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natedogg
post Mar 28 2006, 02:45 PM
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I'm sure we've all done some stupid things when working on our cars so I thought I'd start a thread to share some of this stuff for a little comic relief. Feel free to share. If not, just fee free to laugh at others stupidity and misfortunes. Or if no one else decides to share feel free to laugh at my stupidity. biggrin.gif

I'll start. Lets see we already established in another thread that I've
-Forgot to plug in MAF
-Forgot to torque down lugnuts.

Also I've
-Almost killed Akamiami back in the day by using a spare tire jack to hold my old FWD up while we attempted to change the fuel pump. The jack sheared, rear of the car fell, and fortunately didn't crush anything or anybody. ph34r.gif
-Poured a quarter tank of gasoline on the floor of my parents garage on the same night.
-Started old GST with no oil in the transmission. Didn't actually drive anywhere. Just sat in neutral and revved it a few times until I started to notice the water and grime on top of the xmsn was smoking.

I'm sure I'll think of more as it comes back to me.
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haunter
post Mar 28 2006, 03:12 PM
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drove to work on loose lug nuts(luckily its only a mile)

forgot to plug the TPS in, that gave me a nice DSM like 1200-4k idle surge


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- natedogg   Mechanical mishaps   Mar 28 2006, 02:45 PM
- - haunter   drove to work on loose lug nuts(luckily its only a...   Mar 28 2006, 03:12 PM
- - scrapin_frame   back in highschool i took a small engines class. i...   Mar 28 2006, 03:15 PM
- - The Iron Goat   As stated earlier, I have also forgotten to tighte...   Mar 28 2006, 07:36 PM
- - AWD DSM 1   Can't remember doing anything super crazy in t...   Mar 28 2006, 08:22 PM
- - Turbo Tension   i bought a stealth   Mar 28 2006, 10:24 PM
- - Mitsu 77   QUOTE (Turbo Tension @ Mar 28 2006, 10:24 PM)...   Mar 28 2006, 10:47 PM
- - akamiami   I'm pleading the 5th on this one.   Mar 28 2006, 11:13 PM
- - turbohcar   While installing the Forced Performance flywheel b...   Mar 29 2006, 09:35 AM
- - Booztd 3   i have my brother work on all my cars so i dont re...   Mar 29 2006, 11:54 AM
- - awd4kicks   QUOTE (akamiami @ Mar 29 2006, 05:13 AM)I...   Mar 29 2006, 12:46 PM
- - natedogg   QUOTE (awd4kicks @ Mar 29 2006, 12:46 PM)QUOT...   Mar 29 2006, 12:57 PM
- - AWD DSM 1   yea, you have to give us youngens some edurcatin.....   Mar 29 2006, 12:59 PM
- - JBone   QUOTE (awd4kicks @ Mar 29 2006, 12:46 PM)... ...   Mar 29 2006, 01:59 PM
- - awd4kicks   QUOTE (JBone @ Mar 29 2006, 07:59 PM)Like put...   Mar 29 2006, 02:34 PM
- - jvb6806   after i got my trans rebuilt and put it back on th...   Mar 29 2006, 03:58 PM
- - scrapin_frame   when my cousin and i replaced the trans in my crx,...   Mar 29 2006, 05:22 PM
- - SCCA Stang   I've been working on cars for quite a few year...   Mar 29 2006, 11:35 PM
- - 99Spyder   QUOTE (gsxracer80 @ Mar 30 2006, 12:35 AM)sto...   Mar 30 2006, 06:55 PM
- - SCCA Stang   ^^^ wow, probably the best one I have heard in a w...   Mar 30 2006, 09:43 PM
- - SCCA Stang   ok, got another one that came to mind just now.......   Mar 30 2006, 09:48 PM
- - 99Spyder   Just wrote another chapter in the mechanical misha...   May 29 2006, 02:33 AM
- - SCCA Stang   ok guys.... they doosie to end all doosies.... I ...   May 29 2006, 10:18 PM
- - JMoushon   Once when I was doing a timing belt on the old whi...   May 30 2006, 05:47 AM


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