"J. Drew Silvers" (drewcoustic)
01/17/2014 at 17:35 • Filed to: None
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"J. Drew Silvers" (drewcoustic)
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This is a pictorial journey for you to behold.My mother’s car had a starting issue and after running a few tests, I figured out the problem and fixed the car for her, saving a $400 labor charge. I took pictures of the process and put it in terminology she or anyone not fluent in cars would be able to understand.You are welcome...
This is the engine:
This is the throttle body:
These are the air-vortex-sucky-tubies:
You must remove them to get to the twirly-motor-cranky-thingy I replaced. You have to take caution when you remove this because that is where tornadoes are made. If you are not careful in this step, your entire town could be leveled within a matter of minutes...
Whew! The tornadoes did not escape:
We have arrived at our destination.
The twirly-motor-cranky-thingy:
This part works alongside the tornadoes in the air-vortex-sucky-tubies to give them more momentum as they travel through your engine. Have you ever wondered why you have exhaust coming out the back of your car? Those are the dead tornadoes after they have been all used up. Sad, huh?
Oh, look, I removed the twirly-motor-cranky-thingy! It was in that empty hole on the right side, but you must put the new one in quickly because that goes straight to the third realm of hell. The demons cannot escape, but they will reach out the hole and try to steal your tools. Again, use caution.
I installed the new twirly-motor-cranky-thingy without having any tools stolen.
I should probably mention what that long, golden rod above it is. That is your “beating wand”. If you do happen to see a demonic appendage emerge, smacking it with the beating wand will send it right back into the hole. Luckily, this time I did not have to use it, so I put it back where it goes.
I put the spinny-nut-holders back on the air-vortex-sucky-tubies after installing a new gasket, a few stabilizing mounts, some wire clips, a few harness connections and we are almost done:
The new, shiny black tornado-generation-tube was put on and she was back in business:
I hope this helped some of you realize how a car’s engine works and gave a few warnings of the potential tragedies you could encounter when working on one. Have a fantastic day!
-J. Drew Silvers
naallday
> J. Drew Silvers
01/17/2014 at 10:30 |
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Can't tell if serious. Or a joke. It may be useful if you used correct terminology.
CalzoneGolem
> J. Drew Silvers
01/17/2014 at 10:36 |
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I read this before. Still made me laugh. Fucking tool stealing demons.
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J. Drew Silvers
> CalzoneGolem
01/17/2014 at 10:38 |
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:)
ttyymmnn
> naallday
01/17/2014 at 10:44 |
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Party pooper.
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ttyymmnn
> J. Drew Silvers
01/17/2014 at 10:45 |
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That was fun! Thanks.
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naallday
> ttyymmnn
01/17/2014 at 10:49 |
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Haha sorry!
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J. Drew Silvers
> ttyymmnn
01/17/2014 at 10:55 |
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Thank you!
Cyrus
> J. Drew Silvers
01/17/2014 at 10:57 |
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Please wash that poor K24.
Meatcoma
> J. Drew Silvers
01/17/2014 at 11:01 |
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We need more of these. Good stuff.
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J. Drew Silvers
> Cyrus
01/17/2014 at 11:03 |
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I agree, but it actually wouldn't matter since my parents live on a long gravel driveway. I lived there until I was 22 and always had black cars. Awful.
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J. Drew Silvers
> Meatcoma
01/17/2014 at 11:54 |
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Thank you! I appreciate that.
JEM
> CalzoneGolem
01/17/2014 at 13:23 |
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Ditto, so glad this made it to Kinja.
RIP Tornadoes.
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CalzoneGolem
> JEM
01/17/2014 at 13:24 |
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Fuck those guys they're jerks I'm glad they die.
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ttyymmnn
> naallday
01/17/2014 at 13:35 |
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No worries.
Korea Miéville
> naallday
01/17/2014 at 17:50 |
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Can't wait to go to Pep Boys this weekend and ask the guy for a "beating wand!"
POD
> J. Drew Silvers
01/17/2014 at 18:32 |
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Awesome!
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J. Drew Silvers
> POD
01/17/2014 at 18:59 |
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Thank you!
DrivenChannel
> J. Drew Silvers
01/25/2014 at 12:53 |
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Accord K24 motors call for 1.6 hours labor to replace the starter. They charge $250 an hour where your from? Sucks to be you!
Remember dialing "popcorn" for the time?
> J. Drew Silvers
01/25/2014 at 13:15 |
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Very nicely written. Helped me to understand the technical terms of an engine. I always that that was an "intake manifold" ... good to know the real name.
It's also nice to know where all my tools go. I just assumed my wife/kids/neighbors weren't putting them back. Now I know where they all went!
Thanks for an informative post!
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J. Drew Silvers
> Remember dialing "popcorn" for the time?
01/25/2014 at 13:46 |
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Touching one life at a time. Haha