Teamwork

Having a job in the "real world" is more than just turning wrenches. It's the people you meet, the long days, and hours to make sure that a job gets done. It's the countless times of lack of sleep thinking about ways to improve. It's the people you work with, the relationships you build. For any of us to say that we don't need anyone; we are lying to ourselves. 
Even if you work by yourself on a vehicle, the name on the side of that building is your team! A foolish man thinks he is irreplaceable, but a wise man knows he can't do it all on his own. No matter how good you are, or think you are; there is always someone out there that is more knowledgeable than you. 
So a few things to remember: you are only as good as you want to be, you are replaceable, and always do the job with nothing but excellence!

"Teamwork makes the dream work" 

Reflection:
This week we had an S10 come in the shop that wouldn't run. This particular vehicle had recently had a fuel pump put in it by the customer. So after getting the truck into the shop, I raise it into the air and look to see if any of the wires had got smashed in the process. Well I had noticed that the fuel tank straps were still rusted so I  knew that they hadn't taken the fuel tank off to do the fuel pump. After I had got to looking, I realized that there were no bolts holding the truck bed on. So the customer had taken the bed off of the truck to replace the fuel pump and forgot to put the bolts back in the bed. That is one of those moments that make you scratch your head and think what the h***. So with the help of my coworker, we moved the bed back far enough to access the fuel pump. I then discovered that the customer had not connected the wires. With the help of wiring diagrams, I figured out which wire went to what. After connecting the wires, and making sure to have a good ground, the truck still wasn't running properly. Come to find out, the customer had put the wrong fuel pump in it and in the process of doing so, they bent the float as well. There were two different options for a fuel pump for this truck. One being for a flex-fuel and the other for a non flex-fuel. The truck is a non flex-fuel.... This was definitely a learning experience and it opened my eyes to simple mistakes such as forgetting the bed bolts and how it could have cost someone their life....