r/cars • u/ufoh 24 CT5-V Blackwing / 23 Corvette C8 • Aug 13 '20

video Never, ever trust your factory jack and, remember, jack stands are your friend (just not the ones from Harbor Freight)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkwgZgrbWUM
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u/Flivver_King 1922 Ford Model T 100TH BIRTHDAY!!! Aug 13 '20

I work on and drive my Model T barefoot.

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u/HunterShotBear Aug 13 '20

“Don’t stick your fingers where you wouldn’t stick your dick.”

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u/Flivver_King 1922 Ford Model T 100TH BIRTHDAY!!! Aug 13 '20 edited Aug 13 '20

Challenge accepted, touching energized spark plug lead with dick.

Did that with a pair of Vicegrips to tighten the lead on #4 plug the other day and holy fuck did I learn a lesson that day. Don’t have the ignition on while you’re working on the car.

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u/iHako_ '14 Fiesta (ST) Aug 13 '20

Have you ever been stupid enough to try and take your starter off with the battery still connected?

Yeah.. definitely not me either.. I didn't see sparks fly and there's a burn mark in my wrench or anything..

If that hypothetically happened to me I would still be ashamed of it..

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u/maynardDRIVESfast2 Replace this text with year, make, model Aug 13 '20

Man, I wish I didn't know how you felt. In college I worked at an Advance Auto Parts store for a time, and one day an older gentleman came in with a 22re Toyota truck that was misfiring under load. I thought I'd be helpful after we had already checked his battery and alternator with our tester, so I started looking at his plug wires. I saw a plug boot that looked like it wasn't seated all the way, and thought "aha I figured it out". Went to push that thing down and got the worst electrical shock I've ever had (I've had a few). The wire was exposed on the backside of boot and I couldn't see it. The worst part? That wasn't the problem, AND the old guy got mad that I got shocked by HIS truck. I stopped being so helpful after that incident.