Jim Warman Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Another rant... if you are faint of heart you might be better off looking at youtube... As a "working foreman", it is often that I don't get involved in some things until it is almost too late.... An 06 F150 from a body shop (this should be enough to make anyone shudder all by itself). There was a concern with the memory feature.... pedals - seat - mirrors..... I can't recall the circuit number - it was a five amp fused ckt and the "up front" problem was fouind to be a broken wire in the left door sill.... After that... I still shake my head..... after that, we spent over four hours trying to get the truck to do stuff it was never designed to do.... Unlike other models, the F150 does not use the key to identify driver one or driver two for the memory functions.... It does use the key fob - unlock the door with the fob and the seat and pedals (and I am still not sure about the mirrors) assume the position associated with that fob.... I've said it before and I'll say it again.... If we don't know how it works, how the fuck are we gonna fix it? I spend a lot of time "cruising" my shop... looking for waste and/or neglect.... I find more than I like to admit and I probably miss more than I'd like.... Your job is from 8AM till 5PM.... your career is forever.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 ..... after that, we spent over four hours trying to get the truck to do stuff it was never designed to do.... Ouch! I'm guessing that the tech was disappointed that he won't be getting paid for that little adventure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlep Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 As a "working foreman", it is often that I don't get involved in some things until it is almost too late.... Jim I'm in the same boat you're in and loosing the battle on a daily basis, our "most qualified" tech is usually the root of most of my headaches and behind him we have a "drivability" tech that if left alone will drive a non-drinker like myself to the bar. Like you've said in the past most techs out there will not spend a second of time on reading the manual, owners or repair to try to understand how things are actually supposed to work before attempting a repair. And by the time I see whats going on it's a huge clusterfuck of parts that have been hung for no good reason other then lack of understanding. I think thats I'll I have to add for now but I'm sure I'll think of more as I sit here pondering the days events /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banghead.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 "WE FIX CARS RIGHT, SOMETIMES ON THE FIRST TRY." "Whattayamean a V6 mustang doesn't hold 12L of oil...." "I'm the most qualified guy in the shop" "Yeah, WE got 'er fixed" "OK. Let's put an HPOP on it. Hmm...still won't start. Well, let's put a base engine oil pump on it. Ah! Got it! Phew, only took 2 tries that time. Better M-time the whole repair." "I'm going golfing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlep Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rofl.gif Yeah what Aaron posted is exactly whats been going on around our place.... /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banghead.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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