Hey Rich, you got my vote. ;) Looks like
we'll have to rename Murphys law to uh...
that other name you mentioned, and create
a new video called "INSTALLS GONE BAD". d:O[
GS -
> Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-wts.com wrote:
> I probably shouldn't admit this, but I believe I deserve the "Trottmann
> Award" for my valve cover installation. I ordered a set of the black
> aluminum covers from Koller Dodge. They ran me around $93 plus shipping.
>
> A simple install right? I'm sitting on the floor turning the screws in for
> the baffle plates and all the sudden, "SNAP". All crap, the screw head
> twisted off. Ok, no problem, just drill out the screw. Well, this went ok.
> This is where I should have stopped and epoxied in a new screw. But no, I
> had to try and remove the remainder of the screw with an easy-out extractor.
> Any guess what happened? "SNAP", the stinking thing broke off in the boss.
> Now I'm really stuck. I can't drill this out with regular bits. This was
> the first and last time I ever use an easy-out again!!!
>
> Off I go to see my machinist buddy. He didn't charge me anything, but after
> all is said and done, it cost be 4 hours in time (work and rag chewing time)
> plus $40 to replace the carbide end-mills that were destroyed trying to
> remove the easy-out.
>
> Now I'm back to where I started after drilling out the screw, only with a
> bigger hole and the finish all messed up due to being clamped in the vise.
> I try sanding down the finish for repainting. This stuff does not sand well
> at all; they're powder coated. So now off I go to see my friend at the
> coating shop. Well, I wound up having them stripped and re-powder coated.
> Here goes another $70, but they do look sweet. Much nicer than the original
> finish.
>
> So now they are finally installed. (Pics coming when finished with other
> mods.) It only cost me around $210 for a $95 set of valve covers, and an
> additional two weeks time.
>
> That's it. Hope I didn't damage my reputation to badly. This was a simple
> project gone extremely wrong. Hope some of you got a good laugh out of it.
> I know I did after reading the original "trottmann story". Catch you all
> later.
> Rich - Ashburn, VA
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