Sabatoge or Stupidity

[Warthog]

We may never know who the saboteur was. But I think it was the cook.

 

[papabear]

We may never know who the saboteur was. But I think it was the cook.

I think the butler did it.

 

[trooper632]

Well how do you figure doghead, it was failed sabotage. Anybody that would take out a filter and pickup up tube and then pack the pan with the rags, whats the reason for doing something like that.

 

[hndrsonj]

Because the 18 year old grunt that drained the fluid was too lazy to clean the parts and put the pan back on correctly. Laziness not any kind of sabotage.

 

[doghead]

Fluids drained, SOP at many locations(for disposal).

Leave the absorbent pad in the pan, lazy(easier than proper disposal) or just protection to keep oil that falls over time, absorbed.

Fact is, you'll never know for sure.

Your thread title only gave 2 choices, I don't think it was sabotage.

 

[Scar59]

Because the 18 year old grunt that drained the fluid was too lazy to clean the parts and put the pan back on correctly. Laziness not any kind of sabotage.

Exactly, he was told to drain the fluids, don't make a mess and had probably a dozen vehicles to do in a shift. The spill pads placed in the trans pan ensured no seepage. An auto trans will drip fluid for days. Anyone recovering a "fluids drained" vehicle has to really inspect it for condition and completeness. The missing pan bolts were a dead give away that it needed more than fluids replenished.

 

[papabear]

Because the 18 year old grunt that drained the fluid was too lazy to clean the parts and put the pan back on correctly. Laziness not any kind of sabotage.

Grunts do not drain fluids, that's for the mechanics to do.

 

[patracy]

Well how do you figure doghead, it was failed sabotage. Anybody that would take out a filter and pickup up tube and then pack the pan with the rags, whats the reason for doing something like that.

Listen all ya'll it's sabotage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PN7Xbexq4

 

[trooper632]

Right we will never know, I can live with it being stupidity that's why the post says both, anyway I'm happy and a little good conversation.

 

[mkcoen]

What happened was he didn't have a replacement filter and figured a couple of rags was better than nothing. This wasn't a DHS truck was it?

 

[ryan77]

If you knew it was a fluid drained truck and saw the bolts missing why didnt you drop the pan in the first place? To the Army you bought a outdated piece of junk there throwing out. Soldier A drained the fluids and put the oil dry rags in to keep it from dripping. It doesnt take Columbo to know when you buy a fluid drained truck to inspect everything that had fluids.
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[trooper632]

Columbo, boy you must be Inspector Cluso. I'm Sure you never missed anything at all by the sounds of your response, As I stated before after adding the fluid it showed FULL on the dipstick. Don't have a clue why some people have only negative attitudes in responses.

 

[porkysplace]

This thread has run it's course , maybe it's time to lock it before any more feelings get hurt.

 

[patracy]

This thread has run it's course , maybe it's time to lock it before any more feelings get hurt.

Yup....

Just glad this issue has been resolved.