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A mechanic friend of mine figures an engineer caught his wife in bed with a mechanic once, and mechanics have been paying for it ever since.
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02-11-2013, 06:19 AM
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I had to pull half a Mitsubishi V6 engine apart to replace the O ring on the pipe that runs through the V to the distribution block. All because someone designed it with the tag that holds the pip in place prevents the pipe from coming out with the distribution block. It has to come out from the front of the engine, which means the timing belt and water pump has to come off and of course, all the accessories and an engine mount has to come off to as it is a transversely mounted engine.
Greg - I think your friend is on the right train of thought there but I'm betting it was some type of orgy!
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02-11-2013, 07:20 AM
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Try replacing the water pump and timing belt on a supercharged MR2 sometime...
Transverse mid-engine with about 1/2" clearance between the engine and the inner body panels all the way around.
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And speaking of water pumps, GM in all their infinite wisdom decided that it would be ok on the LT1 Camaros and Firebirds, to mount the distributor (Optispark) on the crankshaft behind the water pump. To get to it you had to remove the belt tensioner and belt, cooling fans, air pump, crankshaft balancer radiator hoses and water pump. THEN you could remove the opti. To make matters worse, the Optispark contains both the low voltage spark triggering system as well as the high voltage secondary circuit IN THE SAME ENCLOSURE. Add a little moisture (hmmm...where might that come from?) and it'll cost you $400 and a Saturday in labor.
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If you can fix it the manufacture looses money?
Just say en
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I just heard the other day that the new "Artic Cat" snowmobile, the big model, the "Flat Rate" to change two plugs is 3 hours!!
Dumber than Dumb!!
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