Your most ignored rule

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Gasket contact plus 3/4 turn is mine. I mean, I'm pretty certain I know more about oil filters than the engineers lol( sarcasm). Sad thing is I was a chiller mechanic in a previous life, I never worked on anything without a torque wrench but my side. The dude just can't abide
 
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Rather than backing into parking spaces which seems to be the latest fad, I look for a pull-thru spot farther from the store or business. It makes it just as easy and safe to pull out and I get more exercise. And I park as far away as necessary to find a pull thru spot, often next to a cart return cage which I feel helps protect my truck more. I just shake my head when I see someone waiting for someone else to pull out from a front row spot when a pull thru is available just a short distance away. Evidently, people really believe they're getting extra points by parking in those front row spots.
 
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Rather than backing into parking spaces which seems to be the latest fad, I look for a pull-thru spot farther from the store or business. It makes it just as easy and safe to pull out and I get more exercise. And I park as far away as necessary to find a pull thru spot, often next to a cart return cage which I feel helps protect my truck more. I just shake my head when I see someone waiting for someone else to pull out from a front row spot when a pull thru is available just a short distance away. Evidently, people really believe they're getting extra points by parking in those front row spots.
I see people driving around for to find a close spot at the gym. Makes me wonder
 
Rather than backing into parking spaces which seems to be the latest fad, I look for a pull-thru spot farther from the store or business. It makes it just as easy and safe to pull out and I get more exercise. And I park as far away as necessary to find a pull thru spot, often next to a cart return cage which I feel helps protect my truck more. I just shake my head when I see someone waiting for someone else to pull out from a front row spot when a pull thru is available just a short distance away. Evidently, people really believe they're getting extra points by parking in those front row spots.
Getaway driver parking....
 
Gasket contact plus 3/4 turn is mine. I mean, I'm pretty certain I know more about oil filters than the engineers lol( sarcasm). Sad thing is I was a chiller mechanic in a previous life, I never worked on anything without a torque wrench but my side. The dude just can't abide
Hand tight has always been my rule on filters and filter bowls, unless the manual calls for a specific torque.

As far as my most ignored rule, I have kids so I’ll have to give that some thought.
 
Seatbelts. Never wore them as kids, most trips are just a couple miles on backroads, still buckle it behind me or find a dummy plug so it doesn’t ding, but my wife is always on my butt to wear them on the highways and interstate. By myself in a semi or a pickup the only time it’s on is when I’m getting pulled over, just not something I think about I guess.
 
Seatbelts. Never wore them as kids, most trips are just a couple miles on backroads, still buckle it behind me or find a dummy plug so it doesn’t ding, but my wife is always on my butt to wear them on the highways and interstate. By myself in a semi or a pickup the only time it’s on is when I’m getting pulled over, just not something I think about I guess.
One of the first things I do on a vehicle is disable the seatbelt alarm. Both sides.
 
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