Horrible Mechanical Failures: Looks Like the Tin Man's Undies After Taco Tuesday

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teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

Sponge! posted:

When I watched this all I could hear in my mind was that goofy jack-in the box style "pop goes the weasel" tune...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSFA0ufNS_k&NR=1

God drat, I'm loving these videos where someone is showboating at the track, and his car tears itself in half, and the crowd goes wild.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2009 01:53

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# ¿ May 5, 2024 14:58

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et-g4P8SbJQ

Jesus gently caress, this guy must have dropped it into reverse to pull off something like this.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2009 01:55

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

BIG HORNY COW posted:

I don't remember hearing anything about this, but its really not surprising.

Here are some videos of horrible mechanical failures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHZqcKj7jNM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWy_fASSiQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOFIt9iw1Fs

lol china

For the first two, I was thinking, "Well, at least the kids in back will be safe with that nice crumple zone"

But then the third one just pretty much disappears.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2009 18:28

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

Mr. Wiggles posted:

We finished in like 100th out of 160 something. So meh.

We melted two sets of plug wires. In fact it was so hot in the engine compartment that the heat proof insulation we wrapped the second set of wires with melted into the wires.

Oh and it overheated after about 2 laps everytime we went out so we just decided to run it overheated.

Also the cap and rotor were pretty fried and when we changed them it didn't miss nearly as much but the engine wouldn't stay cool so it didn't matter.

And the reason it was so loud was because, well, we don't have any gauges at all and we couldn't hear it to shift so we just drilled some holes in the cat and one in the y-pipe ahead of the cat and then we could hear it!

I can't wait for the aftermath pics start trickling down from the Lemons thread

# ¿ Nov 24, 2009 18:05

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

ExtremeODD posted:

Augh I hate when those cheap chairs fail. Ive broken 4 of those damned things over the years (Im 150lbs) one broke in a simmilar manner, one had the arms (which attached the back to the bottom) fail and one just snapped in loving half.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzyD7Ki0Nw

Maybe someone is loving with you.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2009 15:16

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

God, I can smell it from here.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2010 02:19

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

I love that you can almost hear the giant gulp as the car went nose-first into what he called a "puddle"

# ¿ Feb 5, 2010 15:41

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

fist4jesus posted:

Tow it to shallow water, or tidal sandbar perhaps.

Might get lucky and have a container full of something packed in that loving clamshell plastic for example, scubalooting!

It would be like an upside down pinata!

# ¿ Feb 8, 2010 20:57

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

We need a metallurgy/metalworking thread. This poo poo is awesome.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2010 15:55

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

Sponge! posted:

You can almost hear the tears flowing when he says "gently caress!" right at the end.

The worst part is the description:

quote:

guy fries clutch instead of tires--professionals Don't worry about money, it was repaired under warranty by Chevy

# ¿ Feb 19, 2010 05:51

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

This happened to my friend's GXP at about 700 miles. Those weird lumps of metal were apparently what was left of the piston. The techs told him some manufacturing defect caused coolant to get into the oil.

In any case, after they put the new engine in, there was apparently some debris stuck in the cat that the old engine shat out when it died. That somehow made its way back into the new engine and destroyed it, too.

Third time seems to have been the charm.

# ¿ May 6, 2010 19:02

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

D. melanogaster posted:

Just curious but which GXP? G6? Solstice? G8?

G8.

# ¿ May 9, 2010 17:08

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

Kotaru posted:

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

That would scare the ever loving poo poo out of me.

This is an awesome shot, considering it was taken from inside the car.

# ¿ Aug 11, 2010 21:02

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

dietcokefiend posted:

I just find it hard to believe they make solid pieces of machined metal that large

From here: http://www.dieselduck.ca/historical/01%20diesel%20engine/Doxford/works.htm

Yes, he's riding the lathe.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2010 15:47

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

MonkeyNutZ posted:

E: whoops, physics rant, here is some failure

Reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YevmEDd80So

# ¿ Jan 12, 2011 02:48

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

Thanks, I feel so much less bad for leaving the bathroom light on overnight now.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2011 13:15

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

peepsalot posted:

Engine shits itself on dyno:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUkXriHjQeI

The oil pouring out the bottom reminds me of slaughterhouse videos.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2011 04:01

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

KaiserBen posted:

E39 M5, and yes, expensive. Fortunately it's not out of my car.

Edit: Bonus pictures of the piston from that cylinder (and some bits of the block)

"Some of it's in there... with him."
"What?"
"I couldn't separate it."

# ¿ Mar 7, 2011 17:04

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

14 INCH DICK TURBO posted:

I'm reminded of a scene from Alien.

# ¿ Apr 18, 2011 04:31

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

KozmoNaut posted:

Sounds like Lind� to me

Not sure where I got these (perhaps this very thread!), but it sure is a failure:

# ¿ May 16, 2011 15:07

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

Boat posted:

The water heater rocket worked pretty goddamn good though, and morons replace that overpressure valve all the time, because they're morons. Then all it takes is a broken thermostat..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bU-I2ZiML0

Is there a homeowner's equivalent of the AI Stupid Question Thread?

Honestly, I had never heard of water heater explosions until that Mythbusters episode, and aside from electrical fires and gas leak explosions, am mostly unaware of anything else that could go horribly wrong with my house.

# ¿ May 31, 2011 15:46

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

Are there ever warning signs or noises when the timing belt is about to go? Or does it come down to watching the odometer and having a look every now and then?

# ¿ Jul 1, 2011 14:24

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

FatCow posted:

2.42? Psh the Verrazano is up to 13 now.

I live in Staten Island and nobody ever wants to visit me

# ¿ Jul 4, 2011 07:02

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

How the hell is it that this is one of the most common fix 'er uppers? Are the battery brackets wear items on some cars or something?

# ¿ Aug 1, 2011 02:48

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# ¿ May 5, 2024 14:58

teh jhey: May 23, 2004; Kitty needs more souls.

I've had to use those things at least a few times to change tires, and luckily have never had any issues. Never did feel comfortable at all with them. (Yes, I have a floor jack for when I'm just messing around in the garage)

What kind of conditions make that happen? Corrosion? Uneven ground? Manufacturing defects?

# ¿ Oct 30, 2011 19:31

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