It's a good thing stupid doesn't hurt.

[PHPaul]

The last three years, I've gone to fire up the AC in the Cabota (my B2650) and it didn't work. Each time it's been a blown o-ring, two in the compressor and one in the evaporator.

So, this spring the AC isn't working AGAIN, and I assume there's another issue, probably a @#)$(*ing o-ring. So, this morning I took it to my favorite mechanic and said "fix it".

He called this afternoon and said "Come get your tractor."

"Cool," sez I, "What'd ya find?"

"Nothing, working fine"

"???"

So I went over and picked it up and we talked a bit.

Turns out, after you turn the temp control to cold and turn the fan to high, there's this little button marked "AC" that you push, a green light comes on and cold air comes out of the vents...

Doh...

 

[RCW]

Paul - -
I’ve NEVER done anything stupid like that......and I’m lying big time!!![emoji15]
We’ve all been there; good you can laugh at yourself about it...I know sometimes I really crack myself up!![emoji41]


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[SidecarFlip]

I still laugh at my stupidity when I bought my first M9 cab way back when. Was at the dealer and he said 'Your tractor is out back, keys are in it go fire it up', so I trundle out, get in it and turn the key and nothing, so I turn the key back off, take it out, put it in and repeat...nothing.

Did that a few times. Went back inside and asked when they were delivering it, answer was 2 days. I said cool but never said it would not crank.

When the owner delivered it and gave me the owners manual, before I tried it that time I read the manual and it plainly stated there were 3 distinct positions on the key switch. Preheat start and run (switch returned to a half position by itself).

At the dealer I wasn't going past preheat. Never engaged the starter at all.

Oh well, what a manual is for.

 

[Fordtech86]

Paul you are not alone. Get stuff like that weekly at work. Just the other day had a car come in that’s been at three different dealers for the lane keeping assist not work and the light on the dash, other dealers said no codes in the system, and they don’t know what’s wrong. So I get in it and go drive it, light is on, press the button on the dash that turns the system on and guess what, it works and the light goes off.

My favorite ones though are the ones that have the car towed cause it doesn’t start, battery test and it needs a battery, they then say our battery is too expensive, they can get one at wherever for so much less. We jump it off and send them on there way. Later in the day it comes back on the wrecker, won’t start, they are pissed cause we said it needed a battery. Go out, pop the hood, take the cable off, pull the plastic cap off the battery terminal, and start the car. How expensive was our battery now? That happens a lot.

Glad I’ve never done anything stupid!

 

[PHPaul]

@Fordtech86 - Similar story.

Car needed new wipers. Stopped at NAPA and picked up a set of Bosch Premium wipers and put them on.

Started raining on the way home so I turned them on. GOOD GOLLY what a mess. Smearing, streaking, actually easier to see with them turned off. Hung a u-ey and went storming right back to NAPA. Got out to take the wipers back off so I could suggest a couple of things NAPA could do with them when I noticed the protective plastic sleeves over the rubber blades...

 

[Muzzy]

That Darn Button was just hiding on you..

 

[Lil Foot]

I've had that exact sort of thing happen many times in my life, but in my case, it was because the button in question had warped into another dimension, only to return when someone else comes over to demonstrate the correct procedure.

 

[jmf78]

@Fordtech86 - Similar story.

Car needed new wipers. Stopped at NAPA and picked up a set of Bosch Premium wipers and put them on.

Started raining on the way home so I turned them on. GOOD GOLLY what a mess. Smearing, streaking, actually easier to see with them turned off. Hung a u-ey and went storming right back to NAPA. Got out to take the wipers back off so I could suggest a couple of things NAPA could do with them when I noticed the protective plastic sleeves over the rubber blades...

Did this when I put new wipers on the wifes car some time ago. It rained the next day. She had quite the laugh at my expense. As did I.

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[Fordtech86]

@Fordtech86 - Similar story.

Car needed new wipers. Stopped at NAPA and picked up a set of Bosch Premium wipers and put them on.

Started raining on the way home so I turned them on. GOOD GOLLY what a mess. Smearing, streaking, actually easier to see with them turned off. Hung a u-ey and went storming right back to NAPA. Got out to take the wipers back off so I could suggest a couple of things NAPA could do with them when I noticed the protective plastic sleeves over the rubber blades...

I always tell the new kids at work to leave them on cause the wipers last longer! And I hope you didn’t take my reply in a bad way, I was laughing with you not at you. Those things happen everyday.

 

[Fordtech86]

And stupid can get you hurt, luckily in your case “stupid” didn’t. I’ve been on the side of stupid hurts many of times

 

[cliffboyer]

Had been in new home about 4 years when septic started smelling real bad. I always do yearly service by dropping in chlorine tabs & cleaning aerator pump. Called the folks that installed it asking what could be wrong. They asked when was last time the filter had been cleaned. My response was, " filter..what filter?".

Wife called me at work one super cold winter day saying furnace not working. Being I wouldn't be home until many hours later, I told her call service man. Local outfit & really nice folks. They showed up pronto and replaced the AA's in thermostat. That one cost $75!

 

[bearbait]

And stupid can get you hurt, luckily in your case “stupid” didn’t. I’ve been on the side of stupid hurts many of times

Your not alone there my friend.

 

[D2Cat]

A few years ago I had mounted my Hiniker snow plow on the truck but I couldn't get my headlights to work. I finally took it over to a neighbor mechanic. I left to go to the farm and asked him to call me when he had it figured out. About 3 miles down the road he call and said it was ready.

I asked him what the problem was. He said "operator error". I didn't turn the switch on the remote control on.

 

[skeets]

Boy I am glad I aint never done nuttin like youz guys,,,,, coff coff coff

 

[bearbait]

Boy I am glad I aint never done nuttin like youz guys,,,,, coff coff coff

Lol, that chainsaw cut all healed up on your leg my friend? I know, that was a low blow.

 

[skeets]

LMAO,, 6 inches higher and I would have been singing soprano..lol

 

[bearbait]

LMAO,, 6 inches higher and I would have been singing soprano..lol

Lol, and some people have to pay for that, just think you could open up shop.

 

[ipz2222]

My son in law bought a house, the back deck was sagging at one corner. Underneath the deck were 4x4 posts about 8 ft high. I set a temporary post under the corner on a jack, propped a ladder against one of the posts I needed to remove and begin to remove the nail. One fourth of a second later, on my back I asked myself. What made you think that post and ladder was going to stay there when you removed those nails. At least the deck didn't fall on me!!!

 

[johnjk]

Doing an oil change on one of my cars a few years back and chatting with the neighbor. Forgot to look at the old filter when I spun it off and spun the new one on with the seal from the old filter still attached to the engine. Finished the drain/fill and started it up. What's that sound? Oh, about 4 qts of nice new clean oil spraying over the driveway and underside of the car.

 

[Stmar]

Bought a Honda EU2000 inverter generator because I wanted something that would start when I needed it so paid the premium. Start it every few months or find something to use it on to make sure it is ready to go in case of emergencies. One time I had a heck of a time starting it, not normal for Honda right? Pulled the plug, cleaned the air filter, squirted in some starter fluid, added some Seafoam in a progression of trying to get it to run normally. Got it started a few times but it choked and sputtered. Then I noticed that the ECO switch was on, turned it to Normal and it ran like a Honda should, lol.

Had an MGB when I was a kid. Developed a leak in my radiator. Looking at it with some friends and I saw where it was leaking, stuck my hand down there to show my friends and discovered the fan blades turning so fast I did not see them. Luckily did not lose any digits, just a lot of blood from sliced finger tips. A lesson for youth, just because you can't see it does not mean that it won't hurt you.