I have semi-recently started performing my own maintenance on the ol' Accord whenever possible, and I've discovered (along with a couple friends) that not everything (read: nothing) goes as planned, at least not the first time. I figure everyone who has ever lifted a hood has at least one funny story, so why not share them so your fellow CB7ers can laugh at / learn from you? I'll start off.
One of my (far more mechanically-inclined) friends and I adjusted the valve clearance on Whiteboy last Sunday. After a couple hours of "What the heck is the difference between 'light' and 'heavy' drag on a feeler gauge?", we had what we thought was a decently-calibrated valvetrain. After a few dabs of Honda Bond and a "whoops, forgot the dang PCV again", we started the engine and where so depressed at the terrible, worse-than-before clacking noise that we decided eating was the only option (also, we were hungry).
After returning from Panera/college Bible study, we put up all the tools except the notably-absent 19mm socket and 3/8" extension. The head-scratching quickly turned into a face-palm, and he now runs as well as a 16-year-old car should. As it turns out, a socket and extension (luckily, I had taken the ratchet off) attached to the crankshaft makes a pretty terrible racket at 1000 revolutions per minute.
Now, I know some of you have done some pretty dumb things, so let's all have a laugh at your expense now
One of my (far more mechanically-inclined) friends and I adjusted the valve clearance on Whiteboy last Sunday. After a couple hours of "What the heck is the difference between 'light' and 'heavy' drag on a feeler gauge?", we had what we thought was a decently-calibrated valvetrain. After a few dabs of Honda Bond and a "whoops, forgot the dang PCV again", we started the engine and where so depressed at the terrible, worse-than-before clacking noise that we decided eating was the only option (also, we were hungry).
After returning from Panera/college Bible study, we put up all the tools except the notably-absent 19mm socket and 3/8" extension. The head-scratching quickly turned into a face-palm, and he now runs as well as a 16-year-old car should. As it turns out, a socket and extension (luckily, I had taken the ratchet off) attached to the crankshaft makes a pretty terrible racket at 1000 revolutions per minute.
Now, I know some of you have done some pretty dumb things, so let's all have a laugh at your expense now
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