Lemur - I feel your pain.

I worked as a machininst after HS for a year. Once I left a chuck key in a Bridgeport mill that was at about face level. Needless to say, I never made that mistake again.

Id like to think the more us newbies work on our cars, the more we can sense 'I really shouldnt do this ' and then obey that urge and stop and take a few steps back. But theres only one way to learn...

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car