Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On Sep 14, 12:56 pm, Jim Stewart wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
In an accompanying aritcle to the PM's list of 25 skills every man
should know!
a discussion of whether Americans are losing their DIY skills.
Are they or are the skills needed just changing?
Your thoughts?
Which generation are you talking about?

I have far more equipment and skills than
my dad did, and he was no slouch at DIY.

I put together a little toolkit for my
daughter to take with her to college. I
asked her if she ever used it last time
she was home. She said "all the time".

Her current boyfriend is very good as well.
I handed him a new throttle position
sensor for her car and watched him install
it like a pro. Not a big job unless you
do something silly like drop the screws,
which he didn't.

How did you know that the TPS was the problem?

In order..

1. Not shifting at the right time.
2. Check Engine light
3. Scan code of TPS failure.

This is the fourth TSP I've changed
in the last 15 years so it's not a big
surprise. Two on my Tauri and 2 on
the Subarus.