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Weasel Diesel · 04-11-2012, 04:36 PM

Today the battery in my C-10 took a dump. No problem, hit the Local Advance to get a new one. The young man sold me the battery and asked " Can we install it for you for free?". Sure, why not, saves me the bother. So we go out to the truck, and I pull the hood. My engine originated in a boat. It is a Crusader 350 engine. He looks over and sees the " Crusader Marine Engine Division" decal and says" I can't put this battery in, this is a Marine engine and you need a Marine Battery". I knew where this was going... I took the battery and told him nevermind, I'll install it at home. "You know there is no Warranty, right?" he said. I ignored him and left. I just laughed....

jhngardner367 · 04-11-2012, 04:52 PM

You should have asked him if he also sells keys for hydrostatic locks!LOL!

Goldfinger · 04-11-2012, 04:55 PM

Should have shown him your sails and rudder.

russgt · 04-11-2012, 05:13 PM

You didn't return it and get a deep cycle? lol

cory d · 04-11-2012, 05:19 PM

yea its all funny now. its not going to be funny when you are stranded at sea in your truck

HTX86chevy · 04-11-2012, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cory d

yea its all funny now. its not going to be funny when you are stranded at sea in your truck

That s%!t is too funny.

HarleyHauler · 04-11-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cory d

yea its all funny now. its not going to be funny when you are stranded at sea in your truck

OK this seriously made me laugh out loud....

bilfman · 04-11-2012, 07:46 PM

Well there is nothing like preparation! You are like a modern day Noah having your ride water ready. Making the rest of us look bad Diesel.

71swb4x4 · 04-11-2012, 08:18 PM

This whole thread is great, one of the best I have read in a long time.

And this post takes the cake.

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Originally Posted by cory d

yea its all funny now. its not going to be funny when you are stranded at sea in your truck

AntiGov · 04-11-2012, 09:07 PM

haa! funny crap....be careful though cause the few with all the pwr may shut this thread down.

D.FENS · 04-11-2012, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cory d

yea its all funny now. its not going to be funny when you are stranded at sea in your truck

This guy

chevy427big block · 04-12-2012, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cory d

yea its all funny now. Its not going to be funny when you are stranded at sea in your truck

lol

chrismoore701 · 04-11-2012, 05:31 PM

Did you pick up some turn signal fluid from him while you were there?

Weasel Diesel · 04-11-2012, 05:37 PM

I was gonna screw with him and say " Yea, that Holley double pumper don't care for the Oil / Gas mix". Figured I best keep my trap shut for my own good...

terryj · 04-12-2012, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Weasel Diesel

I was gonna screw with him and say " Yea, that Holley double pumper don't care for the Oil / Gas mix". Figured I best keep my trap shut for my own good...

You should have told him that the holly double pumper also worked as a bilge pump.

Goldfinger · 04-11-2012, 05:56 PM

You know it's not everyday you see a 2 stroke 350

bucannon · 04-11-2012, 05:57 PM

i had a shop tell me they would not install a power steering pump if i bought it and dropped it off with the truck to save them a parts store run.

i can only assume they wanted the money from the core charge that badly

Square_78 · 04-13-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bucannon

i had a shop tell me they would not install a power steering pump if i bought it and dropped it off with the truck to save them a parts store run.

i can only assume they wanted the money from the core charge that badly

Thats normall for any shop. Also if the part you buy is defective or incorrect for your vehicle, it wastes a lot of their time. Also when you come back in 3 months and say the power steering doesnt work anymore, they arnt going to warranty it so you will have to pay them to pull the pump back out.

*mrhino* · 04-13-2012, 08:35 PM

I was in advance one rainy day buying 1500 wet-sand paper. While at the check out. One of the counter jockey hollers "Oh my god, what is he doing! He's going to get shocked to death" Of coarse, most of us in the store turn to look as this genius runs outside to stop his fellow co-worker from killing himself by hooking up jumper cables. In the rain. Only me and one another guy just started busting up laughing. shew! that was a close one. Then when I paid for my sand paper and was ready to walk out the door, one of them stopped me to ask if I wanted a bag. So my wet-sandpaper didn't get wet. Me and My local Advance have a love hate relation ship. Sometimes I leave there with a big smile, because they done or said something stupid that makes me laugh. but mostly they've done or said something stupid that just flat pi$$es me off.

Weasel Diesel · 04-11-2012, 07:53 PM

I'm still chuckling about it... My wife said to buy an Evinrude decal and put it on her Jeep Liberty and she will go over there and try to buy reed valves for it.

bilfman · 04-11-2012, 07:58 PM

Get one of those spinny props for the reciever hitch and ask if they sell a bigger one, because you can't get above 20mph. Be careful though, that may melt his brain.

Weasel Diesel · 04-11-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bilfman

Get one of those spinny props for the reciever hitch and ask if they sell a bigger one, because you can't get above 20mph. Be careful though, that may melt his brain.

HAHAHAHA!!! I'll ask him for a 23 pitch prop, The 19 ain't gettin it...

notallthere · 04-11-2012, 07:56 PM

Happy sailing Captain.

jayman68 · 04-11-2012, 09:45 PM

That is very funny! The engine in my Camaro is from a boat, great thread!

Weasel Diesel · 04-11-2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jayman68

That is very funny! The engine in my Camaro is from a boat, great thread!

You got life jackets in that thing?

So after the incedent today, I wonder, do I now other than a State Inspection, do I have to get a Coast Guard inspection too?

04-11-2012, 04:36 PM	#1
Weasel Diesel Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chesterfield, Va. Posts: 339	You gotta hear this !! Today the battery in my C-10 took a dump. No problem, hit the Local Advance to get a new one. The young man sold me the battery and asked " Can we install it for you for free?". Sure, why not, saves me the bother. So we go out to the truck, and I pull the hood. My engine originated in a boat. It is a Crusader 350 engine. He looks over and sees the " Crusader Marine Engine Division" decal and says" I can't put this battery in, this is a Marine engine and you need a Marine Battery". I knew where this was going... I took the battery and told him nevermind, I'll install it at home. "You know there is no Warranty, right?" he said. I ignored him and left. I just laughed....

04-11-2012, 04:52 PM	#2
jhngardner367 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin, Arkansas Posts: 248	Re: You gotta hear this !! You should have asked him if he also sells keys for hydrostatic locks!LOL! __________________ Always expect the unexpected,....but don't expect the unexpected to be the unexpected you expect ! I'm busier than a one-legged cat,in a sandbox! Veteran..and proud ! I can't fix what ain't broke....you want I should break it?

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Goldfinger Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: laurel hill Fl Posts: 645	Re: You gotta hear this !! Should have shown him your sails and rudder. __________________ 1985 C10 Custom Deluxe LWB 305/700r4 [ Goldfinger ] 1999 k3500 crew cab dually 6.5tdi/4l80e

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bilfman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Posts: 622	Re: You gotta hear this !! Well there is nothing like preparation! You are like a modern day Noah having your ride water ready. Making the rest of us look bad Diesel. __________________ 1979 Chevy Dually Crew 4X4 454, D60 Tru-trac, D70 Detroit Locker, 3.73, 4L80E/NP205 1971 GMC 3/4 Ton 4X4

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AntiGov Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: central Oregon Posts: 1,220	Re: You gotta hear this !! haa! funny crap....be careful though cause the few with all the pwr may shut this thread down. __________________ 88 3+3 454 400 205 410 drw to srw still in pieces 90 3+3 350 400 205 410 srw 84 1/2 ton lb 6.2 4x4 parts truck

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chrismoore701 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Highland, IN Posts: 2,321	Re: You gotta hear this !! Did you pick up some turn signal fluid from him while you were there? __________________ Chris _______________________________ 1979 Chevy Stepside SPORT 2018 Chevy Silverado, 39 years apart My build 2008-2016. http://m.imgur.com/a/bURrE

04-11-2012, 05:37 PM	#14
Weasel Diesel Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chesterfield, Va. Posts: 339	Re: You gotta hear this !! I was gonna screw with him and say " Yea, that Holley double pumper don't care for the Oil / Gas mix". Figured I best keep my trap shut for my own good...

04-11-2012, 05:56 PM	#16
Goldfinger Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: laurel hill Fl Posts: 645	Re: You gotta hear this !! You know it's not everyday you see a 2 stroke 350 __________________ 1985 C10 Custom Deluxe LWB 305/700r4 [ Goldfinger ] 1999 k3500 crew cab dually 6.5tdi/4l80e

04-11-2012, 05:57 PM	#17
bucannon Salty Sailor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 603	Re: You gotta hear this !! i had a shop tell me they would not install a power steering pump if i bought it and dropped it off with the truck to save them a parts store run. i can only assume they wanted the money from the core charge that badly __________________ 86 c-10 Custom Deluxe Savannah, Georgia

04-13-2012, 08:35 PM	#19
mrhino Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,223	Re: You gotta hear this !! I was in advance one rainy day buying 1500 wet-sand paper. While at the check out. One of the counter jockey hollers "Oh my god, what is he doing! He's going to get shocked to death" Of coarse, most of us in the store turn to look as this genius runs outside to stop his fellow co-worker from killing himself by hooking up jumper cables. In the rain. Only me and one another guy just started busting up laughing. shew! that was a close one. Then when I paid for my sand paper and was ready to walk out the door, one of them stopped me to ask if I wanted a bag. So my wet-sandpaper didn't get wet. Me and My local Advance have a love hate relation ship. Sometimes I leave there with a big smile, because they done or said something stupid that makes me laugh. but mostly they've done or said something stupid that just flat pi$$es me off.

04-11-2012, 07:53 PM	#20
Weasel Diesel Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chesterfield, Va. Posts: 339	Re: You gotta hear this !! I'm still chuckling about it... My wife said to buy an Evinrude decal and put it on her Jeep Liberty and she will go over there and try to buy reed valves for it. Last edited by Weasel Diesel; 04-11-2012 at 07:59 PM.

04-11-2012, 07:58 PM	#21
bilfman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Posts: 622	Re: You gotta hear this !! Get one of those spinny props for the reciever hitch and ask if they sell a bigger one, because you can't get above 20mph. Be careful though, that may melt his brain. __________________ 1979 Chevy Dually Crew 4X4 454, D60 Tru-trac, D70 Detroit Locker, 3.73, 4L80E/NP205 1971 GMC 3/4 Ton 4X4

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notallthere Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: sarnia ontario canada Posts: 211	Re: You gotta hear this !! Happy sailing Captain.



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