Vicarious Tinkering

I possess very little mechanical aptitude. I can use tools and such, but if you asked me to put something mechanical together (unless it has specific LEGO-style instructions and all the parts are new and shiny) I will not succeed.

So it boggles the mind that I've spent some quality time watching this guy disassemble and reassemble various parts on various cars.

This all started a few weeks ago when the starter on my Honda Pilot gave up the ghost. I toyed with the idea of replacing the starter myself and found a YouTube video in which some guy from Orem replaced his. I did, in the end, chicken out and after toying with the idea of having my adept nephew come to help me, ended up having the car towed to the mechanic. (Still the best $89 I've spent in the last few months.)

Nevertheless, I continued watching such videos because part of me is intrigued by the skill it takes to disassemble and reassemble something. I certainly don't have the specialist tools, but to watch it is to watch skill and training in action.

Also, this guy has a pretty laid back, easygoing manner that makes his videos well worth watching.

It might have been fun to see my own car being worked on. And I won't take the Honda's starter for granted. At least for a while yet. (Keep wondering what's going to happen next; so far this year we're replaced the starter, alternator, and battery.)