![]() 04/01/2018 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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PROVEN PROTECTION FOR 1 WHOLE YEAR
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... a couple of mm deeper, and it would be tendon surgery, rehab, and a huge bill.
(Huh, Kinja doesn’t want to embed the link today...)
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We broke it. The converter bushing ran dry, and ovaled out. Right when we started prying on the converter, we chipped the bell housing. Told the boss, and he said it needed to come apart. A lot of slamming and pry bars couldn’t do it. Eventually this is what we ended up with until it finally came out.
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Deez boltz, GOT ’IM!
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Reservoiurcefulness
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...Hold up. Wut?
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Wait, are YouTube embeds broken now?
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Yup, I guess they are. Thanks, Kinja.
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Hillbilly gear
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Acura TL type S... Previous owner took it to Walmart for all it’s oil changes.
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Ashes to ashes, rust to rust...
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I’m not always there when you call, but...
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...the owner also drilled through the harness rendering it useless. Total of $4500 includes the module, harness, labor and the diagnosis. The bags did not deploy surprisingly.
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This is your radiator. This is your radiator on crack. Any questions?
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Nice punchrod.
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Chevy Express... After tearing apart the entire interior of the van wiggling the harness everywhere I could, I finally found the problem area by pure luck. I stepped on a particular spot in the floor, and the resistance shot up...
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Obligatory tire post
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Obligatory brake post
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There has to be a whole lot of DNA in that van but also, I don’t care. That thing is sweet.
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Can you imagine the smell though?
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I’d rather not try to.
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I haven’t been able to figure out what those Prestone bottles are doing. Any thoughts?
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They both appear to be plumbed to the radiator neck, serving as additional reservoirs. This car probably drinks a lot of coolant...
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Good call. I think you’re right.