Gonzo's Tool Box

351 articles in this category

Battin a Thousand - - Mechanics have to step up to bat and hit it out of the park every time
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, February 17, 2018
3 comments 1,386 views
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Hood Props and Latches - - Alright... who took it! !
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, February 3, 2018
4 comments 1,376 views
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Some Days You're The Oil, Some Days You're The Filter - - - just another day at the old repair shop
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, January 27, 2018
4 comments 1,363 views
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Where's My 10mm Socket!?? --- The professional escapee of the tool box
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, January 13, 2018
5 comments 1,862 views
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Diversity Of The Mechanic - - Mechanics knowledge background has evolved just like the cars ... Now if the rest of the population would. . .
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, January 6, 2018
3 comments 1,393 views
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Twas the Night Before Christmas - an apprentice mechanic and Santa
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, December 24, 2017
3 comments 1,351 views
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Ode To Santa - Even Santa is having a rough time...
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, December 16, 2017
1 comment 1,169 views

12 Days of Christmas --- MECHANIC STYLE
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, December 9, 2017
1 comment 1,257 views

The Magic Elf - Christmas time, time for the little magic elf to pop out of his box
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, December 2, 2017
3 comments 1,327 views
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Where's That Machine? --- You know, the one that tells you what's wrong with the car.
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, November 25, 2017
3 comments 1,503 views
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Car and Driver - - - The evolution of the car vs. the driver's involvement
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, November 18, 2017
5 comments 1,269 views

Old Sarge --- My traditional Veterans Day story.... Semper Fi
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, November 11, 2017
4 comments 1,329 views
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One Penny At A Time - - Grumpy customer, and sacks of pennies
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, November 4, 2017
5 comments 1,481 views
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Some Guy - - - You know who he is, but I'll bet you've never met him.
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, October 28, 2017
3 comments 1,399 views

I Just Don't Get It - - They'll leave their car...forever...like I want your car at my shop!? Forever!!
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, October 21, 2017
2 comments 1,596 views

OHS - Open Heart Surgery - My Story ----- A look at my summer of 2017
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, October 15, 2017
4 comments 1,334 views

Nothing Beats A Full House - - - Play your cards right and you come out a winner
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, October 14, 2017
3 comments 1,186 views
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First The Basics - Diagnostics starts with powers and grounds NOT with parts and labor
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 30, 2017
10 comments 1,269 views
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Water Cooler Diagnostics - Real office mechanics hang around the water cooler
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 23, 2017
3 comments 1,451 views
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Flash or Pass --- Modern mechanics have more tasks to do than previous generations of mechanics ever had to do.
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 16, 2017
5 comments 1,462 views
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Drain the Swamp - Sometimes you're asked to repair a car...not count the alligators along the way.
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 9, 2017
5 comments 1,346 views
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There's an App for that - - - The internet may solve the information issues, but a mechanic still has to make the repairs
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, September 2, 2017
4 comments 1,278 views
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Bugs In The Rugs - - - What have you encountered from the insect world while working on a car?
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, August 19, 2017
6 comments 1,270 views

The Rules Of Physics - Rules are rules, however physics isn't one of those rules you can break...but customers still ask you too.
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, August 12, 2017
3 comments 1,427 views
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Mechanic For Life -- Ya start on the lube rack, then top mechanic, then your own shop... yep... You're a Mechanic For Life
By Gonzo, in Gonzo's Tool Box, August 5, 2017
1 comment 1,500 views