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

[Dagny Kristine Bakken]

Ha-ha!Got me thinking of one of my mistakes.I was in a hurry,and had to
change brakepads on all 4 wheels on a older Mercedes.So i dig into it,and
forced the caliperpistons all the way back and put in new pads on all 4
corners,on with the wheels again,started up,in with the reverse to drive it
out of the garage,then on with the brake before i hit the concrete wall
behind the car and the pedal went all the way down to the floor 8[ Just
before i hit the wall,i realised that i had forgotten to pump the brakepedal
until the caliperpistons was near the pads again.Luckily the car was not
much damaged,just a shocking experience.

Cheers
Øyvind

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Sendt: 4. juni 2007 17:43
Til: Asa Jay Laughton; detomaso at realbig.com; Mike Thomas
Emne: [DeTomaso] Car related laugh for the day,LPC (Little Pantera Content)

<<< 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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