tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post27975296424421017..comments2024-03-28T16:16:48.699-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: BuzzerAngus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-74925197889835656552019-09-19T13:50:50.998-04:002019-09-19T13:50:50.998-04:00That's why aircraft mechanics are required to ...That's why aircraft mechanics are required to shadow their tool boxes.JayNolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968502576630432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-77198985355986558182019-09-15T12:59:00.174-04:002019-09-15T12:59:00.174-04:00Canadian engine, Mexican transmission, Australian ...Canadian engine, Mexican transmission, Australian brakes...<br /><br />She's a car of the world!<br /><br />Plus, in some cases, GM is still using inch threads with metric heads.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-75165270731096233192019-09-15T01:21:26.584-04:002019-09-15T01:21:26.584-04:00I must confess to being a little surprised by that...I must confess to being a little surprised by that: <i>7mm, 10mm, 13mm and 15mm abound </i><br /><br />I thought yours was an American car. /jkSendariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286039362709773644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-39431388165444234582019-09-14T23:53:26.932-04:002019-09-14T23:53:26.932-04:00I retraced how this happened.
I have a preferred ...I retraced how this happened.<br /><br />I have a preferred tiny screwdriver that I used to unclip the trans cooler lines. It got misplaced under the service manuals on my bench when I looked something up. So I got the wooden handled one out to disconnect the clutch line.<br /><br />Later, when I'd located the preferred tiny screwdriver when I was putting things away, my mind checked the "tiny screwdriver" box in the inventory and I thought I was good to go. That led to this...<br /><br />Because GM has settled on like three sizes for almost everything, there's little point in putting most of the sockets away because you're going to be using them in a minute.<br /><br />7mm, 10mm, 13mm and 15mm abound and never go unused long enough to justify putting them back.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-31088081750295576972019-09-14T23:13:54.239-04:002019-09-14T23:13:54.239-04:00My late father-in-law used to drive me CRAZY with ...My late father-in-law used to drive me CRAZY with his mania about putting away tool A before fetching tool B.<br /><br />The walk from his work bay to his tool store was 20 metres or so (65 feet), and it ate up a LOT of time that he could have spent working, <br /><br />Upside, if any, was that he never lost a tool, or left one where it shouldn't be - oh, and he was pretty fit, for an old guy, what with all that walking. :)Sendariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286039362709773644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-30011736678121568352019-09-14T22:02:25.377-04:002019-09-14T22:02:25.377-04:00It's especially acute when you have to take so...It's especially acute when you have to take so much apart to gain access to what you were working on.<br /><br />Too many places where a mistake could have been made.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-15525611720394222442019-09-14T21:39:47.365-04:002019-09-14T21:39:47.365-04:00LOL!
I can sense the relief from here.
The first t...LOL!<br />I can sense the relief from here.<br />The first thing that goes through your mind when you hear a strange noise after a huge job like that is What The Fuck Is That?<br />Then in nano seconds twenty different horrible scenarios sprint through your mind. It's like a little Mini Death when your life flashes before your eyes.<br />Glad it was something easy.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.com