weak willed bolts make me angry. both bolts that hold the exhaust pipes leading from the exhaust for the rear cylinders to that thingie that combines front and rear pipes BROKE OFF. of course, much loudness ensued. now me, being a mechanical idiot, prone to F--king up when ever i try to do any real work on things which are mechanical, drove teh uberloud vanagon up to munford to have my much more mechanically adept father bolt the pipes back together (with some much bigger, burlier bolts that just barely fit),couldn't find any acceptable gasket so gotta go get one at roy rogers (roy rogers is indispensable, shop there often) (and this is just leading up to explaining the title) once we (or rather 'he', i just stood there, looked stupid and said 'duh, can i help!!') got it stuck back together, once again the opportunity to try to figure out why it ran funny was taken, and it was discovered that the vacuum line leading from the intake manifold to the fuel pressure regulator was loose. cut off the loose (stretched) end and stuck the hose back on. instant gratification. after that it ran 'just right'. naughty vanagon. always - (ALWAYS,ALWAYS,ALWAYS _*ALWAYS*_) - trying to find ways to test your mechanical abilities and your troubleshooting prowess.(or at least mine is.)
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