Hello, I'm starting a thread of problems which were solved easily or cheaply. No solution is too small.
While the stories will likely be automotive most of the time there are no limits to the problem type.
I'll go first.
Years ago a friend was bouncing down his rocky, unfinished driveway in a 1974 Fiat 124. The car then ceased to go.
The engine would rev but the car wouldn't move.
My friend opened the door and said, "Hear that hissing?".
I heard nothing.
We pulled the car up onto ramps with a tractor and he found a cracked black elbow which was in a ridiculously vulnerable location.
It was essentially a 3" piece of 1/2" hose bent into an "L" which connected a pipe to the side of the automatic transmission.
We cleaned it with a shot of brake cleaner, wrapped it with electric tape and reinstalled it.
This simple fix restored the trannie's operation. CAR JOY.
We replaced it shortly thereafter with something more flexible (newer).
Anyone else? Kira
While the stories will likely be automotive most of the time there are no limits to the problem type.
I'll go first.
Years ago a friend was bouncing down his rocky, unfinished driveway in a 1974 Fiat 124. The car then ceased to go.
The engine would rev but the car wouldn't move.
My friend opened the door and said, "Hear that hissing?".
I heard nothing.
We pulled the car up onto ramps with a tractor and he found a cracked black elbow which was in a ridiculously vulnerable location.
It was essentially a 3" piece of 1/2" hose bent into an "L" which connected a pipe to the side of the automatic transmission.
We cleaned it with a shot of brake cleaner, wrapped it with electric tape and reinstalled it.
This simple fix restored the trannie's operation. CAR JOY.
We replaced it shortly thereafter with something more flexible (newer).
Anyone else? Kira