stupid mistakes

Soobidoo · Post by **Soobidoo** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:09 am

thuoght id start a topic with stupid mistakes that you've done while workin on ur car, thought id see what all of you guys have either forgotten to do or just havent thought about and then.... whoops, that shouldnt do that.. HAHAHA

anyway, heres my mistake, did it today while working on one of the oil vent lines, had to loosen the pipe comin from turbo to front mount, and after i had done, forgotten to tighten it, took it for a drive, hit 17 pound and BANG, shot the hose off!!! LOL, didnt hurt anything, just scared the crap outa me, also just a note, turbo cars dont like running without the turbo helping the car..... LOL seem to run a bit rich, like black smoke pouring from the back of the car, HAHAAHA, stupid me

remember: CHECK, CHECK, then CHECK AGAIN, start engine and check everything again! LOL

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:37 am

hi guys i got a few but im 51 so that should account for sompin

forgot toput sump plug in and poured 5 ltrs oil over dads shed floor
but i recon the worst was .should i will i yea here goes'.
i ownedleased a servo 30 yrs ago .did a sdenly remember jack ervice on a hq .

(embaresed)

picture this. cars up on hoist cant reach hand brake .next best thing hmmmm floor jack pumped rite up stood on it released braked jumped down . adjusted brakes ,checked oils the norm on a full service. jobs done only oil to do. walk around to hoist controlls start letting car down . gets so far down funny noise and car leans to left.i sudenly remember jack s*&t F^*&k Buger the jack is under the car door (i left open)

doors bent im panicing what to do . i rang the local wreaker he had a good door same colour deliverd it for no extra cost cause he recond the laugh had was worth it i told the guy last october about it and he told me he still has the car . and didnt know any diferent

dibs

ps more later

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:20 pm

1) forgotten to put sump plug back in, lost 4litres of oil on the ground (gravel)
2) Jumper Leads from car to car - wrong priority (+ - = - +) caused wires to melt.. no damage - whew!)
3) Starter Motor turning wrong way
4) Reversed car with door open - bent the door - Lucky wasnt Subaru.
5) Over tighten nut bolts - snap!
6) Putting my hands at the same time fans started - ouch!!
7) Not tighten up automatic trans hoses - lost all fluid and had to ask someone to buy automatic fluid (not Subaru)...

There is more but cannot think of....
Cheers
AP

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:04 pm

have forgotten to do up a plug and lost $150 worth of redline oil all over the ground

have reversed polarity on battery blew every fuse and melted ots of wires

forgot to do up nuts on rear diff......fell clean off the car (ford)

reversed mums landcruiser into the garage and destroyed roof....car was higher then garage door

driven an auto as if it was a manual and slammed on the breakes down a main hwy

put engine mounts back to front..causing major issies...haaah

put deisel in a petrol concrete mixer and petrol in my bobcat....disaster in both worlds ..hahaah

ran out of deisel in my truck many many times.....eheh

forgot to secure tail gate on the truck and took out every green garbage bin down the entire street before i realised

dave

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:44 pm

hmmm like evry1 else..ive done a few stupid things..but nothing resulting in bad damage

started a few cars up without oil filters on for like a second before i relaised.

forgot to put a pipe back on my EJs intake causing it to stall lol..

went to jump a car and reversed the polarity...only blew fuel pump fuse tho.

started a car up and turned out there was fumes in the engine bay off flammable sources lol....started a fire but did no damage at all was quite scary tho...

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:13 am

Great idea for a thread!

- Jacked car on a grassy slope, came off jack, nearly snapped my arm in half.
- Hoisted engine/gearbox from car, wondered why the car started lifting up too - forgot one front driveshaft was still connected, result was busted inner CV joint.
- Installed new points into my old `76 Corona, forgot to wipe the thin layer of shipping oil from the points, they burnt out after a quick spin around the block.
- Undid the radiator cap too fast on my old `82 Sigma, it burst off and ejected super-heated coolant all over me - burns to 6% of my body (not actually that bad, mostly just a little bit of my chest and my arm that was right next to the cap). I was only 17 at the time and didn't know much about cars!
- Overloaded Dad's 6x4 trailer with sand and bricks, smelt burning rubber as I came to the end of my street, tyres were rubbing pretty badly on the tops of the guards.

I'll probably post again when I've had more time to think...I know there are many more.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:16 am

Just last week i put my new up-pipe on for ready to put my new turbo on and dropped a nut down the downpipe, gonna have to pull that off again.

Started engine with breaker bar still on crankshaft pulley (done that 3 times now)

And forgot to do up wheel lug nuts and drove off wondering what the CLUNK CLUNK noise was.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:44 am

Some more here...
1) Drove the car on ramps on soft lawn (wasnt thinking it was that soft!) worked under the car and was thinking why the car is getting lower and lower... thinking it was an punchure in tyre... I wasnt thinking so kept working until the sump was touching my tummy and I realised it was sinking... so got out quickly and ****ted myself... Lucky! (commodore)
2) starting up engine with breaker bar to undo the crank bolt - acceptable!!!! - everyone done that... (subaru)
3) starting up a car without fuel lines being attached - oops! (Camira)
4) undoing the wheel nuts without the car being jacked up on slight slope - car started to lean over... oops! (not subaru)
5) Towed a trailer while it wasnt locked - it was just hooked on, went over speed hump bang bang bang.. but lucky the tow ball was able to catch it! (had safety chain attached) (Holden WB Panel Van with caged trailer)
6) Started up engine without oil (engine & gearbox) & water to move it (not Subaru)
7) yeah common thing - positive on negative terminal and negative on positive..... (cannot remember what happened (i think something went wrong way...) but no damage caused...)
........ still more to come - cant think of any more....
Cheers
AP

SUBYDAZZ · Post by **SUBYDAZZ** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:00 am

dibs wrote: but i recon the worst was .should i will i yea here goes'.
i ownedleased a servo 30 yrs ago .did a sdenly remember jack ervice on a hq .

Wow, reading your posts can be a struggle, still not sure what this bit means?

I've done a few, most recently it was putting the front stabiliser bar on the wrong way.

Fatz · Post by **Fatz** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:02 am

Most stupid thing I've done is TT a L series and put dirty big tyres on it:P
Ohh, and forgot to tighten trans cooler and p/s lines on it.. Mmm messy.
Also jacked rear car up by control arm to undo lower shock bolt without using a jack stand under car body.....while i was under it.. yeah..not pretty.

Phizinza · Post by **Phizinza** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:34 am

I'm not even going to start. I'd be here all day writing, and you'd be here all day reading. And I'm only 21. I can't wait for the future.

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:30 pm

In terms of working on cars I have not had to many incidents (finger crossed, touch wood, etc etc) however Subarino has a picture of a recent mishap that may (or may not) surface. (Hint – I was not the only board member that this happened to last year, I think have a look at 1 of the members from the Tassie crew).

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:49 pm

left dual range selecter clip off after doing a clutch had to drive sixty klms back to town in low range--------- slooooow trip:rolleyes:

Soobidoo · Post by **Soobidoo** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:35 pm

this isnt anything to do with engine wise or anything but its still stupid by my means:

driving to work the other day, bug on the windscreen, started tappin at it, still wouldnt go away, hit it with the palm of my hand, huge crack all over winscreen, so i swore a bit and yea, went into windscreen place to get replaced, get call today, has rust all over top of where windscreen sits, needs to be fixed first, take it to panelbeater (dads mate) is fixing that tonite, also needs to rear window removing and rust fix and replacing, DAMN CARS!!!!!

Post by **Alex** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:35 pm

although this wasnt my stupid mistake, it was my mates, i though id post this...
we where very very lucky!

and this happened when we where lowering my liberty...DURRRRRR

alex

Soobidoo · Post by **Soobidoo** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:40 pm

mate, thats too low, u cant fit the wheels in... lol

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:36 pm

(D3V1L forgot to secure tail gate on the truck and took out every green garbage bin down the entire street before i realised)

you were lucky a bloke did that in brisbane an killed a worker on the gatway bridge .you got of lite iv had it happen after geting in a truck someone else drove the day before curdles my blode to think of it

dibs

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:49 pm

I've done a few over the years but can't think of any mine at the moment, but remember being inside house when suddenly WHOOF, me older brother crankin' over his old Ford with fuel disconnected and leads also. Result was a record run for the hose

!

A mate was fitting the brace to the underside of boot spare wheel well on an ED when fitting a tow bar, just 1/8 rivet drill bit IS enough to root the tyre still in the well

thought of one of me own.... used a cable puller winch for engine removal many times. It needs a two finger action to unlock it and let things down. Not thinking I had a donk midair and released when I shoulda done something else and WHOOSH, the engine was suddenly on the floor - lucky i had the big tyre underneath !!

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:54 pm

a cold winter night in gosford. doing an engin swap in a mates parents horse sged. dame cold so we put petrol in a container of sand and lit it not thinkin of the fumes that were 6inches of the floor . the holl shed glowed as the fumes ignited across the floor .funny now but thinking back could have lost shed car and 1000sssss of car parts
bought a 350 instaled it in a van no mater what we did it would only backfire and cough on a few cylinders . after 2 starters and heaps of battries .we rang our local knowall and he knew the motor. it was made to run backwards for a boat.new cam went first kick

16 yr old (me) did a service on all dads companey vehicles hehehehe out of all of them only 1 was deisel that being a gm6/53 compressor the rest rambler hornet 63falcon van escort hq ute j2 bedford d series ford xw ute . he never found out why the all rattled at the same time .(oils ant oils dad) sorry .
for the young blokes in here 30 yrs ago deisel oil f&^%d petrol engines

droped a drot out of the back of a tipper going round avoca turnof . (boss chaned it on )

THIS ONE IS A WARNING TO AVERYONE
pumped up tyre on ride on bent down to put cap on a rock came out from under the deck hit the roller door slide i lost 70% sight in left eye. yea yea i know blades still turning more fool me

subybrumby · Post by **subybrumby** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:56 pm

Ok...here goes....And I'm 52 soon.

1. Took dads Valiant 2 door to dump with trailer..No safety chain. On the way back, the trailer comes off and first instinct is to put the brakes on. Realised trailer was catching up. Looked ahead and saw driver coming towards me with eyes as big as saucers as he sees trailer passing me coming toward him.

2. Loaned my mothers mini to friend in Brisbane whilst I flew to Mckay for wedding. He did favour for me and picked it up at Brisbane airport and kept it for the weekend. I arrive back from Mackay with mum there to pick up her precious mini. Mate arrives and says mini has been involved in incident and has a "dent" in the mudguard. Went to panel beaters and horrified to see mini with flat front guard, windscreen destroyed and pitch in the roof like an arabs tent. Car totalled. Mum said many years later that she never forgave me for that.

3. Hit starter button on honda 750 four whilst on side stand (oops)

4. Rode qwakka 900 into mates house and parked in loungeroom. He asked me to leave. (sorry off topic) I'm sure there's more that of reallocated to the back of my head.

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