the office side of things

So in all of the things i do i love it, but there are always things that are not as fun as getting your hands dirty and accomplishing things. but then there is the scheduling. yes trying to figure out how your going to get thing done.
for as much as i would love to do JOETHEAUTOGUY full time its just not possible at this point in time. I still have to work at my day job, which as you may guess takes up a lot of time. This is something that i deal with week to week. i have to come up with the ideas to film and organize it as well i do many jobs that i do not film. if i filmed everything it would take constant editing and to much time on the computer.
All of the things i listed above are very time consuming. the main thing that goes on is making receipts organized for warranties as sometimes it happens filing them away is just a pain. i call my car my mobile office as i digitize many receipts on my lunch breaks so its kind of like always working. which i dont mind honestly it just i wish i had more time lol.
there are many things i take into account. and that many other people in this type of thing should do.
just have a plan. Have back up cash for parts you didn't intend on buying its hard at first but if your going to be proactive about the solution we all need plans
My plan began slowly but i save 20% of all my earnings from car work. No matter what if its $500 or $5 i save it to the cent into a account just for emergencies on the car repair only money never touches my personal accounts. i have 2 secured credit cards just for large bills too so if the bills dont get paid i have a back up to still pay for things if things go haywire .
just for a touch of what can go wrong is yes i am human and i can make mistakes. with that being said i was doing some testing on a purge solenoid for a silverado and back probing the connector with a t pin i forgot i had one in the connector already and i touched the pins together connecting the wires together essentially and fried the ground driver inside the pcm. so the confirmation on a 70 dollar part costed me $450 dollars for a new pcm and programming and that cost was not passed on to my customer it was my mistake and im honest so i fixed it and had to eat that.
in conclusion always have a plan when things go wrong were not always perfect

The Silverado Vids

ok so i have a gmc sierra but the trucks are very similar and i posted awhile ago i believe in December that i would be doing videos around the gmc sierra 1500 platform and they have started and a bit more delayed then id hope but there on the way and first one up is the battery replacement and its very simple and can save you money with one of the most basic of jobs . usually a 25 dollar charge is what you pay on top of the battery already.
so here is the video for that one



To check your charging system with a simple multimeter you can find out how to do that here
 always be safe just know what your doing a well some aftermarket autostarts and remote starters will activate when exposed to a sudden charge

Check your tire pressures

So what does long weekend coming up lots of people are heading out of town or long distance with their vehicles. To increase gas mileage and promote good tire wear its always always a good idea to check tire pressures to be at the  pressure optimal will make the car handle better elongate gas mileage  Save on tires heating up when you're not supposed tocaysing premature wear.  Just check them and air them up if needed