I知 not really a car guy anymore.

[Seahawk]

Put a 48' rototiller on the back of one of my 2300 MF small tractors today. Not a cheap piece of gear.

My son did all the install quirks (3 point hitch fit, disc loading on the PTO clutch on the RT before and after install, length of the drive shaft, etc.). He had it wired.

Not a hard job, but an important one.

What a beast. We did a 1/4 acre of cover crop prep in just over an hour.

Cars are cute and I loved the many really neat cars I have owned. I have jacked around this country in all sorts of livery...no one is luckier than I am.

That said, self proclaimed, "Car Guys" annoy the f out of me.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

I call bull****.
When did you buy a 911?
You were a checkbook mechanic until you got a $30k sports car?
You're telling us that you never changed an air filter and you bought a used 911?

That's exactly what I'm telling you...the history of my ownership and car is all in the tech section btw.

Found Pelican in 2001...joined a month after I purchased my 911 and had a question...

Yer the one that's FOS

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

At age 76, I don't care to do much more than that....

At 76, opening the hood must be a workout. I have a few more projects in me before I age out of this half-assed attempt at trying to learn cars from the internet.

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by KC911

That's exactly what I'm telling you...the history of my ownership and car is all in the tech section btw.

Found Pelican in 2001...joined a month after I purchased my 911 and had a question...

Yer the one that's FOS

Again, let's probe and see who is FOS.

How did you find Pelican? How did you know it even existed?
What exact question did you have?
Did the car break down?
Why didn't you just tow the car to the mechanic like a normal person?

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Again, let's probe and see who is FOS.

How did you find Pelican? How did you know it even existed?
What exact question did you have?
Did the car break down?
Why didn't you just tow the car to the mechanic like a normal person?

My car ownership history is well documented in the tech section. Use the search function and my ID.

You lose

[sugarwood]

Ok, let's see KC's posting history.
First post he's asking about oil.

Hello everyone! This is my first post on this site (although I've been lurking for over 6 months). I've recently acquired my first Porsche (an '88 Commerative Edition Coupe w/ 47K miles), and must admit I'm confused about oil selection. Although the PO used dino oil, I've been contemplating switching to Mobil 1, but have read the caveats about switching to synthetics in 'older cars' (plus the fact that mine doesn't leak a drop, nor does it appear to 'use' any). I live in NC, will put less than 5K miles per year on the car, and will not be racing/DEing the car, so I'm now looking for advice on which type (dino vs. synth), brand, change interval, etc. Thanks in advance...Keith

Guy who never touched a car knows "synth vs. dino"? How the F did he learn those words? Again, how did he even know a forum existed?
He already knows the word "DE"? How on earth did he ever know about DE?
Was he lost and stumbled upon a track? 99.9999% of people have never seen a track, or know that its a thing. How did he? Magic?
You're telling me this guy doesn't know ONE person who is a car guy?
He's operating a in total vacuum? He just magically figured out he can work on cars?
BS!

Next, he's asking about tires.
How the hell did he even know there was a choice?
Why did he not take it to local Firestone, like a normal human?
You're telling me this guy doesn't know ONE person who is a tire nerd?
How the hell did he end up on a forum asking about tires?
He just magically figured out tires have choices?

And his third post. BOOM.
Not everyone is lucky enough to have a "buddy who is a good mechanic"
Check-F'ing-mate.

I've owned my 3.2 for just a little over a month now, so last night, I began the oil change procedure for the first time. I've encountered a problem removing the old oil filter (and after talking to a buddy of mine who's a good mechanic,),

LMAO at how totally full of **** people are
He just magically figured out he can work on cars? NOT.
He had an external influence that led him to the path.
Your typical clueless office worker is not as LUCKY as you.
(You didn't build that)

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

At 76, opening the hood must be a workout.

The most ignorant thing on this board leads to one of the rudest things I've ever seen here.

Kid, that guy with the Mustang has forgotten more about cars than you'll ever know.

You better take a good look at yourself because one of these days, you might need someone to change a flat tire for youi on the side of the road and you'll be looking for someone that can lend a hand....and one of us might just be the only one you can turn to.....

[sugarwood]

Nothing rude about it, my snowflake.
I was agreeing with him that wrenching hurts at age 76.
It hurts if you're decades younger than that.
Stop looking for a fight, and learn to read.
And I never claimed he was ignorant of cars.
Total garbage

[KFC911]

Sugarwood, you are not only ignorant, but insulting...

It's a bad combination man

I could answer every single one of you questions with a simple, truthful, answer, but you would have to open your mind to what you don't know.

Ignorance is....ignorant .

[sugarwood]

Look, you were called out, so spare me your BS.
"You lose".

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Look, you were called out, so spare me your BS.
"You lose".

LOL...do you want me to rub your nose in the BS .

I speak the truth...my "buddy" lives in Fl btw...no help with my car other than Rennlist, Pelican, and Wayne's books, etc.

Quit being a dickhead

[sugarwood]

You continue to miss the point.
How were you "lucky" enough to know about Rennlist, Pelican, and Wayne's books, etc.?
An illiterate monkey can work on cars.
The trick is HOW did they figure out they they too can work on cars?
How did they even know that cars get repaired?
Many people don't even know that mechanics exist in this world.
Most people have literally never spoken to a mechanic or know one.
They lease and turn it in after 3 years with zero repairs.
They only see the coffee room at the dealership

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

You did get lucky but can't see it. You had someone to get you started. A friend, a relative, whatever. No one who works on cars started in a vacuum. Not one person.

This was your original argument.

No one needs a person to get you started.

You are curious or you are not. Your learning sources are secondary.

[sugarwood]

I'll disagree.

How does one even get curious in the first place?
Why it is even in the realm of possibility?
How did you even know that cars can be repaired in the first place?
How did you ever know that "tools" exist on this planet?
Because you saw someone else doing it.

Not everyone is so lucky.
Like those stupid lazy clueless office workers

"You are lucky, you know how to work on things". I always replied I was not born with an innate knowledge of how to fix things, but a simple thirst to learn how things work and I was too broke to pay someone else to fix simple things. Anyone can learn this, but you have to want to do it.

That smug attitude is maddening.
Again, not everyone is lucky enough to have a friend, mentor, or relative to expose you to new possibilities

Why am I not a professional archer?
Why am I not curious about archery?
Maybe I never figured out that I am an Olympic archer?
That's right, it never occurred to me, because I never saw it.
Unlucky that I missed out on being a gold medalist archer.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

How does one even get curious in the first place?

I don't really know.

I do remember seeing lathes in the high school machine shop. I thought they were awesome. The structure, the alignment of the ways, the precision.

Maybe it's a control thing?

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

You continue to miss the point.
How were you "lucky" enough to know about Rennlist, Pelican, and Wayne's books, etc.?
A illiterate monkey can work on cars.
The trick is HOW did they figure out they they too can work on cars?

I'm going to humor you...

I had always liked 928s....guy down the street had one, and so one day I began searching on the Internet. I discovered Rennlist, then Pelican Tech and found a world I did not even know existed. I have always been a "self learner". I truly didn't have a wrench, nor had I touched a car mechanically at the time. I was 41 when I realized I could DIY a 911 with the help of Rennlist and Pelican, so I began my search....

The rest is well documented history on these boards btw.

You can do it too if you are so inclined, and have the apptitude...seriously.

Peace brother...I'm done here.

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

I do remember seeing lathes in the high school machine shop. I thought they were awesome. The structure, the alignment of the ways, the precision.

Not everyone is lucky enough to be exposed to a lathe.
Most people literally have never seen one.
Hard to get curious about **** you don't know even exists.

[Rawknees'Turbo]

The getting curios part was pretty simple for me - I saw fast/powerful machines and wanted them. I knew that my Dad was not going to pay to have any machine I had worked on, and that I would not be able to pay others to work on it (have never been motivated by money, even though my machine tastes have always greatly exceeded my financial means), so therefore it was a "necessity" for me to learn. Most of that learning began from reading repair manuals.

Later, I wanted to race and could not afford to race what I wanted to unless I was willing and able to do all the mechanical work, so my learning took a huge leap then,

[KFC911]

^^^^ rtfm, rtfb, stfi

That last one makes it easy peasy these daze

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Not everyone is lucky enough to be exposed to a lathe. Most people literally have never seen one. Hard to get curious about **** you don't know exists.

I hear you but most are also not stuffed into a closet dosed up with Benadryl until they are 37.

If you never see a lathe and you are a curious person, you will still find something that interests you.