Reddit’s Just Rolled into the Shop is a veritable cornucopia of the many wonders and oddities of shop lyfe. You never know what’s gonna roll in. Here’s what caught my eye this week.
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Renault Clio... Eight fuses. Half the left row is inaccessible, two of the top rows as well... They are literally not possible to get out without getting the entire underside of the dash off. Many screws, a million clips, and a sea of sweat, tears and blood
O2 simulator to cheat emissions
Honda CBR600 F4i
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Sillycone
...They had their Lincoln in for service but they had to leave it because we had to order parts. I know it’s a downgrade but it’s still a car.
they foamed it an everything. Was a substantial fire
2019 Accord. FTP sensor high voltage (open) ...But this is a hard set DTC. It went on the carrier this way...from the plant.
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Dung Beetle
Circular sawter pump
Faulty radiator cap
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Honestly, the whole story is much sadder. It made the news and everything... https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/aug/03/body-found-highway-near-arkansas-oklahoma-border-p/
Fastest car in the world...
YOU HAD ONE JOB
This one is a hood pin from a Kenworth, if you google the part number I can see where the nickname came from.
He also cut the trailer brake wire on the trailer he pulled. He was able to burn up a set of all 4 brake pads to the point the piston came out of the rear caliper, in only 12,000 miles on a 2017 Chevy 3500 dually.
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Blundercoat
Obligatory tire post
Obligatory brake post