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Cole's 87 · 03-09-2003, 09:14 PM

of people having a brain fart moment. I decided to work on my choke cable today since it was so pretty out side. Because of too many bends in the way i routed te cable it was really hard to move so i had planned on rerouting it. After dicnnecting it from the carb i got back into the cab and started pulling it back threw the fire wall. all the sudden smoke came out from under the dash, thinking i might have grounded out the cabe on a wire or plug my reaction was to crab andpull the cableout from under the dash unknown to me thechoke cable had came in contact with the power distrbution block on the fire wall. i guess since the cable outer cover isnt nothing but tightly wraped wire it turned into a heating coil. so needless to say my right hand has second degree burns with the pattern of choke cable in 4 places. Damn its hard to type with one hand. lesson for the day no matter what your doing disconnect your battery.

BaggedC10 · 03-09-2003, 10:53 PM

Sorry, to hear that.

Get well soon!

brad2 · 03-09-2003, 11:05 PM

Ouch! The craziest things can happen when working on your truck. Hope your feeling better soon.

CT-Truckster · 03-09-2003, 11:21 PM

It's always funny until someone gets hurt, then it's hilarious

Don't worry,I think we are all on that list.

**swervin ervin** · 03-10-2003, 12:34 AM

Dang Cole, I feel it all the way down here.

Don't feel too bad though. The burn hurts I know, but it don't hurt to admit your brain locks up. I've had to do it a bunch of times.

Some of the stupid stuff I've done, you folks wouldn't believe if I told you.

79BIG10 · 03-10-2003, 04:45 AM

I hope your hand gets better. I had my arm burnt one time picking up a hot lawnmower over a fence and also been burnt when old blazer caught fire. I've been on that list way too many times.

*1FaastC10* · 03-10-2003, 11:13 AM

might i ask, why were you lifting a hot lawn mower over a fence?

alf4444 · 03-10-2003, 05:35 PM

you think that hurt check these out
http://y42.photos.yahoo.com/bc/allen...src=ph&.view=t

I learned to slow down through corners now

*racedvl* · 03-10-2003, 05:49 PM

Wow, talk about some hardware there!!! Ouch!

PHOENIX · 03-10-2003, 05:50 PM

ohh sh*t its robocop

hahhaha
Better watch what you say about that lwnmower now Brandon, robocop is here

I wish I had some picture of some stuff I did. When I was about 3 years old I pulled the pot off the counter and gave myself 3 degree burns from the waist up. Thanks to doctors and multiple skin graphs you cant even tell, except sometimes when its real hot outside I get white spots on my skin, the doctors said Id get them and they were right, but I didnt get them until my late teens. I also almost cut the tip of my pinky finger off moving some steel parts. I tripped and the steel I was carring crushed my little finger. It was big time nasty. I had to get 13 stitches on the tip of my pinky finger. It looked like my finger was cut off, I almost passed out a few times before the doctor finally gave me some shots. It was a hot day and I was bleeding alot. I had so much blood on my shirt and finger they though I cut half my finger off. My pinky finger is now a little bigger (thicker) and the feeling isnt right, but its there and it works!

alf4444 · 03-10-2003, 06:22 PM

yeah i have some nasty scars too, stills hurts everyday, i sure know when its going to rain. The worst part of the scar is it looks like i tried to slit my wrist.

Cole's 87 · 03-10-2003, 07:23 PM

I appreciate all your replies. today was better but kinda funny all the stuff you do without thinking i had to give a little thought. i guess the worst part was my wife having to help me get dressed for work. i felt like a dumb-azzzz

79BIG10 · 03-11-2003, 01:26 AM

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Originally posted by 1FaastC10
might i ask, why were you lifting a hot lawn mower over a fence?

The gate was locked on the other side of the house and didn't have a key. The shed was on the other side of the fence so I lifted the mower up about halfway over I smelt something burning looked down and my arm was burning on the muffler and thought to myself damn that's not good. Then finished lifting the mower over the fence and then ripping my arm and skin off the muffler. Then the pain hit. It was like a Tom and Jerry cartoon where Tom's tail is on fire and he smells it but doesn't realize it's him by then he's all burnt up.

03-09-2003, 09:14 PM	#1
Cole's 87 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 272	Add me to the long list............ of people having a brain fart moment. I decided to work on my choke cable today since it was so pretty out side. Because of too many bends in the way i routed te cable it was really hard to move so i had planned on rerouting it. After dicnnecting it from the carb i got back into the cab and started pulling it back threw the fire wall. all the sudden smoke came out from under the dash, thinking i might have grounded out the cabe on a wire or plug my reaction was to crab andpull the cableout from under the dash unknown to me thechoke cable had came in contact with the power distrbution block on the fire wall. i guess since the cable outer cover isnt nothing but tightly wraped wire it turned into a heating coil. so needless to say my right hand has second degree burns with the pattern of choke cable in 4 places. Damn its hard to type with one hand. lesson for the day no matter what your doing disconnect your battery.

03-09-2003, 10:53 PM	#2
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	Sorry, to hear that. Get well soon! __________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold

03-10-2003, 12:34 AM	#5
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Dang Cole, I feel it all the way down here. Don't feel too bad though. The burn hurts I know, but it don't hurt to admit your brain locks up. I've had to do it a bunch of times. Some of the stupid stuff I've done, you folks wouldn't believe if I told you. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

03-10-2003, 04:45 AM	#6
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	I hope your hand gets better. I had my arm burnt one time picking up a hot lawnmower over a fence and also been burnt when old blazer caught fire. I've been on that list way too many times. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

03-10-2003, 05:35 PM	#8
alf4444 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: taylorsville, UT Posts: 778	you think that hurt check these out http://y42.photos.yahoo.com/bc/allen...src=ph&.view=t I learned to slow down through corners now __________________ 2011 CCSB GMC 2500HD DMAX 73 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 96 Chevy 1500 STD Cab Shortbed Z71 Owner of WickedWolfRC.com

03-09-2003, 11:05 PM	#3
brad2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: edmond, ok Posts: 1,056	Ouch! The craziest things can happen when working on your truck. Hope your feeling better soon.

03-09-2003, 11:21 PM	#4
CT-Truckster ? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dyersburg, TN Posts: 471	It's always funny until someone gets hurt, then it's hilarious Don't worry,I think we are all on that list.

03-10-2003, 11:13 AM	#7
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	might i ask, why were you lifting a hot lawn mower over a fence?

03-10-2003, 05:49 PM	#9
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Wow, talk about some hardware there!!! Ouch!

03-10-2003, 05:50 PM	#10
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	ohh sht its robocop hahhaha Better watch what you say about that lwnmower now Brandon, robocop is here I wish I had some picture of some stuff I did. When I was about 3 years old I pulled the pot off the counter and gave myself 3 degree burns from the waist up. Thanks to doctors and multiple skin graphs you cant even tell, except sometimes when its real hot outside I get white spots on my skin, the doctors said Id get them and they were right, but I didnt get them until my late teens. I also almost cut the tip of my pinky finger off moving some steel parts. I tripped and the steel I was carring crushed my little finger. It was big time nasty. I had to get 13 stitches on the tip of my pinky finger. It looked like my finger was cut off, I almost passed out a few times before the doctor finally gave me some shots. It was a hot day and I was bleeding alot. I had so much blood on my shirt and finger they though I cut half my finger off. My pinky finger is now a little bigger (thicker) and the feeling isnt right, but its there and it works! __________________ AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

03-10-2003, 06:22 PM	#11
alf4444 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: taylorsville, UT Posts: 778	yeah i have some nasty scars too, stills hurts everyday, i sure know when its going to rain. The worst part of the scar is it looks like i tried to slit my wrist. __________________ 2011 CCSB GMC 2500HD DMAX 73 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 96 Chevy 1500 STD Cab Shortbed Z71 Owner of WickedWolfRC.com

03-10-2003, 07:23 PM	#12
Cole's 87 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 272	I appreciate all your replies. today was better but kinda funny all the stuff you do without thinking i had to give a little thought. i guess the worst part was my wife having to help me get dressed for work. i felt like a dumb-azzzz



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