What stupid mistake have you made today?

[1795]

Dan,

We have all been there. At age 18 I decided to change the front disc pads only car. Accomplished it fairly well without too much trouble. Our driveway had a rather steep slope back towards the road. After taking the car off of the jack stands, I started it up, shifted into reverse and started down the driveway. Pushed the brake pedal in and it went to the flop, because I had not re-pressurized the system. I was pumping frantically and the brakes engaged just before the car rolled into the road. So far no stupid mistakes with the cobra, but I am sure there will be at least one....

[keezling]

I remember the '70's "after run" problem. It also wasn't uncommon for engines to self start simply by turning the ignition on, as the plugs would spark once when the ignition was powered up. I was a dealership mechanic and learned real fast why most of the bench legs were bent. Stupid mistakes at company level. Some redesigns aren't mentioned in the sales material.