Always remember: The PO is an idiot

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
11/14/2018 at 21:46 • Filed to: project golf ball

Always. Even when you are the PO. Hey so guess what! The coolant hole I drilled and tapped in my last Wagovan update? Not a coolant hole.

Yeah... as far as I can tell it is part of the air system. The coolant hole is in a much more logical location and shouldn’t need tapping as the intake adapter seals it.

So. Pissed.

Both at myself and at... well myself.

Seems obvious now that I look at it...

To be fair even the Honda FSM doesn’t seem to go over this stuff so... boo on Honda for that.

Anyway, that just means I need to do a little better job getting the rest of the cuttings out and then... send it? I think the damage I did to the hole is only cosm etic.

DISCUSSION (12)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
11/14/2018 at 22:01

I try to avoid being angry at the po of my truck. It was my grandma

jasmits > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
11/14/2018 at 22:11

It’s even worse when you’re a programmer..

“what f*ckin ass wrote this gem and what in god’s name were they thinking, this makes absolutely no sense whatsover, I hope it’s someone who doesn’t work here anymore so I can bitch about how awful this is...” *checks version control history* “ah shit that’s right, I did work on this a few months ago....”

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > jasmits
11/14/2018 at 22:50

I’m an EE, so I shouldn’t be a programmer... but frequently have to be. So yeah.. be there.

My bird IS the word > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
11/14/2018 at 22:59

The po of my car didn’t fuck around with it at all, and that’s great. Unfortunately, that means that they didn’t fuck around with it at all and it sat outside.

jasmits > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
11/14/2018 at 23:23

Sooooo I happen to know someone with a Range Rover in need of some wiring

Future Heap Owner > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
11/14/2018 at 23:33

Aw man, that sucks. After all the trouble of tapping it. At least no serious harm was done.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > jasmits
11/14/2018 at 23:59

Haha oh really? What is it (not) doing?

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Future Heap Owner
11/14/2018 at 23:59

Fingers crossed!

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > My bird IS the word
11/15/2018 at 00:00

Yeah... you always want the PO to have done just the right amount of maintenance. Or, preferably, paid someone to do just the right amount of maintenance.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
11/15/2018 at 07:32

It’s rarely been the PO that’s been an issue on my vehicles, it’s usually the shop that did the work for them.

jasmits > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
11/15/2018 at 11:17

Nothing super critical to fix, but tachometer doesn’t work, rear defrost doesn’t work, passenger seat doesn’t work(the controls are MIA and I stole some parts from it to make the driver’s seat work so I think the passenger will just have to deal with how it is), radio is MIA and the wiring for that is quite a rat’s nest so I’ll probably just keep using a bluetooth speaker. There are also a lot of connections under the hood that aren’t plugged into anything. Actually now that I’m listing it out it’s a surprisingly short list for the amount of homebrew wiring under the hood. Although to be fair I thought a lot more of the wiring was a homebrew hackjob until I found an underhood picture of a new 3.9 Range Rover and realized that’s just how it was originally.

I think this weekend I’m finally going to get around to wiring up the aux lights it came with.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > jasmits
11/15/2018 at 16:46

Yeah that all sounds about right! Tach and rear defrost could be anything, but should be easy to troubleshoot anyway.