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My jobs

Marco Ruiz · ASE Master · ASE L1

19.4 of 23.6 hours on this vehicle

Assigned to me

4 vehicles

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1969 Ford Bronco Wagon302 ci V8
RO #4473Ray WhitakerVIN U15GL81234576,412 mi
11-char VIN · entered manually

Engine overhaul — R&R, machining, reassembly

Engine

16.0 of 18.6 hrs

Working against

Abnormal engine noise

“Bottom-end knock, load dependent, traced to No. 3 main.”

  • Engine R&R

    12.4 logged · 12 quoted

    operation 1 of 3 · from recipe Engine overhaul — small block Ford 302

  • Disassembly & measurement

    3.6 logged · 3.2 quoted

    operation 2 of 3 · from recipe Engine overhaul — small block Ford 302

  • Long block assembly

    0.0 logged · 3.4 quoted

    operation 3 of 3 · from recipe Engine overhaul — small block Ford 302

Machine shop

  • Bore & hone, 8 cylindersMachine shop — bay 1
  • Deck resurfaceMachine shop — bay 1
  • Valve job, 3-angle, 16 valvesMachine shop — bench
  • Crank polish & balance checkMachine shop — bay 2
This shop’s historyquoted 18.6 hractual average 19.8 hrover 7 jobs→ the recipe should be quoting 19.8

Cooling system refresh

Cooling

1.4 of 2.8 hrs

Working against

Radiator flow & temperature drop

“18°F drop across the outlet. Core partially blocked.”

  • Cooling system R&R and pressure test

    1.4 logged · 2.8 quoted

    operation 1 of 1 · from recipe Cooling system refresh — classic V8

This shop’s historyquoted 2.8 hractual average 3.1 hrover 12 jobs→ the recipe should be quoting 3.1

Front brake service Complete

Brakes

2.0 of 2.2 hrs

Working against

Front pad thickness

“Approximately 2mm remaining. Discard specification is 3mm.”

  • Front brake R&R and bleed

    2.0 logged · 2.2 quoted

    operation 1 of 1 · from recipe Front brake service — disc conversion equipped

    Clocked off
This shop’s historyquoted 2.2 hractual average 2 hrover 34 jobs→ the recipe should be quoting 2
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