Where Have All The Men Gone?

[Eki]

:cornfused:

With myself and a socket-wrench : .

I would ask Knockie the same question : .

You replaced the plugs with a socket wrench? Does it work? I've heard some people have replaced a fuse with a coin and it has worked.

[schmenke]

You replaced the plugs with a socket wrench? ....

Why not. A socket-wrench provides torque.

[race aficionado]

Where have all the women gone?

This forum of ours use to be blessed with their presence.

I miss them. Too much testosterone in our threads.

We probably scared most of them away.

[Rollo]

Who knew how to change a spark plug or a light bulb if required.

What sort of light bulb? Bayonet, Screw or Prong Type? Bi-pin? Incandescent, Halogen or Energy Saver? H1, H3, H4? Blinker? C5W, H6W, P21s?
What sort of question is this anyway? Do you need to undo press clips, covers or use some special implement?
More information please!

Psst!... Most Spark Plugs are No.19 sockets. You can get a specialist magnetic socket which will do that job for very little money. It can be a real bother to change the rear two on a V8 engine where there's limited space; the LX Torana springs to mind.

[Gregor-y]

Psst!... Most Spark Plugs are No.19 sockets. You can get a specialist magnetic socket which will do that job for very little money. It can be a real bother to change the rear two on a V8 engine where there's limited space; the LX Torana springs to mind.

Try a Subaru some time. Although once you get the air intake, battery and washer bottle out it's not so bad. What I consider a major failure of car's design is you need to remove the intake and battery to change the headlight bulbs. Not easy when it's getting dark, well below freezing, and you're 300 miles from your destination.

[Rollo]

That's a piece of cake. The Chevy Monza V-8 required you unbolt the motor mount and lift the motor about an inch to get to one of the rear plugs.

The Chevy Monza and the Holden Torana hatch. They're very much in the same sort of spirit aren't they? The difference being that the 350cube wouldn't have fitted in the Torana, it only got the 308.




Dear GM,
Y U NO make cars like this any more? Have you forgotten about style? We still want cars that look like they could rip out your spinal cord and then flog you with it. What gives?

[BDunnell]

I always do everything on my own.
And I work a lot, without complaining about it.
Does that mean that I can't have a moderate opinion?

ioan, for once, I'm sure you speak for several of us. Well said.

A ridiculous thread posted by someone with far too narrow a definition of what constitutes a 'man'.

[555-04Q2]

I always do everything on my own.
And I work a lot, without complaining about it.
Does that mean that I can't have a moderate opinion?

Yes you can boet! We just don't have to agree with it :

[555-04Q2]

Try a Subaru some time. Although once you get the air intake, battery and washer bottle out it's not so bad. What I consider a major failure of car's design is you need to remove the intake and battery to change the headlight bulbs. Not easy when it's getting dark, well below freezing, and you're 300 miles from your destination.

Yep. The first time I tried to change the plugs on my Scooby I swore enough to make a sailor blush! A 5 minute job that takes 30 minutes to do

[555-04Q2]

What sort of light bulb? Bayonet, Screw or Prong Type? Bi-pin? Incandescent, Halogen or Energy Saver? H1, H3, H4? Blinker? C5W, H6W, P21s?
What sort of question is this anyway? Do you need to undo press clips, covers or use some special implement?
More information please!

Any type of bulb! About 5 years ago I was at my brother in laws place and his cars indicator lamp blew. He wanted to take it to the garage to have it replaced!!! After kaking him out royally for being such a fag I showed him how to do it and saved him 500 bucks! For a guy who did not know what the dirfference between a screwdriver and a spanner 5 years ago, the boy has come a long way today!