fpk
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Aug 21, 2008 18:55:30 GMT
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Is there a book on car mechanics that tells you everything you need to know and how to check and test things when they go wrong and how to rebuild them(ok haynes and bentley do ones)but I am talking about books that the trade learn from? just had a started motor pack up and it turned out to be a bad earth and a dodgy reconditioned starter, luckily my dad and neighbour who is an audi mechanic did it in 5 min after me curse word around in the rain.
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Aug 21, 2008 19:02:09 GMT
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Hilliers fundamentals of motor vehicle technology was required reading when I got my qualification although its mainly recent stuff theres alot of background etc
ISBN: 978-0-7487-8082-2
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Faster. Faster. Until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
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fpk
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Aug 21, 2008 19:59:56 GMT
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sweet it will have a gander at it , it will make a change from reading nursing books all the time. How long does it take to do NVQ s in motor vehicle mechanics?
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froggy
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Aug 21, 2008 20:19:56 GMT
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if you are keen then go for city and guilds 383 as nvq stands for not very qualified in my experience the best lads who have worked for me learned by doing more than studying but c+g puts a lot more time into explaining the fundamentals than nvq,s do . you can do either in under three years but nvq,s require you to be in the trade
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fpk
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Aug 21, 2008 20:32:08 GMT
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It was a route I wanted to take in my early teens but ended up doing a film degree !!! ? of which I had no interest in and have now nearly finished my training to be a mental health nurse( which I have a passion for). And I would like to get qualifications in some thing I enjoy as a hobby and gain some more knowledge and to have another career path if I wanted to...........and so I can keep up with my old man (ex royal engineers). Looking at night courses for the future.
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