LOL Stupid high School Shop Kids

[THEL78ISGREAT]

I just figured I share two stories that occured over the last week and a half. We havent been busy, so the kids have had their cars in there.

First, this kid brings in his Volvo to change the oil. The idiots in first period, thinking they know everything, go and use the impact wrench to take the oil pan bolt out. Of course, it strips. The kid with the car doesnt know too much, but he knows it, so he lets this ricer that thinks he knows everything try to get it out. (BTW, the kid who owns the car isnt the one who stripped the bolt, it was another idiot/idiots) The points on the bolt were turned/knarled, and push over onto the flats part way. So the ricer files it down to two flats, and tried to take it off with the top of a regular wrench. While he was filing I tell him to go to at least 4 flats, and he should do six, but he doesnt want to listen. So they dont get the bolt off. I told the kid to put the lift down and get them out from under his car because if they get it off, he cant drive his car home because it wont go back on right. SO he puts it down, and i told him to have it drilled out. SO he took it to the Volvo dealership and they drilled it out and he bought a new bolt, and hes not letting the ricers at it again lol.

Then, I walk in on monday, and a kid has his Saturn on the lift. Hes changing the starter, and im wondering "I wonder if its even the starter, since when the car wont start, people always go "Well it must be the starter." He and the know it all ricer came to the conclusion that it was the starter. He said it was only working sometimes, which I found weird. So the next day I walk in, the car is back, wont start again. He turns the key, click click click. SURPRISE! DEAD BATTERY LOL. What a waste of 180 bucks. Stupid ricers. Oh well. I just thought it was funny. And its not the battery itself either, they think, its the alternator. I have a sneaky suspicion that its the wiring, but have no actual reason to believe it, just a hunch. Oh well, they are probably changing it tomarrow, and will probably break something else, so ill get back to you on the end of the story.

[Duster_340]

what a bunch of morons. I hate know-it-all kids like them. they think cause they've done something to a car, they can just do anything. Iv fixed little things my GA myself many times, but I know for a fact once I start on my Duster next summer, ill be hunting down for tips, and answers to my questions atleast 3 times a week. on the 2nd story though, you have a good paint when you say wiring. I had thought dead battery at first, but then when you said it starts sometimes, i started to think of the wiring. along with the ignition, or alternator. those are my guesses. im thinking the ignition though, but I wouldn't just dive into that right away.

[RiversideParish]

stupid ricers... funny story, though.

[WINGNUT]

I have plenty of stories like that....I took auto shop class at a vocational school my senior year during the afternoons. I saw a few cars fall off lifts (one was a customers car), others crashed into things, and once a kid scraped a customers car on the bay door trying to get it into the shop.............the WHOLE right side.

One kid had to bring in his '83 Escort to do some work. He was standing in front of his car for about ten minutes with a phillips head screwdriver in his hand. I asked him what he was trying to do, and he replied that he was going to remove the headlight. I asked him what the difficulty was, and he replied that he was 'thinking'.

I also had a '86 Olds Cutlas Ciera backfire in my face while I was tuning the 2.5 engine. The kid behind the wheel thought starting it with my face in the engine would be smart for some reason or another. It blew the air cleaner off and it caught on fire and everything.........but only for a few seconds.

[THEL78ISGREAT]

OMG. This one is great. Today, this kid brings in his Accord, and to change the rotors, these idiots are trying to get out the ball joint. Why you ask? They couldnt get two of the bots off because these great Hondas use different bolts to hold the rotor to the spindle than the ones that hold on the rim.
Anyway, my friend just got a '66 Mustang coupe, 289 2 bbl, C4. It sat for a while, and theres surface rust under it, but the seats have been reupolstered and the quarters and fenders done, as well as the rockers. Some bondo to smooth out where the quarter meets the roof but its solid and the paint is decent. Anyway, his dad wanted to see what the undercarraige really looked like so after school he brought it over (he lives litterally about an 1/8 of a mile away, and we changed the oil while we were at it. But our cheap school doesnt have equiptment to tune up old cars and his dad hasnt owned anything with points for years and doesnt have a timing light, so im going to bring in a dwell meter and timing light so that we can tune it up and set the timing. He doesnt know too much about that type of stuff, but he trusts me. He just doesnt want to bring it in with the ricers and have them screw with it first period or when were not looking. I told him I would take care of them, because if I bring in my equiptment they arent getting anywhere near it. It keeps stalling, in the short trip it stalled three times. I have a suspicious that there is a vaccum leak and maybe the carb is full of crap, plus it needs a tune up. Im going to help him get it running hot though, so its getting a four barrel and healthy cam. I told him to have hardened exhaust seats put in, and have the valves oversized to a 1.94 SBC intake, and 1.55 exhaust while hes at it, and maybe get the heads ported. m going to try to find a set with the work done already though. Anyone know the head gasket thickness on those to up CR above what is 9.5:1 IIRC to about 10:1? He wants a true dual exhaust too, THANKFULLY, so I told him we will get a hold of some Tri Ys or 289 Hi Po or 351 manifolds for it, and he nodded and said "Okay" and laughed like, "Matt, I have no idea what youre talking about but if its going to work better......" Anyway, im rambling now.

[72Chero]

but it really sounds like your having a great time. I don't know about the gaskets on those heads but I would assume they are about the same, I had a blown head gasket back in June and we decided to have the heads milled only .008 but we decided to do all of the measurements to do the equation of horsepower by bore, stroke etc. to get to the point my gaskets (copper) measured in at I believe .033 if I remember correctly. If that helps. Probably not, but thats my two cents rolling on the ground. :D:rolleyes:

[THEL78ISGREAT]

Yeah, I never thought I would be that excited for my friend to get a musclecar. He got it partly by my influence, after listening to me and talking to me for a year, he decided he wanted to go muscle too.

[Duster_340]

now wheres yours? jk. but if you want to answer feel free. im interested in what your looking at for your first muscle. keep in mind theres a difference between a first muscle, and a dream muscle.

[THEL78ISGREAT]

I really dont care as long as its a two door from between about '62-'72, an A body GM or a B body Mopar most likely. Something intermediate.