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Rant: Saw a 'diesel mechanic' at the county fair in Springfield using a kitchen knife on a fuel line
I was at the fair in Springfield last weekend and walked by a food truck that had broken down. The guy working on it said he was a diesel mechanic and was trying to fix a cracked fuel line on the truck's generator. I mean, idk, maybe it's just me, but using a serrated kitchen knife and a roll of duct tape to try and make a splice was a new one. Has anyone else seen a repair that made you just stop and stare?
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evan5434mo ago
That kitchen knife trick is a disaster waiting to happen. One bump and that blade could slice right through. Duct tape on a fuel line? That's asking for a fire. The heat will melt the tape and you get diesel spraying everywhere. I've seen some hack jobs but that one takes the cake. Hope nobody was smoking nearby.
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morganmartinez6mo ago
My buddy watched a guy at a campground try to fix a leaking radiator hose with a strip of an old inner tube and about thirty zip ties. He said it looked like a black rubber spider was hugging the engine. The zip ties melted in about five minutes once the truck got going. He had to pull over and call a real tow truck.
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patricia786mo ago
Oh wow, that story really shows how desperation can override common sense. What gets me is the amount of effort he put into that bad fix, cutting the inner tube and attaching all those ties. He probably felt so clever for a minute, but that's a lot of work just to make a bigger mess. It makes you wonder if he even considered how hot an engine gets.
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