what is the dumest thing you have seen some one do to a engine

[cram_it_frog]

ok

One day the guy across the road 21 years old was mowing the lawn and the mower kept dieing

it was a 2 stroke and the plugs kept fouling up

I cleaned them and started it

he said " ok so what I will do now is start it up and once it is going I will remove the spark plug that should stop it fouling up "

or two Commonwealth police officers blow a Commonwealth car up by trying to jump start there car the wrong way


great understanding of the basic petrol engine principle there

[Sioso]

I used to work next door to a mechanical workshop and they were telling me that a guy who had just dropped off his Nissan Exa turbo was complaining that the car wasn't making any boost.
After inspection it turned out he had topped up his oil, but not to the full mark on the dipstick, he actually filled it all the way to the top of the oil filler cap!

[FGX335]

Originally Posted by Sioso

I used to work next door to a mechanical workshop and they were telling me that a guy who had just dropped off his Nissan Exa turbo was complaining that the car wasn't making any boost.
After inspection it turned out he had topped up his oil, but not to the full mark on the dipstick, he actually filled it all the way to the top of the oil filler cap!

Dammit, you stole my thunder!

My wife used to work with a woman who had an Audi A4, and always talked about how she drove an Audi - even though it was over 10 years old...

Anyway, the low oil light came on, and she dropped into the nearest servo and checked her oil. She then proceeded to buy 5L bottle after 5L bottle to top the engine up, all the way to the top. When her husband found out what she had done, he almost blew HIS top!

Somehow, the engine didn't suffer any visible damage, but we laughed about that for weeks!

[asagaai]

I will throw the hat in the ring about me. Was mowing the lawn with my 2 stroke victa- running late on a very hot afternoon, had a barbie planned and was looking forward to some cold beers.

Petrol was running low- ie started spluttering, piece of crap mower always went through the juice fast. Instead of turning off- in a burst of brainwave brilliance, left on, got can of petrol, and without funnel hurriedly poured petrol in, with some petrol missing the mark-end result machine burst alight, fire spreading from machine and then onto lawn....which was dry and on a hot summers day the fire spread...and fire spread towards the can in my hand....

Flurried backstep to avoid can in my hand exploding, and by the time I had put the fire out, there was one melted victa lawn mower and a black round circle in the lawn that looked like a UFO had landed.


But best thing I could have done, got rid of that 2 stroke piece of crap and now have a 4 stroke Honda....so actually it was an intentional act of brilliance by me....

[Sioso]

Originally Posted by asagaai

I will throw the hat in the ring about me. Was mowing the lawn with my 2 stroke victa- running late on a very hot afternoon, had a barbie planned and was looking forward to some cold beers.

Petrol was running low- ie started spluttering, piece of crap mower always went through the juice fast. Instead of turning off- in a burst of brainwave brilliance, left on, got can of petrol, and without funnel hurriedly poured petrol in, with some petrol missing the mark-end result machine burst alight, fire spreading from machine and then onto lawn....which was dry and on a hot summers day the fire spread...and fire spread towards the can in my hand....

Flurried backstep to avoid can in my hand exploding, and by the time I had put the fire out, there was one melted victa lawn mower and a black round circle in the lawn that looked like a UFO had landed.


But best thing I could have done, got rid of that 2 stroke piece of crap and now have a 4 stroke Honda....so actually it was an intentional act of brilliance by me....

Looking forward to a few cold beers or already had a few cold beers?

I've done similar things but it's never been prior to drinking.

[XD 351 Ute]

Originally Posted by asagaai

I will throw the hat in the ring about me. Was mowing the lawn with my 2 stroke victa- running late on a very hot afternoon, had a barbie planned and was looking forward to some cold beers.

Petrol was running low- ie started spluttering, piece of crap mower always went through the juice fast. Instead of turning off- in a burst of brainwave brilliance, left on, got can of petrol, and without funnel hurriedly poured petrol in, with some petrol missing the mark-end result machine burst alight, fire spreading from machine and then onto lawn....which was dry and on a hot summers day the fire spread...and fire spread towards the can in my hand....

Flurried backstep to avoid can in my hand exploding, and by the time I had put the fire out, there was one melted victa lawn mower and a black round circle in the lawn that looked like a UFO had landed.


But best thing I could have done, got rid of that 2 stroke piece of crap and now have a 4 stroke Honda....so actually it was an intentional act of brilliance by me....

Ah, two stroke Victas....
Yep, I managed to set it and myself on fire one day.
Mongrel bloody thing wouldn't start and got a bit flooded, so i pulled the plug out to clear it.
"I'll just put the plug lead out of the road so it doesn't spark", says the brain.
Which was a fine idea until the fuel mixture was exhausted out of the plug hole, and managed to ignite itself.....
It wasn't my mower, but my flatmate's, and the look on her face when she saw us both burning was quite amusing!

Ed

[XG_Falcon]

Originally Posted by asagaai

I will throw the hat in the ring about me. Was mowing the lawn with my 2 stroke victa- running late on a very hot afternoon, had a barbie planned and was looking forward to some cold beers.

Petrol was running low- ie started spluttering, piece of crap mower always went through the juice fast. Instead of turning off- in a burst of brainwave brilliance, left on, got can of petrol, and without funnel hurriedly poured petrol in, with some petrol missing the mark-end result machine burst alight, fire spreading from machine and then onto lawn....which was dry and on a hot summers day the fire spread...and fire spread towards the can in my hand....

Flurried backstep to avoid can in my hand exploding, and by the time I had put the fire out, there was one melted victa lawn mower and a black round circle in the lawn that looked like a UFO had landed.


But best thing I could have done, got rid of that 2 stroke piece of crap and now have a 4 stroke Honda....so actually it was an intentional act of brilliance by me....

Alright, I've already spoken to asagaai about how this story brought up some bittersweet memories.

It reminded me of when I was 19 and my parents told me to mow the lawn but I had been drinking all day. I was drunk. I started mowing but we have a big yard and the tank ran low on fuel. I did basically the exact same thing asagaai did: poured fuel into the tank and spilled it on the engine casing which was hot enough to ignite everything in the tank! Luckily I had moved the jerry can away so that didn't explode.

I ended up with some nasty second and third degree burns, mainly on my right leg. I had to fight the fire while I was still actually ON FIRE to stop the 5L jerry can going up and to stop the shed/garden from lighting on fire.

I remember yelling out loud for help but I knew nobody was coming It wasn't until I limped into the house after putting out the (massive) fire that anybody knew what had happened.

Somehow I managed to save the mower by jumping through the inferno and pushing it out the way. My dad had bought the mower just a few months before though so he was still irate with me and wouldn't take me to hospital even though I was badly burned .

any way, this happened 4 years ago but this post immediately reminded me of it. I am always sober before I mow the lawn now!!!

The mower still works just fine.

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by XG_Falcon

Alright, I've already spoken to asagaai about how this story brought up some bittersweet memories.

It reminded me of when I was 19 and my parents told me to mow the lawn but I had been drinking all day. I was drunk. I started mowing but we have a big yard and the tank ran low on fuel. I did basically the exact same thing asagaai did: poured fuel into the tank and spilled it on the engine casing which was hot enough to ignite everything in the tank! Luckily I had moved the jerry can away so that didn't explode.

I ended up with some nasty second and third degree burns, mainly on my right leg. I had to fight the fire while I was still actually ON FIRE to stop the 5L jerry can going up and to stop the shed/garden from lighting on fire.

I remember yelling out loud for help but I knew nobody was coming It wasn't until I limped into the house after putting out the (massive) fire that anybody knew what had happened.

Somehow I managed to save the mower by jumping through the inferno and pushing it out the way. My dad had bought the mower just a few months before though so he was still irate with me and wouldn't take me to hospital even though I was badly burned .

any way, this happened 4 years ago but this post immediately reminded me of it. I am always sober before I mow the lawn now!!!

The mower still works just fine.

Ha- at least your excuse was you were 19 and drunk....

Me- older fart who should have known better, sober, and hanging out for that coldie and just ****ed that the spluttering mower was between me and that ale- so no excuse my end.

[XG_Falcon]

Originally Posted by asagaai

Ha- at least your excuse was you were 19 and drunk....

Me- older fart who should have known better, sober, and hanging out for that coldie and just ****ed that the spluttering mower was between me and that ale- so no excuse my end.

Thanks mate but I still should have known better, youth and the drink is no excuse for stupidity

It was a good lesson to learn though.

[bazza91]

Ill dob myself in for one.
I remember when i first got my license and i owned and 88 ea fairmont ghia.
Well one day i decided id service it, so i had everything there ready to go and so i get underneath to undo the sump plug, and it wont budge, so immediately thought "oh i must be turning it the wrong way" so i try going the other way and surely enough it moves, but then it just keeps spinning, what i had done was strip the thread on the sump plug.
Everytime i serviced that car for the next 18 months i had to pump out the oild oil by hand because i couldnt drain it.

I have plenty more stories but ill wait until i hear some other ones before i make myself look TOO stupid.

[ebxr8240]

Originally Posted by bazza91

Ill dob myself in for one.
I remember when i first got my license and i owned and 88 ea fairmont ghia.
Well one day i decided id service it, so i had everything there ready to go and so i get underneath to undo the sump plug, and it wont budge, so immediately thought "oh i must be turning it the wrong way" so i try going the other way and surely enough it moves, but then it just keeps spinning, what i had done was strip the thread on the sump plug.
Everytime i serviced that car for the next 18 months i had to pump out the oild oil by hand because i couldnt drain it.

I have plenty more stories but ill wait until i hear some other ones before i make myself look TOO stupid.

Did much the same .. Except our cattle dog drank some petrol and he run around the house 8 times..

[ebxr8240]

Originally Posted by ebxr8240

Did much the same .. Except our cattle dog drank some petrol and he run around the house 8 times..

Then dropped to the ground ..

[XG_Falcon]

install a pod filter.

[cram_it_frog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-tsKPlDn7U


has any one seen a ABC show Bush mechanics

some realy dumb but amazing dodgy fixes in the show based on a remote Aboriginal community

[sprintman1]

Buy a Krap & Nasty 'filter'. Now I know better but geez their marketing is good!

[cram_it_frog]

sprintman1 so true advertising is responisble for many of us buying rubbish

a good add man can sell fridges to Eskimos they say

It is happening here now but the USA have channels that sell things all the time and the spin doctors really push the envelope

I think the best Aussie one was

Holden meat pies and Kangaroos

[gossy]

Originally Posted by cram_it_frog

sprintman1
I think the best Aussie one was

Holden meat pies and Kangaroos

The dumBest (sorry, couldn't help myself) thing is this holden advertising you speak of, they stole it from their parent company, and we all thought it was genuine dinky-di Aussie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqweygy9K9Y

[bazza91]

Originally Posted by sprintman1

Buy a Krap & Nasty 'filter'. Now I know better but geez their marketing is good!

Its funny i have a mate who swears by K&N and wouldnt use a paper filter.
Ive always stuck to OEM so why do so many people believe in K&N filters?
Are they good or bad, and why?

[99AUXR]

Originally Posted by bazza91

Its funny i have a mate who swears by K&N and wouldnt use a paper filter.
Ive always stuck to OEM so why do so many people believe in K&N filters?
Are they good or bad, and why?

Washable its for the environment saving on waste, I also use washable fuel filters.

[Beastie]

I know a guy who recently bought an Aurion and he has just fitted a K&N filter - in his words after fitting;

"I bought the k&n.. little bit more growl under the hood but not much.

As for go... maybe a little bit better"

[sprintman1]

Originally Posted by bazza91

Its funny i have a mate who swears by K&N and wouldnt use a paper filter.
Ive always stuck to OEM so why do so many people believe in K&N filters?
Are they good or bad, and why?

Bad, very bad. The primary purpose of an air filter is to filter dirt from the air entering an engine and they are about as bad as it gets. Usually easy to spot an engine using a Krap & Nasty from UOA (Used Oil Analysis) as the SI (dirt) figures are high. Add that to re-oiling which kills MAF's, poorly made, expensive, cost of filter oil, poor filtering, look like your grandmother made it in the kitchen, etc etc. Still marketing will always beat technical performance, sad but true.

[bazza91]

Originally Posted by sprintman1

Bad, very bad. The primary purpose of an air filter is to filter dirt from the air entering an engine and they are about as bad as it gets. Usually easy to spot an engine using a Krap & Nasty from UOA (Used Oil Analysis) as the SI (dirt) figures are high. Add that to re-oiling which kills MAF's, poorly made, expensive, cost of filter oil, poor filtering, look like your grandmother made it in the kitchen, etc etc. Still marketing will always beat technical performance, sad but true.

Cheers! good get an explanation. Ill keep my nose clear of them, i spend alot of time out bush on dirt roads so i imagine they would be pretty bad for my ute.

[sprintman1]

Originally Posted by bazza91

Cheers! good get an explanation. Ill keep my nose clear of them, i spend alot of time out bush on dirt roads so i imagine they would be pretty bad for my ute.

Couldn't think of much worse. Useful on a race engine maybe, but that's it!

[99AUXR]

Originally Posted by sprintman1

Bad, very bad. The primary purpose of an air filter is to filter dirt from the air entering an engine and they are about as bad as it gets. Usually easy to spot an engine using a Krap & Nasty from UOA (Used Oil Analysis) as the SI (dirt) figures are high. Add that to re-oiling which kills MAF's, poorly made, expensive, cost of filter oil, poor filtering, look like your grandmother made it in the kitchen, etc etc. Still marketing will always beat technical performance, sad but true.

Yea my oil analysis has shown me I have top soil in my engine and my intake pipes and line with dirt. And I oil it so much it kills my non existent MAF sensor.

But in all honesty I dont live down a dirt road or in a really dusty area anyway.

[pottery beige]

popped diff

whipped rear cover off and bashed nuts, screws, bolts and whatever could find on the bench and jammed em in centre spinny bits

skiddy lols we had

[sprintman1]

Originally Posted by 99AUXR

Yea my oil analysis has shown me I have top soil in my engine and my intake pipes and line with dirt. And I oil it so much it kills my non existent MAF sensor.

But in all honesty I dont live down a dirt road or in a really dusty area anyway.

You don't have too! I weouldn't use a Krap & Nasty on my whipper snipper let alone something I cared about.............

[wookie836]

came across this years ago. page two is where they worked out he put energy drink into his fuel tank

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/27-anyt...-additive.html

[Adambf]

I know an old man who used coolant stop leak in his motor. Thought it would stop a leak.

Motor sounded terrible like lifters had gone. He thought motor was gone and ready to throw car away. He showed me what he put in it and i just said nooo.

We flushed the motor 3 times with new oil and oil filters it was all good. He still has same car today many years on. Runs like new

[Road Games]

Originally Posted by Adambf

I know an old man who used coolant stop leak in his AU motor. Thought it would stop a leak BUT IT WAS A FORD AND WE ALL KNOW NOTHING WILL HELP THEM

Motor sounded terrible like lifters had gone. TYPICAL FORD He thought motor was gone and ready to throw car away BECAUSE IT WAS AN AU. He showed me what he put in it and i just said nooo.BUY A TOYOTA INSTEAD

We flushed the motor 3 times with new TOYOTA oil and TOYOTA oil filters it was all good. He still has same car today many years on. Runs like A new TOYOTA

May or may not actually be true ^^^ but i bet $100 i am right on the money$ any takerz ?

[Adamz Ghia]

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A gem I was sent a little while ago.