Thread: Some people should not be let loose to work on stuff

Thanks for starting this, Ron. Loving it.

I received an EMEFIX ( A request for help, Army Style), to recover a Unimog, which the Army had only just started to introduce.
I pulled up to find a Mog sitting in 4 holes, Bullbar against a tree and still idling in 1st gear with full difflocks engaged.
Turns out it was the first Mog the driver had driven and not being able to shut the engine down, pointed it at said tree and dropped the clutch expecting it to stall.......

I gave him a shovel to dig all 4 wheels out and reversed it out of the holes.

Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh

I sometimes feel the thread title relates to me. My mechanic probably agrees too!

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mechanic, auto sparkie, plumber, electrician etc

My Dad had been complaining about a clunky diff in his old Volvo. A fair while later my sister was driving it and said it had gotten really bad. I came over and discovered a rear wheel had loose nuts and the studs had ovalled out the alloy wheel. On with the spare and all was well.

Although like father like son and earlier this year I had a clunk that sounded like it was coming from the front. Checked the front wheels and noticed the bearings were a little loose on one side so tightened them up. Test drove it down the street and it was obvious nothing had changed so thought I'd check the rears. Oh look at that. The nuts are quite loose on one rear wheel Tightened them up and no more clunk.

One of our new mechanical apprentices at work was told to go and service a PJB driftrunner prior to going underground. He was told that the engine oil was a little low and to top it up as well as the fuel and water. He did as requested and filled everything, fuel, water and oil (to the top of the filler on the rocker cover). Engine was a Perkins 6/354 and needed a bit of attention after he started it.

OK, I will tell this one against myself.
I fitted a "federal" injection to my 77RRC and checked and double checked everything.
Still the b wouldn't start
Stuffed around for hours.
Then put my finger into the flapper to see if the pump turned on.
Huh? no flapper.
I didn't get any brackets with the flapper and had put it on back to front.
Once on right way around it started first time.
My mechanic mate Peter unpronouncable had a great laugh at that one.
Regard sPhilip A