top 10 things not to do to your car/truck...
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a little compilation of things i've run into in the last year. some are funny, some are not. but by all means, things to avoid.
10- running all your positive power lines, 4, 8, whatever gauge, for everything from wipers and the heater to your system and other stuff, and then realizing that after you put all the shiny gold ends on,that they aren't the right length, and they don't all reach the (+) battery terminal.
9- using a cheap oil filter wrench to remove / put on an oil filter. you will inevitably end up slipping the wrench around the little knurly grippy things and smash the buggers... resulting in a filter that's either going to leak immediately or burst soon.
8- removing an oil filter that you put on way too tight by stabbing a screw driver through it and then trying to "wrech" it off like that. won't work. just won't, but it will get you extremely angry, covered in used oil, and cut up by the metal casing of the filter. gigantic c-channel pliars, however, do work. ... remember, hand tight, then 3/4 of a turn.
7- overtightening bolts. i have spent probably as much time removing broken bolts as i have building this damn truck. i finally invested in a torque wrench. the best 70 bucks i ever spent at home depot. (just got one out of hte oil pan, who'd have thought 40 ft pounds was too much for an oil pan screw! - apparently spec is "9").
6- the cart before the horse. don't put the transmission mount in before you've actually bolted it to the transmission. likewise, don't run new stainless fuel and brake lines before you're done welding and cutting certain portions of the frame.
5- don't get an intake manifold with a 2 inch rise, a carburetor adaptor with a 1 inch rise, an egr spacer with a 1 inch rise, and an air cleaner spacer with a 1 inch rise and expect your actual air cleaner to friggin fit under the goddamn hood. stupid egr.
4- 9 o'clock at night is not a good time to start a project.
3- laying in a pool of used motor oil, power steering fluid, antifreeze, and the kitty litter you were trying to clean it up with will most certainly give you a chemical burn when not wearing a shirt. it will also not get you ladies if you're a portly gentleman like myself.
2- uncle jack can't fix it if you break it even more before he gets there.
1- while a girl may have "relations" with you when you're covered in that spray on 3M rustproofing stuff, she's not somebody you want to bring home to mom. but you may want her at your stag party.
and now - the bonus !
0- while it may seem cool to DJ your block party, hours of repairs and blown audio components are not something you want to deal with.
10- running all your positive power lines, 4, 8, whatever gauge, for everything from wipers and the heater to your system and other stuff, and then realizing that after you put all the shiny gold ends on,that they aren't the right length, and they don't all reach the (+) battery terminal.
9- using a cheap oil filter wrench to remove / put on an oil filter. you will inevitably end up slipping the wrench around the little knurly grippy things and smash the buggers... resulting in a filter that's either going to leak immediately or burst soon.
8- removing an oil filter that you put on way too tight by stabbing a screw driver through it and then trying to "wrech" it off like that. won't work. just won't, but it will get you extremely angry, covered in used oil, and cut up by the metal casing of the filter. gigantic c-channel pliars, however, do work. ... remember, hand tight, then 3/4 of a turn.
7- overtightening bolts. i have spent probably as much time removing broken bolts as i have building this damn truck. i finally invested in a torque wrench. the best 70 bucks i ever spent at home depot. (just got one out of hte oil pan, who'd have thought 40 ft pounds was too much for an oil pan screw! - apparently spec is "9").
6- the cart before the horse. don't put the transmission mount in before you've actually bolted it to the transmission. likewise, don't run new stainless fuel and brake lines before you're done welding and cutting certain portions of the frame.
5- don't get an intake manifold with a 2 inch rise, a carburetor adaptor with a 1 inch rise, an egr spacer with a 1 inch rise, and an air cleaner spacer with a 1 inch rise and expect your actual air cleaner to friggin fit under the goddamn hood. stupid egr.
4- 9 o'clock at night is not a good time to start a project.
3- laying in a pool of used motor oil, power steering fluid, antifreeze, and the kitty litter you were trying to clean it up with will most certainly give you a chemical burn when not wearing a shirt. it will also not get you ladies if you're a portly gentleman like myself.
2- uncle jack can't fix it if you break it even more before he gets there.
1- while a girl may have "relations" with you when you're covered in that spray on 3M rustproofing stuff, she's not somebody you want to bring home to mom. but you may want her at your stag party.
and now - the bonus !
0- while it may seem cool to DJ your block party, hours of repairs and blown audio components are not something you want to deal with.
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Hmmm... shouldn't this thread be called "Not-so-common sense" ? ? ?
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That was funny... I especially liked #5. The more mistakes you make the more you learn. On the other hand, thanks for letting us know what not to do
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PoweredByDodge wrote:0- while it may seem cool to DJ your block party, hours of repairs and blown audio components are not something you want to deal with.
Sounds like mp3s are the devil, like the RIAA suggests :eek:Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery
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i dun need ta git learned gooder next time, i thinks.The Artist formerly known as PoweredByDodge
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hellohello wrote:Sounds like mp3s are the devil, like the RIAA suggests :eek:
My buddy and I have t-shirt that explicitly state "F the RIAA"
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Is it just me, or does boredom run rampant?Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery
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for anyone who didn't "get it" - it's this weird link i found - there's this thing that you put in some information about you and it'll "tell you how you will die" - go figure... it amuses me.The Artist formerly known as PoweredByDodge
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I will die in a terrorist attackJC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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Ill fall off a cliff.
Thats fuggin' hilarious Vin.
#4 I know all too well. I cannot count the hours Ive spent under the lightpost in Kmart parking lot at 11 at night because a new way to mount my amps suddenly dawned on me!
#2 is also familiar. After I break something and sit in the house cooling off for a while, for some reason I figure that if I go back and try it again I wont break it anymore!polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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I will die in the gas chamber. YAY! Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery
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ebonics translator:
i will die in the gas chamber.
translates to
meh will die in da gas chamber.Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery
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hellohello wrote:ebonics translator:
i will die in the gas chamber.
translates to
meh will die in da gas chamber.
italian translation...
" i will die when cousin louie finds out about the 200 bucks i stole from his safe after i slept with his wife... then he'll throw me in the garage with the car runnin and shut the door - if i try to get out, he'll shoot me. "The Artist formerly known as PoweredByDodge -
What the hell are you two talking about???polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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absolutely nothing at all, i'd have to assume... but i find it quite impressive that you can spend several hours at 11 at night in a parking lot... does time flow differently at kmart? It's not good, very fundamentally simply not good. - geolemon
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It does if youre there more than one day.
I used to work at a restaurant when I was 18-20 that was in the shopping complex along with a Kmart. I would think of some knew thing to do to my system (88 Olds Cutlas Calais) and after work Id park under one of the lights and re-work it. Also did this if something quit working while I was out running around at night. Find a parking lot at and light post and go to work.polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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It say`s I will die in a plane crash...
is that going to be going to the Polkfest , or on the way back..?Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
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I will die in a terrorist attack ,also. Oh ****, not at Polkfest, I hope!!!!! :eek: "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
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ND13 wrote:I will die in a terrorist attack ,also. Oh ****, not at Polkfest, I hope!!!!! :eek:
Im sure its talking about your dog!
Those Jack Russel Terrorists can be quite mean when they want to! polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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MacLeod wrote:Im sure its talking about your dog!
Those Jack Russel Terrorists can be quite mean when they want to!
She knows who saved her **** from the kennel . It drive's my wife nuts that I have such a calming effect on her, cause she's a freakin tornado when I'm not in the room. "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
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Man. I'll die in a plane crash, too. I knew I should have said I was wearing shoes, lol.
That's a hilarious list, PBD!!
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Ah-ha. If I change it to 'I'm wearing shoes', I die while I'm being mugged. (That's a legit change, 'cause I never go around barefoot; just happen to be right now.) That prediction makes more sense, too. 'Cause I would not give up something to a stupid mugger. I'd fight 'em 'till one of us was down. And considering a mugger would probably be Mac's size - and I'm not, I'd probably be the one to be down.
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