Quirks I live with

[jimmyj]

I have driven so many old "beater" cars the quirks were many. Like a window that would roll down but had to be pulled up by hand. A beauty at the drive thru.

In the grand scheme though, I'm the quirk that my wife lives with! :confused3:

 

[leveled]

The choke cable is broken on my riding lawn mower and i just use my fingers to engage it. My 97 Chevy pickup tail gate is broken and i use vise grips that stay permanently attached all the time to open it.

 

[Bird]

My shop/recreation room has 8 florescent light fixtures; two 4' tubes in each. There are 4 of them on each of 2 light switches. I've replaced all 16 light tubes, both switches, and some of the "tombstone" ends. But they still sometimes come on when you turn the switch on and sometimes don't. Turn a switch on and off a few times and they usually come on. Or maybe just part of them come on, wait a few minutes, and others may, or may not, come on. But after awhile, turning the switch off and back on will probably result in the others coming on. They seem to work more reliably in cold weather than hot weather. And yep, I'd fix'em if I had any idea how to do it, short of just replacing all the fixtures or all the ballasts.

 

[jimmyj]

Rub them, it will turn them on. I mean that serously, I'm not being naughty.

 

[Bird]

Rub them, it will turn them on. I mean that serously, I'm not being naughty.

Yeah, I'd forgotten about it, but that did work at least once in the past when I tried it. The only trouble is that I have to get the ladder to reach high enough to touch them.

 

[JB4310]

I can't believe they haven't fixed that problem yet! I have a 1993 Grand Cherokee that had broken rubber boot wires.

I said it's a known issue, but it wasn't to me at the time. Luckily I have a friend that is a top tech at the local Dodge Jeep dealer. He directed me straight to the problem, otherwise I'd still be scratching my head as it was causing some erratic electrical "quirks". He has saved me a few times now.

Rub them, it will turn them on. I mean that serously, I'm not being naughty.

Yeah, I'd forgotten about it, but that did work at least once in the past when I tried it. The only trouble is that I have to get the ladder to reach high enough to touch them.

Might get a little awkward when guests arrive, "where's Bird?" "Oh he's in the rec room rubbing the lights, trying to turn them on"

JB.

 

[tallyho8]

Yeah, I'd forgotten about it, but that did work at least once in the past when I tried it. The only trouble is that I have to get the ladder to reach high enough to touch them.

I use a broom to rub them but I have knocked a bulb out a time or two. High humidity will keep many of them from lighting.

 

[Bird]

I use a broom to rub them but I have knocked a bulb out a time or two. High humidity will keep many of them from lighting.

I thought you needed to touch then with your hand. I do have a couple of brooms handy out there. I'll have to give it a try.

 

[tallyho8]

Just sweep the bulbs lightly but quickly because you must excite the electrons to get them to light.

 

[Bird]

Just sweep the bulbs lightly but quickly because you must excite the electrons to get them to light.

And naturally, recently they've worked flawlessly without any extra effort.:laughing: I think they like cool weather.