I was doing the intake gaskets on my brother's girlfriend's 3.1L Buick V6, and had everything buttoned up. Moment of truth, turned the key to fire it up and...it chugged and coughed and sputtered and basically ran like hell. My brain basically went immediately to the worst scenario: I had mixed up the pushrods (different lengths) and bent valves. There goes any money I was about to make, and a whole lot of time with a helping of stress thrown in! I was pretty much beside myself. Went inside, sat on the couch and just wallowed in my misery (gross overreaction? Definitely...). Finally got the courage up to go back out to the car, and just stared at the motor while being irritated. Stared, and stared and stared...right at the brake booster hose I forget to hook up to the intake manifold! Holy crap! Plugged that sucker in, hopped in the driver seat, turned the key, and she fired right up and ran slicker' n' snot on a door knob!
