If you could ask your tech 1 question...

[giffman]

If you could only ask your tech one technical question to get a feel for their level of competance (without insulting them) what would it be ?<br /><br />To this point my local Yamaha shop has done a good job at fair prices and are timely overall with repair work. But after reading Rodbolts (and a few others) many posts on Yamaha's it seems like maybe my local tech(s) may not be as knowledgable as I once thought. <br /><br />I hate to walk into a shop and tell them "I heard on the internet..." or "Rodbolt says..." I'm in the automotive service industry and I know how much we hate to hear that from a customer! <br /><br />just wondering...<br /><br />giffman

 

[deeep water]

Re: If you could ask your tech 1 question...

how many hours do you have under your belt with my year make and model moter

 

[rodbolt]

Re: If you could ask your tech 1 question...

thats a tough question, and a question that you would need to know the answer to before asking. and it would depend on the type of gear your working on.<br /> I would not be a good tech to answer offhand many tiny mite motor questions cause almost everything I work on is 150 HP and up and usually twins. I dont see much in the small and midrange stuff here. enough so I am familiar but not enough to be comfortable in answering without consulting a manual first.

 

[fondafj]

Re: If you could ask your tech 1 question...

Giffman,that is somewhat of a tightrope walk. I was fortunate to have a dealer that stated up front that their experience on my setup was minimal. In looking for another dealer I came across a large one that made a statement about O2 sensor cleaning that was in direct conflict to the experience here... and I got to speak to a service manager... not a tech. So, you have a valid concern that may be best resolved by stopping by your local guy at a non-busy time and explain your concern. Let them know your experience in the field and if you can strike up a good relationship, maybe their percieved shortcomings are something you can work on together. As an example, I had a truck problem that was difficult to resolve by the dealer and their "phone techs". Together, we used the internet forums. like this one, to learn about the problem and fix it.