- 221. Re: [Shop-talk] well that can't be good... (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 15:03:57 +0000 (UTC)
- I tried poking around with a wire--nothing. It's not a ball valve, so I'm thinking that it's entirely possible that the wire just couldn't make it though the valve. Doug Shook suggested replacing the
- /html/shop-talk/2009-05/msg00049.html (9,858 bytes)
- 222. Re: [Shop-talk] weed killer (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 21:41:49 +0000 (UTC)
- after all that...mightn't it just be easier to cut the grass? we've tried Roundup and Ortho Brush Killer and it browns it down but after 3 weeks it's starting to green back up... the current Roundup
- /html/shop-talk/2009-05/msg00122.html (7,447 bytes)
- 223. [Shop-talk] pvc plumbing/cement question (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 04:54:49 +0000 (UTC)
- I'm re-plumbing part of the pool filter/pump setup again. I had to cut the supply and return lines about four inches off the ground. now the supply (the ones that feed to the pump and filter from the
- /html/shop-talk/2009-05/msg00124.html (8,894 bytes)
- 224. Re: [Shop-talk] pvc plumbing/cement question (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 12:00:50 +0000 (UTC)
- I probably said that wrong. the cut ends of the plumbing are above the level of water in the pool. the pool is about as full as it always would be, and the pad area is just slightly above the deck of
- /html/shop-talk/2009-05/msg00129.html (9,650 bytes)
- 225. Re: [Shop-talk] pvc plumbing/cement question (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 00:11:30 +0000 (UTC)
- bastards. all of you. :-) the filter is cut out of the system and I got out the spirit level. the pool water level is below the pipe cuts. but then I used that to build my son's play house and it lea
- /html/shop-talk/2009-05/msg00135.html (8,721 bytes)
- 226. [Shop-talk] mazda miata issue (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 17:05:00 +0000 (UTC)
- not at all shop related, but it's my boss' car, I'm at work, and I figure you guys would be the place for the quick, correct answer. his 1990 miata has an off-idle/tip-in 'miss' (I think). it idles o
- /html/shop-talk/2009-05/msg00144.html (8,024 bytes)
- 227. Re: [Shop-talk] mazda miata issue (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:12:55 +0000 (UTC)
- he recently had the timing belt replaced. I don't know if that requires r&r-ing that bolt on the 1.6, though. I don't think it did on our '93 2.0 626. My wife has a 1.6L miata with the infamous "spor
- /html/shop-talk/2009-06/msg00000.html (6,833 bytes)
- 228. Re: [Shop-talk] mazda miata issue (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:19:18 +0000 (UTC)
- so this bolt does what? it trashes the crank? I thought we'd r&r the plug wires, o2 sensor and erg valve first, then worry about more expensive things. When I did the timing belt, it is easily done w
- /html/shop-talk/2009-06/msg00005.html (8,058 bytes)
- 229. [Shop-talk] sigh...now the pool PUMP is out (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:01:12 +0000 (UTC)
- And I cannot work on the Triumph until the wife and kid can swim again... For the past few weeks the main pool pump has hummed a little bit when I turned it on, before it actually began pumping water
- /html/shop-talk/2009-07/msg00094.html (7,998 bytes)
- 230. Re: [Shop-talk] sigh...now the pool PUMP is out (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:05:22 +0000 (UTC)
- so there was no hump on the top of the motor, the 'bottom' end of the motor's cylindrical housing came off, revealing what I hope is a transformer. and I hope that's what was broken, because I took m
- /html/shop-talk/2009-07/msg00104.html (9,582 bytes)
- 231. Re: [Shop-talk] sigh...now the pool PUMP is out (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:17:30 +0000 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, I meant capacitor, and that's what this thing appears to be. haven't found the exact one on grainger yet, but the pictures on the site look like the thing on my table right now. does it ha
- /html/shop-talk/2009-07/msg00105.html (10,428 bytes)
- 232. Re: [Shop-talk] sigh...now the pool PUMP is out (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:22:03 +0000 (UTC)
- most excellent. have the capacitor, it is the right size, it fits in the housing...and I don't know how to hook it up. the blade terminals on the capacitor are not marked, there are just four of them
- /html/shop-talk/2009-07/msg00106.html (8,999 bytes)
- 233. Re: [Shop-talk] sigh...now the pool PUMP is out (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:54:19 +0000 (UTC)
- no polarity is marked anywhere on the capacitor I took out or its replacement, which is the dayton from grainger. there were three wires going to the capacitor, and I forgot to note the colors, but I
- /html/shop-talk/2009-07/msg00108.html (8,326 bytes)
- 234. [Shop-talk] mower engine issue (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:50:15 +0000 (UTC)
- the engine's a 5.5 hp honda ohv knockoff from pepboys. cheng kang, or it's an a go-kart. couldn't help it, it was damn near free. because it didn't run. ah, but it didn't run because the dpo left it
- /html/shop-talk/2009-08/msg00080.html (9,545 bytes)
- 235. Re: [Shop-talk] mower engine issue (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:00:47 +0000 (UTC)
- right, so I'm a genius. it's THIS engine. I mean, the only thing missing are the honda identifying stickers. those chinese are getting really, really good at copying stuff. http://www2.northerntool.c
- /html/shop-talk/2009-08/msg00084.html (10,574 bytes)
- 236. Re: [Shop-talk] mower engine issue (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:24:16 +0000 (UTC)
- alright, I got it running by taking it more-or-less apart and guessing as to which hole the governor's spring went into. that thing is a death trap. my son and I love it. but it's still doing the rpm
- /html/shop-talk/2009-08/msg00086.html (8,999 bytes)
- 237. [Shop-talk] air tank mounting/filling suggestions? (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 18:46:36 +0000 (UTC)
- so I got a new air tank from harbor freight. it's got the schraeder chuck for filling, with a dial open/close valve. it works fine but takes forever to fill it. I was going to hook up a quick disconn
- /html/shop-talk/2009-09/msg00018.html (8,011 bytes)
- 238. [Shop-talk] building computer shelf (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:10:50 +0000 (UTC)
- Only shop related in that I'm using my personal tools to do the job. But you people have proven yourselves too competent in the past (MJB, I'm using your air tank filling idea exactly as you had it i
- /html/shop-talk/2009-09/msg00118.html (7,810 bytes)
- 239. [Shop-talk] Craftsman garage door openers (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:39:59 +0000 (UTC)
- This should be simple, I'd think. The power went out last week at the house. I pulled the cord on the opener to release it from the carriage on the track. Now I can't get it to re-engage. I'm startin
- /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00139.html (7,288 bytes)
- 240. Re: [Shop-talk] Craftsman garage door openers (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:34:48 +0000 (UTC)
- I'll try that--I've been cycling the opener--the 'carriage' (the part attached to the chain on the track) just goes through the 'trolley' (the part attached, ultimately, to the door). It's like it's
- /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00146.html (8,177 bytes)
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