AI Boosted My Mechanical Engineering Muscle
Over one weekend I fixed a 2001 Ford Ranger that would not crank and a lawnmower that had been sitting in a shed for four years. I am not a mechanic — ChatGPT was my shop manual, and the diagnosis was driven by photos of my actual parts.
Over one weekend I fixed a 2001 Ford Ranger that would not crank and a lawnmower that had been sitting in a shed for four years. The truck turned out to be a stuck clutch safety switch — cost, zero. The lawnmower needed a replacement carburetor from Amazon for under twenty dollars. I am not a mechanic. ChatGPT was my shop manual, and the whole thing was driven by photos of my actual parts, not generic internet tutorials.
