My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 107

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
05/05/2019 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, 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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They used silicone clear caulk, white bathtub caulk, black butyl, and some gray stuff.

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She overheated it so bad the oil pan was full of coolant.. radiator cracked and she just sat there in the car, smoking cigarettes until it just shut off and wouldn’t start again..

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All you need is a drill, and maybe a ruler

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Boy, those must be some bolts... some terrific, radiant, humble bolts. Zuckerman’s famous bolts!

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Some context. This isnt my program. my friend says because it was never registered, and they got it from Nissan themselves, they have a contract that says that they cant part it out or sell it. I’m considering begging and offering a pretty penny myself to save it.

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Dun-dun-DUN!

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‘03 [Camry V6]... The job was actually head gaskets. This was just a bonus find among the way

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That’s a hard-working $4.99, right there.

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I’m going to see how the bumper ends up after putting it on a bake cycle in our paint booth. 160 degrees should help soften it up, but I’m not holding my breath for the center grill slats to straighten out.

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...Besides there is a tone ring on the back that makes it hard to replace the studs.
I just sent it back along with kind of a dirty look.

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The radar that controls the autonimous braking is covered behind the license plate. And the licence plate bracket was mounted upside down and in the wrong spot lol

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[3.4] 01 Grand Am with only 83k.

...they’ve obviously had this issue for awhile. It was non running, coolant in the crankcase, and they’d just been adding water to the cooling system. Both head gaskets were so corroded that it had eaten a straight path for the coolant to just run into the cylinder with zero obstructions.

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Rube Goldberg approved

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Well when you put it that way, it sounds so easy.

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Get yo own pizza!

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Truly, the art of pyramid building died with the old masters.

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (7)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Urambo Tauro
05/05/2019 at 13:08

They used silicone clear caulk, white bathtub caulk, black butyl, and some gray stuff.

gray stuff?

pvc cement?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
05/05/2019 at 13:12

Almost looks like sunbleached roof tar

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Urambo Tauro
05/05/2019 at 13:28

Kinja'd!!!

His Stigness > Urambo Tauro
05/05/2019 at 13:30

If that transmission has been German the whole thread would have been filled with “German engineering” bullshit. But instead it’s, “shit happens. Can’t all be perfect.”

So frustrating.

jimz > Urambo Tauro
05/05/2019 at 13:36

that guy’s out of luck on that Nissan. it’s probably a prototype or something in a non-certified configuration. doesn’t matter how much of a “pretty penny” he offers, they can’t legally transfer ownership of it.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Urambo Tauro
05/05/2019 at 13:38

Those popped tires on the jet... someones having a bad day.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Urambo Tauro
05/06/2019 at 04:59

those plane tyres are well and truly buggered