My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 33

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
12/03/2017 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, just rolled into the shop, reddit, wrenching, fail

Reddit’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is a veritable cornucopia of the many !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! of shop lyfe. You never know what’s gonna roll in. Here’s what caught my eye this week.

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I usually try to keep these round-ups down to about 20 or so posts, but I’m afraid I failed you this time, Oppo. Buckle up and enjoy!

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Photo: compfreak530

04 Hyundai with 96k miles. rear camshaft seized and snapped the gear off.

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Photo: Snicklphritz

Just the boot. He also forgot to tighten the spindles before he lowered the car down.

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Photo: whalesalad

Where’d you find this- down on the corner, out in the street?

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Photo: Glowplugfun2018

Giub-no

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Photo: cptboring

But the bleeder’s so clean!

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Photo: nonameleftover

2.2l Subaru Impreza Outback, headgasket failed due to overheating/warped heads.
When I asked how it overheated: “I was driving without a radiator cap for a little while because I couldn’t find it.”

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Photos: nevadaxj, jumbobrain

What a padch job.

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Photo: Novass65

That’s slightly terrifying.

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Photo: vwtech

Interference engine

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Photo: PSnewbie

WAT

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Photo: baccgirl

I think it has something to do with a sunroof, but I can’t stop laughing.

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Photo: workonstuff

Ain’t no jay bee weld gunna fix that, I reckon.

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Photo: kumquat_may

Damn varmints.

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Photo: mongothetech

Oh snap

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Photo: HanzG

Drat, foiled again!

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Photo: Jeheh

Where’s the “30” line- oh there it is!

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Photo: Kylek19

GTFAC

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Video: Cronin1011

...in my little red wagon...

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Photo: rioryan

Uh-oh, where’d it go

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Photo: Jeheh

They say you can’t take it with you...

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Photo: backfire103

Cold night before it was properly winterized

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I did nazi that coming.

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Photo: fbomb3825

How about let’s stop using timing chain -driven water pumps, huh?

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Photo: fbomb3825

This beaut just rolled out of the barn

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Photo: necklasbeardedwonder

Poor casting or something failed somewhere and just started chewing shit up. Dude was about 10 miles out from us when suddenly it “started running rough” and landed here. We extracted a paper plate full of chunks of metal and there’s even more still in the engine

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Photo: sch0n

Not even one bolt? Lame.

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Photo: NewC0

Um... u sure?

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Photo: JacobAZ

Saw something like this once on a company truck. Scary.

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Photo: cedarpark

One one hand, you totally asked for it. On the other hand, don’t fuck with another man’s vehicle .

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Photo: peperonikiller

Just got a little bit hot.

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Obligatory brake post

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Photo: Rogelink

Obligatory tire post

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Photo: Stevenjdevine

Bonus tire post (follow-up from last week)

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DISCUSSION (6)

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Urambo Tauro
12/03/2017 at 13:38

My first thought on the engine break in request, was that it was a YouTuber.

Kinja'd!!!

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
12/03/2017 at 13:44

Whoever bought that F-150, better not be dumb enough to drive it in a salty winter. One winter, and it will be utterly ruined.

Urambo Tauro > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
12/03/2017 at 13:47

Yeah, I can’t tell if this is an expensive prank, or a legit technique that’s critically important for the future of this engine. Some of the comments on that post suggest that there might be something to it, but man I just don’t know.

404 - User No Longer Available > Urambo Tauro
12/03/2017 at 15:41

Slap an M badge on it, add another 1 in front to the price. Will fly off the shelves.

Kinja'd!!!

His Stigness > Urambo Tauro
12/03/2017 at 16:39

The “tech” with the solid mounts... Good god!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Urambo Tauro
12/03/2017 at 20:04

The one that seems to use that method builds race two strokes that last a very short amount of time anyway.