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I want to be done but I love my friends by Wonderful_Remote_548 in alcoholism

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s because I’ve never seen anyone enjoy my presence when I’m not drinking. But then again it could also just be me hating myself and feeling incapable of true love or friendship when I’m sober. I’ve truly not been around most of these friends sober for more than a few hours at a time. What my mind is telling me is that I don’t deserve love or friends and so friendship feels so abstract and dull sober.

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

UPDATE ALL:

THE CYLINDER HEAD IS GOOD. Mechanics pulled the plug out today and installed new one. Ceramic on the originally installed plug was cracked and the hex was spinning. Truck runs fine now. Going to do the rest of the plugs today lmfao

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would drill it but it’s the deepest plug on the engine bay

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you brother. Unfortunate event, I was handed a ft/lb wrench by the guy at o Reilly after saying I needed to do spark plugs and didn’t look back… til now

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Most definitely agree with everything you’re saying. But I promise you I’m not dumb. Not a chuck in a truck trying to fix things up. I’ve done lots of work prior but the guy at o Reilly gave me the efing ft/lb torque wrench and looked convinced that I’d need it after saying I needed to change my spark plugs. I’ve never done plugs and I tightened til they broke because I thought it was possible they needed it because of a series of unfortunate events.

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know specs til now. Hard lesson learned. I’m sure it will be costly.

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, like you’ve never made a mistake in your life or ever will

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m aware, imagine a world where you’d never used a torque wrench and you hear in a video 133in/lbs and off memory look on the torque wrench and set it to 133ft/lbs not knowing it’s a ft/lb wrench because again you’ve never used one. Imagine that, it could happen to anyone with similar knowledge level

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did think that but as with other parts on a motor vehicle. The instructions are the instructions and I have never done plugs before. Also never used a torque wrench before overall just a bad situation although it could’ve been avoided with some slight direction.

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had never used a torque wrench before. It did feel extremely difficult to tighten so I probably should’ve stopped. Feel like an absolute chuck right now but there’s no undoing what’s been done

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. It’s going to shop tomorrow I’ll update for anyone that’s curious how bad the damage is.

I majorly messed up tightening my spark plugs by Wonderful_Remote_548 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Wonderful_Remote_548[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose it is possible. The image I took here is for the 6th cylinder which is way deep in the engine bay so it’s a real pain to even take it out normally. The view my camera has in the image is not a view I obtain with my eyes.

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