Did the dumbest thing I've done to a car in awhile. I went out this morning to pull a plug on the 2008 Suburban I bought last week. The idea was to check a plug to see if it was original. As suspected, it appeared to be the factory plug so I knew I needed to order a new set.
But, the sucker was very tight and I had to get a small pipe I use as my first-try cheater bar. After it broke loose, I laid the pipe up under the hood near the firewall on the driver's side. Then I checked the gap on the plug, blew it off and put it back in. Then...I closed the hood.
I went out later to look at something else (brake fluid condition) and noticed the pipe under the hood. Thought about how dumb I was to leave it there, grabbed it, and then closed the hood. Dumb but at least I found it before driving somewhere, right?
Then this afternoon, I noticed a new feature of the car: the hood rides about 1/4 in. too high on that side. Nothing I can do will bring it flush. It looks like I stretched the hinge. I've tried adjusting the one on there, but it won't come back down. So, I just ordered a new one for $36. I hope that fixes it but I've been angry with myself since I noticed it. It's been a long time since I've done something like that. Setting aside $36 from another part of the "fun" budget as penance.
But, the sucker was very tight and I had to get a small pipe I use as my first-try cheater bar. After it broke loose, I laid the pipe up under the hood near the firewall on the driver's side. Then I checked the gap on the plug, blew it off and put it back in. Then...I closed the hood.
I went out later to look at something else (brake fluid condition) and noticed the pipe under the hood. Thought about how dumb I was to leave it there, grabbed it, and then closed the hood. Dumb but at least I found it before driving somewhere, right?
Then this afternoon, I noticed a new feature of the car: the hood rides about 1/4 in. too high on that side. Nothing I can do will bring it flush. It looks like I stretched the hinge. I've tried adjusting the one on there, but it won't come back down. So, I just ordered a new one for $36. I hope that fixes it but I've been angry with myself since I noticed it. It's been a long time since I've done something like that. Setting aside $36 from another part of the "fun" budget as penance.
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