Next time I see my dad, I'm gonna hug him extra hard. For teaching the proper way to work on vehicles and most importantly, when to take it to a professional when it's above my capabilities.
Fun fact about the "DUCK" (the GMC at the end), the original top speed on water was only 5 mph and left the Marines in them very vulnerable in combat situations, so in the mid 50s the original 4.4L inline 6 (90 horse) engine was replaced with...get this...and 860 horsepower Lycoming T53 jet turbine... Was an experiment though that didn't pan out, but the extra 770 horsepower did give it a slightly higher top speed.
This is an example of the boat's hull speed. It doesn't matter how much more hp you create, the speed increase is insignificant. A boat's hull determines its top speed, not the engine.
@@e-curb so if I put a 5hp Evinrude on my 4metre aluminium boat, it will go as fast as the 25hp thats on there now.... Wow physics and fluid dynamics is amazing shit.
@@e-curb I didn't mention for the sake of the comment length (and assuming most readers don't understand "boat stuff") but the Lycoming Duck also had hydrofoils fitted to it for the top speed increase as well. Pretty funky looking thing, if those wanting to look it up.
@@onedayiwillmakesomecontent I believe what they were trying to say is the top speed will be limited by the hull design and type; just as there will be a minimum amount of power required for the hull to effectively move through the water, there is a maximum amount of power where further increases will no longer efficiently increase the speed of the vessel. So your 4 metre boat will have a minimum and maximum amount of hp range to effectively operate. 5hp likely is insufficient to effectively power your vessel and 125hp likely will exceed the capabilities of your vessel. I hope that makes sense. Look to the manufacturer specifications to see what power range your vessel requires and is designed to operate within.
I love how the trainee used silicone caulk instead of silicone grease on that brake hardware. Probably heard "silicone" and went for the closest tube marked "silicone".
That was my thought as well. "Boss, what do I use for grease on these pads?" "Use the tube of silicone in that there cupboard, Jimmy" *rifles through various tubes and tubs* "This silicone grease sure is thick and gloopy... meh, it'll be fine!"
@@jonathanparle8429 The 2002 CRV my mom had ATE brake pads. We did a set about every 10k on the front and 15k rear. I am very experienced at disc brakes.
I'm sorry, is this America? /s LOL. People do dumb stuff. I had someone tell me they thought that tires and brakes were supposed to be covered by insurance lol.
well all mechanics at some point in their lives didn't have mechanical knowledge at all. It's all part of the learning process. I've surely made my share of dumb mistakes before. Granted, not that bad, but I've made them. lol
@@oscarfunez3806 No they definitely meant insurance. They namedropped Geico and kept saying their insurance would cover their 90k tires and over 100k brakes.
They got a fleet of at least a dozen or so of "Duck Boats" for the tourist sightseeing trade in Boston. The driver / curator will drive past the Paul Revere house while having all the people on board quacking like ducks at the pedestrians then plunge into the Charles River for a cruise past M.I.T. so the world's' smartest people can quack back at them. 77 years old and still a daily amphibious quacking driver, Sufferin' Succotash!
I'd like to know the age of the person who brought it in. I can see some older person who hasn't run into a battery placed in a less common location being confused about that.
@@JCWren steady fella! 🤣🤣🤣 we come from a generation where on the side of the road repairs were the norm. My mother must have towed me home half a dozen times because of the pile of craps that were about years ago. I'm guessing that they're more your age as there's not the awful crap that we used to drive...... you're truly blessed! 😁👍
@@FozzyZ28 My mom was born in 1940 (and passed a couple years ago). She knew a wee bit about cars, like basically that the battery was under the hood. But I can assure you that if you took the car in the video and asked her to find the battery, she'd tell you it wasn't there.
@@JCWren sorry for your loss my friend, truly!! But my old dear (1946) could definitely spot that battery, I'm blessed that she's fitter than I am and I'm still being told off @54.......lol
0:56 we actually have one of those lights stuck to the inside of the driver's door area of one of the asphalt Modified short track cars I pit crew for. Works great for buckling safety harnesses or doing anything cockpit-related once the sun goes down.
I have a number of those (once upon a time free) Harbor Freight toggle switch lights throughout my motorhome to illuminate places the manufacturer didn't feel were important. As for using them on the outside of a vehicle, well, that's just special.😀
I also use a similar one (but push button) on the underside of the roof panel of a rally car-- the original interior is stripped out, this is the lightest option to get a map/courtesy light!
@@brandonlink6568 in the netherlands we can lookup our plates and get all the info about the car for free. It tells you what recalls there where, and which ones has been done before. In your case, it would'nt hurt to go to a BMW dealer and ask if there is a recall pending.
Some time ago there was a recall for x5 front drive shafts, it was for the 2012 and 2013 models, but I dunno if it was only in my country or worldwide...
@@Insane98 it's funny how these kinds of recalls only surface now since the E90's is almost 20 years old, the x5 recall mentioned above surfaced merely months after the launch...
In shop class, in high school, we restored a DUKW military vehicle. Was absolutely awesome. The thing was a filthy rotten mess when it came in. I mean we were high school kids… so it didn’t look perfect when we were done but it ran and moved and had a fresh paint job when we were done. Unfortunately we never got to drive it into water because there are no places around here where we legally could(according to the teacher). He probably just didn’t want to deal with the consequences if we sank it tho. 😂
DIY stuff in cars isn't that hard, you just have to be logical about it instead of an idiot. installing aftermarket speakers in a car should be dead simple, i've done it, but the drivers on this channel would mess even that up i'm sure.
not everyone who works on cars. I bought a 1996 4Runner, since ownership all the things it got done for maintenance: new injectors, valve cover gasket, plugs, coils, timing belt/WP, new front main seal, radiator, condenser, dryer, Ac compressor, expansion valve, heater valve, new batt, brake fluid replaced, coolant back to original pink, all front suspension, all bearings front and rear, new rear seals, new seals for transfer case, new oil for t case, new oil for tranny, new oil for fcking everything, tie rods, upgraded brake..now from an 06 tundra, spindle is from tacoma converted to manual hub, this shit goes forever, the truck is basically almost all brand new. JDM Engine swap 80k miles now. Lol. Only time i ever took this to a shop was to load in a freon after a new AC system. bye.
They look fun but they seem to get into a lot of accidents and sinkings. They aren’t particularly good at being boats or at being vehicles, but they’re a useful combination - at least if you’re the military trying to land a bunch of soldiers and equipment.
I was at a shipyard in France once where they had a huge abandoned vehicle/ship/building???) called "Sirene de La Baie", a mobile restaurant that apparently drove/sailed around in the area back in the '70s. I could stand up straight in one of the wheel wells! Sad they're just letting it rust away in a forgotten corner of a shipyard somewhere: collection-jfm.fr/uploads/product_image/71788/zoom_465.jpg
@@tessahiebert8766 This is exactly why my stepdad paid a plumber buddy of his a $100 and three cases of beer when they renovated the bathroom to be 'elderly friendly' ((He wasn't that old then but he is now and wanted to get it done while they still had time to not worry about it yet)) Had his friend come and go with him to do all the things since he'd sometimes go "hey pal, you know you're forgetting this/mismeasuring that/the other thing here isn't what you need, they're scaming you on it"
When we were looking for a home to buy, we passed over a couple of "DIY specials" as my agent sarcastically called them. Never, ever buy a house like that. It's a fire hazard.
I once had a car I was tinkering with, and one of the wheels was bent. You could drive the car, but the wheel would wobble back and forth. I didn't want to tear up the bearings, so I measured the pattern and drove my truck to get a wheel from a salvage yard... On the way there I saw someone driving 75+ mph in some kind of old pontiac that had donut spares on all four wheels. And I didn't want to drive with a wobbly wheel.
@@elultimo102 Probably those wires were spliced into other wires before the plug, so highly recommend acquiring a circuit-diagram of the wiring-loom (I bought a DVD of the workshop-manual for my vehicle off eBay)!
Not in my country, we have mandatory checks and no land connection to the US 😁 (but don’t think we don’t have enough idiots with absolutely bonkers ideas here, too. They just do other crazy stuff….)
In June of 2021 I rebuilt the front suspension on my wife's 2006 Chevy Trailblazer. I replaced everything in there except the struts, they were comparatively new and in good shape. It got upper and lower control arms, new ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, sway bar links and bushings, front brake calipers and rotors, CV axles, the whole enchilada! I knew the toe-in was going to be off, and it was, but just by taking careful measurements of the position of the lower control arm bracket I nailed the camber on both sides, and the caster on the drivers side. The passenger side caster was off just a wiggle. Take your time, folks, and take careful measurements of where things are before you start. There's no excuse for a vehicle to wind up like that first clip. I hope he had it towed in and didn't try to drive it to the shop! That is just plain scary! 👹
@@Chuck59ish Salt water also sunk many Amphi-cars. The designer said they were made for use in rivers and lakes, not oceans. I wonder how they keep the DUKWs from rotting from the salt?
You wanna get a reaction that is priceless from the dealers service manager? Proceed in line till one comes out and helps you. He will ask you what you here for. So I tell him I am here for my scheduled oil change in my truck. I also proceed to tell him that I am in a hurry, so I took off the oil pan bolt and filter on the way over here and hand him a different bolt as I am not that dumb to do this. 😜 This is a mastercard moment🤣
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the light switch box as a concept. I'm always light impaired under a vehicle. What I would like to see is lights throughout the undercarriage of a vehicle. In all four wheel wells, all four sides in the engine bay, a couple under the engine bay-specifically one pointing at the oil pan drain plug. But with professional wiring only. It would be nice to hit a switch and see what you are doing. Just do it right and not a reject amateur job like we see here all the time.
Funny thing is that old Chevy pickups used to have work lights built in under the hood that came on automatically when you popped it open. Now they'll cover the engine in plastic to keep you from even trying to work on it and once you get all that off you'll see they hid half the parts in nooks and crannies you can't even get to without pulling out the whole engine.
I put new bolts in a brother inlaw's running boards on a Friday night a while back. The following weekend I needed my 4 cell Maglite and couldn't find it. Then I remembered sticking it between the cab and the frame of his truck to see the bolts. I called him and had him look under the truck and had 2 miracles happen. 1 The Maglite was still there after a week of freeway and gravel road travel. 2 It was still on !! (Earlier I put in a cheap LED conversion bulb in it and it was very efficient)
For anyone wondering you can use a tape measure to roughly align after replacing some front end parts and you can then just drive it to get it aligned.
0:56 Honestly it's not a bad idea 😅 Get cheap rock crawler lights without needing to drill holes and wiring them in your vehicle Just need to get strong adhesive for them
The sad fact of these stories are that the customers that came in and said look I fixed it all by myself, are actually still happy and proud they did the job themselves. 🤯🤣🤣🤣
That's not true they know they totally screwed it up so they underplay the damage when they bring it to the shop hoping that that will keep the bill down
i do my own work on my $600 truck because i cant afford otherwise, i make sure i do as much research as possible even buying a service manual for my platform and double check everything is right and torqued to correct spec, only had to pay someone else when it came to mounting new tires to rims & alignment after changing tierods (which i adjusted until it was ok to drive, no where near as bad as the first clip with it being multiple degrees inwards)
Got stuck on a bypass for over an hour earlier as, just ahead, a car was on its roof blocking both lanes. I missed the rollover by only a minute or so as I was near the front of the queue. Thankfully nobody seemed hurt - fire brigade showed first, then paramedics then the rozzers. No ambulance (other than the paramedic’s vehicle), which makes me think everyone was ok. Eventually the fire brigade yanked the car out the way and we could get past. No idea how it rolled unless they were driving like their arse was on fire or swerved to avoid something and overcooked it. Windows broken, side airbags deployed and at least one door no longer attached to the rest of the car, plus the roof was a touch mangled… I half expect it to show up on Just Rolled In next week!
0:07 This clip is wild! I remember when my car needed an alignment and a new hub after I hydroplaned into a curb. I wanted so badly to be able to do it at school (when I was getting my mechanic training) but I thankfully brought into a shop so a professional could fix it before I caused any more damage
Seeing that GMC DUKW reminds me of the trip I took in one in Wisconsin Dells,Wisconsin.A quip the driver shared with us was that the mechanics are "quack doctors".
@@franklaskus2395 different company using reproduction DUKWs, the Wisconsin fleet are 100% American WW2 era machines, the fleet in Branson where modified busses, the accident was horrible yes, but operator error and negligence with the design of the reproduction DUKWs is what led to the accident, one of them should of never been on the water in those conditions, and the reproductions had fully closed off passenger cabins, meaning the passengers couldn't get out easily, the Wisconsin DUKWs have a canvas cover over the passenger hold but don't have windows, making them way easier to escape from if needed
I just sold my 1945 DUKW-353 this year. We used to hit the boat ramp a lot faster and made a huge splash... The one in the clip appears to be nicely restored, but the rear winch is missing - and I hope that both bilge pumps work.
I told myself the wiring for the headlight repair surprisingly good, you know, routed away from moving parts and hot things...and then I saw the light switches.
Good lord, I do the same thing, put all the front end parts on myself and then take it to a shop for alignment. But at least eyeball it into some semblance of straight and parallel before you take it on the road. Hell even a tape measure can get you in the ballpark.
0:06 - Good Golly, Miss Molly! 3:17 - I was considering sending in a photo of my XJ, but my li'l guy doesn't look as nice as this one. 😍 Whoever submitted that photo, thank you, I sure hope you are proud!
It’s really not that difficult if you have a average IQ. If you actually want to fix it yourself you can definitely do simple stuff like brakes, filters, oil, coolant, etc. these people in the video I believe are stupid and go In clueless and guess how it goes. Not the brightest people in the world I guess
Most people can do the basics, like top up Engine Oil, Radiator Fluid, Windshield Washer Fluid. Power Steering fluid. Change the Cabin filter, Engine Air Filter. That is not hard at all, but people are so idiotic they would put Radiator Fluid where the engine oil goes. Power Steering fluid where the windshield washer fluid is located. Ride the brake pads down to the rotors. Drive the car until the engine locks up, people don't change the oil at the correct mileage. People wonder why a vehicle doesn't last a long time.
I love that you always include a clip of something cool at the end, and its not all just nightmare fuel. My body naturally unclenches when I see that last clip and then the video ends, like clockwork lol.
These videos speak volumes in support of semi-annual vehicle inspections especially in rust belt states. Also why you can't trust the other guy to be able to stop. One of the best channels on RUclips! Like crack for mechanics...
Man, am I ever glad I'm not a mechanical idiot! Been fixing, modding and building my own vehicles since I was 13. That 55 years. I just did all the brakes and lines on my '91 F250, and retimed the mechanical injection pump, all is good. I learned this morning that Trans shops will no longer be rebuilding the old ZF 5 manual trans. Apparently parts are too hard to get now. I would love to own one of those DUKWs!
I see stuff like that about once a week where I am. Especially that ranger, I do alignments for another local "shop" and almost every time they look like that.
I'm not a mechanic but I've always did my brakes and helped others so they could learn. I feel so good knowing I am 100% better doing repairs then all the people on here. Growing up on the seat of a dirt bike was well worth the skills I learned
Stuff $1.49 Wal-Mart disposable camping headlamps in every corner of your car. _Way_ easier than finding somewhere to stick a light switch when you're moving around to get the spare, set the jack and swap the tire
I was trying to figure out what why someone would try that on purpose. Then I realized it was probably an accident at a truck stop where you can find DEF at the pumps. They probably thought it was gas.
I lived in Wisconsin and the last one we called a Duck boat. The tours are awesome! Just beautiful areas they take you to. Don't know if they still run them, that was 30 years ago.
They ran tours around the Seattle area with them, until a few years ago, when one caused a terrible accident on a bridge, killed 5 people and injured 60+. It was a maintenance issue, and they got sued into oblivion. So seeing a DUKW on the roads around here would be cause for great alarm.
@@deadrose23 Most tour ducks like the one in Seattle are not original DUKWs. They are a shop built on a newer frame and are larger to accommodate more people. It’s like the difference between a Ferrari and bad kit car. They give the original ones a bad name
@@mtmspanky101 Checking the news reports again, it was an original DUKW that caused the accident. They ran both original and modern remakes. A report had been sent to all operators 2 years before the crash, advising them of a repair that needed to be made to protect the axles where they'd found fractures. They ignored the report, and the axle broke catastrophically, on a narrow bridge with no median to prevent it from entering oncoming traffic. All this is in Seattle Times articles from the aftermath.
@@deadrose23 A less known artical is on a company called RTDI that made that stretched duck. It is much larger then the one in the video. I assumed it was a new frame but maybe it is a old one that is stretched so they can register it as a old vehicle. They replace the engine, transmission, electrical, and manufacture a new body so it is larger and can hold more people. They also replace the axles, steering, and brakes. I looked at one for sale once. Couldn't find an original part on it. RTdi had to pay a settlement also. The accident is extremely tragic and never should have happened.
I had some sense of how to handle the alignment bolts and tie rod ends, so the front end work I did to my GMC Sierra wasn't that bed, but boy did I still get laughed at when I brought it in for the alignment!
The guys I took my s10 to when I rebuilt the suspension said it was almost right; about as good as could be expected for measuring and eyeballing. They actually gave me some respect for doing the job in my driveway and only having to have them fine tune it.
The first clip reminded me that I once did a tie rod end on my Mercedes 300TD, and the old one was so worn out I couldn't use it to get an approximate length for the new one. I set the alignment using a tape measure and planned to drive it to the shop. But it tracked straight and the tires wore evenly so I never got around to it. I sold it a few years later with that same tape measure toe setting.
Wiring an overhead light into the fender well was really a stroke of genius. They obviously had trouble seeing while they repaired the wheel in the dark so I love that for them 🙄
Those lights are battery powered and are applied with Velcro. While I don't understand why they would do it. That's not the worst idea I have ever seen.
@@richardmorales5145 somehow that’s even funnier. I guess if you were only able to work on your car at night then those ‘stick up’ lights are a stroke of genius 🤓
@@richardmorales5145 Theyre called 'rock lights' but arent [usually] actually used for rock crawling; theyre used for mall crawlers with big wheels and thin tires.
@@tehagent1321 That's def a Litezall or knockoff brand light. I've tried linking it to Amazon, but the comment keeps disappearing. You can see the logos. I have them in my guest bedroom closet.
i love these compilations, because the diy ingenuity of some of these people is hilarious as well as terrifying. edit: i understand that sometimes you have to just improvise and cut some corners, but think a little about what corners you are trying to cut and if its really worth it.
My brother is an "Other Park Services, Park Ranger Maintenance Mechanic" for the Florida State Park service. Just last week one of the regular rangers put diesel into a gasoline powered pickup and now my brother has to fix it. I've had this happen when I worked at Manheim's Imperial Auto Auction. I just syphoned out as much as I could. Then filled the tank with Sunoco's 110 octane racing fuel and a bottle of CAM2 octane booster. Had to put some carb cleaner in the throttle body to get it started, but after a few sputters it purred like a kitten.
Finally on time! Lol. Love it and these. Thank u my friend! I am so putting that light switch under my Volvo!! Yessss!! 😂😂😂😂 (Just hit 260k in her too! 😮🥰)
I am a machinist, I can handle a lot of jobs but as I get older I have learned that If something is over my head, it is best to call in a professional or at least talk to one.... This goes for all other trades, electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting etc... They have knowledge and experience that I just cannot match and it saves me a lot of money in the long run knowing a job is done right.
After doing the front end on my tacoma, I drove to get it aligned lol. It's not hard, count turns on tie rods and keep tires as straight forward messing with the adjustment bolts on lower control arms. 🤯
I recently installed fog light in my car, got a nice kit on amazon that required some splicing, I endup getting the correct wiring harness from the manufacture that costed more that the complete kit just to avoid splicing and damaging the firewall boot running the wires. IT makes me wanna live in the woods when I see wiring jobs like that running outside of the car with house switches...
I used to work for a Duck Tour company that only had two boats and one was one of those old WWII DUKW’s!! It was sooooo hot giving the tour in that thing because you’re sitting right on the engine, basically. But still super fun!
Wow that picture of the Ford F100 is exactly like my dad’s. Unfortunately he passed away several years ago but that picture brought back many happy memories. Thanks
01:22 I understand the confusion the owner must be feeling. Had a family member ask me to switch out the battery in their Mini Cooper and it took me a embarrassingly long time to discover it was tucked behind the glove box.
I think your videos explain why I got a "Thank you" and a handshake from my mechanic after he worked on my car (clutch job, I don't have the tools at home to do it) and he had went on about how I kept everything to factory specs on my Abarth.
That light in the wheel arch I cant help but think is a good idea, I wouldn't do it myself but still I bet its helpful when you have a flat and it's pitch black and you can't see a thing. imagine the guy smug look of satisfaction as he says darkness not an issue
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Rewiring headlights with household switches is hilarious
Agreed lol
And all that 18-22 gauge wire!
If he got them working the wire would burn right up!
I'm siting here tryin to think why, but then I'm not sure I'd want to even ask them the question.
@@MattExzy Probably couldn't afford to replace the multifunction switch, or couldn't figure out how it worked
I might just use those switches for auxiliary lights if they go in, just for fun
Next time I see my dad, I'm gonna hug him extra hard. For teaching the proper way to work on vehicles and most importantly, when to take it to a professional when it's above my capabilities.
I did that dad thank you thing a few months ago, and it was WAY overdue
"A man's got to know his limitations." Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan
@@flyboy2610 "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid" John Wayne. Not calling anyone in the comments stupid. Just another great quote.
Give him a hug for me and all the other drivers around you. He taught you well.
"extra hard" 😏
Fun fact about the "DUCK" (the GMC at the end), the original top speed on water was only 5 mph and left the Marines in them very vulnerable in combat situations, so in the mid 50s the original 4.4L inline 6 (90 horse) engine was replaced with...get this...and 860 horsepower Lycoming T53 jet turbine...
Was an experiment though that didn't pan out, but the extra 770 horsepower did give it a slightly higher top speed.
I would love to experience one of those with 860 HP, and would love to see Cleetus McFarland get his hands on one lmao
This is an example of the boat's hull speed. It doesn't matter how much more hp you create, the speed increase is insignificant. A boat's hull determines its top speed, not the engine.
@@e-curb so if I put a 5hp Evinrude on my 4metre aluminium boat, it will go as fast as the 25hp thats on there now....
Wow physics and fluid dynamics is amazing shit.
@@e-curb I didn't mention for the sake of the comment length (and assuming most readers don't understand "boat stuff") but the Lycoming Duck also had hydrofoils fitted to it for the top speed increase as well. Pretty funky looking thing, if those wanting to look it up.
@@onedayiwillmakesomecontent I believe what they were trying to say is the top speed will be limited by the hull design and type; just as there will be a minimum amount of power required for the hull to effectively move through the water, there is a maximum amount of power where further increases will no longer efficiently increase the speed of the vessel.
So your 4 metre boat will have a minimum and maximum amount of hp range to effectively operate. 5hp likely is insufficient to effectively power your vessel and 125hp likely will exceed the capabilities of your vessel.
I hope that makes sense. Look to the manufacturer specifications to see what power range your vessel requires and is designed to operate within.
I love how the trainee used silicone caulk instead of silicone grease on that brake hardware. Probably heard "silicone" and went for the closest tube marked "silicone".
That was my thought as well.
"Boss, what do I use for grease on these pads?"
"Use the tube of silicone in that there cupboard, Jimmy"
*rifles through various tubes and tubs*
"This silicone grease sure is thick and gloopy... meh, it'll be fine!"
@@jonathanparle8429 The 2002 CRV my mom had ATE brake pads. We did a set about every 10k on the front and 15k rear. I am very experienced at disc brakes.
You can use a very thin smudge of silicone caulk between the back of the pad and the backing plate to stop vibrations/noise. More isn't better though.
Bit of a silly c*** himself 🤣
Yep caulk and crease are two different things
Just amazed at what people try to do to their cars without any mechanical knowledge at all...
I'm sorry, is this America? /s LOL. People do dumb stuff. I had someone tell me they thought that tires and brakes were supposed to be covered by insurance lol.
well all mechanics at some point in their lives didn't have mechanical knowledge at all. It's all part of the learning process. I've surely made my share of dumb mistakes before. Granted, not that bad, but I've made them. lol
@@nukfauxsho I think they meant warranty. If they were serious about insurance. Definitely not the brakes lol
@@oscarfunez3806 No they definitely meant insurance. They namedropped Geico and kept saying their insurance would cover their 90k tires and over 100k brakes.
@@nukfauxsho 🤣😅
They got a fleet of at least a dozen or so of "Duck Boats" for the tourist sightseeing trade in Boston. The driver / curator will drive past the Paul Revere house while having all the people on board quacking like ducks at the pedestrians then plunge into the Charles River for a cruise past M.I.T. so the world's' smartest people can quack back at them. 77 years old and still a daily amphibious quacking driver, Sufferin' Succotash!
"Someone stole the battery and leads"........omg you spoil us! 🤣🤣
I'd like to know the age of the person who brought it in. I can see some older person who hasn't run into a battery placed in a less common location being confused about that.
@@JCWren steady fella! 🤣🤣🤣 we come from a generation where on the side of the road repairs were the norm. My mother must have towed me home half a dozen times because of the pile of craps that were about years ago. I'm guessing that they're more your age as there's not the awful crap that we used to drive...... you're truly blessed! 😁👍
@@FozzyZ28 My mom was born in 1940 (and passed a couple years ago). She knew a wee bit about cars, like basically that the battery was under the hood. But I can assure you that if you took the car in the video and asked her to find the battery, she'd tell you it wasn't there.
@@JCWren sorry for your loss my friend, truly!! But my old dear (1946) could definitely spot that battery, I'm blessed that she's fitter than I am and I'm still being told off @54.......lol
0:56 we actually have one of those lights stuck to the inside of the driver's door area of one of the asphalt Modified short track cars I pit crew for. Works great for buckling safety harnesses or doing anything cockpit-related once the sun goes down.
I have a number of those (once upon a time free) Harbor Freight toggle switch lights throughout my motorhome to illuminate places the manufacturer didn't feel were important. As for using them on the outside of a vehicle, well, that's just special.😀
I also use a similar one (but push button) on the underside of the roof panel of a rally car-- the original interior is stripped out, this is the lightest option to get a map/courtesy light!
Soon as I saw it in the wheel well, it looked perfect for when you're doing brake or suspension work. Beats holding a flashlight ;)
have a few in the house if the power ever go's out last time it was out over 24 hours
@@tsherwoodrzero until it's coated with dirt from the tyre.
My E90 has a recall for the driveshaft. Seeing that X5 for sure enabled me to go to the dealer asap
Crap I have an '11 E92 but I don't remember getting a recall letter, I better look mine up
@@brandonlink6568 in the netherlands we can lookup our plates and get all the info about the car for free. It tells you what recalls there where, and which ones has been done before. In your case, it would'nt hurt to go to a BMW dealer and ask if there is a recall pending.
Some time ago there was a recall for x5 front drive shafts, it was for the 2012 and 2013 models, but I dunno if it was only in my country or worldwide...
@@francoisdvanderwesthuizen idk about x5, I just know that the E90 chassis now has one too due to screws backing out
@@Insane98 it's funny how these kinds of recalls only surface now since the E90's is almost 20 years old, the x5 recall mentioned above surfaced merely months after the launch...
In shop class, in high school, we restored a DUKW military vehicle. Was absolutely awesome. The thing was a filthy rotten mess when it came in. I mean we were high school kids… so it didn’t look perfect when we were done but it ran and moved and had a fresh paint job when we were done. Unfortunately we never got to drive it into water because there are no places around here where we legally could(according to the teacher). He probably just didn’t want to deal with the consequences if we sank it tho. 😂
whenever I hear something won't work then followed by "the customer tried to fix it themselves", I know they just made whatever issue twice as bad
At that point, you just ask the customer for their wallet and tell them they'll get it back when it's fixed.
DIY stuff in cars isn't that hard, you just have to be logical about it instead of an idiot. installing aftermarket speakers in a car should be dead simple, i've done it, but the drivers on this channel would mess even that up i'm sure.
not everyone who works on cars. I bought a 1996 4Runner, since ownership all the things it got done for maintenance: new injectors, valve cover gasket, plugs, coils, timing belt/WP, new front main seal, radiator, condenser, dryer, Ac compressor, expansion valve, heater valve, new batt, brake fluid replaced, coolant back to original pink, all front suspension, all bearings front and rear, new rear seals, new seals for transfer case, new oil for t case, new oil for tranny, new oil for fcking everything, tie rods, upgraded brake..now from an 06 tundra, spindle is from tacoma converted to manual hub, this shit goes forever, the truck is basically almost all brand new. JDM Engine swap 80k miles now. Lol. Only time i ever took this to a shop was to load in a freon after a new AC system. bye.
Those amphibious vehicles are cool, but I still want a boaterhome!
that's the wisconsin ducks ride in the dells.
@@paulmcgrath2175 they also have those in Branson Missouri . A lot of fun to ride
They look fun but they seem to get into a lot of accidents and sinkings. They aren’t particularly good at being boats or at being vehicles, but they’re a useful combination - at least if you’re the military trying to land a bunch of soldiers and equipment.
Not only a lot of accidents but a lot of deaths from drownings.
I was at a shipyard in France once where they had a huge abandoned vehicle/ship/building???) called "Sirene de La Baie", a mobile restaurant that apparently drove/sailed around in the area back in the '70s. I could stand up straight in one of the wheel wells! Sad they're just letting it rust away in a forgotten corner of a shipyard somewhere: collection-jfm.fr/uploads/product_image/71788/zoom_465.jpg
Shower thoughts: if people use building wiring and switches in their cars as a ‘repair’, I wonder what the ‘repairs’ to their homes look like…
OH . MY . GOD . Now I'm really scared !
Cutting structure to run ducting, renovating a bathroom and forgetting to put a drain on the shower, etc lol
Maybe they use car wiring for their buildings.
@@tessahiebert8766 This is exactly why my stepdad paid a plumber buddy of his a $100 and three cases of beer when they renovated the bathroom to be 'elderly friendly' ((He wasn't that old then but he is now and wanted to get it done while they still had time to not worry about it yet))
Had his friend come and go with him to do all the things since he'd sometimes go "hey pal, you know you're forgetting this/mismeasuring that/the other thing here isn't what you need, they're scaming you on it"
When we were looking for a home to buy, we passed over a couple of "DIY specials" as my agent sarcastically called them. Never, ever buy a house like that. It's a fire hazard.
I thoroughly enjoy these videos. I am no mechanic, and I accept that. Thankfully my favorite mechanic is 1/2 mile from the house.
I just shake my head in amazement. The front end on the Tundra or Tacoma and the brake job were the hilites
These clips always make me worry when I am driving near other folks. Who knows how many folks are driving this kind of thing around.
the level of stupidity always gets me on this channel
I once had a car I was tinkering with, and one of the wheels was bent. You could drive the car, but the wheel would wobble back and forth. I didn't want to tear up the bearings, so I measured the pattern and drove my truck to get a wheel from a salvage yard...
On the way there I saw someone driving 75+ mph in some kind of old pontiac that had donut spares on all four wheels. And I didn't want to drive with a wobbly wheel.
About 56% of 'em by my reckoning.
Glad I live in Germany where we have the TÜV
Which is a inspection if the car is still street worthy and is mandatory every 2 years.
@@SuperDeinVadda Most US states have something similar, but some states do not. Guess which states you see these sorts of vehicles in...
My wife's car had mice eat the wires. Took the best part of a weekend. Match the colors and use the same gauge wires. And now everything works again.
Two feet of 10 wire speed control cable was eaten by a bunny. I can't find where two wires go, since the plug only has eight.
See, you know what you're doing. Good job!-
@@elultimo102 Probably those wires were spliced into other wires before the plug, so highly recommend acquiring a circuit-diagram of the wiring-loom (I bought a DVD of the workshop-manual for my vehicle off eBay)!
They make special tape to repel rodents
@@stevie-ray2020 Depending on the make etc, you can find the repair manual on pirate sites.
Even VW's parts catalogue is available online.
I like how he doesn’t roast or laugh at anybody, he lets the videos do the talking for themselves lol
Remember these fools are on the road with the rest of us.
and they get to vote too!! scary stuff.
Not in my country, we have mandatory checks and no land connection to the US 😁 (but don’t think we don’t have enough idiots with absolutely bonkers ideas here, too. They just do other crazy stuff….)
Im glad to live in Germany, 85% of the shown cars wouldnt be moved a single meter.
Some people I have seen hit something and had it towed in or didn’t know something was broken so it’s not their fault. But others…
I'm those folks. Good luck everybody!
In June of 2021 I rebuilt the front suspension on my wife's 2006 Chevy Trailblazer. I replaced everything in there except the struts, they were comparatively new and in good shape. It got upper and lower control arms, new ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, sway bar links and bushings, front brake calipers and rotors, CV axles, the whole enchilada! I knew the toe-in was going to be off, and it was, but just by taking careful measurements of the position of the lower control arm bracket I nailed the camber on both sides, and the caster on the drivers side. The passenger side caster was off just a wiggle. Take your time, folks, and take careful measurements of where things are before you start. There's no excuse for a vehicle to wind up like that first clip. I hope he had it towed in and didn't try to drive it to the shop! That is just plain scary! 👹
at less he got it lined up iv seen people here drive them were you have to hold steering wheel like going around curve to go Strate
@@jonathanparle8429 yep
Love the DUKW! Amazing how people think they can do their repairs, or take to a buddy, to save money, but it always costs them more in the end.
They can do 6 mph in the water, 50 mph on land, and 200 mph off the edge of a cliff.
@@mythreepants They use them for Harbour Tours in cities like Boston, MA and Halifax, NS, Canada.
@@Chuck59ish That was a paraphrased quote from a Wisconsin Ducks tour guide
@@Chuck59ish Salt water also sunk many Amphi-cars. The designer said they were made for use in rivers and lakes, not oceans. I wonder how they keep the DUKWs from rotting from the salt?
@@elultimo102 The military didn't even try. As long as it lasted long enough to meet the demands of the mission, they didn't care.
You wanna get a reaction that is priceless from the dealers service manager? Proceed in line till one comes out and helps you. He will ask you what you here for. So I tell him I am here for my scheduled oil change in my truck. I also proceed to tell him that I am in a hurry, so I took off the oil pan bolt and filter on the way over here and hand him a different bolt as I am not that dumb to do this. 😜 This is a mastercard moment🤣
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the light switch box as a concept. I'm always light impaired under a vehicle. What I would like to see is lights throughout the undercarriage of a vehicle. In all four wheel wells, all four sides in the engine bay, a couple under the engine bay-specifically one pointing at the oil pan drain plug. But with professional wiring only. It would be nice to hit a switch and see what you are doing. Just do it right and not a reject amateur job like we see here all the time.
Funny thing is that old Chevy pickups used to have work lights built in under the hood that came on automatically when you popped it open. Now they'll cover the engine in plastic to keep you from even trying to work on it and once you get all that off you'll see they hid half the parts in nooks and crannies you can't even get to without pulling out the whole engine.
@@hornmonk3zit Have you seen under the hood of a brand new car? You're about 3 years too late.
Well, you could get the AAA battery powered lights and screw them into the inner fender...
@@jondahl3173 That's exactly what the customer in that clip did. That's a self-contained battery-powered light.
I put new bolts in a brother inlaw's running boards on a Friday night a while back. The following weekend I needed my 4 cell Maglite and couldn't find it. Then I remembered sticking it between the cab and the frame of his truck to see the bolts. I called him and had him look under the truck and had 2 miracles happen.
1 The Maglite was still there after a week of freeway and gravel road travel.
2 It was still on !! (Earlier I put in a cheap LED conversion bulb in it and it was very efficient)
For anyone wondering you can use a tape measure to roughly align after replacing some front end parts and you can then just drive it to get it aligned.
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Honestly it's not a bad idea 😅
Get cheap rock crawler lights without needing to drill holes and wiring them in your vehicle
Just need to get strong adhesive for them
although I feel like it’s a dead battery waiting to happen
@@09corvettezr1
That why you put Duracell batteries in them 🤣
@@RexWort Whilst I feel like I should've thought of that, that wouldn't work in a Manitoba winter is my official excuse for why I didn't. 😄
The sad fact of these stories are that the customers that came in and said look I fixed it all by myself, are actually still happy and proud they did the job themselves. 🤯🤣🤣🤣
When I worked on Semi trucks I heard that MANY times. ( looking at an injector line leak with rubber hose and hose clamp)😂
Sometimes that's OK, IF you know what you're doing!!
@@thomasschwarting5108 Rubber fuel line doesn't hold back 2300psi from an injector pump
That's not true they know they totally screwed it up so they underplay the damage when they bring it to the shop hoping that that will keep the bill down
i do my own work on my $600 truck because i cant afford otherwise, i make sure i do as much research as possible even buying a service manual for my platform and double check everything is right and torqued to correct spec, only had to pay someone else when it came to mounting new tires to rims & alignment after changing tierods (which i adjusted until it was ok to drive, no where near as bad as the first clip with it being multiple degrees inwards)
Got stuck on a bypass for over an hour earlier as, just ahead, a car was on its roof blocking both lanes. I missed the rollover by only a minute or so as I was near the front of the queue. Thankfully nobody seemed hurt - fire brigade showed first, then paramedics then the rozzers. No ambulance (other than the paramedic’s vehicle), which makes me think everyone was ok. Eventually the fire brigade yanked the car out the way and we could get past.
No idea how it rolled unless they were driving like their arse was on fire or swerved to avoid something and overcooked it. Windows broken, side airbags deployed and at least one door no longer attached to the rest of the car, plus the roof was a touch mangled…
I half expect it to show up on Just Rolled In next week!
I love the Rotor secured Philips head screws in the wrong holes. The tapered holes are right next to the threaded NON tapered ones.
That 1st truck reminds me of Tow Mater from Disney's cartoon Cars.
I like the 'rare' vehicle clips at the end. Please keep doing that. Perhaps add a few more seconds of it. It's a nice touch.
0:07 This clip is wild! I remember when my car needed an alignment and a new hub after I hydroplaned into a curb. I wanted so badly to be able to do it at school (when I was getting my mechanic training) but I thankfully brought into a shop so a professional could fix it before I caused any more damage
Seeing that GMC DUKW reminds me of the trip I took in one in Wisconsin Dells,Wisconsin.A quip the driver shared with us was that the mechanics are "quack doctors".
Wouldn't they be DUKTORS?
I will let myself out, thank you.
Bunch of people died in one operating in filthy
@@franklaskus2395 different company using reproduction DUKWs, the Wisconsin fleet are 100% American WW2 era machines, the fleet in Branson where modified busses, the accident was horrible yes, but operator error and negligence with the design of the reproduction DUKWs is what led to the accident, one of them should of never been on the water in those conditions, and the reproductions had fully closed off passenger cabins, meaning the passengers couldn't get out easily, the Wisconsin DUKWs have a canvas cover over the passenger hold but don't have windows, making them way easier to escape from if needed
I just sold my 1945 DUKW-353 this year. We used to hit the boat ramp a lot faster and made a huge splash... The one in the clip appears to be nicely restored, but the rear winch is missing - and I hope that both bilge pumps work.
Ah the DUCK... quack quack.
@@richarddavidramirez5947 Oh, RICHARD!
That light switch in the wheel well had me rolling. 😂😂
I told myself the wiring for the headlight repair surprisingly good, you know, routed away from moving parts and hot things...and then I saw the light switches.
I wonder about these people that say "some other shop did it" when the actually did it themselves. Show us the receipts :)
Good lord, I do the same thing, put all the front end parts on myself and then take it to a shop for alignment. But at least eyeball it into some semblance of straight and parallel before you take it on the road. Hell even a tape measure can get you in the ballpark.
I'll give the guy a half point for going "Okay, did my work. I should probably get this aligned so I'm not all over the place'
The duck undid all the evil shown previously, what a sweet unit!
0:06 - Good Golly, Miss Molly!
3:17 - I was considering sending in a photo of my XJ, but my li'l guy doesn't look as nice as this one. 😍 Whoever submitted that photo, thank you, I sure hope you are proud!
People ask me why I don’t do work on my own car, I used to explain. Now I just send them to this channel, enough said
What's really annoying, is I never found a Chilton or Haynes manual for my car.
@@elultimo102 I’m still trying to figure out how to change the blinker fluid
It’s really not that difficult if you have a average IQ. If you actually want to fix it yourself you can definitely do simple stuff like brakes, filters, oil, coolant, etc. these people in the video I believe are stupid and go In clueless and guess how it goes. Not the brightest people in the world I guess
@@NotDuncan I don't know how either, but I have seen Blinker Fluid on the store shelf.😆😆😆
Most people can do the basics, like top up Engine Oil, Radiator Fluid, Windshield Washer Fluid. Power Steering fluid. Change the Cabin filter, Engine Air Filter. That is not hard at all, but people are so idiotic they would put Radiator Fluid where the engine oil goes. Power Steering fluid where the windshield washer fluid is located. Ride the brake pads down to the rotors. Drive the car until the engine locks up, people don't change the oil at the correct mileage. People wonder why a vehicle doesn't last a long time.
I want one of those amphibious vehicles.
I want one also. Great tool to use to run over politicians., and hear that bone crunching sound that makes you feel warm inside.
The Wisconsin Dells ducks, Tommy Bartlet water ski shows mid 70s
Any vehicle is an amphibious vehicle if you're brave enough.
Duck Buses in London have a few of them that do tours on the Thames.
@@jayjaynella4539 if you really want to run someone over you don’t need to use an antique military amphibious vehicle, anything big and heavy will do
Amazing how people THINK they can do things. Admission of lack of knowledge is the first step in learning. But it makes the world go round.
I love that you always include a clip of something cool at the end, and its not all just nightmare fuel.
My body naturally unclenches when I see that last clip and then the video ends, like clockwork lol.
I get the best laugh out of some of these shots. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Kent 👍
These videos speak volumes in support of semi-annual vehicle inspections especially in rust belt states. Also why you can't trust the other guy to be able to stop. One of the best channels on RUclips! Like crack for mechanics...
Everytime I watch one of these videos I feel so much smarter.
The last clip is what America is about!!
Cars with no real-life use?
Man, am I ever glad I'm not a mechanical idiot! Been fixing, modding and building my own vehicles since I was 13. That 55 years. I just did all the brakes and lines on my '91 F250, and retimed the mechanical injection pump, all is good. I learned this morning that Trans shops will no longer be rebuilding the old ZF 5 manual trans. Apparently parts are too hard to get now. I would love to own one of those DUKWs!
This channel represents the trophies of the mechanically declined.
Running out of trophies lol
Mechanically declined 😂😂😂😂
Outstanding re-wiring of those headlights 🤣🤣🤣
Saw a scion tc driving on the road yesterday. Had a donut spare that was wobbling all over the place. I don’t think he got the lug nuts tight enough.
I see stuff like that about once a week where I am. Especially that ranger, I do alignments for another local "shop" and almost every time they look like that.
People clearly having a ton of fun plunging into the water joyriding a WWII amphibious transport was exactly what I needed this morning.
I'm not a mechanic but I've always did my brakes and helped others so they could learn. I feel so good knowing I am 100% better doing repairs then all the people on here. Growing up on the seat of a dirt bike was well worth the skills I learned
Those military ducks are awesome.
That light switch would be great for having to change your tire roadside.
That's what I was thinking. Beats my flashlight or phone's light any day.
Stuff $1.49 Wal-Mart disposable camping headlamps in every corner of your car.
_Way_ easier than finding somewhere to stick a light switch when you're moving around to get the spare, set the jack and swap the tire
as SOON as the SUV rolled onto the ramps 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
poor guy who put DEF into his gas tank basically completely nuked his engine by hydrolocking, since DEF is urea dissolved in water
First time I've seen that done in a vehicle with a gas engine. Lots of times with diesels though lol
By by fuel pump/injectors at the least.
I was trying to figure out what why someone would try that on purpose. Then I realized it was probably an accident at a truck stop where you can find DEF at the pumps. They probably thought it was gas.
urea dissolved in water? that's piss
So you’re saying that if I pee in my truck’s fuel tank I’ll get better performance and mileage? 👍🏻 see you next week on JRI 🤣🤣🤣
I lived in Wisconsin and the last one we called a Duck boat. The tours are awesome! Just beautiful areas they take you to. Don't know if they still run them, that was 30 years ago.
They ran tours around the Seattle area with them, until a few years ago, when one caused a terrible accident on a bridge, killed 5 people and injured 60+. It was a maintenance issue, and they got sued into oblivion. So seeing a DUKW on the roads around here would be cause for great alarm.
@@deadrose23 Most tour ducks like the one in Seattle are not original DUKWs. They are a shop built on a newer frame and are larger to accommodate more people. It’s like the difference between a Ferrari and bad kit car. They give the original ones a bad name
@@mtmspanky101 Checking the news reports again, it was an original DUKW that caused the accident. They ran both original and modern remakes. A report had been sent to all operators 2 years before the crash, advising them of a repair that needed to be made to protect the axles where they'd found fractures. They ignored the report, and the axle broke catastrophically, on a narrow bridge with no median to prevent it from entering oncoming traffic. All this is in Seattle Times articles from the aftermath.
@@deadrose23 A less known artical is on a company called RTDI that made that stretched duck. It is much larger then the one in the video. I assumed it was a new frame but maybe it is a old one that is stretched so they can register it as a old vehicle. They replace the engine, transmission, electrical, and manufacture a new body so it is larger and can hold more people. They also replace the axles, steering, and brakes. I looked at one for sale once. Couldn't find an original part on it. RTdi had to pay a settlement also. The accident is extremely tragic and never should have happened.
Well alrighty then... and I was a kid, that's why we called them duck boats. Actually didn't know they were spelled DUKW...
I had some sense of how to handle the alignment bolts and tie rod ends, so the front end work I did to my GMC Sierra wasn't that bed, but boy did I still get laughed at when I brought it in for the alignment!
Went through that when I had to change front coil springs due to eng/trans swap. good news- I wasn't charged more than a standard alignment.
The guys I took my s10 to when I rebuilt the suspension said it was almost right; about as good as could be expected for measuring and eyeballing. They actually gave me some respect for doing the job in my driveway and only having to have them fine tune it.
"Another shop" does that mean they did it in the garage and they dont want to be embarrassed?
I think so😜
I prefer saying "a friend did it" whenever I screw up a fix on my car and need the professionals. 😂
The first clip reminded me that I once did a tie rod end on my Mercedes 300TD, and the old one was so worn out I couldn't use it to get an approximate length for the new one. I set the alignment using a tape measure and planned to drive it to the shop. But it tracked straight and the tires wore evenly so I never got around to it. I sold it a few years later with that same tape measure toe setting.
Wiring an overhead light into the fender well was really a stroke of genius. They obviously had trouble seeing while they repaired the wheel in the dark so I love that for them 🙄
Those lights are battery powered and are applied with Velcro. While I don't understand why they would do it. That's not the worst idea I have ever seen.
@@richardmorales5145 somehow that’s even funnier. I guess if you were only able to work on your car at night then those ‘stick up’ lights are a stroke of genius 🤓
@@richardmorales5145 Theyre called 'rock lights' but arent [usually] actually used for rock crawling; theyre used for mall crawlers with big wheels and thin tires.
@@tehagent1321 That's def a Litezall or knockoff brand light. I've tried linking it to Amazon, but the comment keeps disappearing. You can see the logos.
I have them in my guest bedroom closet.
smh.... And to think, my first car came instructions with what the gap was supposed to be on the spark plugs 🤔.
Now it says don't drink the battery acid 😜
@@JustRolledIn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@JustRolledIn Future cars will probably come with instructions to not lick the battery contacts or something like that.
Would not surprise me.
i love these compilations, because the diy ingenuity of some of these people is hilarious as well as terrifying.
edit: i understand that sometimes you have to just improvise and cut some corners, but think a little about what corners you are trying to cut and if its really worth it.
Love the headlight wire and switch job😵💫😂
I love seeing house switches and electrical items on cars haha brilliant
Waiting for the day we see a chandelier wired in a vehicle. Lol
@@JustRolledIn Thanks for the idea!. I'll get right on it...
@@JustRolledIn ruclips.net/video/LURzhJhBDAY/видео.html
Using silicone grease on the pad contact points was a recommended repair on some of the older Ford Mondeos (2000/2001 ish)
Silicone grease, yes. But not silicone sealant.
Y'all found some gems this time around.
The Dukw was super appreciated as a palate cleanser from the horror that proceeded it.
That '45 Duke... just rolled in to that lake ;)
1:30 yeah ngl that would've tripped me up for a min too, seeing an open space where a battery is usually located is trippy
That last vehicle is just stunning 🤣
My brother is an "Other Park Services, Park Ranger Maintenance Mechanic" for the Florida State Park service. Just last week one of the regular rangers put diesel into a gasoline powered pickup and now my brother has to fix it.
I've had this happen when I worked at Manheim's Imperial Auto Auction. I just syphoned out as much as I could. Then filled the tank with Sunoco's 110 octane racing fuel and a bottle of CAM2 octane booster. Had to put some carb cleaner in the throttle body to get it started, but after a few sputters it purred like a kitten.
Those light switches should be in boxes mounted permanently to a permanent structure. Someone didn't read the code book.
3:06 I rode in one of these when I was a teen at Wisconsin Dells. I even got to drive it for a little while. It was a lot of fun!
Some people should really not work on their own car
This video was dedicated to them.
And they shouldn't work on your car.
I wonder sometimes how these ppl get out of bed unaided...
The Ducks in Wisconsin Dells have been fun for decades.
Finally on time! Lol. Love it and these. Thank u my friend!
I am so putting that light switch under my Volvo!! Yessss!! 😂😂😂😂 (Just hit 260k in her too! 😮🥰)
You're quick today lol. Thanks for being here my friend.
@@JustRolledIn anytime. I was actually alert this time lol
I'll be waiting for some photos once you got those light switches installed 😜
@@JustRolledIn right?! Gotta get underneath her first……😖🤬…. Maybe not lol. Too heavy
Well, did a similar thing to get a rear trunk light as my new to me does not come with it. So added in a LED cluster and a switch.
1:01 This is now a light duty vehicle.
😂😂
Have a great weekend my friend
Man those headlights. 😂😂😂😂. I spit my coffee out 🤣🤣🤣
I am a machinist, I can handle a lot of jobs but as I get older I have learned that If something is over my head, it is best to call in a professional or at least talk to one.... This goes for all other trades, electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting etc... They have knowledge and experience that I just cannot match and it saves me a lot of money in the long run knowing a job is done right.
0:59
Another case of if it looks stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid😆
Hey, gotta hand it to the customer in 0:56. The install looks pretty clean despite it looking ridiculous from underneath, lol.
After doing the front end on my tacoma, I drove to get it aligned lol. It's not hard, count turns on tie rods and keep tires as straight forward messing with the adjustment bolts on lower control arms. 🤯
I recently installed fog light in my car, got a nice kit on amazon that required some splicing, I endup getting the correct wiring harness from the manufacture that costed more that the complete kit just to avoid splicing and damaging the firewall boot running the wires. IT makes me wanna live in the woods when I see wiring jobs like that running outside of the car with house switches...
People seem to have wayyy too much confidence in their mechanical capabilities
What "mechanical abilities"...😂😂
the lightswitch in the wheelwell was hilarious and useful. minus water corrosion of course
0:05 Fckn Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I used to work for a Duck Tour company that only had two boats and one was one of those old WWII DUKW’s!! It was sooooo hot giving the tour in that thing because you’re sitting right on the engine, basically. But still super fun!
Wow that picture of the Ford F100 is exactly like my dad’s. Unfortunately he passed away several years ago but that picture brought back many happy memories. Thanks
It NEVER ceases to amaze me that people who have no business "tinkering" with their vehicle, do!
Love those DUK boats! I'm an excellent driver/pilot! Haha.
Wow - that Duck is something else!!
01:22 I understand the confusion the owner must be feeling. Had a family member ask me to switch out the battery in their Mini Cooper and it took me a embarrassingly long time to discover it was tucked behind the glove box.
Damn, people got crative.. Do it fast, whatever it takes. 😆
I think your videos explain why I got a "Thank you" and a handshake from my mechanic after he worked on my car (clutch job, I don't have the tools at home to do it) and he had went on about how I kept everything to factory specs on my Abarth.
That light in the wheel arch I cant help but think is a good idea, I wouldn't do it myself but still I bet its helpful when you have a flat and it's pitch black and you can't see a thing. imagine the guy smug look of satisfaction as he says darkness not an issue
i couldn't help but laugh, headlights stopped working after i re-wired them.