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Are these the little brass inserts in the ports of the master cylinder?
I was looking at a Willwood brake component and it was being sold here in a speed shop for about $150. A couple of days later I saw the same part,...
If it came out of a 6V car, the only things that are electric are the fuel gauge and the dash lights. Temp and oil pressure are usually...
I logged on last night and saw 10 pages of spam, and had to get to about page 45 before I could find a "how to wash a barn find" post. Maybe bring...
Cover artwork by Ed Roth!
I used "agricultural" enamel paint on my chassis and suspension. With the catalyst added, it took about a week to harden up, but I then found out...
We had a towbar just like that for "towing the line". So it was YOU! I think I found some of these in B727's I repaired. My Dad just used to let...
Anything caustic (oven cleaner, etc), will etch into the aluminium surface and make it look like crap. I would try just normal thinners (on the...
I have repaired things like this by epoxying a late- model plastic socket in there, and then running an earth wire to a part inside the light...
Welcome to the club.
Good idea! I had a motorcycle that did this, when I opened up the carb, there was a tablespoon of crud and water in there. Cleaned it out and it...
A capacitor will hiss for a few seconds before it goes "Bang!". Like a gas coming out of a small nozzle. If it hasn't thrown it's guts yet, it's...
If you reckon the hiss is coming from a capacitor (usually an electrolytic type, cylindrical with the rating and voltage written on the shrink...
If your tank has been treated with that POR15 type stuff, could be some of that stuff coming loose and getting into the system. That stuff is...
I charge my re-packed (by me) lithium battery packs in the middle of the driveway, so the only thing that can burn is a bit of concrete. I trust...
Worth buying just for the stainless strips and window trim.
Is that a Chevy 6? I just did the same thing, but I used a thermostat housing from a Chrysler V8, it was the right size and went straight up. I...
Winner! A 1" trim at both ends, and on it went!. I'm not doing anything more today, I've used up my good luck quota for the day.
I keep a little notebook for each car, which has the part, car make and model that the part came from, etc. Also the wiring pin-outs for...
Ancient Roman saying " If you don't have 100% trust in your 1/2" lifting bolts or attachments, wrap a sling around your engine and hook". Always...
I have collected keys for everything I found in my travels over the past 45 years. I have a large collection of auto keys, and have never found a...
I am just about to see if my wire template was true. And only after sifting through about 50 hoses! But I have a section of metal tube ready to...
Pompei Walmart car park, Aug.24, A.D. 79.
If you remove the sender but leave it electrically connected, you may be able to bend the float arm to suit the tank, and adust it while someone...
An antenna is just a piece of insulated conductor which catches radio waves, connected directly to the centre pin on your radio. As long as it is...
Do you have a voltmeter? If so, check that the points have 6V on them when open . (this is checking the side of the points which has the wire...
I did it to get it closer to Mother Earth. And 16" tyres are nearly impossible or prohibitively expensive to get here.
It won't let go, but the steering will be a bit clunky.
I had broken down once and while having a look at the engine problem, a drunk comes up and leans over the side, and says "What's wrong, mate?". I...
Wouldn't it just be easier to put some more gas in it?
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