Diesel Mechanic Research Paper

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Diesel mechanics are practically the backbone of this country. Everyone knows that things are delivered via eighteen wheelers these days occasionally they need to be repaired and have maintenance done to them. When that happens who’s there to save the day? DIESEL MECHANICS that’s who! You’re about to learn what it takes to become a diesel mechanic and what you’ll make when you are one.

The average diesel mechanic goes through about 2 years of college getting normal degrees as a fallback plan. After all that college they’ll go through anywhere from six months to two more years of school, which is really just training programs that get you ready for the job and teach you things that you didn’t know or enhance the skills that you already were …show more content…

The job of a mechanic is to keep the truck running properly and efficiently. This means he may have to take the entire truck apart to fix something. Taking care of the truck also means just the small things such as regular maintenance. Maintenance could be stuff like changing the oil regularly, new oil filter, fuel filter, or even giving the truck a good washing to keep it clean and in good working order. Also, full synthetic oil is the best thing you can put in the engine to keep everything running smooth and ensure the the parts stay properly lubricated.

I chose this job because it was a great interest to me. I myself have an old diesel truck at home and really enjoying working on it. It amazes how all the moving parts come together to make a super powerful, efficient, overall great vehicle in general. When i turn sixteen i will most likely drive a 1996 Ford f250 7.3 liter turbo

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