- 41. Fuel injector help needed (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 09:42:53 EDT
- HELP!!! I have a Mitsubishi Expo with the 1.8L engine. The car was missing every once in a while and I knew it was fine as far as ignition so I figured I had a faulty fuel injector. I ordered rebuilt
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00000.html (7,896 bytes)
- 42. Re: Fuel injector help needed (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 15:31:31 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks to everyone who gave me some help on this. I found a site (www.avproecu.com) that showed me the problem. I called the guy and he was very knowledgeable and helpful. I p
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00019.html (8,635 bytes)
- 43. Re: On the subject of oil disasters (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:46:28 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - I agree. Kitty litter works well. (Or oil-dry, which is the same as kitty litter, but maybe doesn't have the same deoderizers.) You can still buy haz-mats, but they are better to
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00118.html (8,759 bytes)
- 44. Re: General building question (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:42:10 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - I'd be careful with a garage door that is vertical when open. The springs reduce tension as the door opens because it usually will be horizontal and be at rest on the rails. The
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00130.html (9,852 bytes)
- 45. Re: General building question (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:31:06 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - - This could actually be very cost-effective. If you want to make your own door, rather than buying one. If the door goes straight up, it doesn't have to be a sectional door. Yo
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00133.html (9,619 bytes)
- 46. Re: angle grinder? (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 09:36:33 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - You sound as expert as they come! You provided a lot of good info on grinders. There are cutting wheels available for angle grinders that may help cut thru the welds. They are thi
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00147.html (8,541 bytes)
- 47. Re: angle grinder? (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:03:57 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Craftsman is probably decent. I went the cheep route. Go to www.homier.com, figure out how to get to the tool section, and search for grinder. Somewhere in there you wil
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00151.html (9,086 bytes)
- 48. Re: angle grinder? (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 16:38:55 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I just saw a factory serviced Dewalt 4.5" angle grinder at Homier for $39.99. With shipping it may be a few bucks more than the Craftsman, but it is probably better. My expe
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00158.html (8,454 bytes)
- 49. Re: Drill Presses, #2 (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 14:13:30 EST
- - - - - - - - - - - - You might check www.toolking.com. I never bought anything from them, so I can't comment on their service, but they have a MASSIVE web site, including 10 pages of reconditioned t
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00166.html (7,360 bytes)
- 50. Need speednuts (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 14:13:33 EST
- I need to buy some 10mm speednuts. You know, the things that slip over the edge of sheet metal and provide a captive nut. My son needs them for some stuff he is replacing on his Jeep. Probably trim t
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00167.html (7,476 bytes)
- 51. Re: Need speednuts (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:19:00 EST
- - - - - - - - - - - - No Auto Zone near us. No Advance Auto either. Pep Boys is a total mess in the hardware section. I haven't found anything there in years. (Typical!) Tried Sears Hardware, Home De
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00175.html (7,849 bytes)
- 52. Re: Removing Road Paint from Auto Paint (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:39:30 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - OOOO!!! This is particularly nasty, Kai. I have heard that once road paint dries, it is nearly impossible to remove. PennDOT gets sued regularly for this, so they will probably
- /html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00044.html (8,470 bytes)
- 53. Re: Impact Wrenches (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 09:33:05 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - I just got a Sears Craftsman catalog and they have the 600lb/ft (off direction, 450 on direction) and it's on sale right now. AFAIK, this is the strongest available in a 1/2" im
- /html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00149.html (8,470 bytes)
- 54. Re: Shop Rags (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:42:38 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - Why not just use the paper towels in the shop, and save the water, the soap, the aggravation, and the possibility of getting caught! :-) Personally, I don't have a wife, so what
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00018.html (8,784 bytes)
- 55. Line trimmer (no car stuff at all) (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 10:52:53 EDT
- Well, this list is a bit quiet, so here goes. I bought a house last October, so this summer I bought a 15" Toro electric line trimmer. Small yard, so that is all I need and they are relatively cheep
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00108.html (8,464 bytes)
- 56. Re: Line trimmer (no car stuff at all) (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 12:00:36 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks, Tim. I knew some one could simplify this for me. I'll be signing up for some additional physics courses this fall at the community college. I've always wanted to become
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00113.html (9,568 bytes)
- 57. Re: Dishwashers (still no car stuff at all) (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:09:06 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - Probably not, depending on how you do the dishes. If you keep the tap running all the time to rinse the dishes, the dishwasher will use MUCH less water. If you fill a 2 gallon t
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00120.html (8,546 bytes)
- 58. Re: Line trimmer (no car stuff at all) (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:34:29 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - Maybe if you put the plug in the other way 'round.... Allen Hefner Philly Region SCCA Rally Steward '77 MG Midget '75 MG Midget "The Project" '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport /// u
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00124.html (9,482 bytes)
- 59. Re: Line trimmer (no car stuff at all) (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:04:54 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - I wonder if the stuff the line is made of is biodegradable. Is there a plastic or nylon material that breaks down quickly, so the bits of line dissappear? I doubt that any biode
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00129.html (9,660 bytes)
- 60. Re: was string trimmers, was then dishwashers, now nonsense (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:04:54 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - Hmmmm! If there was a way to build septic tanks in the 18th dimension, it may solve the odor problem! Allen Hefner Philly Region SCCA Rally Steward '77 MG Midget '75 MG Midget "Th
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00130.html (7,278 bytes)
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