coolant leak

This week I had to track down and fix a coolant leak in a F250.  The leak ended up being in the thermostat housing so I just pulled it apart and resealed it with gasket maker.  I also learned how to properly replace axle seals and bearings.
40 hours this week
150 hours total

adjusting air brakes

This week I learned how to adjust air brakes.  I also learned how to remove and reassemble the brake shoes.  I found that they are much simpler than automotive style drum brakes and are much easier to change at least for me.  I also completed my starting charging system test and count that as a valuable test to take with me into industry.
40 hours this week
110 hours total

battery starting charging test

This week I learned how to do the battery starting charging test.  I have completed three of them so far and plan to do at least seven more.  I have also completed the the air brakes pretest and got a 56%.  I am not surprised by this because I don't know a lot about air brakes and haven't worked with them much but I know by the end of the quarter I will be able to get an easy 100% on the test.
35 hours this week
70 hours total

learning crimping

This week I learned how to crimp battery cable ends and a couple different wire connectors.  I had never crimped a battery cable end before and I feel it was a very good thing for me to learn how to do.  I also learned how to diagnose and actually tracked down two parasitic draws that were in two of the school trucks.
35 hours this week
35 hours total