That's ok I just installed a front cover and after putting on the valve covers realized that I missed the trigger wheel... time to start scraping RTVHere's my blunder for the day. Just did this about 10 minutes ago
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I learned to number things when I was doing an engine rebuild for the first time. a couple of those divided bin containers, some bags, and a roll of cheap masking tape, made it pretty simple to keep track of not only the order I took off things, but the order they should be put back on.
"why is bag 15 here when i'm on opening bag 10?" becomes an easy way to catch yourself before you get too far down the "Aw SHIT!" hole.
Yep.Laptops are easy to lose track of screws, too.
Been a few times where I was done, laptop up and running, and there's that ONE tiny screw on the table looking at me...
Now, not only is the table clean and clear of everything else, I lay down a white cloth (helps keep small parts from rolling away) and I have a note pad and a sheet of paper laid out.
The paper gets divided into quadrants where I put sketches showing where all the screws go as I remove them and all connectors that get disconnected. Then the screws get laid in the quadrants with the pictures they belong to.
The biggest thing, though, is trying not to break any of the small plastic pieces as you disassemble it, especially where those tiny screws go.
What we need to do is stay calm, anticipate that third parties will register and post seditious material to justify shutting this site down, and REPORT THEM IMMEDIATELY.
Again, I know it feels like the Republic is lost. It may be. But for now, on this site, please for the love of God stay calm, speak rationally, and hope for .... better judgement from our leaders in the future.
The coming days and weeks (likely after the 20th) will be easier, but for now we need to be on the best possible behavior. Please. :)