looking for internship

I have spent considerable amount of time looking for an internships   i went to several different diesel shops.here is a list of them motor trucks/ seiara pacific  cat dealership ludkey trucking  and pape machinery i spent a total of 20 hours looking for a internship so far.      i  have a total of 91 hours &30 minutes  this quarter.

1120 3 cyl compact tractor motor

1 /31/ 12  tried to start compact motor today. trouble shot the fuel system. we finally got fuel to injectors but still did not get it to run yet. i do not have any pictures do to the fact that my phone broke today. i had a total of 6hours thirty minutes today.

ford tempo

1/27/12  ford tempo installed new exhaust from the catalytic converter back also installed  new front brakes pads & rear brake shoes. i repacked  wheel bearings  and bleed the brakes this took a total of 8 hours.

1988 pathfinder tune up

1/25/12 did a tune on this 88 pathfinder changed the oil & filter pvc  fuel filter checked all the running gear fluids and diagnosed  a high idle problem it ended up being a wax idle valve  i spent a total of 8 hours on this project .

1120 3 cyl compact tractor motor

1/24/12 did  research  on the torque specs on a 3 cyl compact tractor motor . spent a total of 7 hours  on this project.  

cummins 8.3

replaced soft plugs in cummins 8.3 project. then hot tanked the block  to clean any dab re from  the block. we replaced a total of 8 soft plugs. we then measured the cam lobs  journals  intake 1.75 @ 2.75 exhaust 1.70 & 2.01 bearing s 2.364. then lubricated  lobs and bearings with lubraplate  assembly lube. installed cam. spent 8 hours on this  spent another 4 hours researching 7.3 litter power stroke. 

cummins 8.3

1/10and 1/11/12 Assembled pistons to connecting rods.first we arranged all of the parts to be installed 
  we put the snap ring in one side of piston and aline connecting rods with piston. we then lubricated the piston pin with 15/40 oil and connected the piston and connecting rod together. we then put piston rings on pistons be sure to be careful when installing them for they are very brittle  . we made sure that the opening of the rings are 120 degrees out from one another. lubricate the piston and piston sleeve with 15/40. use a ring compressor and slowly tap piston into piston sleeve.i spent a total of 16 hours on this and research.      

cummins 8.3

1/9/12 Started today by looking up the part numbers for the cummins 8.3. We also spent some time setting up the engine block on a engine stand. we spent a total of 5 hours on this.

cummins 8.3 project

1/6/12 started by chasing  the head bolt holes and the main bearing cap bolt holes. I then spent some time researching the cummins web site. spent a total of 4 hours  working.

cummins 8.3 project

1/5/12 started  assembly project on a cummins  8.3 marine diesel engine. started by organizing parts for project. we spent some time researching the motor.we then spent some time cleaning up the block getting the rust and loose paint off. then we took the block and hot tanked it for a total of 30 minutes then dried the block off. spent a total of 6 hours 30 minutes.

toyota forklift

Today i started to disassemble on a toyota forklift. i am replacing both head gaskets. it has been a challenge and with going to the store and picking up a few items that i needed along the way. it has taken me 8 hours to remove the heads and another 2 hours to locate a machine shop and to deliver the heads to have them machined and a valve job done.