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Holy Moly I failed 1st day of mechanics school :)

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by GQ7227, Mar 16, 2019.

  1. Mar 16, 2019 at 6:45 PM
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    GQ7227

    GQ7227 [OP] mw survivor

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    309km east of Hazard ...the good life
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    '97 black SR5 0g ~ MT @ 176k ...
    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    it should be :( not :)

    I was under the hood trying to figure out how on earth I am going to fit this badass custom new battery hold down I recently got, because the back hole by the fusebox WILL NOT fit the oem existing stick with hook on it (not exactly sure what its called) ... i guess its just called a rod?

    I was so disgruntled with this that I failed to make sure I had cleaned everything up before closing the hood and heading off to do a photo shoot and enter the TW Ride of the Month for March https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tw-ride-of-the-month-photo-challenge-march.597665/page-5

    I got back and was putting the old hold down and misc parts into a box and I thought 'Where is that old hook ona stick' :confused: good grief I left that on the top of the intake manifold and was driving around a couple miles with that ready to slip off and possibly get into the fan area and cause me a world of grief :anonymous: and possibly thousands of damage if that got wedged into the radiator and fan :frusty:
     
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  2. Mar 16, 2019 at 6:47 PM
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    koditten

    koditten Well-Known Member

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    Reserected from the dead.
    No soup for you!
     
  3. Mar 16, 2019 at 6:49 PM
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    desertrunner24

    desertrunner24 Well-Known Member

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  4. Mar 16, 2019 at 6:50 PM
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    Hobbs

    Hobbs Anti-Lander from way back…

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    Yep…
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    Booooooo!
     
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  5. Mar 16, 2019 at 6:53 PM
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    cruxofthebisquit

    cruxofthebisquit Well-Known Member

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    OME and worth every penny.
    but did you die?
     
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  6. Mar 16, 2019 at 6:55 PM
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    GQ7227

    GQ7227 [OP] mw survivor

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    '97 black SR5 0g ~ MT @ 176k ...
    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    no thank goodness it stayed put up there, guess I didn't brake too hard, slow and easy drive
     
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  7. Mar 16, 2019 at 7:03 PM
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    Area51Runner

    Area51Runner Well-Known Member

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    That's it, turn your badge back in... Screenshot_20190316-190225.jpg
     
  8. Mar 17, 2019 at 12:52 AM
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    Wyoming09

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    Not near as Bad as The fine people that are in such a hurry to move wind mill pieces and forget to remove the work clamp ( 500amp C clamp work connection) dragging a $20,000.00 welder down through the shop till either the input cable or the work cable connections fail.

    With the 30ton bridge crane
     
  9. Mar 17, 2019 at 12:59 AM
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    LarryDangerfield

    LarryDangerfield One Larry a day keeps the money away ™

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    If it makes you feel any better after an oil change I forgot the bottle I put under the little oil filter drain hole. Started it up and heard a little chirp/squeak, thought maybe serpentine belt was going bad. Ran some errands, smell something funny, check under the hood and there it is. A hole was melted into the bottle by a pulley. So disappointed in myself for that one. Could have been worse though.
     
  10. Mar 17, 2019 at 7:01 AM
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    Rachelsdaddy

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    I once left my entire tool pouch hanging on the passenger side mirror after replacing the radio antenna. Drove off and never saw it again. Amprobe, meter, everything... :(
     
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