Brad Clayton Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Our shop is a small shop, 6 guys in total comprising of 1 diesel guy (me) 1 trans/driveability guy (he is also the shop foreman/dispatcher) 2 line techs (parts slingers) 1 all around up and comer (on his way to tech stardom if steered correctly) and 1 oil changer (total dipshit). Now I was not at work yesterday as I had to go to the doctor for an extreme case of poison ivy. This shit has really got me down for the count. But I wish I had been at work to see this spectacle. A towed in Windbag for a no start issue slipped by dispatch to one of the line techs. He immediately came up with it needing an engine. The service advisor was skeptical and wanted the tech to get a second opinion from the foreman. He was busy so he asked the other line tech what he thought and he came up with it needing spark plugs. By now every available guy has meandered over because the shop is slow and they are all putting in some input. The oil change guy said it had water in the fuel, and he could smell the water. I don't know what the fuck kinda water he drinks but my drinking water ain't got no smell to it. So the foreman walks over and asks how he got a fuel sample and the oiler says from the shrader valve. He asks the spark plug guy if it had spark to the plug.........don't know was the answer. He didn't even bother with the explanation of needing an engine. So he turns the key on and the fuel pump doesn't prime. He checks the fuses and the fuel pump relay fuse is blown. Installs a new fuse and the fuel pump runs continuously. The relay took a dump and stayed engaged. 1 new relay and new fuse later and it was motoring down the road. (love to know how oiler boy got fuel outa that shrader valve with an offline fuel pump) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I should know better than to read one of your posts when the wife is trying to sleep nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Service advisor recap: so we need 1 fuse, 1 relay, 6 spark plugs, drain the fuel tank and put fresh gas in it, and 1 engine assembly? Is that it? Alright, let me call the customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbudge Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thanks, I feel better now. So who gets paid diag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmantech Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 That's way funny! Wait it also sounds familiar.....6 techs here ....same spacing of "talents".. Having a good laugh right now watching the action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Hopefully everybody's hourly wages are commensurate with their diagnostic skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Buy them some of these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I have to resurrect the DTS diagnostic 8-ball. It will need some 6.7L stuff to update it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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