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i can't imagine buying a $5k truck and not dropping the pan for a look and feeling how the bearings are holding up

@Paultron @deprecated_ii
It's hard to do things when you don't know how to do things.

tbh 99% of all my practical knowledge has come from reading forum posts online

@Paultron @deprecated_ii
It's hard for many understand that most young people have never touched an engine and have no idea how it works. Every stereotype about boomers being completely ignorant about computers applies to zoomers and mechanics. My parents never even taught me how to change my oil, they expected me to just know.

i mean my pa never taught me how to change oil or anything, i've never seen him wrench on a car or much of anything. its outside his expertise. i read ancient forum posts on how to do it and went from there.

these days youtube exists and also has tutorials. i try and push the yoots these days to looking at those

>bought a truck
>ran for about 5 months
>engine threw a rod
Rods don't just let go for no reason. If this guy threw one after five months of use, he was either beating the snot out of it *OR* he drove it into the ground through sheer neglect.

Time to buy some basic tools and dive in. Where's the nearest Harbor Freight? He might not even have to buy an engine hoist, I bet there are some truck forum members that would lend a hand.

you dont even have to spend money on manuals anymore

https://charm.li/