- 21. RE: waste antifreeze (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:01:40 -0800
- Ethylene glycol biodegrades rapidly in the environment ... in fact, it's worst effect is that it degrades so rapidly it can potentially take enough oxygen out of the water to suffocate fish ! It's a
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00057.html (7,281 bytes)
- 22. RE: diesel generators (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:46:21 -0800
- Depending on how manual is acceptable, the simplest design is probably to put the whole house on a single transfer switch, and then manually turn off everything you don't want to run from your gense
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00079.html (8,314 bytes)
- 23. RE: diesel generators (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:47:58 -0800
- There is an additive to prevent that ... Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00081.html (7,459 bytes)
- 24. RE: waste antifreeze (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:55:59 -0800
- As little as 30 milliliters of dihydrogen monoxide can be lethal to adults too, yet I drink more than that every day ! If you'll look at the line before that, it says the "estimated" lethal dose is
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00083.html (8,620 bytes)
- 25. RE: Finding open/shorts in car electrical system (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:53:14 -0800
- Basic idea is to run current through the circuit but limit heat dissipation; then use something to detect the current. JZ Witless used to sell a flasher thing that would replace the fuse, and a movi
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00094.html (7,966 bytes)
- 26. RE: Finding open/shorts in car electrical system (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:47:26 -0800
- Ok, I may be a bit out of touch with prices ... been a long time since I've worked on telephones. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280060603074 Randall CONFIDENTIALITY. This electr
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00098.html (8,501 bytes)
- 27. RE: Finding open/shorts in car electrical system (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:13:53 -0800
- The body/chassis is the other wire. Randall CONFIDENTIALITY. This electronic mail and any files transmitted with it may contain information proprietary to NavCom Technology, Inc., or one of its affi
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00102.html (8,365 bytes)
- 28. RE: Air line piping (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:34:10 -0800
- Also in southern CA for several years now, possibly only after Sears bought them. I'd rate them no more than mediocre ... but they do carry just a few items that Home Despot doesn't, like "piano" (s
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00130.html (9,445 bytes)
- 29. RE: Air line piping (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:38:15 -0800
- As I've heard it, it's Egypt rather than Everywhere. John's second word is a euphemism for the actual word, too. Of course, there's also British Frame and Engine, but hopefully the meaning is clear
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00132.html (9,386 bytes)
- 30. Pipe vise (was: Air line piping) (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:17:28 -0800
- I use a combo unit, like : http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=5655 Likewise, my unit is less than ideal but has met my needs for many years. Been hoping it would break
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00138.html (8,399 bytes)
- 31. RE: Air line piping (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:42:31 -0800
- Really ? You're not allowed to drive a copper stake in the ground ? I would have thought the stake would be better ... less likely to be cut accidentally, and more likely to stay in contact with dam
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00141.html (9,014 bytes)
- 32. RE: air grease gun tube (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:34:28 -0800
- Should be no problem, as long as the zerk isn't blocked. A standard hand gun will put out more pressure than an air gun anyway. Any place that sells grease guns should also sell various extensions.
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00156.html (7,596 bytes)
- 33. RE: Dishwasher issues (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:31:36 -0800
- The phrase "The spray arm's operation is alternated by small pauses of the motor" implies to me that the valve flips state every time the water flow starts. I'm guessing that big check ball (#58 in
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00161.html (7,399 bytes)
- 34. RE: air grease gun tube (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:04:02 -0800
- I've found that a couple of 45 degree 1/8" pipe ells come in handy sometimes, too. Basically a swivel joint, but stiff enough to push the coupler on at an angle. Ah yes, better living through Chemis
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00167.html (7,504 bytes)
- 35. Maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:08:21 -0800
- Sometimes we get a graphic reminder that it's not a good idea to neglect simple maintenance on our machinery ... Tonight, I was servicing my Stag. Needed to take the rear wheels off after bit, so I f
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00172.html (7,370 bytes)
- 36. RE: Maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:10:48 -0800
- I agree with Doug, that's most likely the unloader valve. It bleeds down the line between the compressor and the tank, so the compressor doesn't try to start under full load next time. Generally, th
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00175.html (6,502 bytes)
- 37. RE: Maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:30:31 -0800
- Not common, but it does happen. Here's one not too far from me, last year : http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/07/25/sections/local/crime_courts/article_609 499.php and another with some pretty grap
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00179.html (7,196 bytes)
- 38. RE: air grease gun tube (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:47:09 -0800
- On the couplers I have trouble with, I've found that unscrewing the sleeve at the end just 1/4 turn or so will help substantially. In some cases, I've gone as far as inserting a flat washer shim bet
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00186.html (8,890 bytes)
- 39. RE: Water pump and furnace emergency electrical connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:29:46 -0800
- No ... transformers work just fine either way. If you pump 220v into the secondary, the primary will put 4kv (or whatever) back out into the main line. They do not act as "one way" valves. Might wel
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00209.html (10,650 bytes)
- 40. RE: Water pump and furnace emergency electrical connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:38:05 -0800
- Just to echo what I think was the consensus, Preston, this sounds fine to me. Assuming of course that 12/3 is the appropriate size & number of conductors ... your pump might not need a neutral and I
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00210.html (8,908 bytes)
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