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Biggest Bonehead Move While Workin' on Your Truck...
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5569
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Posted: 08/05/09
09:21 AM
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What's the funniest, most stupid, biggest duuuhhhhhhh moment you've had while working on your truck?
For example: Struggling to get a door light to work, only to find out it's wired to NOTHING? Rebuild your egine only to find out that mysterious noise was a bungie cord rattling? Truck won't start because you've forgotten to put gas in it?
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moldman66
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Posted: 08/05/09
11:04 PM
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Changing the oil in my Suburban (5.7) when I discover after draining the oil and pulling off the filter that I got a filter for my Silverado (5.3). My wife was at work so I had no vehicle to run out and get another filter (Silverado is in pieces).....and I cannot waste fresh oil with an old filter! No parts stores are close where I live, but I got lucky. An AC Delco repair shop a block away was just starting to close up so I quickly walked over there and paid way too much for a filter.....but at least they had one!
George
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moldman66
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Posted: 08/11/09
09:29 PM
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Am I the only bonehead that is bonehead enough to answer the biggest bonehead move question???
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5569
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Posted: 08/12/09
09:44 AM
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undoubtedly not!
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tuckn22s
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Posted: 08/18/09
06:34 PM
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does cutting a hole in a gas tank with a die grinder count?
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5569
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Posted: 08/19/09
04:22 PM
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hahaha that's a great one!
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tuckn22s
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Posted: 08/20/09
07:20 PM
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yeah but it was pretty scary at the time!! thank God the tank was full of gas!! if not it would have ended bad for sure
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TheCustomConnectionOnline.com
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5569
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Posted: 08/21/09
03:13 PM
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yeah I bet that was a pretty sketchy moment, like 
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moldman66
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Posted: 08/31/09
09:52 PM
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I remembered another while one washing the wife's van this past weekend. Last year it went into the dealership for a recall and while at the dealership the brakes got done on the front. They also adjusted the proportioning valve for front to rear balance...and here is where the story starts. One month later I was changing the oil in her van so I pulled it into the garage and positioned the ramps in front of the van...I've pulled this van onto these ramps many times...but not with the brakes "re-adjusted". I ride the brake pedal and throttle when I do this...are ya seeing it? The front brakes held less and allowed the front tires to pull the ramps in and launched them under the van! The van was teetering (?) on these ramps - tires not quite touching the ground - yet amazingly after I got the van off the ramps there was no damage! The ramps were composite plastic so they took the hit - van was not even scratched.
Worse part: the wife was in the garage and saw the whole thing! 
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moldman66
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Posted: 08/31/09
09:55 PM
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maybe I should stop changing my own oil... 
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5569
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Posted: 09/01/09
08:28 AM
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oh man that's a good one! Bet your wife was really impressed with that move haha!
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moldman66
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Posted: 09/01/09
10:59 AM
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Yep...she made me toss the ramps...can't say I blame her either!
Is there like a bonehead star or stamp of approval?
I get the oil change star.
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5569
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Posted: 09/01/09
11:03 AM
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hmmm I dunno, anyone else out there want to battle for the oil change star? 
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moldman66
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Posted: 09/01/09
09:45 PM
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BRING IT!!!
...bring a pizza, too...I'm kinda hungry...
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kjd19892
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Posted: 10/12/09
09:05 AM
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I was always afraid of that happening with my old front wheel drive car.
My only bonehead move wasn't really working on my truck, but I was using the far side of the bed to prop my rifle on while shooting snapping turtles in the pond, and I forgot about the elevation change or whatever with my scope, so I shot a hole through the other side of the bed. I did hit the turtle though!!
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