<<but don't underestimate plain old incompetence!>> Bought my first BMW from a guy who did the same thing himself (hence, not a great home mechanic); the impeller was hitting on the housing..making a
<< It will start swaying back and forth. >> I have a small, 1200 lb payload 2 wheel trailer from HF with 12 in wheels Used it for many years to tow tires and tool box, tent, etc, to BMW driver's scho
<<To me, a trailer is a general "tool" that is very handy to have! It is not something I bought to just tow one kind of vehicle for a certain number of miles. You certainly don't want to get somethin
I did a little blurb a while back on my tankless heaters. Small sink in garage is a great application. I have a German job (Stiebel Eltron?) in my outbuilding.. .20A@220V means 12 ga wire (under 75 o
<<So what's the scoop on electric heaters appropriate for around the clock heating in a garage? >> I'd consider that any 24/7 system has the same trades as your house HVAC; Lower target temp means th
<< A few years ago I found a used Stihl FS85 on ebay for $cheap. It had seen a lot of abuse but seeing how Stihl's engines are designed pretty well I took a chance and bought it. >> I've been lucky u
<<Thanks, Inch. Best laugh I've had all week ! Would this be the right time to reveal that, as a baby in the crib, I preferred to sleep with my father's electric drill, rather than a Teddy Bear....?
It's not a straight heat exchanger. It's a heat pump, with compressor, refrigerant, and all the same stuff as a regular air-source hat pump. >> for the record, the above is the "normal" system. I was
<<That's the one I have too. Very satisfactory. The conical plug in the pan is unique, but Blitz sent me several extras when my original one cracked>> Amazingly, I also have had this pan for years. A
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<"It may be sh*t to you, but it's bread and butter to me." > I parked next to a very nice alum enclosed trailer at the track in Indiana a few years ago (with my home made open trailer)... "Ivey's Sep
Roger that; I do best with pathology when I understand the underlying anatomy and physiology...old habits die hard. and _______________________________________________ _______________________________
<<I was thinking of building some sort of I'd like a larger version to get stuff up from the first floor to the second floor of my shops.... Any thoughts out there? PM _______________________________
<Subject: [Shop-talk] metal cutting carbide blade> Not exactly what you're asking, but I did do a blurb on the DeWalt metal-cutting carbide chop saw several years ago when I bought mine. It will make
<<Not sure that this counts as a gem of wisdom; but what my late wife used say was that she would much rather have me in the garage(shop) than on a barstool somewhere !>> Brings back the memory of my
<<Lacking a lathe you could probably do a satisfactory job by chucking it in drill press, spinning it and then use a grinder to trim it down.>> I did this successfully for the Torx socket to fit the
List members: I took the liberty of forwarding the fiberglass repair question outside the list. Shu is one of 7 people certified to work on commercial aircraft composites/ repairs in our area. We als
Ahhh, finally a chance to talk about the nut behind the wheel!!! ( no offense to wives or any other specific nut...) As Chief Classroom Instructor for the Tarheel Chapter of the BMW Club (whew!) I ca
I'll second virtually everything Karl has said here. I learned gas welding on sheet metal in a body shop in the early 1970's (where I coincidently learned about BMWs...). It's a great skill to have;
It takes me a couple years to empty a large tank; I spend 15 minutes painting when I pick it up..then I can admire a pretty tank for a couple years, and my supplier grins when I bring it in... << I d