How NOT to service your Ford

[Falcman0o7]

Thanks for the laugh! What an IDIOT!!!!
That's rediculous!

[Falcman0o7]

I read in the back of Street machine once a bloke was changing the oil in his commodore and gave it a good rev while draining to speed things up :p

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by SIMBAD

What's not believable about locking a diff up by welding the gears? People weld the spider gears up quite often. Mainly bush basher 4x4s though...

Exactly what we used to do with the Landcruiser diffs we used in sprint cars....

[AU Mont]

Originally Posted by SIMBAD

What's not believable about locking a diff up by welding the gears? People weld the spider gears up quite often. Mainly bush basher 4x4s though...

not what i was talking about........

[Benny]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

OT: If anyone has a left handed screwdriver set, 4 tubes of elbow grease, a long weight and some waterproof teabags for sale please PM me....

I have one tea bag that's water proof...

[Nikked]

Glass of cool sparks?

[AndrewR_AUII]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

To me this is a good example of what can happen when a newbie asks a question and gets glib replies from "experts", you need to be careful with your replies as you just dont know if they are going to be taken seriously or not.....

OT: If anyone has a left handed screwdriver set, 4 tubes of elbow grease, a long weight and some waterproof teabags for sale please PM me....

Agree...need to go easy on the poor guy..he's new, asked for advice..people
take the **** but he doesn't know any better. Something for some to bear in mind around here as well...what seems like a joke for those with some knowledge may be taken seriously by those without it.

My work has some double ended candles if they will help you...if not Bastards incorporated make them...ACME are the local distributors.

[Riksta]

Originally Posted by SIMBAD

What's not believable about locking a diff up by welding the gears? People weld the spider gears up quite often. Mainly bush basher 4x4s though...

The VN Commodore came with a diff that was welded at the factory to save time.

VNs are Horn.

[Falcman0o7]

Originally Posted by Riksta

The VN Commodore came with a diff that was welded at the factory to save time.

VNs are Horn.

You and ya VN's! Happy birthday! Ride in a VN today?

[Riksta]

Haha cheers mate. No nobody has offered to come pick me up in a VN and go cruising today :(

[mytgxl]

They do say that things are bigger & better in America, This must apply to even bigger & better idiots! lol

[Kevaclone]

Originally Posted by SIMBAD

What's not believable about locking a diff up by welding the gears? People weld the spider gears up quite often. Mainly bush basher 4x4s though...

and every second Bogandore in Logan

[TC200six]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

In all fairness to the poor fella, he did admit to knowing bugger all about engines and posted the question (in another thread) asking what to do about the dirty oil, another member suggested draining the oil then flushing the engine with 20 to 30 gallons of water!

Now the vast majority of enthusiasts would have realised that the suggestion was a pi$$ take and laughed it off, but to the greenhorn newbie asking a bunch of supposed experts he obviously took the "advice" seriously and proceeded to bugger up his motor (it's all in the thread)

To me this is a good example of what can happen when a newbie asks a question and gets glib replies from "experts", you need to be careful with your replies as you just dont know if they are going to be taken seriously or not.....

OT: If anyone has a left handed screwdriver set, 4 tubes of elbow grease, a long weight and some waterproof teabags for sale please PM me....

Has the exact thing happened on this very forum?

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11312078

I remember the thread from years ago, but was this person serious? If he was, I bet was really mislead by the forum members.

[SSD-85]

Threads like that remind me of scripted TV. You wish it was real, but its not.

[MWTB]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

OT: If anyone has a left handed screwdriver set, 4 tubes of elbow grease, a long weight and some waterproof teabags for sale please PM me....

Got any striped paint, reach arounds or spirit level bubbles? Willing to trade a left handed screw driver and 4 tubes of elbow grease for the above items.

[Blue Roo]

Originally Posted by XT3VCruiser

That was a a good pick me up.

He almost looks as dopey in his profile picture as he really is.....

I wonder if he is related to Forest Gump!

[strobe]

I feel sorry for the guy, if you're not mechanical, how are you supposed to know that "flush" means remove the engine and place in the toilet.

[2011G6E]

Sounds like an urban myth to be...surely no one is that stupid...


...but then again, as Einstien said, "Only two things are eternal, the universe and human stupidity...and I'm not too sure about the universe..."

[Vesper Martini]

Surely we are not as gullible as the Americans.
Nobody is that stupid, and if they were they wouldn’t admit it on a forum.
PS there’s a post in 2008 saying it was a hoax.

The closest I’ve known about is a guy we knew growing up topped up the oil in his old mans car. And when I say topped it up, he really filled it, he actually got it running for a short time afterwards..

[brismike]

I also know someone who "topped up" the oil in their car until they could see the oil at the filler cap. Not sure how much they put in but it was quite a few litres. As you would expect it wouldn't start when he tried.

This same person also fell through the roof in his carport when he went up to check on something and didn't know you shouldn't walk on the gyprock panels. Landed on the bonnet of the same car and put a lovely dint in it. lol

[STINKY NINJA]

Originally Posted by Falcman0o7

I read in the back of Street machine once a bloke was changing the oil in his commodore and gave it a good rev while draining to speed things up :p

A mate of mine owned a vp or vs clubsport and got it serviced at shacks holden here in perth and the same thing happened,missus rings him up the next day"why is the oil light on in the commodore" haha

[Road_Warrior]

I'm pretty sure this has been posted before.

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

Sounds like an urban myth to be...surely no one is that stupid...

When I was a driveway attendant many many many moons ago, one of the newbies had to be physically stopped from pouring water into a car's engine when he was checking the oil and water

[nipper575]

Originally Posted by brismike

I also know someone who "topped up" the oil in their car until they could see the oil at the filler cap. Not sure how much they put in but it was quite a few litres. As you would expect it wouldn't start when he tried.

This same person also fell through the roof in his carport when he went up to check on something and didn't know you shouldn't walk on the gyprock panels. Landed on the bonnet of the same car and put a lovely dint in it. lol

I heard a story about someone topping oil up to the cap also. Difference was it wasn't his car, lol. He worked at a service station and a women in a newish Benz pulled up and asked this guy to check her oil level and top up as required, he topped it up all right...

[Lightning Strike GT]

[quote=DJR-351]In all fairness to the poor fella, he did admit to knowing bugger all about engines and posted the question (in another thread) asking what to do about the dirty oil, another member suggested draining the oil then flushing the engine with 20 to 30 gallons of water!

Now the vast majority of enthusiasts would have realised that the suggestion was a pi$$ take and laughed it off, but to the greenhorn newbie asking a bunch of supposed experts he obviously took the "advice" seriously and proceeded to bugger up his motor (it's all in the thread)
[quote]

And it all being in America he will probably sue the butt of this guy who told him to use water - AND WIN