Author Topic: Stupidest Thing You Have Done Working On Your Vw (Read 2781 times)

kirin · « **on:** February 10, 2004, 10:47:05 PM »

Left the battery hooked up while doing electrical stuff.
Had my nephew pump the brakes while checking for leaks.(Just about broke my nose on that one)

Trying to remove wiper arm nylon bushings with a hunting knife(Got the scars on my left middle finger and pointer.. should of gotten stitches)
gotten stuck underneath my bug as the suspension settled.
drained a fuel tank with no catch near me..

mikeT · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2004, 10:52:21 PM »

i was welding a patch on the front wheel well and some interior carpet caught fire, which was fine but I went to put it out and the doors were locked :wacko: I got lucky and had the keys not to far away, I needed a new carpet kit though.

Pipes · « **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2004, 07:17:33 AM »

Stupid? Sheesh! I've never done anything Stupid before! [_[ really.....

Stephan Schmidt · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2004, 08:18:19 AM »

bleeding the brakes, and the rear brake line was kinked. I had no idea why I was loosing so much brake fluid!

the rear pan half was soaked in brake fluid, and I needed new carpet.

Stephan

James Buchan · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2004, 09:48:23 AM »

Removing the rear spring plates with out some kind of safety - man those things can fly!

dannyboy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2004, 09:59:25 AM »

personally ive never done ANYTHING stupid hehe
but my bro forgot to block the wheels when he was pulling a motor and dropped the car right onto the motor, if the motor wasnt there it would have dropped right on his head.

Typ 3 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2004, 10:24:39 AM »

This wasn't really my fault but....

We hooked up an gas can to the fuel pump of a beater 74 Beetle to see if she would go. We just put a piece of fuel line from the take on to the input of the fuel pump. We then took her for a little test drive around the farm. I was driving along when the engine suddenly lost power and the whole rear of the beetle, gas can and all was on fire.

Once we put out the fire we found out what caused the accident, one of us (not me), had not blocked of the fuel line from the front when we disconnected it from the pump. Fuel dripped all over the engine until the inevitable happened and the thing burst into flames. The fire was hot enough to melt the carb in several places, but the engine and most of its bits were fine, as it now runs in a bus and has been haulin' for a little less than a year since the fire.

That taught me a thing or two about safety with gas :blush: .

Brandon,

btljuce · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2004, 09:56:32 PM »

when i was 15,i bought a new pair of vaurnet sunglasses,took them off,(about 30 mins old)checked the oil,forgot about them,backed up and ran them over.100 bucks down the drain.a buddy of mine bought a 67 baja when we were 16,towed it home,fired it up,went balls out up the driveway,hit the brakes,only the front worked,slid into his garage,into the furnace,wrecked the furnace and the glass nose on the car!!

it was an exspensive learning experience to say the least :lol:

Shane · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2004, 10:06:36 PM »

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Removing the rear spring plates with out some kind of safety - man those things can fly!

What do you do for a living?

Matt · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2004, 10:25:27 PM »

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What do you do for a living?

That's funny....I was just thinkin the same thing.

Matt · « **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2004, 10:28:22 PM »

I was doing brakes on a 68 bug with early fenders. I forgot I had robbed the sole screw from one of the headlight buckets earlier, when I told her to drive up the street and do a panic stop.....flying headlight assemblies batman!!

James Buchan · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2004, 12:16:24 AM »

Hey Matt that 68 wasnt a light blue was it?

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And Hey the spring plate thing happened about 15 years ago when I was 16!

Matt · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2004, 06:20:16 PM »

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Hey Matt that 68 wasnt a light blue was it???

hehehe ...yup.....

sourkraut · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2004, 09:45:25 PM »

It was a light blue. Is now half light blue half bare metal.

steveo_32 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 18, 2004, 07:32:41 PM »

Ahh yes this is the fun stuff, 1967 blue beetle needs floors, just bought car..
went to california imports......walked up to kris kahle bought floors rockers corners ect.....
went home striped bug welded floors, frame head,rockers just gave hell and finished up.
once car was completed.........opened glove box \"oh look receipts\" yaayayayay
lets see here 1967 beetle. okay, mechanics recomendation that floors should not be replaced
due to subframe extremly twisted, followed by frame head twisted and door jam and ds door incorrect
\"okay, lets look at the door, never really looked there yet, kinda got ahead of myself, oh yea look thats a 68 door.......hey look a that piller its totally destroyed.......great move moron only cost 500 in parts
that is about the most stupid thing ive done, not to bad eh!(i was 17 knew everything......aparently not)
from now on i know nothing. it is far easier

John W. Kelly · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2004, 09:36:38 AM »

How about one when I was a new (to me) VW owner. Learning that a ACVW motor WILL overheat no matter how cold it is! We broke a belt on a 25 deg F day so I said \" it's so cold there's NO WAY we'll overheat\". Blew the #3 plug completely out of the head!!

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #16 on:** February 25, 2004, 09:50:16 AM »

John that reminds me when I was about 16, not driving a VW but a V8 with a broken waterpump,,,,I figured the faster I drove the cooler the engine would get,,,that worked for about 1 mile!

John W. Kelly · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2004, 07:16:54 AM »

Or the time I bolted the case together only to notice 1\2 a set of cam bearings sitting on my shelf!!! ]

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