• MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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    8 months ago

    Oh I know that voice!

    It was the one that told me to “stop torquing now!” When I ended up breaking a crossed bolt off in an awkward blind spot on the side of my engine…so now the VTT solenoid is held in by a little epoxy. Because otherwise the engine would have to be removed and a machinist would likely need to just destroy and rethread that thing.

    Oh, the shame…

    No I’m not a mechanic, I’m just not “pay a mechanic $600 to install a $40 part” rich. :D

    But this is exactly why I won’t get into something like electricianship or other dangerous stuff. ADHD sometimes just squelches that little voice and I’m left asking myself why I did something so stupid and wishing I could go back 10 seconds.

    If the consequences were life or death? Yeah no way I don’t need a sudden brain-lapse killing/maiming me or someone else.