Dose of humble pie

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spidernut
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Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider Automatic
Location: Lincoln, CA

Dose of humble pie

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I've been working on Fiats for a very long time, but sometimes you just need to do something incredibly stupid to humble yourself and make you feel like a newbie again.

Case in point, I was removing rubber fuel lines that were run from the tank to the carb because the metal fuel lines had been removed so I was replacing them with metal lines again. I was beneath the hood getting ready to pull the rubber lines through the firewall. I carefully traced the lines to ensure I had the right ones, then looked away for just a second or two. I turned back and grabbed one of the fuel lines and started pulling...it wasn't pulling through the firewall so I used a little extra force. I know better, but tugged a bit harder to remove the line. As it came loose, I realized that I had grabbed the brake fluid line leading to the brake reservoir and broke the bottom connector to the reservoir. ARGH!

I hate it when that happens. :oops: :oops: :oops:
John G.
1979 Spider (Owned since 2000)
1971 124 Sport Spider (Owned since 2017)
1977 Spider (Sold 2017)
1979 Spider (Disposed of in 2017)
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RoyBatty
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Your car is a: 1975 124 Spider - 1971 124 Sport Coupe
Location: Locust Grove, VA

Re: Dose of humble pie

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Ima keep a close eye on you at the next club maintenance day. :-)
In the meantime, go drink a beer and relax.
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