Wait, cats can get the midnight zoomies from eating all day?

Man, that stings just reading it. I've been down that road where you yank half the machine apart before you figure out the real culprit was something dumb and cheap the whole time. Four hours fighting a seized gland nut only to find out it was a clogged filter would have me sitting on a bucket in the shop staring at the wall. The worst part is how good you feel after all that work, right up until the puddle shows back up the next morning. At least you know now to check the easy stuff before pulling cylinders.

How did you pull that off? I've done the same thing and it saved my budget last month.