Anyone know anything about diesel

Bama1 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 204 City: Montgomery

Yall, Help me. Please. I'm trying to figure out which technical school is the best for diesel technitians to got to. The internet is so full of crap it's kinda hard to sort through it all. If anyone here is a diesel tech. or knows one, or owns a buisness that can help me, any advice is greatly appriciated. The school in Montgomery isn't very good. I'm sick of having jobs... I desperatly want a career. Preferably working on or with Fishing yachts... anything on or near the water will do... know what i mean? Anyways thanks for your time......

midwesty · Posted: Aug 16, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject:

i have heard good and bad things about WyoTech

RampageWake · Posted: Aug 16, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

Cool Idea Bama1. I would LOVE to be a diesel mechanic working on spotsfishing yachts. Most of the good ones make about $40-50/hr and and they usually have overtime to work if they want it. As for a school, I am not sure, but boatdiesel.com is probably a good place to ask...

I rebuilt both diesels in my boat last year and I really enjoyed doing it. If my cube job pays off (stuck staying b/c of stock options), I might go to school for the same Cool

Here is a pic of one I did:

Bama1 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 204 City: Montgomery

thanks... that site looks kinda promising, and great job on the motors how long did the build take?

joedirt00 · Posted: Aug 17, 2006 3:03 am Post subject:

I knew somebody that went to UTI right out of high shcool. Don't know much about it but he was always working.

RampageWake · Posted: Aug 17, 2006 4:50 am Post subject:

It took me about 3 months to do both of them (after wk and on weekends). It would have been faster, but I sandblasted each part and then powdercoated them to better handle the saltwater environment. When I pulled them out they were very rusty, now you can eat off of them. Powdercoating rocks!

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

There are schools for Marine engines and service work. I don't know any off hand. But they are out there. Just keep searching. Be prepared to move.

vette74 · Posted: Aug 17, 2006 6:39 am Post subject:

There is a technical school in Waco, Texas that has a program for diesel mechanic's I know a few people in the construction industry that went there and liked it.

Bama1 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 204 City: Montgomery

So far I've looked at Wyotech, MMI and Nashville Auto Diesel tech... I'm still looking though. Thanks for the info...

ckligor · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Posts: 454 City: A-town

If you want to go to school in Denver there is DADC http://www.dadc.edu/

Lady Ortunas · Outlaw Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 109

I was going to mention the one that ckligor did. I don't know much about it, but heard it was expensive.

vawakemonster · Posted: Aug 21, 2006 11:17 am Post subject:

i heard theres a really good amrine school in florida i dont know if they do deisel or not

Bama1 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 204 City: Montgomery

I think I've decided on Wyotech in Laramie Wyoming. I've heard alot of good stuff about them.