Sophie Kruse's Senior Project: Adventures

Beloved Fanbase,  Kruse Kontrol, like all good things, must come to an end. Thankfully, this feels like a good place to end, and there won't be a shittily written sequel, no matter how much clamor I get from the press.  My last week was a triumph. I changed my own tires.*  I also finally got to take an engine apart! Below are pictures from the various stages in the process. While it is now on its way to the recycler, it was truly a learning experience, if only in how to use power tools effectively. This post is supposed to have some reflection elements, so I’ll make sure to answer the questions given by the prompt, as I haven’t actually done that for any of the past blogs and I feel bad. Remember to reflect on your progress towards your initial goals, how those goals may have shifted/changed, and what impact this time has had on you overall. Well, I think my only real goal was to learn as much as possible. I definitely accomplished this, and I have a notebook ...

  Safety first, kids.  Well, friends, I'm finally back! I've regained some use of my leg, enough to crutch around the shop, so I managed to make it down there thrice this week. I spent a lot of time in my precious rolly chair (you don't know how heavy your leg is until it's hanging like a piece of meat in a butcher's shop from your hip), and generally was a hindrance to all.  It was an eventful week at the shop, involving two stolen cars, broken radiators, the inevitable oil changes, and some offroading tires. A lot of starter problems came in this week, as well as broken ACs and radiators-- with the heat came people using their air conditioning systems for the first time in probably 9 months.  With one week remaining in my senior project, I've set two goals:  1) learn how to change the tires on my car. While I've learned how to change tires in the shop, if I ever get a flat on the road, it's likely I won't have access to the specialized tools that t...