That's the average early-twentysomething here in the Seattle area. Even if they're in college (which offers less hope). Funny to read, however!
well I am newbie so I feel like I need to confess... My brother and I purchased matching cars I bought the 84 caprice estate because it had several mechanical problems, he bought the 84 caprice classic. well his has the new jasper engine and transmission. well both cars had set for about two years, the seller had the intentions of combining both cars to have one very nice car not realizing that they really are very different part wise. Wellll... My brother had been driving his car for about a month when the check engine light started coming on and the car started running really bad. so i check the codes and it says everything is bad form the map sensor to the o2 sensor to the knock sensor.. and different codes were coming and going. My best guess was that the computer was crashing. it is time to make a change. so i bought a new edelbrock performer carb and intake. plus a new hei distributor with vacuum advance. and a nice b&m lock-up control module for the trans. well we started by chopping the wiring harness for the computer (we did find some bad sections of wire that was chaffed and where the insulation was cracked) next we pulled the distributor and throttle linkage. next started to take the intake bolts out got to the center four and realized we would have to unbolt the carb to get those out and found all four carb bolts were looser than finger tight the carb was just sitting on top of the engine with the bolts as a rough guide keeping it in place, vacuum held it down, how ever since we destroyed the wiring harness we had ne choice but to proceed with the plan... it got 15mpg when he got it now it gets 23mpg, but we will never know what it would have gotten if the carb was bolted down to the motor... YEP IM A DUMB A$$$$$
I want to nominate my wife for DUMB A$$ of the year. We have a 20' above ground pool which holds about 10,000 gallons of water. I have reminded her quite a few times about leaving the vacuuming hose in the pool on the edge... Well I came home from work the other night while she was sound asleep (I work 2nd) and let the dog out and ate dinner. I let the dog back in and she was all muddy!! We haven't had rain in Texas in 6 months so it struck me as odd. Upon looking in the back yard..., well needless to say the one end of the hose fell out of the pool and proceeded to siphon about 9,000 gallons of my pool water out into the neighborhood. Now mind you, the neighbors were happy they didn't have to water their grass for a week, but I don't want to see the water bill this month!!!
I realize how confusing the whole EFI matter might appear, but after resurrecting several Sentras and working with throttle-body and MPFI systems, once past the learning curve (which really isn't as hard as it appears), you realize how much better it all is over carburetors. I'll never, ever go back to carbs again. Ever. Sorry your wagon issue was a big one!
My turn... Last night we had alot of freezing rain so after I got home from picking up #3 from work, about 11:30pm, I had the presents of mind to not lock the truck doors. This morning everything is covered in ice. I go to the truck no problem, doors open right up...clever me . I clean off the glass and go on my way. I had some errands to do, so I get to the first place, I was just running in and coming right back, so I left my purse in the truck and locked the doors. I'm in there about 5mins. come out and the door won't unlock...rrrr...I can't even get the key all the way in the hole...rrrr.... Someone awhile back had told me when your locks freeze huff on them and it's usually enough heat to unlock the doors...right I start huffing on my door lock when a voice from behind me says "try the other door". I look and there is a man walking down the other side of the road. I call back I can't there is only a lock in this door. He calls again with the same message, "try the other door". So I repeat myself, he is now coming across the street, I'm still huffing and trying the key...rrr! He once again tells me to try the door on the other side, talking slower so that I could understand him. So I tell him AGAIN(talking slower also)that there is only an outside door lock in the drivers door and the remote door opener is in my purse, save and dry in the truck! I'm still huffing, getting abit dizzy now, so he gives it a go, takes the key from me and he's trying it. I say "this is really nice of you to come over and help me". Now he's huffing away and says "are you sure you don't have it upside down"? So with that he takes the key out of the door and looks at it...that's when I notice...it's the wrong set of keys...the other ones are in my other coat pocket... He opens the door for me, I'm laughing, I thought it was funnier then he did! I called him my hero and thanked him again and he walked away. I thought about offering him a drive...but thought better of it. What a D.A.
fannie, I borrowed this from someone who's name I will not name but it seems appropriate. Geeze. What a dumbass!
'Fox couldn't afford a parrot so he has his new computer set up to say this over and over so he feels more at home. Not sure how he got it to post to the forum automatically.
Back when I had my Reliant wagon, the doors used to freeze up all the time. The first time it happened, I was unable to get the drivers door open. I walked around and opened the passenger door to get in. Dumbassed young punk that I was I was pretty proud of myself for outsmarting the car and quickly booted the drivers door open from the inside. My pleasure at not having to be late for work quickly faded when I discovered that now neither door would latch. Once again my quick thinking brain told me to lash the doors together from the inside to prevent them from opening on the drive to work. Where my brain betrayed me was in telling me that the best tool for the job would be a long bungee cord. I must have looked pretty damn stupid yanking on the bungee cord to close one door or the other after it stretched enough to allow the door(s) to swing open after every turn.
