Things Not To Do

[1crosscut]

Forget to put you dipstick back in.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft

Don't know. Its best not to leave the hole open, rats can get inside. Oh yeah , I ain't wurried nair bit.

Dog agin, Yo' Purdy, tell Peppermint Patti, "YO" fer me. We AIN'T got NO rats ur meeces, cuz I'm a rodent Killer & enyhow, Ol' Bill poked a RED shop towel in thet hole so's a black beetle don't git in, cuz once he had one stuck in the top uf the float valve in Minerva & she went, "PSSSSSSST"--DEAD!!
BUT, no TOW truck, he fixed it alongside the road, next to a stinky cow corral & wuzunt even late to the KLUB Meeting FIASCO!
Purdy, we got 47 coffee cans fer you now!
Buster T.

[5window]

Originally Posted by OL JENNY

5window, that is like "I just noticed she was sick Doc"

Hey, I forgot you were a vet,too! Like-Me:" How long has it been since you noticed your dog's front leg was missing?" Client:" I don't know, you'll have to ask my wife.."

[QGolden]

Originally Posted by fmdave

Don't pry a rock out of the radiator until you know it isn't solder.

That is the best "First Post" I have read! You have been lurking here since 2010 just a waitin' for an opportunity to use that line?

Welcome !

[1wonton]

I lost the breather cap on my '31 aa one time and oil was splashing out the filler tube. I stuffed a rag in the tube but didn't notice untill later that this caused oil to pour out the rear main due to the pressure inside the crankcase. Replaced the cap and the leaks stopped (almost....).

[Purdy Swoft]

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Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Dog agin, Yo' Purdy, tell Peppermint Patti, "YO" fer me. We AIN'T got NO rats ur meeces, cuz I'm a rodent Killer & enyhow, Ol' Bill poked a RED shop towel in thet hole so's a black beetle don't git in, cuz once he had one stuck in the top uf the float valve in Minerva & she went, "PSSSSSSST"--DEAD!!
BUT, no TOW truck, he fixed it alongside the road, next to a stinky cow corral & wuzunt even late to the KLUB Meeting FIASCO!
Purdy, we got 47 coffee cans fer you now!
Buster T.

Yo Buster T, Peppermint Patti here. We sorta live in the edge of the woods down here. Rats and squirrels can be a problem. Purdy worries about the problems the little critters and varments can cause. Rat skeletons in the engine can be worse than bug wings in the carburetor. I try to help But when I kill them, Purdy won't even let me eat them. Ya'll probably have less critters and varments out there in Cal_ah-phone-ya than we do here. The younger generation has gotten too uppity to eat squirrel and the squirrels have really multiplied.

[Growley bear]

Originally Posted by 5window

Hey, I forgot you were a vet,too! Like-Me:" How long has it been since you noticed your dog's front leg was missing?" Client:" I don't know, you'll have to ask my wife.."

Veterinarian?

[Richard Wilson]

If you have one of those safety fuse holders that is attached to the starter and the A is constantly blowing the fuses...........don't wrap a blown fuse with tin foil and put it back in the fuse holder so you can watch for smoke and sparks to find the short. Don't laugh! You had to be there.

[Dave in MN]

Things not to do? I can think of another to add....If you can not take criticism...don't offer advice on this Forum.

Just kidding guys! (Well, maybe not always!)

Have a good Day!

[jkeesey]

Make sure your arm is not resting on the spark wires when you reach across from the passenger side to operate the starter. Another good one, when removing the manifold of a car that has been sitting for 50 years do not assume the blockage in the engine ports is only rust.

[Floats]

Why on earth would anybody buy two half bushes for the brake crossover bar if you can get proper round ones for a dollar and a bit cheaper.

Trust me there is a very good reason why halves are made available.

Regards
Chris

Round ones going cheap, cheap

[PC/SR]

Forget to replace the timing pin. A lot of oil comes out of that little hole, and the fan helps spread it around.

[oldman - NorCal]

In bear country, never hang your pack in a tree above where you are sleeping.

[Doug in NJ]

NEVER start disassembling something to repair it until the replacement parts are IN HAND.
I have sometimes started a job when the UPS tracking Web site said "out for delivery". only to later find that the new part is not useable (or was not delivered), and the old part has already been destroyed during removal.

Doug

[Randy in Illinois]

Doug in NJ made me think of another. 1. Always save your original parts 2. Always save your old parts you take off until you are satisfied with the way the new (repo) part works, fits, and looks.

[Lona]

Wire cutters to snip the offending shorted wire is quick and easy, especially when the floorboards are in place. I'm working on a roadster and one of the things on the list is to install fuses so I won't have to list an electrical fire because of no fuses as "Things not to do"...... Glen

[Gunmetal blue2]

Not use breaker bar on breaking nuts and bolts lose. That is with the bar lining up with your front teeth. At 15 years old. broke two teeth and knocked my self out. Good thing the nut came lose.