not quite in the same vein as a damaging mistake - but - my truck.
bought it real cheap because it wasn't running right - horribly in fact.
The previous owner was of the "if it don't work, put all new parts in" mentality.
He changed EVERYTHING - new sensors, new senders, new emmission controls, new exhuast, new wiring harnesses, alternator, battery, waterpump, new throttle body, plugs wires, etc etc - hell he even put a new radiator in it.
He loved the truck, and figured if he changed everything he could, eventually it'd run right.
But, he finally got to his wits end. Even his 20 year old "mechanic" buddy couldn't figure it out.
I got it home - looked it over, noticed the distributor wasn't quite tight enough - turned it a few degrees and the engine has been running like a swiss watch ever since.
I've been tempted to email him to let him know what it was that had caused him so much grief - but something tells me he'd appreciate it more if he never knew how simple it was.
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