Thread: Whats the most difficult (stupid,poor engineering,assxxxxx) thing you've run across??

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Well one time a few years ago---the daughter of a friend of mine who happened to be married to a GM engineer had her water pump disentrigate on the way out to our shop for a visit----he(they) were very pissed that I would hook up to my trailer(3 axle featherlite goose neck 46 footer) and go to where they were stranded (middle of a very upper class snobbie neighbor hood (Geneva Il) and load up there car----Had camper top on truck which would've needed to be removed<etc, unload the car in the trailer(raining at the time)


Well----that young know everything about nothing engineer got to do the work on that sideways engine front drive Pontiac----and he went back to Detroit with a new out look on life--------of course he doesn't work for them any more-------------

when i first experienced the cab removal on newer ford trucks i was dumbfounded . i could not believe it . common practice now .

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Well----that young know everything about nothing engineer got to do the work on that sideways engine front drive Pontiac----and he went back to Detroit with a new out look on life--------of course he doesn't work for them any more-------------

Had on of those Pontiacs, had to nearly remove the engine to change the three spark plugs on the firewall side; had to take a bunch of accessory stuff out of the way to get to the battery which was buried in the inner fender. It got to leaking oil so bad I kept an absorbent blanket under it in the garage and driveway, but they wanted $4k to try to stop up the leaks - traded it in on a Toyota. It is almost as bad, engineering wise, tight quarters, stuff buried behind or under other stuff, but at least it has never given us any mechanical or other problems.