New -from the Big Island of Hawaii

Living in a small town in Hawaii. I love not being cold while working on vehicles.
Shade tree mechanic by necessity as I'm in an area with few auto repair resources and it's my kind of fun.
I have a small fleet of older cars and trucks in my life that would benefit from a good scan tool & oscilloscope.
I found a Modis on Craigslist (v11 $500) in good shape and want to learn how to use it. Bought the book and signed up for Premium.
If I learn it I'll get a newer one. It's going well so far.

Aloha to everyone here.

Welcome to the community form The Main Land

Great plan, that's pretty much what I did. Bought a used Snap-On scanner, found ScannerDanner videos and started making money

And a first success! My dodge dakota has had a P0123 for months now. I couldn't figure out what was causing it. I hooked up the scanner per a Paul D. video and when back probing the TPS connector and was getting a high signal voltage at closed throttle. When I adjusted a "tee" pin (from my wife's sewing basket) and shoved it in further all of a sudden the scan showed correct voltages and a nice trace. Sure enough the service engine light was finally off. It was a problem in the connector. The engine no longer stalls at cold idle and the transmission overdrive shifts properly at high speed.

Aloha and thx for introducing yourself

Good to have you here