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1. Re: complicated modern cars (score: 1)
Author: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:12:23 -0400
Interesting problem, and I'm sure it's frustrating. I have no idea where Tahoe is, but being both a flatlander and resident of a state where we may run the a/c in the daytime and have a fire to keep
/html/shop-talk/2004-07/msg00055.html (10,728 bytes)

2. Fw: Balancing wheels@home (score: 1)
Author: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 10:47:35 -0500
Let's try this again, after proper editing. Oops. work any far (weights push your
/html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00061.html (9,257 bytes)

3. Re: Balancing wheels@home (score: 1)
Author: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:08:07 -0500
I suspect they had very good quality race wheels and tires produced with tight quality control. I static balance the wheels on my land-speed car as well, since I have Moon discs on the outside, and h
/html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00064.html (8,114 bytes)

4. Re: blowing up gophers (score: 1)
Author: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:58:09 -0400
Oh, what a great topic for Friday evening! Yes Eric, you are a dangerous lunitic, but that's why we love ya'! Your gopher problem brings back lots of memories of waiting on the hilltop next to my fol
/html/shop-talk/2002-04/msg00223.html (10,454 bytes)

5. Re: 2 post lift for both storage and repair? (score: 1)
Author: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:27:00 -0500
You didn't say how much space you had available or how big a vehicle you'd like to lift, but something happened Friday at work that made me a believer in the Bend Pak two post lift I use at work. I
/html/shop-talk/2001-12/msg00057.html (9,609 bytes)

6. Re: H78/15 tires (score: 1)
Author: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 20:16:46 -0500
My Abbot & Hinerman text/lab manual from college gives the metric equivelent if an H series tire as a 215. 215/80R-15 sounds about right for a early '80s Toyota 4x4. They always did tend to have a n
/html/shop-talk/2001-11/msg00203.html (8,587 bytes)

7. Re: acronyms (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 19:09:35 -0500
Wow, are we off topic? Maybe not. TTFN is easy. "ta ta for now". "Webspeak" is pretty easy for me after 20 years in the military. My favorites obviously have a GI flavor, with the beat one being ERM
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00059.html (8,794 bytes)

8. Re: Electronic pest repellants (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 06:46:42 -0500
I've got a new barn tom (OJ) who likes his mice dipped in milk. At first I thought he just dropped one in the bowl by accident, but he does it with every one. He's got the big feet you mentioned, an
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00073.html (9,258 bytes)

9. Re: Tool Chest Choices... (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 19:15:52 -0500
How about used, from a pawn shop or the local Snap-on, Cornwell or Mac dealer? Mechanics are always upgrading their boxes to get a bigger or better one, and when we retire, lots of guys sell off the
/html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00036.html (8,658 bytes)

10. Re: florescent trouble lights (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:07:54 -0500
Gotta agree with Brian on the retractable reel thing. It also has the added benefit of at least sometimes keeping the light from hitting the floor. I have two florescents at work, one is a Snap-on a
/html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00150.html (9,902 bytes)

11. Re: Dyes for leaks (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:08:31 -0500
GM uses some that might help. ($6.50 for a bottle to treat 5 quarts of oil) They're readable with a black light. Problem we've found with them is that transmission fluid and power steering fluid see
/html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00151.html (7,826 bytes)

12. RE: Safety Chains (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 21:12:16 -0500
I'm another big believer in crossed safety chains and have recently started using screw shut type connectors at the hitch ends after seeing some cheap s-hooks straightened out. The hitch lubrication
/html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00155.html (10,040 bytes)

13. Re: Long life orange coolant (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 20:53:41 -0400
I'm happy to see that someone likes the new "lifetime" coolant. As a mechanic I must say I like the stuff too, since it brings me lots of service work. When it was created the chemists had good inte
/html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00123.html (8,366 bytes)

14. Re: Bearing Grease Packer (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 20:09:14 -0400
I've enjoyed the many different ideas on bearing packing, from the traditional to the creative. I make a living (?) on a flat-rate wage where time is money. I use an E-Z Packer bearing packer. It's
/html/shop-talk/2000-05/msg00032.html (9,406 bytes)

15. Re: Sign-o-the-times (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 20:21:27 -0500
I'm glad I'm not the only one that's seeing this. I've had similar thoughts quite frequently. Junior, the youngest machinist in either of the machine shops around here is my age (40), and probably w
/html/shop-talk/2000-03/msg00030.html (10,572 bytes)

16. Re: Sign-o-the-times (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 17:09:01 -0500
You nailed it Ron! Gotto tap into the experience of the past to better understand how to handle the challenges of the future. For many years before I retired I'd sit in briefings on upcoming militar
/html/shop-talk/2000-03/msg00036.html (8,600 bytes)

17. RE: Batt. cutoff switch (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 21:34:55 -0500
This is a hot topic on both the shop-talk and land-speed lists tonite. I know what you mean about disconnecting the positive lead without also shutting off the alternators field lead. I "saw the lig
/html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00032.html (9,807 bytes)

18. RE: The Rodent Report...... (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:48:55 -0500
Very interesting exchanges on this topic, so as a fella who had mice living in the headliner of his '72 Grand Prix I figured it was time to add my bit. This was a trick my Dad used to keep the rabbi
/html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00105.html (8,824 bytes)

19. Re: The Rodent Report...... (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 20:45:58 -0500
Your acorn toting critter is most likely a squirrel or chipmunk. I got a free Mazda RX7 out of the Western North Carolina woods last summer and when I opened the air cleaner housing it was PACKED FU
/html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00108.html (9,410 bytes)

20. Re: The Rodent Report...... (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 09:52:00 -0500
I know this is the shop-talk list, so I'm gonna talk shop cats. Best mousers I've ever known were female calico cats. For some reason these cats often have extra digits (claws) on their front paws a
/html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00114.html (9,032 bytes)

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