Ever done something this stupid?
#11
06-06-2011, 08:49 PM
Originally Posted by kevlar974
how about this rebuilt the 4.3 in my blazer and remembered where every hose and wire and bolt went but put the valve covers on bassackwards and didn't have an issue till i tried to install the air intake and it hit the oil filler neck.
I took pictures of this blunder they are in the builds section under 2000 blazer heart transplant
I took pictures of this blunder they are in the builds section under 2000 blazer heart transplant
wow that sucks
#12
06-06-2011, 09:04 PM
Hmm...I've had some doozies.
When I was 16, I borrowed my parent's 1999 Plymouth Neon because my Oldsmobile was in the shop. Driving along, I notice that it's running like crap, and the power steering was groaning. I figured I'd do my parents a favor, add power steering fluid and dump a bottle of STP in the petrol tank.
So I buy the stuff, go out, pop the hood, and proceed to dump about a shots worth of STP gas treatment into the power steering reservoir before I realized what I was doing and stopped. I was scared to death but I didn't want to tell my parents what I had done. Finished topping the PS with fluid, dumped the rest of the STP in the tank and went home.
My parents put 250k miles on that Neon before someone hit them and totaled it. They never once mentioned a problem with the power steering
When I was 16, I borrowed my parent's 1999 Plymouth Neon because my Oldsmobile was in the shop. Driving along, I notice that it's running like crap, and the power steering was groaning. I figured I'd do my parents a favor, add power steering fluid and dump a bottle of STP in the petrol tank.
So I buy the stuff, go out, pop the hood, and proceed to dump about a shots worth of STP gas treatment into the power steering reservoir before I realized what I was doing and stopped. I was scared to death but I didn't want to tell my parents what I had done. Finished topping the PS with fluid, dumped the rest of the STP in the tank and went home.
My parents put 250k miles on that Neon before someone hit them and totaled it. They never once mentioned a problem with the power steering
#13
06-06-2011, 10:41 PM
Originally Posted by ohsofly
The other day I was tuning up my bike (I ride a road bike with pedals) and putting new cables on all the stuff, the 2 brakes, the 2 shift cables. I fought for an hour trying to push the last cable through the black tubing that they run through in some spots... Not going through cause its got a tight bend. My idiot buddy shows up, sees what Im doing and I tell him its taken an hour and I cant get the damn cable through... He calls me a retard and TWISTS the cable as I push it through, worked like a charm on the first try... I would have never thought to twist a cable into a tube. Hes a plumber, and says thats how a `drain snake`works in pipes... I felt like a tool cause I am alot smarter than he is... But in my defense, Im not a plumber and have never had to feed a cable through a tube, anything on cars with a cable comes pre assembled and I dont have to feed them through anything.
Other stupid stuff:
-Dukes of hazzard jumped my V8S10 - broke motor mounts and frame - wrote off truck.
-Packed my stuff and moved 1000km with a woman to have her get hooked on drugs, so I moved 1000km back... Cost alot of money.
-Lost my weed years and years ago... turns out I lost it in my work truck - lost the job for it too. Dont buy weed on your way to work.
-Couldnt get my fire to light in winter, kept pouring in more old motor oil to try and get it to light on the wood... ended up pouring in about a gallon. Fire finally lit, but once that oil in the bottom got hot it was an inferno for an hour and made a ton of smoke... ooops.
-me and my buddy seafoamed my buddys car in a 3 floor parkade... Firemen with fans came.
-washed my car with cold well water on a hot sunny summer day. pointed hose at it, tinted back window exploded when the cold water hit it.
-didnt do anything worthwhile after high school... should have gone to more school.
Other stupid stuff:
-Dukes of hazzard jumped my V8S10 - broke motor mounts and frame - wrote off truck.
-Packed my stuff and moved 1000km with a woman to have her get hooked on drugs, so I moved 1000km back... Cost alot of money.
-Lost my weed years and years ago... turns out I lost it in my work truck - lost the job for it too. Dont buy weed on your way to work.
-Couldnt get my fire to light in winter, kept pouring in more old motor oil to try and get it to light on the wood... ended up pouring in about a gallon. Fire finally lit, but once that oil in the bottom got hot it was an inferno for an hour and made a ton of smoke... ooops.
-me and my buddy seafoamed my buddys car in a 3 floor parkade... Firemen with fans came.
-washed my car with cold well water on a hot sunny summer day. pointed hose at it, tinted back window exploded when the cold water hit it.
-didnt do anything worthwhile after high school... should have gone to more school.
#14
06-08-2011, 08:04 PM
Super Member
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#15
06-08-2011, 08:56 PM
Stupidest thing I have done is let leschwab work on my brakes. They told me everything was fine, then I leave the parking lot and almost rear end someone because I have hardy any brakes.
#16
06-11-2011, 09:08 PM
I didnt do this but a mechanic did. One time a friend of mine brought his rig to a mechanic shop . i was watching one of the guys work on this ford ranger. He finished this ford and just left it there. The customer came back to pick up the truck. The customer starts the truck . All you here is something flying under the hood destroying stuff.
What happen was the mechanic droped a pair of channel locks near the engine fan and it destroyed the whole front of the engine like the radiator fan belt grill and some other stuff i don't remember. but yea id be mad if something like that happened to my truck.
I just remembered this story because chris made a thread about a rod knock in his rig but it ended up being a wrench hitting on the block =P
What happen was the mechanic droped a pair of channel locks near the engine fan and it destroyed the whole front of the engine like the radiator fan belt grill and some other stuff i don't remember. but yea id be mad if something like that happened to my truck.
I just remembered this story because chris made a thread about a rod knock in his rig but it ended up being a wrench hitting on the block =P
#17
06-11-2011, 10:13 PM
ha..My mind controlling devices are working!
I havent done anything stupid lately. My mother did today though. I spent the day with her today. I got to the house and she locked her car door. I asked her why did she lock her door? She said "cmon dummy what kind of stupid question is that"
I said "because your window is down"
She=felt like the biggest idiot for 5 seconds.
Even better...
She calls me the other day and asked to come over and fix her mouse on her computer that it was messing up. I come over and she was showing me what she was doing. I looked down and She had the mouse flipped around top side pointed towards the rear. She told me if i ever told anyone she would kill me. I will forward this thread to her email. LOL
I havent done anything stupid lately. My mother did today though. I spent the day with her today. I got to the house and she locked her car door. I asked her why did she lock her door? She said "cmon dummy what kind of stupid question is that"
I said "because your window is down"
She=felt like the biggest idiot for 5 seconds.
Even better...
She calls me the other day and asked to come over and fix her mouse on her computer that it was messing up. I come over and she was showing me what she was doing. I looked down and She had the mouse flipped around top side pointed towards the rear. She told me if i ever told anyone she would kill me. I will forward this thread to her email. LOL
#18
06-11-2011, 10:21 PM
Originally Posted by chris015
ha..My mind controlling devices are working!
I havent done anything stupid lately. My mother did today though. I spent the day with her today. I got to the house and she locked her car door. I asked her why did she lock her door? She said "cmon dummy what kind of stupid question is that"
I said "because your window is down"
She=felt like the biggest idiot for 5 seconds.
Even better...
She calls me the other day and asked to come over and fix her mouse on her computer that it was messing up. I come over and she was showing me what she was doing. I looked down and She had the mouse flipped around top side pointed towards the rear. She told me if i ever told anyone she would kill me. I will forward this thread to her email. LOL
I havent done anything stupid lately. My mother did today though. I spent the day with her today. I got to the house and she locked her car door. I asked her why did she lock her door? She said "cmon dummy what kind of stupid question is that"
I said "because your window is down"
She=felt like the biggest idiot for 5 seconds.
Even better...
She calls me the other day and asked to come over and fix her mouse on her computer that it was messing up. I come over and she was showing me what she was doing. I looked down and She had the mouse flipped around top side pointed towards the rear. She told me if i ever told anyone she would kill me. I will forward this thread to her email. LOL
HEHE my mom did that once we went to the city and i left my window open we went to grab a bite to eat and she locked the door. on the way back i found my truck locked and im like good job you lock my truck with my window open ..... we started laughing so hard . im so use to where i live that i leave every thing open and the key in the ignition so yea that explains all
#19
06-11-2011, 10:33 PM
Originally Posted by xgiovannix12
The customer starts the truck . All you here is something flying under the hood destroying stuff.
What happen was the mechanic droped a pair of channel locks near the engine fan and it destroyed the whole front of the engine like the radiator fan belt grill and some other stuff i don't remember.
What happen was the mechanic droped a pair of channel locks near the engine fan and it destroyed the whole front of the engine like the radiator fan belt grill and some other stuff i don't remember.
#20
06-12-2011, 11:57 AM
Ouch...
I used to work at Sears in the Auto Center. One day this kid comes in with his moms Civic (all riced out, of course) and says he has a flat tire. We put the car up on the lift and find out that he took a hacksaw to his springs to lower the car. Well, the spring shifted and had a nice sharp edge that poked through the tire. (he had the spare on backwards so it wouldn't rub) We told him we could sell him a new tire but wouldn't put it on and couldn't warranty it if the same thing happened. He argued with the manager for 20 minutes, then the manager finally told him he would have to sign papers saying we weren't responsible, etc etc.
The kid did, we put the tire on, and by the time he got halfway across the parking lot we saw him breaking out the jack and spare tire again.
I used to work at Sears in the Auto Center. One day this kid comes in with his moms Civic (all riced out, of course) and says he has a flat tire. We put the car up on the lift and find out that he took a hacksaw to his springs to lower the car. Well, the spring shifted and had a nice sharp edge that poked through the tire. (he had the spare on backwards so it wouldn't rub) We told him we could sell him a new tire but wouldn't put it on and couldn't warranty it if the same thing happened. He argued with the manager for 20 minutes, then the manager finally told him he would have to sign papers saying we weren't responsible, etc etc.
The kid did, we put the tire on, and by the time he got halfway across the parking lot we saw him breaking out the jack and spare tire again.
