[DeTomaso] Car related laugh for the day, LPC (Little Pantera Content)

[Garth Rodericks]

<<< The last time I did that forget-to-put-the-plug-back-in thing was when my girlfriend-now-wife was there helping-distracting me. >>>
   
  Sounds like when I changed a leaking valve cover gasket and header gasket two years ago.  
  I removed the oil filter to gain easier access to the header bolts from the underside of the 
  car. My wife and I had plans to go to dinner and a show that evening and she was 
  concerned I wouldn't be ready in time. She kept coming outside to see if I'm done yet and 
  tell me we need to leave in an hour, we need to leave in 45 minutes, we need to leave in 30 
  minutes, etc. Rather than locking everything up to finish the next day and heading in to take 
  my shower I tried to hurry-up to finish the job before going inside.  I got everything buttoned 
  up, tools put away, and jumped in to fire up the Pantera and make sure the new gaskets 
  weren't leaking. I started the car up, got out to listen for leaks and immediately heard a 
  very loud ticking sound. As I looked into the engine compartment to see what the problem 
  was I saw 5 quarts of oil being furiously pumped out the side of the block onto my headers. 
  I immediately shut the car off, shoveled a bunch of dirt from the garden onto the river of oil 
  flowing down my driveway, locked everything up, and went inside in disgust to take my 
  shower. 
   
  Never rush a job! Every time I've tried to rush a job I make stupid mistakes.
   
  Cheers!
  Garth
  #4033
   

 
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