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Offline Rmachines

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I hate that feeling!
« on: 16 April 2012, 13:39 »
When you have just done a cambelt or a big job on an engine (i have just put a new head on a focus) And everything is all back together..... And your about to turn the key for the first time! 

As much as i double check everything,  and despite the fact this is my job and i do these things every day,  the moment i turn that key still bloody sh*ts me up  :grin:  And to top it off this time the battery was flat  :rolleyes:

10 golfs and counting! 

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Re: I hate that feeling!
« Reply #1 on: 16 April 2012, 13:48 »
but did you have a spare bolt after rebuilding it?  :lipsrsealed:
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Offline Seanl

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Re: I hate that feeling!
« Reply #2 on: 16 April 2012, 14:17 »
but did you have a spare bolt after rebuilding it?  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: I hate that feeling!
« Reply #3 on: 16 April 2012, 14:34 »
but did you have a spare bolt after rebuilding it?  :lipsrsealed:

he didnt after he threw it away.  :grin:

Offline cullygti

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Re: I hate that feeling!
« Reply #4 on: 16 April 2012, 14:40 »
he will have more than one left over if it goes tits up  :tongue:  :grin:


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Re: I hate that feeling!
« Reply #5 on: 16 April 2012, 19:44 »
lol!  Well it worked fine!  I had 4 left over bolts, turns out they were off the old head, so that's fine.

I call spare bolts wee bits,  they go weeeee over my shoulder.  :grin:
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Offline scarr89

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Re: I hate that feeling!
« Reply #6 on: 16 April 2012, 21:29 »
You try working with explosives  :lipsrsealed:

I get that awful gut wrenching feeling at least 4 times a day at work :sick:

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Re: I hate that feeling!
« Reply #7 on: 16 April 2012, 21:46 »
Think yourself lucky, i work for a large haulage firm and one of the DAF XF's had to be towed to a main dealer over the weekend because our on site workshop had put a new set of brake pads in.........back to front..................new discs/calipers/carriers and associated pipework because the whole lot had got too hot..