fluid, OK; battery, positive terminal has some corrosion; windshield washer fluid, add); check tire pressures (35 psi).
- 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT (customer); replace engine oil and filter (5W30); check all fluids; check tire pressures (35 psi).
- 1993 Ford Aerostar (donate); remove left and right rear side glass; continue to remove the left front upper control arm steel bracket (required gas torch due to seized bolts); remove right front shock absorber (cut off top and bottom steel bolts with pneumatic cut-off wheel).
- 1981 Ski-Doo Citation (donated); continue to sand blast front ski's and suspensions; continue to prepare belly pan for paint (sandpaper, electric sander, electric angle grinder with wire brush/wheel attachment), wire wheel tunnel.
- 1988 Chevrolet Caprice (donated); rivet on left front interior door handle; remove windshield (pneumatic knife).
- 1987 Pontiac Transport (donated); remove windshield (pneumatic knife).
- 19?? Pontiac Grand Prix (donated); remove windshield; remove front seats.
- small engines (single cylinder), (donated); continue to disassemble, wash components with varsol, rinse with hot water, dry with pneumatic blow gun, sandblast, paint, and reassemble (cylinder head, block, intake and exhaust valves with springs and retainers, recoil, carburetor, fuel tank, spark-plug, ignition coil with spark plug wire, flywheel, camshaft, crankshaft, piston, piston compression rings, piston oil ring, piston pin, connecting rod, push-rods, oil lubrication, ...).
- vehicle engines (V6x2, 4Cly.)(donated); see small engines.
- students continue to use AC electric and pneumatic tire machine; gas (acetylene and oxygen) torches for heating, cutting, and braze welding; AC electric and pneumatic plasma cutter; pedestal AC electric grinder and wire wheel, AC electric table saw, AC electric band saw; and a variety of AC electric and pneumatic hand tools.
- FINALLY! Our AC electric Snap On hand spin wheel/tire balancer is installed (position, drill, lag to concrete floor, level) and working.
- NEW! Ultra Pro pneumatic knife for easy removal of vehicle glass. Thanks to SHSM budget.
From the board:
- Service brakes continued: disc brakes and drum brakes
- Avoiding blood-borne pathogens
- Circular saws
- Hydra Lift (2 post above ground vehicle lift)
- Service brakes continued: power brake booster and the brake pedal
SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major):
- Tuesday, November 10Th, 2009; rewrite for WHMIS
