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What did you do WRONG on your 914 Today |
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Apr 14 2013, 09:10 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,497 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
OK, I'll start. I don't expect that this thread will catch on because, after all, we are men (most of us) and we don't need instructions nor ask directions, right? DD's admission to using the wrong screw on the interior door handle made me realize there may be place for FU's like this and that it could be used in a preventative manner. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
I can't remember all my FU's (and there have been many) but this one is fresh in my mind as it happened yesterday. After bragging about my new shop press I must point out that it only works as well as the idiot operating it. After re-installing my trailing arms I noticed a very noticeable amount of slop in the hub as I put the wheel back on. I pulled the arm off and found that I had not placed a back up behind the bearing, rather the bearing receiver, when pressing in the hub. As a result the bearing separated appx 1-2mm. Placed it back on the press with the proper back up and 2 seconds later is was properly pressed in. I've come to the sad realization that you can't fix stupid. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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Apr 15 2013, 10:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 24-February 05 From: San Leandro, Ca. Member No.: 3,654 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
When I swapped out my dead 1.8 for a running 1.7, I went from FI to carbs, Since I had studied my L-jet electrical intensely during many trouble shooting periods I thought I knew it well, and I wired my fuel pump to what seemed to be the perfect point on my relay panel. started it up, ran to the other side of the block and it died. Let it sit while I trouble shot to no avail, but it started up and got me home before doing it again. Many months went by with a few minutes of trouble shooting here and a few minutes there, and always the same results. Since I had swapped to a pointless ignition previously, I made it a point to never leave my key in the on position if the engine wasn't actually running, so one day I did just that by accident and discovered that my fuel pump was not pumping with the key on. I knew about the safety switch to keep it from running if the air flow meter was not open and in concentrating so much on bypassing that circuit, I had wired my pump into the starter circuit, so it only ran when I was starting my car, and then the engine would run until the carb bowl was empty.
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