Swearing at your car or while working on your car!

vvwbeetle Officially Full-On Dubber

234 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 16 Sep 2011, 7:44 pm

#862418

Hi all,

Managed to get home a little early today so thought I would give the engine bay a quick clean and try to fit a spring to the dipstick to help hold it in and find some where to attach it to.(no luck yet)

I kept dropping the spring then had to use a screw driver and pliers to retrieve it. Each time I realised I was swearing at the car and myself.(I notice this now as my 18 month old son is starting to talk so I am trying to be careful).

So it got me thinking how many times have you sworn at your car while working on it?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 16 Sep 2011, 8:14 pm

#862422

cant count the number of times,

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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 16 Sep 2011, 8:20 pm

#862426

Yeah, lost count a long time ago also.

Last few years have sort of retrained myself... now I only swear when it costs me blood... otherwise there's just a whoppin big "hah - I win !!!" whenever the pesky job gets done.

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Ben386 Officially Full-On Dubber

244 posts · joined Apr 2010 · 16 Sep 2011, 8:39 pm

#862429

I call for Jesus alot.
He never comes.

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 16 Sep 2011, 8:59 pm

#862432

on fords, all most consistently.

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Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

LOWBUG Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 16 Sep 2011, 9:26 pm

#862434

Swear. how about how many time you cut yourself and or bleed when working on your car.

vvwbeetle Officially Full-On Dubber

234 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 16 Sep 2011, 9:35 pm

#862437

Yep have a few cuts and also I have a few mates that have burns on them as they thought they wouldn't touch the part that is hot. But you know it only takes one slip and F#&K you touch the exhaust or something.

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 16 Sep 2011, 9:38 pm

#862438

once in a while on my cars, fords simply changing the plugs several cuts guaranteed every time😬

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Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen

895 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 16 Sep 2011, 9:47 pm

#862439

On the other hand, this weekend i hope to refit the body to the pan after 12+ months, so i gave her a little vocal reminder that i didn't want any trouble

We all talk to them right 😎

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Sep 2011, 9:51 pm

#862440

vvwbeetle wrote:Hi all,

Managed to get home a little early today so thought I would give the engine bay a quick clean and try to fit a spring to the dipstick to help hold it in and find some where to attach it to.(no luck yet)

I kept dropping the spring then had to use a screw driver and pliers to retrieve it. Each time I realised I was swearing at the car and myself.(I notice this now as my 18 month old son is starting to talk so I am trying to be careful).

So it got me thinking how many times have you sworn at your car while working on it?

i HAVE NEVER SWORN AT MY CAR... TRUE..

it doesn't really help at all...

My Son seems to think it does...😂😂

but it still hurts even if You say nothing... True again...

and why scare My Dogs... shouting at My car... True again

I have found Myself running round My car a few times ..
shaking My hand which was hurting like hell and wondering why blood isn't flowing everywhere...
as it hurt like blazes...

and I never ever throw the spanner or screwdriver etc away..
as You only have to go and pick it up

[if You know where it is] or look to find it...

LEE

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Sep 2011, 9:55 pm

#862442

vvwbeetle wrote:Hi all,

Managed to get home a little early today so thought I would give the engine bay a quick clean and try to fit a spring to the dipstick to help hold it in and find some where to attach it to.(no luck yet)

Hi
to tighten the dipstick You stick a flathead screwdriver in between the [long] dipstick and the short piece...
and bend the short piece out.. so it tensions itself ..

and won't fall out...

a new chromed dipstick [very cheap] will never fall out...
nice tension of them..

LEE

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vvwbeetle Officially Full-On Dubber

234 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 16 Sep 2011, 10:04 pm

#862447

Hi lee

Thanks I have done that.it is just poping out a fraction which only happens when I get up it. Due to the pressure. Then it is leaking oil. Which is then dripping on to the tinware then onto the my brand new exhaust!

rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 16 Sep 2011, 10:50 pm

#862455

buy a new one or use a cable tie

Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen

895 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 16 Sep 2011, 11:19 pm

#862456

Put a bigger bend in the dipstick spring

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Sep 2011, 1:22 am

#862463

vvwbeetle wrote:Hi lee

Thanks I have done that.it is just poping out a fraction which only happens when I get up it. Due to the pressure. Then it is leaking oil. Which is then dripping on to the tinware then onto the my brand new exhaust!

I notice vollks.com.au have new chromed dipsticks for sale very cheap..
mine came with a nice thick felt washer...

also

the only time My engine has pushed oil out the dipstick was the engine was over full of oil
OR
the breather hose was blocked
and the engine has to breathe out somewhere

do you have a breather hose or pipe on your engine...??

check out My breather hose going up to the air cleaner and down under the engine below My muffler

Lee

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mactaylor Custom Title Time!

1,005 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 17 Sep 2011, 5:31 am

#862465

when jesus said not to swear cars wernt invented!

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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 17 Sep 2011, 8:41 am

#862480

Not a good idea. 🙅 James Dean even had "Little Bastard" sign-written on the back of his Porsche 550 Spyder, and look what happened to him!

Please don't ask who James Dean is.......Mr Google knows, if you don't.

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 17 Sep 2011, 9:25 am

#862486

Pfft, you ain't heard swearing at a car till you have had to work on van engines 🤪

The amount of times I've belted my head on the seats working on Mitsubishi express van and Toyota Hiaces or the rooted back you get from being cramped into the front under the seats and dash is rediculous.

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 17 Sep 2011, 10:23 am

#862497

Swearing and bleeding is all part of the job as far as I'm concerned. Once I spent quite a while on a chair trying to tune twin carbs on a VW and then had to fix something on my wifes' Range Rover. The family found me asleep underneath sometime later and I woke up with her and the kids pulling me out by the legs. Carbon monoxide poisoning😵‍💫

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 17 Sep 2011, 12:38 pm

#862510

try working on a Renault van of today. the engine is pretty much in the bumper.

change a headlight globe? only 3 hours later, all engine covers and fuse boxes removed plus half the bumper removed...... Light globe changed.

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Taz Devil King of scrapped knuckles

117 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 17 Sep 2011, 3:44 pm

#862534

Usually I have sworn because I can not bend my hands in any way to get to where I need to......Not at the car directly....

The amount of times I have sworn.....not sure.....lost count.......😂

'69 VW Beetle.