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When teaching your kids moments go wrong

Posted on 3/29/21 at 3:56 pm
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/29/21 at 3:56 pm
Teaching my 2 sons how to change oil in the truck. When done adding new oil back in the truck, realizing I didn’t put the plug back in. To make matters worse, I had moved the oil pan to underneath the filter. Good times, heading to get oil dry and more oil now. Thankfully I just use non synthetic, so not too expensive.Any other “good” stories?
This post was edited on 3/29/21 at 4:03 pm
Posted by GeauxTigers0107
South Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
10034 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 4:01 pm to
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not too experienced


I'd have to agree with you...

My son is 14 now and I'm giving him all of the useful life lessons he'll need later on. I've yet to have a moment like you but I'm sure it's coming.

Look at the bright side, you taught them how to change the oil and what could happen if they don't pay attention to the job they're doing.
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 4:03 pm to
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I'd have to agree with you


That was supposed to say expensive
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
15218 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 4:04 pm to
Just dont drive the truck with no earl in it.

I’ve two: I drained the transmission once while trying to change the engine oil on a 91 7.3 ford. I noted to myself how clear the oil was.

My bro was told to “fill up the oil”. So he filled ‘er up to the top of the valve cover. bye bye engine.
This post was edited on 3/29/21 at 4:08 pm
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 4:04 pm to
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Look at the bright side, you taught them how to change the oil and what could happen if they don't pay attention to the job they're doing.


Oh I agree, I busted out laughing and just shook my head, lady at Napa said didn’t you just come in here buying oil, told her the story and she got a good laugh also
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 4:10 pm to
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My bro was told to “fill up the oil”. So he filled ‘er up to the top of the valve cover. bye bye engine.


Yikes
Posted by VanRIch
Wherever
Member since Sep 2007
10682 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 5:08 pm to
I was teaching my son basic lawn mower maintenance. I was trying to get the nut off the mower blade for the first time for this mower I had, put a stop block in to hold the blades and it gave way. Cut two of my knuckles down to the bone and a trip to the ER to get stitched up.
Posted by GeauxTigers0107
South Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
10034 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 6:16 pm to
Posted by lsuson
Metairie
Member since Oct 2013
12985 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 7:28 pm to
Not teaching kids but teaching myself in college. Starter went out. Instead of unscrewing the three bolts from underneath the truck I also disassembled the magnets from the starter. If you’ve done it before it’s a pain in the arse to get it back together. Poor guy at auto zone helped put it back together just to tell me in minutes it’s no good. Valuable lesson learned what not to do!
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68123 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 7:38 pm to
My dad loaded my oldest sister and I into mom's Lincoln 2 door one Saturday morning to go for a drive. He was teaching her how as she was doing the drivers ed deal at the same time. Car was basically like this 74. I was 6.



So, she does a couple of laps around the neighborhood and the downtown square. Tells her, let's go over here and fill 'er up at the full service Texaco.

She whips in and takes out the first pump with the nose of this lead sled. Knocked it clean off the concrete. Chaos and lots of cussing.

I think he had to pay for the new pump in installments.
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:07 pm to
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She whips in and takes out the first pump with the nose of this lead sled. Knocked it clean off the concrete. Chaos and lots of cussing.

I think he had to pay for the new pump in installments.



OMG Yeah I'm speechless
Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
Member since Feb 2005
18690 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:07 pm to
Let me know when you drain all the fluid out of you transmission and put twice as much oil in the motor that you are supposed to.
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:08 pm to
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Starter went out


In HS I replaced my starter on an 89 GMC Sierra, seemed like it took my ALL day to do. Wasn't hard taking the old one out, but putting the new one in was a pain. I drove that truck and another truck that was exact same make and year. I got good at changing them eventually.
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:10 pm to
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put twice as much oil in the motor that you are supposed to.



How does this happen? I can still see myself doing it. Just thinking about a different vehicle and added wrong amount?
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:11 pm to
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I was teaching my son basic lawn mower maintenance. I was trying to get the nut off the mower blade for the first time for this mower I had, put a stop block in to hold the blades and it gave way. Cut two of my knuckles down to the bone and a trip to the ER to get stitched up.



That's a good story Bad ending with you getting hurt, but good story.
Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
Member since Feb 2005
18690 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:22 pm to
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How does this happen? I can still see myself doing it. Just thinking about a different vehicle and added wrong amount?




I thought I opened the oil drain. I actually drained all my transmission fluid. Yeah I know the shite is red.

Then I added 5 quarts of oil.

I figured it all out when I cranked it and my dash looked like a light bright.
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:26 pm to
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I thought I opened the oil drain. I actually drained all my transmission fluid. Yeah I know the shite is red.

Then I added 5 quarts of oil.

I figured it all out when I cranked it and my dash looked like a light bright.



Oh I see now, I should have read your original post better and would have figured that out. Yeah, as did to me, sometimes shite happens
Posted by VanRIch
Wherever
Member since Sep 2007
10682 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 9:32 pm to
Worst part was my fingers got pinned between the blade in the deck, and I had to rotate the blade to get my fingers out.
Posted by geaux88
Northshore, LA
Member since Oct 2003
16355 posts
Posted on 3/29/21 at 11:59 pm to
Don't feel bad. We lived in NOVA. My dad had bought a brand new '78 F-250 4x4 long bed bare bones truck with a 300 cid straight six and a manual transmission. In 1980, I knew I was gonna start driving it when he let me, and I worked at a gas station (back then they had full serve stations and a mechanic on duty). I learned how to change the oil in a car there. I convinced my dad to buy the supplies and let ME change the oil in the truck, as I was eager to show him how responsible and "learned" I could be. Well, he let me change the oil. It all went smooth. I was so proud. Came out and got my dad to take on test drive.

We get maybe a mile down the road and I'm smelling oil smoke and start hearing lifters going "TAPPA TAPPA TAPPA." My dad reaches over tells me push in the clutch and brakes and STOP, while he turns the key off to kill the engine. We pop the hood, get out, and there is oil sprayed ALL over the engine compartment and by now the rest dumped out into the street.

Turns out I forgot to make sure/inspect that the OLD O-Ring off the old oil filter came off, and when I mounted the new oil filter it never sealed. Luckily, no damage done other than a big mess to clean up, and he even let me put the other new oil filter on and re-fill it with oil. He told me he trusted me and that it could have happened to him, and that I could change the oil in both the family car and that truck going forward. What a great dad. I have never made that mistake again!!
Posted by eatpie
Kentucky
Member since Aug 2018
1265 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 1:20 pm to
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Let me know when you drain all the fluid out of you transmission and put twice as much oil in the motor that you are supposed to.



You actually did this??? HAHAHAHA..

I thought I was the only dumbass. '82 Datsun 510 wagon. Thought it odd when I hit 40 MPH a giant cloud of white smoke started following me...

Car took it like a champ though.
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