[Professional Engineer]

Riddle me this:

What takes 3 hours, 14" Channel Locks, 10" Vise Grips, 2 jeweler's screwdrivers and a handful of toothpicks to remove, and 30 seconds to replace because some dumba$$'s Better Idea^tm requires a stupid tool I'd only use once in my lifetime?

If you answered a Super Cobrajet engine, you'd be wrong.

The correct answer is the fuel filter from my Explorer

[Diver Dave]

...and 30 seconds to replace because some dumba$$'s Better Ideatm requires a stupid tool I'd only use once in my lifetime?

Been there - done that with those Better Idea folks. Different vehicle, different part. Got lucky one day - stopped to talk with a Snap-on driver/salesman and got the tool for $15. Gave the tool to my mechanic s-i-l when I got rid of the car. grrr

[snippy_about_it]

ruh-roh. I have an Explorer.

[Peanut Gallery]

oh man. I guess were out of toothpicks?

BTW, John and Abigail are going to be on American Experience next Monday. Last night was Eleanor Roosevelt.