RE: Sometimes the simplest things (a.k.a. I am an idiot)

[Richard Kinsley <r.kinsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Jim,
> > It could be humorous and interesting for each of us to post some of our
> > dumbest mistakes.

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Jablonski [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:10 PM
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Sometimes the simplest things (a.k.a. I am an idiot)
> >
> >
> > You may recall that a few weeks ago I posted that I had an issue with my
> > taillights - one of the bulbs on the right side illuminated both 
> > filaments
> > (tail and brake) when I turned on the lights.  OK, then.
> > Spent the best part of the day chasing down what I was convinced had to 
> > be 
> > a
> > short to ground.  Several hours later, after checking every wire in the
> > circuit, all the way up into the steering column harness, I found the
> > problem: I inserted the bulb wrong and it was grounding on the lamp 
> > housing.
> >
> > I am now changing my clubhouse name to Goober.
> >
> > At least the sun is shining and I could be doing worse things than 
> > working
> > on my beloved Fury.
> >
> > Jim Jablonski
> > Royal Oak, Michigan
> > '64 Fury
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One of my many dumb mistakes was recently discovered when upon checking 
my dual quad set up I noticed I had installed the primary jets in the 
secondary side and vice versa. .095 primary and .083 sec was not a good 
set up! 



Rich Kinsley  '64 Polara 4 dr 318poly w/goodies


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