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My uncle told me to always check the ground first, and it saved me yesterday
He's been a mechanic for 30 years and drilled that into my head when I started. Yesterday, a 2017 Civic came in with a no-start and flickering dash lights. I was about to pull the starter when I remembered his advice. I spent 20 minutes cleaning the battery ground cable connection to the chassis, and it fired right up. It's so simple but so easy to overlook when you're chasing bigger problems. How many of you have a similar 'always check this first' rule from a mentor?
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lopez.ivan6mo ago
The universe just loves to watch us overcomplicate things" is so true. I used to skip the simple stuff to look for the hard problem, made me feel smarter. But after wasting a whole afternoon on a truck that just had a loose battery terminal, I get it now. That feeling when the easy fix works is way better than being the guy who took everything apart for no reason. My old habit was dumb pride.
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sagea886mo ago
My old foreman had a rule about checking the fuses first that saved me from looking dumb more than once. It's funny how the simplest fix is always the last thing you try. The universe just loves to watch us overcomplicate things.
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wade7676mo ago
Heard a similar thing about always checking if something's plugged in first. Saves so much time.
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