>turn key

>>15376409
Just keep driving. It's better this way.

>>15376409
dieseling, worn piston rings, oil from engine entering cylinder and reignition due to high pressure and heat

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>Taking exit ramp from highway
>Coming up to red light
>Brake
>Car doesn't slow down
>wake up shitting pants

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>coming out of the parking lot
>driving a view minutes

>hm, I think I... forgot something.

[smell of burned brake pads intensifies]

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>>15376409

Looks like it's time for some diesel engine runaway goodness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NRaqgab0_w

>>15376429
>autocucks

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>>15376444
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbiNndfNNKI

rooooooAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>15376444
>wearing long sleeves around moving parts

Lucky he didn't lose anything.

>but that diesel sound tho

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>tfw a fuck large unstoppable engine is out to kill you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG1MnXkHhlM

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>please no, my 5 series, don't do it. I love you.

>NO, I MUST SELF DESTRUCT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHOpUPR5TTM

>>15376500

Fucking hell. Those must be literally over 9000rpm.

>>15376419
Hello Mr Tripfag, I know it is hard for you to understand, but OP wasn't asking for anything, so you can bring your ego-stroking technical "advice" somewhere else without trying so hard to become the next know-it-all tripfaggot

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>mfw the W123 diesels had an emergency stop lever for just this sort of thing

Thank God I never had to use it, but holy shit it was nice to know it was there.

>>15376429

What? How?

>>15376568
he forgot his handbrake maybe

>>15376568
in mine the Brake engaged light burnt out in the dash

>>15376444
I had a Vauxhall Movano van do this to me while I was driving. It was fucking terrifying and I've never seen an engine so completely destroy itself - there was a mark visible on the outside of the bonnet from where the coolant filler cap had blown off.

>>15376562
had to use this on my 200D W124 once, wasn't a runaway though and was quickly fixed.

>>15376500
wat

This one is the funniest because of the end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRG_T580Heo

>change front brake pads
>alright let's go see if everything is working properly
>have to stop soon.jpg
>foot to the floor
>nothing happens

FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK

>>15376554
You sound like the real faggot here

>>15376409
Clutch->5thgear->release the clutch
Idk what you should do in a car with AT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL7U366jwj4

>>15377521
Just natural selection, anon

>>15376664
Yeah, it's mainly there to cut off fuel if one of the vacuum lines fail and don't shut off the fuel when you turn the car off. But it's still there if you ever get a runaway, and it's a HELL of a lot safer to kill the engine that way instead of trying to clog the air intake. It's even conveniently on the other side of the engine from the intake so your hands aren't anywhere near it.

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>>15377559

>trying to choke a torque monster diesel engine that is running beyond all limits with your clutch and transmission

Oh wow.
Have fun getting half of the drive train flying right into your fucking face.

Can't believe the stupid faggots here trying to go under the hood, just put it in second and apply brake, this will simply stall the engine in anything that isn't massively overpowered.

>>15377615
>that's what actually ameritards believe

>>15377619
guess what, topguy?

the clutch wouldn't even get a grip at that massive speed and momentum. it would just go up in smoke.

also
>second
>not even the highest gear

you literally know nothing

>>15377542
You know, when posting as anonymous you should make it less obvious who you are

>>15377559
>>15377619

There's literally no other choice than trying to stop the airflow. Stuff your shirt into the fucking air intake and pray.

Tranny-stop a runaway will only work when you're lucky AND the engine is <70hp and you know how to fucking do it (if you don't know it, no matter how you do it, it will slip and never get a grip)

>>15377634
Bullshit, you get wheelspin and unless the car has an american clutch, it will bite, your car will start going forward, you can then stall it. You can optionally shift upwards if there's room and stall it from fifth.

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>Driving to work
>Hear a "KA-THUNK" from the front end
>Alternator belt snapped
>Alternator belt connects to the water pump
>mfw limping home

>>15376500
>>15376481
>>15376458
>>15376444

Literally why don't you just block the air intake?

>Drive late at night
>Ghetto part of town
>Dashboard acts funny
>Instruments dim
>Car dies

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>>15377682
>did that in a 240D once
>at highway speeds
>didn't know the belt was snapped until I had already gotten off the highway
>could hear the coolant boiling out of the radiator when I pulled into my drive
>the oil was still boiling away when I checked the fill cap
>mfw the headgasket was undamaged
>mfw the head was un-warped

I became a true believer in the unkillable OM616 meme after that. 10/10 would recommend to people who don't know dick about car maintenance.

>>15377686
As you can even see in this thread, most people don't either realize this or try to do the transmission stop and of course fail.

Just look at the amount of retards ITT and you know everything.

>>15377559
>5th gear
Besides the fact that not all cars are manual, old trucks only had 3 or 4 gears. You would simply burn it out until it starts walking, in fact you now would have a runaway car.

I'd say the best options are to trim the fuel hose from the back, or disconnect the fuel pump cables if accessible. Maybe just pull out the fuse?

>>15376481
fuck, i would have just pushed it over and waited till it ran out of fuel, those guys are fucking nuts

>>15377542
You just got BTFO by this guy. Shut the fuck up tripfag cancer.

>>15377653
Nope, I agree. You sound like a real faggot here. Maybe go back to /v/?

>>15377757
>I'd say the best options are to trim the fuel hose from the back, or disconnect the fuel pump cables if accessible. Maybe just pull out the fuse?
No, the problem with a runaway diesel is that its reaction is so powerful it is literally sucking the fuel out of the tank on its own. Pulling the fuse won't do anything; you'd have to cut the fuel lines or block the air intake to stop it. You've got to break the chemical reaction in the engine.

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>listening to new Sabaton song on repeat
>hear simulated machinegun fire at the end of the song
>song plays again
>machinegun fire sounds different
>turn the music off
>machine fire still there

I may have forgotten to reattach the plastic protector properly

>>15377461
that car was truly possessed

>>15377794
Can this still happen with a common-rail diesel? I doubt the engine can overpower solenoid valves designed for 1000 bar pressure.

>>15377794
Plus if it's running on it's own oil like an old diesel could, that's not going to do shit

>>15377686
That won't do anything. It'll suck whatever inside and damage the engine. At this point the engine is fucked either way so better let it die naturally

>>15377542

Shut up trip nigger. You're on /o/, together we are one mighty faggot.

>>15377619
You're that guy who also suggest try to block intake, right?
When j did my diesel special course one kid almost lost his hand putting it near the intake while cranking. Engine at this point will eat everything and severely damage the chamber if you block it with something

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>>15376409
>driving company car
>go for lunch
>in shitty area/neighborhood
>get out
>lock doors (as usual)

>come back from lunch

>try to open door with the key.
>nope try other key on key ring

>nope

>shitjustgotreal.jpg

had to call it in and get a door key sent my way and had to wait an hour

>tfw i got to the company warehouse

wasn't even mad lol was a fun day

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Ummm potato in exhaust? Or something that could choke it in its own farts?

I know the potato principle will not work because it will fly towards your face. But what about something that you could force it inside and keep it inside. Like a massive tampon. Or a dildo. IDK.

Or put a hose in max and fill the tank with water?

IDK I wonder.

Pull fuel pump relay and drink beer.

>>15376409
Not as bad as a runaway jet

https://youtu.be/D9J91Iq52Bk

>>15376409
>twist key
>no key
>key fell out
>left keys at freinds house
>drive back to his house cause can't shut off truck or get in home

>stick key into ignition
>twist key
[snap]
>part of the key in the hand
>other part of the key stuck inside

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>turn key
>car starts
>won't shift out of park
>use a/t override
>nothing electronic works
>look at ignition
>key is between "start" and "on"
>move key towards on
>electrics work

>>15376421
All the time, except the car always stops in time

>>15377779
Maybe stop being so assmad?

>>15378026
you'd break the exhaust tubes.

Water in the intake would hydrolock the engine. Better just choke the air

>>15380619
FYI water in the fuel tank won't hydrolock the engine

>>15380628
I think you're right, since it would be injected in small amount

but i wrote 'in the intake' though

>>15380645
Yeah I thought you were implying the water in the intake came from the injectors

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>main belt snaps
>no more water pump, alternator or power steeping
>drive home 30 miles like this because fuck it shitbox
>get home and shut the car off
>come back out an hour later
>street and gutter are full of coolant
Apparently it got so hot the water pump seal literally exploded and shot all the coolant out, replaced the water pump and it's still running fine to this day :3

>>15376419
Unlikely. Could be a number of things, including the vacuum plunger that shuts off fuel to the pump, or a blocked vacuum hose.

If it's worn rings, you should notice blue smoke coming out of the exhaust. Also, the exhaust will have an oily residue.
And it takes a lot of oil to keep an engine running so you will notice plenty of oil missing.

If you see blue smoke, try using heavier weight oil. Sometimes this is a good temporary fix.

>>15376447
Can happen to manualfags as well
I am a living proof

>>15377742
I have a similar story.
>Mercedes with OM602 engine.
>sitting for 6 years
>decide to take a long trip
>middle of summer
>going up a steep hill at 70km/hr in 2nd
>I clear the hill and suddenly temp shoots up.
>I stop and see that water is empty.
>drop 5l of water in the tank and start moving again.
>Have to stop every 10 mins and top up water
>Get home and find out thermostat was welded closed with corrosion.

Replace thermostat and everything turns out fine.

>>15376444
waaaaaaaaaaaat

>>15376500
>Tfw no air raid siren bmw

>attach battery terminal after replacing starter motor
>starter turns on and won't turn off

Always double check your wiring, kids.

>>15376463
how was grade 9 automotive orientation?

>Turn key
>Engine starts
>Remove key
>Fucking GM

>>15384261
I've had 2 fords that do this

>>15384261
I had a Cavalier that did this. The key was also red hot.

>>15380645

Water likes to blow apart injector tips because of the molecule size. Best way to deal with a runaway is to grab a fire extinguisher, wait for her to catch fire, then empty the extinguisher on the ground. Only sure thing is a PASS. other than that just enjoy the show!

>>15384261
The key to my 1990 chevy celebrity starts my parents 1984 g20 van.

And vise versa. 70's, 80's and 90's GM ignition cylinders are notorious for this kind of shit.

>>15377461
>dat ending

Id have to change pants if i was him

>>15376409
You wouldn't happen to own a VW would you?

>>15384587
happens to BMW too

>>15377521
>what is pumping brakes before going anywhere after a brake job

>>15376444
what a killjoy

i wanted to see a giant 2-stroke diesel truck engine puke its life out.

>>15377461
Fucking idiots.

>Oh this truck was red lining itself to death for the last minute
>LETS GET CLOSE : D

>>15384372
My father had two '77 New Yorkers that could share the same key

>>15376444
what the fuck m8

>>15376500
just engage the clutch and have fun

>>15376500
>not Seafoam.jpg

>>15377767

If you push it over it would roll around from the flywheel

>>15376409
>the ride never ends

>>15377461
NOS!!!!!

>>15384298
what
what the fuck

>>15376429
>my car has a long beeping sound that doesn't stop until I lower the handbrake, if I start driving with it
thank dog

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>turn key to turn on the car
>car revs like a sports car
>is a fucking 1.9tdi family wagon

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>>15376429
>>15376581
>>15386620
>his handbrake is so weak that it doesn't make the car buck and not move when he lets off the clutch/brake with it still applied, immediately letting him know

>>15376458
WHY DO YOU WAKE ME FROM MY REST REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>15386666
>his car is so weak that it doesn't overcome the parking brake easily

poor 1.4 4cylinder fukboi.

>>15376554
Watch your tongue, heathen.

>>15377795
im dying

>>15384298
SUPER
HOT
SUPER
HOT

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>>15376409
>Push in clutch and release
>Clutch doesnt come back
>Engine revs
>Truck doesnt move
>blocking street
>try to change gear
>clutch is stuck and wont come back to my foot

>>15378331
What. The. Fuck. If I was there I would run like hell or get in the fetal position and start crying. Between that and outright explosions those scare me the most about engines.

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>replace ABS unit on my dads sierra
>bleed the brakes everything seems great
>go out to try it out
>stop hard at a stop sign
>abs kicks in
>pedal is now stuck to the floor

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>6 miles from home
>alternator dies
>turn off a/c
>pray

>>15377794
>literally sucking the fuel out of the tank on its own.

Not always. If the rings are worn, it's sucking oil out of the crankcase. The only way to stop it is to shut off the air.

>>15385648
>red lining
>implying there's any sort of fuel cut-off once it's run off

>park my automatic daily
>get out of the car
>car floors it and runs me over
I regret falling for the autotragic meme.

>Previous car
>1/2 block from home
>Car dies
Alternator died, and to make it worse, it was near a busy business and was holding up a few cars

>Current car
>6 blocks from home
>8:30 at night
>car dies
Fuel pump went out on it

>>15386711
kek'd

Yallll niggers need AAA

>>15376409
That's nothing....
>Turn key (engine turns off)
>pull the key out (electricity cutoff to computer)
> unfasten the seatbelt and open the doors And the ENGINE STARTS UP

Ach marvels of a PSA 1.5 NA diesel engine
P.S.problem solved long time ago

>driving car
>battery light flickers intermittently
>just replaced the alternator
>arrive at destination
>turn off car
>automatic seatbelts don't move when I open the door
>turn key in ignition
>ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.png
Thought I had both my battery and alternator kick the bucket. Popped the hood and saw that my positive cable had come loose and fell off. Shit my pants for nothing.

>>15388773
Redline does not mean fuel cut....it's the maximum safe rpm

>>15389658
To be fair diesels have a sort of natural "cut off" not much farther than redline because diesel fuel simply can't burn fast enough for the speed at which the pistons are turned (the flame reaches the piston when it's already going down on its own as opposed to actively pushing the piston down, thus producing little to no power).
Old diesel cars had no electronic redline, the engine simply had a massive drop in power around 4.5k rpm and couldn't rev any further.

I don't know how much redline is raised because of burning oil instead of diesel, but my guess it's not much

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>>15377947
>blocking the source of air for combustion wont stop combustion from being able to happen and stop the engine from running away

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>>15376554
>calling out tob for trip fagging

NIGGER HOW NEW ARE YOU?

>>15376444
>>15376458
>>15376481
>>15376500
i dont understand why if youre going to be testing a diesel engine that you know has at least the potential to run away that you dont have something at the ready to block the intake to stop it, like at least a towel to stuff in or plug to go over the end at the ready just incase

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>>15376409
>open hood
>slap carburetor until it behaves

honestly a shitbox is the best car

>>15376458
I'm always amazed by old guys in the shop. Always so calm and conceited.

>>15376481
They would have seen my HiVis from a long distance as I keep running.

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>driving spiritedly
>basically shifting high and shifting fast
>downshift for second into a corner
>GRRRRRRRRRRRRttttt
>mfw
>pull off
>try all the gears
>all engaging fine
>drive home fine and research what the fuck just happened

Turns out if the shift linkage is too worn you can hit reverse (which is unsynchronized) if you shift too hard into second.

>>15376409
>Riding motorcycle
>Just got it street legal and got license a week ago
>First time going 80 down the highway
>Winds decide to pick up as I'm riding

Holy shit that was a weird and nerve racking experience.

>>15378331
That motherfucker must be deaf.

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>>15376409
>press brake pedal.
>feels squishy
>brake pedal stays on the floor.
>It's snowy and the roads haven't been plowed yet.
I drove three miles home just engine braking and using the handbrake. A chunk of ice had damaged a brake line and I lost all fluid. All turns were hektik.

>>15388458
Just force the gear in. Alternatively if you push against your preferred gear hard enough there will be friction thus pushing your truck forward.

>>15390302
>Defending tripfags acting like the attention whores they are

If you want to post anonymously it should not be obvious who you are, just let it go man..

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>stall
>have to turn key back 180degs before having to turn it 180 again to start it

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>start car
>starter still cranking
>turn car off
>starter still cranking, car jerking forward

>>15390486
impressive
>>15390424
terrifying

>riding motorcycle
>two days after strong rains
>parts of road covered with sand
>first patch no trouble
>second patch no trouble
>get lax, going into third patch
>SLIDESLIDESLIDESLIDESLIDE

I if I hadn't been experiencing the apex of fight or flight and hence my entire digestion/waste system was shut down, I would have pissed myself.

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>>15390337
>>slap carburetor until it behaves

why is this funny to me

>>15386666
if it's a diesel you might not notice at first

>>15377767
Okay well i don't, what causes a diesel to just rev to infinity?

>>15390314
A CO2 extinguisher would go a long way in these situations...

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>>15384298
>The key was also red hot.

>>15393567
When it burns it's own motor oil as fuel, caused by blown turbo seals, worn piston rings, or other leaks.

>>15394927
Damn, that's like getting starved of all food and then drinking your own blood for nutrition, now that I think about it.

>>15377461
Watching stuff like this always makes me sad.

>Sick/Stomach hurts
>In traffic/at red light/far from home

I fucking sprinted to the toilet

>try to unlock car door
>key turns more than usual
>cant turn it or pull it out
>only have that one key so i cant drive off anyway
>end up tearing off the door's interior and beating on the lock enough for the cylinder thing holding the key to break off
>now the key is slightly bent

Apparently a common problem with old Boxters(1997 in this case), the locks just wear out

>>15385893
lost it

>>15376409
This happened in my old shitbox once. Apparently they rewired the ignition wiring onto a radiator fan, so that when I turn the car off and remove the key, the engine can continue running as long as the fan continues to spin and produce an electric charge from the motor attached to it. It used to run for 5-10 seconds after killing it before dying on its own, nice and smooth.

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>>15390337
>slap carburetor until it behaves
if car does not be good, it get shoe

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>driving on the highway, about to take my exit
>suddenly drop revs, accelerator isn't working
>already on the exit ramp
>pray to god I have enough speed to get over it
>mfw

Luckily I did, and had just enough speed to pull into a roadside gas station, but holy shit if I didn't panic at that moment

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>on highway
>6th gear
>want more torques to pass
>try to rev match to 4th
>it doesn't go into 4th immediately
>fuck neutral it
>rev match into 5th instead and do a bitch mode pull

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>>15376409
>turn key to off
>step outside car
>while I'm standing in my garage, starter suddenly cranks, car runs me over

>>15398339
When I used to work for a GM dealer I always thought that story about the Captiva was some kind of urban legend.
Until one day I see a Captiva being towed in the workshop with the front end quite damaged, the owner said he woke up hearing strange noises from the garage, went to check and found his car hitting the garage wall multiple times because the starter kept engaging on its own.

Fucking Captivas man

>>15398396
Who leaves their car in 1st in their garage????

>>15398416
probably people who don't trust their handbrake and don't expect their engine to crank itself.

>>15398482
>his garage isn't level
?????????????????

>Car works flawlessly
>everything is fine
>tickticktickticktickticktick

>>15376409

>buy a used bmw
>go bankrupt with repair fees.

>>15398486
Should've kept your ID off

>>15398581
Nah I'm good

>>15398622
I hope you choke on a dog cock.
Just sayin

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>>15398633
Coolio

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>>15398635

>>15384372
I always wondered about keys in general, but at the same time, absolutely nobody goes to another vehicle, or house, under the suspicion their key might work. It would take brass balls to just walk around trying to open everyone's stuff.

>>15398682
thankfully this wouldn't be terribly successful with newer cars

a physically identical key will turn the barrel and, in my experience, crank the starter

but without the transponder chip, you won't actually be able to start the engine

>>15398682
I've done it with bump keys in high school. Me and a buddy would go to the white people neighborhoods and check cars out front occupied houses to see if they were locked or if you could wire hangar them, and houses without cars or lights on we'd go and check doors/windows and try to bump key them open. We got into quite a few cars and bagged a bunch of swag that way, including cigarettes and beer in trucks and jeeps, change cups and bags, a wallet or two, and a .38 which we sold to a chill at school. The houses usually didn't have an alarm on and we could get in and bag anything we could carry. Tons of Xbox and play station games, cash from wallets, watches, and a diamond necklace we pawned 2 towns over for 4 grand. We were terrified the whole time but the rush was amazing.

>>15398698
I can't even imagine how awkward it would be to be in someone's vehicle, and have them find you there. That should be the next TV show similar to "Punked" with Ashton Kutcher.

>>15398633
wouldnt be the first time

>>15398732
And the person would just act like it's their car.

>>15398774
And have registration, and everything ready, so fake cops would come, and bring the angry owner to the nut house, where they'd disclose they're on a show.

>>15398825
It would need good planning, and would work better on more generic cars, in large parking areas, so the owner was second guessing themselves.

>>15395548
>getting starved of all food and then drinking your own blood for nutrition
At an increasingly faster rate until you explode.

>>15390314
you don't test diesel engines that can run away... it's already too late if you block it.

>>15398009
Hold your clutch in, apply very very slight pressure to the shifter towards 4th and build revs until it drops or sucks itself into 4th. Don't fight the synchro but you'll be able to feel when the revs are right

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>first time doing a +2 hour highway drive on my shitty 90s shitbox, have my licence for about 6 months
>car packed to the brim
>engine temperature starts rising steadily
>It's a chilly September night, 9PM
>temperature almost in the red
>next service area about 60km away
>slight road inclination
>sweating mfing bullets
>remember the heating is on
>turn off heating
>open windows
>think maybe I should pop the hood while driving and immediately realise what a fucking stupid idea that is
>car starts cooling, everything turns out better than expected
>nervously keep driving, don't want to scare the missus

When we reached our destination I popped the hood and the car was completely dry of coolant

>turns out the radiator was rusted to shit and rotting
>replaced the radiator and the car still works fine

Based 90's Jap technology

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>be tire installer, first week in the shop
>opening shift at 8 working with 1 mechanic
>"Anon move that fucking minivan out of my bay"
>late 90's shitty sienna
>get in, put foot on brake to start, no pedal
>"uh Mr mechanic there's no brakes I don't think I should drive it, can you?"
>"JUST DRIVE IT OUT OF MY FUCKING BAY I DON'T CARE"
>start car, shift to reverse and start towards garage door in big 12 hoist shop
>try brakes in futile attempt as I approach the door
>no brakes so I try parking brake
>nope.jpeg
>slam it back into park 6 inches from door
"ANON wtf are you doing?"

I say fuck it you drive it I can't. He gets in, goes forward and hits the wall at the other end.

>"Sorry man I didn't know it's that bad but at least now you know what bad brakes feel like."

>>15399241
christ that was irresponsible as hell of him

>>15399241
>friends with 2 brothers on farm
>younger on restoring K5 blazer
>I'm helping the other one pull an engine on a kenworth manure spreader
>he's doing brakes on his K5
>their family friend/carpenter stops by
>wants to hear it
>fires it up
>I'm busy pulling bolts
>hear yelling
>look behind be
>K5 kicked itself into reverse @ high idle
>his brother jumps
>I'm trapped behind the bumper on the tire of the KW
>BAM
Fuck that was scary shit

>>15377686
That will work in 90% of cases, but then sometimes air leaks and CCV valves etc fuck and let air in regardless

>>15398944
>car overheating
>turn off heating
Are you a retard?

>>15376409
>Drive diesel
>Keep running without key
>Can't stall, slippy clutch plus torks
>End up installing a manual choke to kill airflow

I'd fix it but I actually love the idea of a truck you can't turn off

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>smell something burning
>must be outside somewhere
>drive some more
>still smell it

>turn key
>starter engages
>engine starts
>starter doesn't stop engaging

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>Driving on highway in flat bed NPR
>lose throttle response at 65mph
>pull over and pop cab
>smack everything i can smack
>some reason it works again
>this happens 3 more times over a distance which should only take 30 minutes

pic related: the ultimate fate of that truck

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>temp gauge keeps climbing
>not sure if you're actually overheating or if it's just the gauge fucking up
>keep driving anyways

>>15399669
like it matters with the junk you have

>>15399676
Hah!
xD

>>15399669
>Know head gasket is damaged
>Using both coolant and oil
>Coolant temp and oil temp gauges never move from good, even when there's basically none of either left

Not sure if my engine is magic or the gauges are broken

>>15399241
>Be 13
>Washing cars as summer job at small stealership
>Owner is literally a jew, and acts the stereotype
>Washing some POS Range Rover he's trying to upsell for 3x it's value
>"ANON WHEN YOUR DONE THERE FILL THE TANK WITH GAS SO I CAN GO TO LUNCH"
>But boss jew, I can't drive, I'm 13
>"ITS AN AUTOMATIC YOULL FIGURE IT OUT"
>Shitting myself the entire way I get into a car worth more than my entire summer wage
>Start her up, put her in D
>Starts rolling forward at idle
>Idle around to pumps
>Slam it into park at pumps
>Stops like it hit a wall and engine cuts out
>Shit myself
>Fill it up
>Boss comes out and goes to lunch
>Starts first time
>Spend the rest of the day thinking I'd broken it

>>15398719
I hope you die in a fire you thief. Lowest of the low. Don't even have the balls to face anyone, just cower in the darkness.

>bridge opens right in front of me
>turn off engine, keep radio on
>second car in line
>10 minutes later bridge closes
>turn ignition key
>starter remains quiet
>20+ cars waiting behind me

Thank god my shitbox is lightweight and I can push it really easily by myself. Managed to quickly push it out of the way, down a slight incline. Tried to push start it, without luck, but for some reason the starter motor started working right after that and I could drive again.

>>15376409
>driving around
>something starts to smell like burning electrics
>get really worried
>smell goes away eventually

this has happened a few times now

>>15399953
if you put an automatic in drive and roll it down a hill does the engine turn?

>>15400037
>driving around
>car suddenly reeks of burning oil
>Pull over, check oil
>Levels still good
>Happens several times a week, oil level still hasn't moved after several months

>>15400148
did you get sticky tar somehow splashed onto your engine

>>15400165
I spilled some oil on top when I was filling it up a while back, but that was only a little spill that I wiped up

>>15400131
>implying automatic
As for your question, I don't know. I've push started my shitbox with dodgy battery a couple of times already. I just didn't have the speed to started in that occasion.

>>15400148
>lose 3 quarts every 3500 miles
>rear main seal leaks a bit, but not that bad
>doesn't burn it noticeably
>smells rich all of the time
>no codes
>TFW figuring out the mysteries of your shitbox will cost more than buying a new car

>>15376500

Unless it's an auto, put it in 5th gear, and dump the clutch with the foot hard on the brakes. This is so incredibly logical and easy i cant believe how many retards will just leave the engine running until it sudokus. This is the best solution, blocking the air intake is inefficient.

>>15401178
The torque will break the diff you moron.

So you are telling me that their are millions of massive engines just waiting to get pushed over the edge and rev themselves nuclear?

>>15401255

You're right, killing your engine is a better option than killing your diff. Dumbass

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>Getting my Bolbo road ready
>Did some carb work
>Take it out for a test drive
>Car bogs down and stalls while I'm waiting to turn left at an intersection
>Cranks, but won't start
>Put hazards on, get out and pop hood
>Rear carb flooded and is pissing gas directly onto the hot exhaust pipe
>Call a tow truck
>People sitting behind me honking because I'm not turning

WHAT THE FUCK DO HAZARD LIGHTS MEAN TO YOU GOD DAMN PEOPLE?

>>15376444
>vtec just kicked in yo

>>15400148
Maybe its not engine oil that's burning.
>tfw no gearbox oil for months.

>>15376444
>This kills the engine

Still metal as shit when it starts to run away. Like it's alive and it lives to feed.

>>15401567
Replace blood of virgin sacrifices every 10 000km

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>>15393194
Said brakeline.

>>15376419
or.... too low octane of gas. nigga.

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>>15376409
>press brakes
>brake pedal slowly going closer to the floor despite your applied pressure not changing
>all of this on the racetrack

>Pull e brake
>Car starts rolling backwards
>Put car in gear
>Continues to roll

>>15386666
>his car is so weak the handbrake is stronger than the engine
this has never happened to me, I think you drive a stock civic with an aftermarket handbrake

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>turn key
>engine won't turn on

>>15393170
>still a newfag hating on TOB

>Shift out of reverse down into third instead of drive accidentally
>GGGGRRRRRRIIIIIINNNNDDDD
>car trying to start
>put in d and flee
>later in a parking lot, with koeo, put in 3
>car starts right up and starter continues
>put in park
>car shuts off

Guys help

>>15399493

welcome to the berenstain universe.

>>15402658
Bernstein

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>Finally get new trans installed in car
>Put driveshaft back in today
>Decide it's time to go for a test drive
>Let clutch back in
>A grinding the likes of which no man should ever hear penetrates my eardrums, engine stalls
>Assume I have just heard my car's deathsong

Turns out my rear brakes are just stuck closed because I've had the e brake handle pulled for like a solid month, I'm gonna take the wheels off tomorrow and try to unstick them.

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>go to pull up on e-brake
>pull up on passenger's thigh

>>15376421
Depending on how far it is, but just put it 3rd or 2nd depending on speed. When you've reached a small enough speed go to 1st. Pull handbrake at the end to finally stop.

>>15390739
You've never driven a manual car, have you?

>>15390372
Did you mean collected?

>>15388565
Gotta bleed the abs module with a really expensive scan tool, and then bleed the brakes like normal again.

>>15400131
No, well not unless you can manage to get the torque converter and clutch packs for a particular gear to lock. Most autos will not let you lock the converter if the clutch packs aren't engaging the max gear for that trans.

>>15405197
nc miata?

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>>15376409
>Driving home in F-250
>sudden grinding noise under hood
>alternator broke free of mount and got sucked into fan belt
>have to limp truck home with no alternator
>mfw watching amp gauge steadily drop whole way home
Turns out a powerstroke can suck two batteries dry in about fifteen minutes