Hard Lessons
From NNYOffroad
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Things We've Learned.
("Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" -- Murhpy's Law)
("Damnit, Murphy." -- Jontow)
Travis
General Life
- Dead shorts blow fuses, Dead shorts without fuses create fire....
- Yes, A Dewalt 14.4v Cordless drill does have enough torque to knock you out...
- Tree's are tougher then they appear...
- You can only pull so much from a bumper...
- Jumping too high causes steering issues...
- Battery acid causes eye sight issues...
- Roasting your tires results in major traction loss
- 2wd's Should not be in the woods...
- Cops pull me over because they want to be my friend...
- Duryea likes to get stuck in the most unconvienient places...
- Subaru cars can go further in snow then my truck...
- Getting pulled out of a ditch backwards is much easier on your face and steering wheel if you wear a seatbelt...
- A little transmission can be heavier then it looks...
- Sometimes water can be just too deep...
- Bumpers are still tougher then fenders...
- Racing seats are handy when deciding to put your truck on it's side...
- Sometimes, you can have a CB antenna that's too long...
- High centering is another term for, I'm gonna break something getting out...
- When you want to knock a 4Runner off a jack, It's difficult... When you need it to stay, it comes crashing down...
- Sometimes tires get rusted on to hubs reallll well...
- When my dog leans into the corner before we get there... I might as well pray...
- Driftings all fun and games... Till you catch a snow bank with your bumper, 360 across the road, and take out your marker lights...
- Telephone poles may be closer then they appear...
- When someone is driving behind you, and you're watching them, then the lights go from white headlights to red tailights... You know they pulled a "Hess"
- There's no replacement for displacement...
- Only vehicles that are built to run High RPM's, should see them...
- The Mazda is not a street car...
- The Mazda is not a truck...
- Any limiter / restrictors on anything, should be removed...
- Removing a limiter / restrictor generally suggests there will be broken parts...
Installing Stereo's
- You can't every find a good ground when you're looking, but always find one by accident...
- There is such thing as too much power...
- Big deep-cell batteries act as nice welders...
- No matter what, you will use a lot of tape...
- Always fuse everything... ALWAYS...
- Sometimes rear windows can't handle the sound pressure level you want...
- Cats like playing in ported speaker boxes... Also, cats hate playing in ported speaker boxes...
- Heavier gauge wire always helps...
Jon
On engine swaps..
- When starting an engine for the first time, check all holes in the block.. You'd be surprised how many actually enter the water jacket, or the oil channels.
- You'd also be surprised at how much sand it takes to fix a garage floor covered in 5qts of oil in under a minute.
- Wood screws stuck inside the intake holding a valve wide open make it VERY difficult to tune an engine properly.
- Improperly rebuilt carbeurators can result in a lot of gas on the exhaust manifold. Replace the screws holding the bowl together.
On transmission swaps..
- When bleeding a clutch, avoid getting brake fluid in the tear-duct of your eye.. it REALLY burns.
- When the pilot shaft doesn't sink into the pilot bushing for more than 6 hours, swear a lot, give up for the night, and try again tomorrow.
On stripped bolts..
- Torx bolts are great: they leave a pilot hole for your drill bit when they strip out.
Derrick
- Cops are awake at 4am, too.
