i am SOOOOOOOOOO stupid! - Democratic Underground

yorgatron

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Thu Nov-15-07 03:09 AM
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i am SOOOOOOOOOO stupid!

so my nephew's gf's car ('83 Celica) blew the head gasket,and they brought it over here to see if i could help fix it.
i start taking it apart and find that the timing chain tensioner is broken too,so it needs a LOT more parts + labor than the car is worth.
i tell them so.
i also tell them my friend has an old Maxima that he needs to get rid of,so i bring it over,and it doesn't pass smog.
it didn't miss by much,it'll probably pass with a fresh set of plugs and a new air filter.,but i'm gonna be the one to make it work.
next time this sort of thing happens,do me a favor,please remind me to just mind my own damn business. :-(

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Wed Nov-21-07 02:27 AM
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1. you are a good uncle

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MonkeyFunk

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Wed Nov-21-07 02:35 AM
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2. What's a head gasket?

:shrug:

I didn't do well in shop class. My mother sent me my iron-smithing project to prove it. I guess it was a candle-holder, but it looks more like a mideival torture device.

So at least I get to use it.

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REP

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Wed Nov-21-07 04:55 AM
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3. Headgasket is about $1500

Lose it and the car no go.

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Deep13

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Wed Nov-21-07 08:52 AM
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5. The engine has two main structural parts.

The lower part is the block which containsthe hollow cylinders for the pistons. On top of that is the valve head which contains-yup-the values that control the intake and release of gasses from the cylinders. The two are sealed together with bolts and a metalic head gasket. The gasket itself is not expensive, but it is a lot of work to get to it. Plus it is easy to screw it up because the bolts that hold the valve head on need to be installed at a specific tension using a torque wrench.

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Indi Guy

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Wed Nov-21-07 05:03 AM
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4. Why do you regret helping out?

???

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