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Old May 7, 2011 | 03:32 AM
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A fail for the ages...

Sorry this isn't Ford related, but this just needs to be seen to be believed.

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Wow... just... wow.
 
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Old May 7, 2011 | 04:19 AM
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Thats pretty bad.
 
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Old May 7, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Sounds just like what my Brother-inlaw would do! He just busted a cheby 350 starter mount using wrong bolts! He calls me to figure it out, told him have to pull engine and have someone HOW IS ABLE to weld cast iron blocks PROPERLY and get repair it. Responce was: "..... you can weld, so get under there and fix it...." That resulted in a good talk down from me!

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Old May 7, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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That's incredible. Why wouldn't the dolt with the drill confirm where & what he's drilling into ?

Maybe this guy does ceiling fans as well?

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Old May 7, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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That's a intresting disco light I'd say! LOL
 
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Old May 7, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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i just don't know what too say. i have no words for this. i how ever do like the ceiling fan install. i always wanted a disco light i my house. lol.
 
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:26 PM
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Reminds me of the guy that drained the oil and filled with water and soap to "clean it out" then wondered why it locked up.
 
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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I totally want that ceiling fan!
 
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Old May 7, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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I totally want that ceiling fan!
 
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Old May 7, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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I'm going to get that spare ceiling fan my Dad is going to toss out and try to make it work like that.....



On a another side. My friend used to work for wally world auto repair. They had some woman keep coming in and buying engine oil. After getting probly 15 quarts, they asked her what was going on. She though you had to fill the engine up to the oil filler! At least they stopped her from starting the engine.
 
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I'm going to get that spare ceiling fan my Dad is going to toss out and try to make it work like that.....



On a another side. My friend used to work for wally world auto repair. They had some woman keep coming in and buying engine oil. After getting probly 15 quarts, they asked her what was going on. She though you had to fill the engine up to the oil filler! At least they stopped her from starting the engine.
That's awesome. Now if I'm ever in a position to blow up an engine, I want to fill it clear full of oil, just to see what happens.
 
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Old May 8, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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I've been told it'll just shoot the dipstick out and I'd think come out of any caps and vent holes it could (ie. PCV tubes and the like).
 
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Old May 8, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Lol... that ceiling fan... i laughed so hard...
 
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Old May 9, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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That ceiling fan is a classic!

I can almost understand the drilling through the ECU when trying to mount plates on a bike. I had to tap my air box for a place to bolt in my plate on my quad, but at least I checked to make sure I wasn't gonna hit anything!
 
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Old May 13, 2011 | 09:38 PM
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love the cealing fan.....LOL I lold hard that my partner said "wtf?" and yea i dont know much about cars but I always try to learn first before doing somethin and if im not sure how to do it i either will ask or have it done professonially first and have someone show me how...lol but yea i must say this fail is so epic I think it deserves something really special....the....you guessed it the boat of fail

 
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