Re:Re:diy repair blunders
Then had a Guy came and said his buddy had helped him do his brakes and they did not feel right after here is why. I advised him to maybe find another Buddy next time to assist him L.O.L.
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We used to see brake discs fracturing round the inner hub on the old 1960's early 1970's Rover P6 models the cause was the piston on one side of the brake caliper seizing solid,t as the pad wore the disc was under pressure from only one side.
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This is one of my favorites! Why even bother with the Kayak rack if that's how you're going to use it?
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Mugsy wrote: Roy in the movie KING PIN had sugar put in his tank by Big Ern
The old WW2 sabotage method, when the Nazi's advanced through France in 1940 the petrol station owners were told to dump sugar into the storge tanks to slow the Nazi adance. Needless to say they didn't the Germans had planned ahead to refuel at French petrol staions and only ran low outside Dunkirk, the rest is history.
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Tyler wrote: Not my picture, but I have had vehicles towed in like this:
Nice ROTF you should sold him a starter as a dumb ass tax.
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The lift block only "lifts" the truck if the axle is BELOW the leaf spring. When the axle is ON TOP of the leaf spring, these blocks lift the rear end closer to the frame, thus LOWERING the truck!
Which is only serving to compensate for the extended shackle, which is supposed to push the axle away from the frame, RAISING the truck!
But hey, at least now it has a needlessly rough ride thanks to the tension on the leaf springs. And not to mention a wacky new pinion angle! :lol:
And those U-Bolts don't look dangerously close to the road (especially for a "lifted" truck!)
EDIT: And the best part, this is the second time in 10 years I've seen somebody do this and just completely not understand why the truck isn't taller :woohoo:
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Let me guess - this botched suspension is not what the vehicle even came in for, is it?
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Rocker panels!Tyler wrote: :lol: :lol: So much effort to make your truck WORSE! It looks like the ground clearance for those U-bolts is measured in millimeters...
Let me guess - this botched suspension is not what the vehicle even came in for, is it?
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Noah wrote: Rocker panels!
Ah crap, I shoulda figured. I had money on A/C.
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1) cutting a wire inch from a connector making it very hard to fix correctly
2) thinking electrical tape fixes everything
3) not knowing one end of a soldering iron from the other
4) stripping wires with a pocket knife or perhaps a hatchet in some cases
I put 'professional' in quotes as my Dad used to say that 'professional' only meant you got paid to do something not that you were any good at it. (He grew up in a garage, my grandpa was an excellent mechanic). To be equally fair I have also run across electrical engineers and electricians who also should find a new trade. My shop at the university was just rewired to correct for 50 years of poor quality work by 'professional' electricians and 'others'. The two electricians who did the job were true professionals and did fantastic work, it is not easy to rework a mess others created.
The things that drew me to Paul's videos was not only that he taught great troubleshooting techniques but that he is not afraid to say 'I don't know.' and then look for answers. Also, if he goofs he admits it and then fixes the problem.
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The things that drew me to Paul's videos was not only that he taught great troubleshooting techniques but that he is not afraid to say 'I don't know.' and then look for answers. Also, if he goofs he admits it and then fixes the problem.
Exactly! And that is very rare these days...
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As soon as the coughing and sputtering started, I had a flashback of turning the crank after the first side was done. :facepalm:
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OH, that SUCKS! Thanks for using your first post to share that with us, and welcome to the forum!PDM wrote: My first real experience with DOHC was doing a timing set on my Cobra. Managed to get the right bank 180* out :silly:
As soon as the coughing and sputtering started, I had a flashback of turning the crank after the first side was done. :facepalm:
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