Or will many of them simply retrain so they can fix electric cars?(I would suppose some of them might but electric cars are a whole different ball of wax, if you know what I mean. They are extremely different than the internal combustion engine that currently powers cars. But I would imagine some things might not change too much. Maybe the brakes and tires might not change much. Maybe the transmission might not drastically change. Who knows.)
Maybe there's a leak at the exhaust/ header gasket.
did you replace the copper compression gaskets between the head and the header? That is where the noise is coming from. Most people don't replace them because they don't fall out and then when you put new stuff on the gaskets have a memory from the previous tightening and won't seal.
Many of the conventional systems will carry over. However there is plenty of natural gas and crude oil for centuries, so there is not a need for a death knell to an industry yet. Conventional fuels will still rule the roads for at least another century. Internal combustion engines will be around for a long time to come. When new technologies come along, there is plenty of lead time for advanced training on the part of the mechanics continuing education requirement for SAE certifications. The real problem is getting qualified instructors into the techncial colleges who actually understand electronics at the component level of a circuit board rather than merely assembly replacements. A lot of the manufacturers also have to adjust to the realities of the needs of the mechanics and dealerships too. Part of the rationale for the OBDII specification implementation was to get the home mechanic out of the picture. That is where the biggest changes will occur with electric vehicles.
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Electric cars may not have conventional brakes or a transmission. Even the suspension system may be set to regenerate electricity. There will be no fuel system, internal combustion engine, or exhaust system. If there are wheel motors there will not be any of the typical drive train components. There also may not be the traditional cooling system or it may be assigned to different functions. I agree with your first statement that they are extremely different but this does not necessarily mean that our driving experience will be substantially different. Much of the equipment to service such a vehicle will be very different and far less frequently required. Component systems will be heavily dependent upon light and electricity rather than combustion, fuels, and mechanics. Some traditional mechanics will always be required but far fewer of them. But such a transition is likely to take place so slowly that rather that traditional mechanics losing their jobs it is more likely that they will retire.
