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Bad rings will smoke continuously . Bad valve guides and seals will smoke after start-up, but will clear after. First thing to do is a compression...
Maybe if you take the basket out every couple of hours, and give the stuff a shake, to get the crud off and make new electrical contact points, it...
There are some horns recently been advertised as putting out 300dB. These are rated in CBdB (Chinese Bullshit Decibels), they are actually around...
I thought about this many times, but I was told it may be illegal. If you have a hydraulic switch and want to use a mechanical one instead, you...
When I was a lad I made something like this, which flashed the brake light about 3 times and then it stayed on. It was a simple circuit using a...
The open circuit (no load) voltage does not give any real indication of the battery's condition. If the battery has a 40% charge and shows 12.4 v...
I do it like that, except mine aren't as tidy. The rest I clamp to my press , so they can get in the way when I need to use it.
Yes, Positive of the voltmeter on the main (Large) terminal on the alternator, and earth on a clean piece of the chassis or the battery negative....
A busted component in the suspension can bind and then let go with a cracking sound. I had a broken leaf spring which took me a while to find,...
You should try buying one from the bottom of the planet! By the time I see the ad in the morning, it has been sold while I was asleep. Maybe I...
I have used a headlight wiper motor from some Eurotrash vehicle, they have a 6mm shaft, about 90 degree swing , and a "park" position. Mid 90's...
For a simple car without all the bells and whistles, a home brew loom would be OK. If you have the wiring kit, you might as well use it. If you...
I am typing this by hitting a rock with a stick. My Dad gave me the stick to use to hunt critters.
I'm glad I put everything on casters a few years ago, it's much easier to push than to lift. I've got all the electrical and hydraulic lifting...
I had a similar thing happen with a T350, it turned out to be a bad filler tube "O" ring. For some reason (maybe torque converter draining back...
You could try "down south" (Australia) for tubes as well. "But, you cannot put bias tubes in radial tires.". What is the difference (besides the...
[ATTACH] Finally got a roof on it.
And very important to have the mating surfaces surgically clean - get into the female part with a flashlight and make sure no crap is on there. If...
If you touch the + lead to the coil a few times quickly, you should see a spark. Your hands just became the points.
[ATTACH] Original paint, chips, sunburn and rust. "When are you going to paint it?" - "they already did, in 1960!". It's got brakes, a heater...
If you have about 3-4 yards of wire soldered across the ends of a dead fuse, you can hang the light bulb under the hood, in the trunk, etc, so you...
A heat gun and wire brush will get the baked on grease/dirt off, just heat it up until you see the grease bubbling out, then hit it with the brush.
Get yourself an LED of the colour you want (or a white one if your emblem is coloured plastic.) Light it up using a 680 ohm resistor in series...
When you talk about over-priced cars, I see a standard wording in some ads I have been following, & it goes like this - First ad - advertised...
I found all the info on programming the Ebay type VFD's on woodworking sites. They use them to spin heads up to some ridiculous RPM'S. You just...
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Since I was a kid I was always goofing with something (usually with my brother) which was oily, dangerous, or noisy. Lots of old cast-off cars,...
I have one of those cheap VFD'S (after installing many of the expensive SEW and Toshiba brands at work) with a single phase input (230VAC) and a...
Also some Fords (FE?) have a counterclockwise rotation. Not fun when you have worked on tons of GM stuff (clockwise), and then you find out when...
Those back windows always struck me as looking like a sedan front window from a '60's car. I wonder if anyone has ever tried something close? If...
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