Smallest Part
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Drifting
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From: Oak Ridge NC
Smallest Part
Dang it! just lost what has to be the smallest part...the choke rod clip. I used a magnified small pliers to pull it...put it in the magnetic bowl...and now can't find it!
Off to the auto store
Off to the auto store
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Drifting
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From: Oak Ridge NC
Originally Posted by Tom454
Have any old carb kits laying around?
There's usually a spare in the box.
Yeah... that sucker is small.
There's usually a spare in the box.
Yeah... that sucker is small.
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Drifting
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From: Oak Ridge NC
Would you believe it...dropped the new one on the floor...it fell right next to the one I lost
Went to siphon my differencial and guess what....pump is trash!
Ain't my day...calling it quits!
Went to siphon my differencial and guess what....pump is trash!
Ain't my day...calling it quits!
Safety Car
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From: Beecher Illinois
Originally Posted by SmokinBBC
dropped the new one on the floor...it fell right next to the one I lost
Lost a small part once and couldn't find it. 6 months later I was taking a detail pic with my camera stuck way up in nowhere land and the long lost missing part was in the picture
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Drifting
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From: Oak Ridge NC
Originally Posted by moosie982
We used to call those small clips "Jesus" clips because when we dropped it or misplaced it we'd say "Jesus where'd that clip go?"
It was funny at the time. Peace,,,Moosie
It was funny at the time. Peace,,,Moosie
Heel & Toe
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Lost one of the removeable 'tips' that come with those multi-headed screwdrivers about six months ago on the carport floor...couldn't find that sucker in broad daylight, even though it couldn't have gone very far.
Looked down yesterday as I was unloading stuff from the Vette, and there it was in plain sight, on the other side of the car.
Guess it took the gardeners with those blankety-blank leaf blowers they use in this apartment complex twice a week to finally blow it out into the open...
Looked down yesterday as I was unloading stuff from the Vette, and there it was in plain sight, on the other side of the car.
Guess it took the gardeners with those blankety-blank leaf blowers they use in this apartment complex twice a week to finally blow it out into the open...
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Safety Car
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From: Lakeland Florida
I use the same trick of dropping an identical part again, just to see where it goes, and hope that it lands up in the same place.
The small part I lost was one of the distributor advance springs. Now I put a tie wrap through the spring part so I can hold onto it in case I dont make the second connecting post, and it springs away from me.
kdf
The small part I lost was one of the distributor advance springs. Now I put a tie wrap through the spring part so I can hold onto it in case I dont make the second connecting post, and it springs away from me.
kdf