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My name is Joel Hartzman,
I am the administrator and owner of Xowey Car Forum.

I began my career as a mechanic by attending Lincoln Technical institute in Indianapolis Indiana  http://www.lincolned. ..indianapolis-in in 1981/1982 where I recieve my diploma in automotive and diesel truck technology. (it's in a new building now, and in a new location) I started my first mechanic job at Fischer Buick in Troy Michigan in May of 1982. I have worked at GM dealers for my whole career which at the time of writing this is over 26 years now. I am an ASE certified master mechanic, and proud to say so. http://www.ase.com/ follow this link to find out more about ASE.

I'm currently ASE certified in the following categories;

[list=1][*]A1 ENGINE REPAIR[*]A2 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE[*]A3 MANUAL DRIVE TRAIN AND AXLES[*]A4 SUSPENSION AND STEERING[*]A5 BRAKES[*]A6 ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS[*]A7 HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING[*]A8 ENGINE PERFORMANCE[*]A9 LIGHT VEHICLE DIESEL[*]B3 NON STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & DAMAGE REPAIR[*]B4 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & DAMAGE REPAIR[*]B5 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS[*]F1 LIGHT VEHICLE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS[*]L1 AUTOMOBILE ADVANCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST[*]L2 ELECTRONIC DIESEL ENGINE DIAGNOSIS SPECIALIST[*]M1 CYLINDER HEAD SPECIALIST[*]M2 CYLINDER BLOCK SPECIALIST[*]M3 ASSEMBLY SPECIALIST[*]S1 BODY SYSTEMS AND SPECIAL EQUIPEMENT[*]S2 DIESEL ENGINES[*]S3 DRIVE TRAIN[*]S4 BRAKES[*]S5 SUSPENSION AND STEERING[*]S6 ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS[*]S7 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS[*]T1 GASOLINE ENGINES[*]T2 DIESEL ENGINES[*]T3 DRIVE TRAIN[*]T4 BRAKES[*]T5 SUSPENSION AND STEERING[*]T6 ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS[*]T7 HEATING, VENTILATION AND A/C[*]T8 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION[*]X1 EXHAUST SYSTEM SPECIALIST

I've worked very hard in my a career to learn about cars, I enjoy an opportunity to help people and answer car questions. It sounds sort of silly to some people, but I always learn a lot by helping someone else.[/list]