Continuing Thread: What Are You Fix-It'ing Today?

[mthomas58]

In my ongoing battle to improve attic ventilation to reduce temps and improve A/C performance I decided to install dual powered attic fans. I let the roofer who installed our last roof talk me into ditching our attic fan and go with ridge vents. Bad idea - they're terrible. Will be sealing up the gable vent to the right of the fans and much of the ridge vents with spray foam. I anticipate much cooler attic temps this summer!

[Baz]

Just got back from morning errands. One of which was to pick up a new 6v battery for the tub. I looked up online last night and my local Advanced Auto showed one in stock. $99 + core. I brought the old one with me for the core.

I walk in with my core, set it on their battery cart and tell the clerk I'd like the 6v battery (I give brand and model #). He says "We don't have any 6v batteries in stock." I reply - according to the website for your store, yes you do." He asks for the part #. "Take out your phone and show me." I reply I don't use my phone for the Internet....I have a desktop at home for that. Do you want me to run home and get the info for you?" He takes out his phone and looks it up by asking through the microphone. Says "I'll be darned...they are showing 1 in stock. Let me go look."

Goes and looks and comes back with the battery. I pay and he gets mixed up with the change....guess he punched in the wrong cash amount I gave him (?) Total was $108.09. I gave him $110.10. Change should have been $2.01. He finally gives me $2. I say "What about the penny?" He says "I actually gave you more back than your change was." I reply "No you didn't but keep the penny anyway...someone may need it." Which is what I would have done anyway if he'd have handed it to me.

Battery is home and on charge now.

Happy Friday!

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by mthomas58

my ongoing battle to improve attic ventilation to reduce temps and improve A/C performance I decided to install dual powered attic fans. I let the roofer who installed our last roof talk me into ditching our attic fan and go with ridge vents. Bad idea - they're terrible. Will be sealing up the gable vent to the right of the fans and much of the ridge vents with spray foam. I anticipate much cooler attic temps this summer!

Your roofer should’ve known better than to install those power vents. All they’re doing is pulling air from the gable vent and the ridge vent.

Ridge vent works by convection. Air is pulled through the soffit vents up through the ridge vent.

It would’ve been better to install a power vent on the gable vent, with it sealed, like a radiator fan. But then you would need to seal the ridge vent. He would either pull air from the soffit vents or another gable vent.

You’ve got a hodgepodge of venting going on.

What type roof do you have? Hip or gable or combination?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

-snip-All they’re doing is pulling air from the gable vent and the ridge vent.
-snip-

From Mark's post:

Will be sealing up the gable vent to the right of the fans and much of the ridge vents with spray foam.

I'm no expert...but seems like they would work OK to pull hot air out if everything else is sealed up.

I have a gable roof with ridge vents on both ends and got a new metal (aluminum) roof a few years ago and my attic temps dropped considerably - just from going from asphalt shingles to the metal.

[rsrguy]

Man, was that ever a pia! First fab bows, then sew and fit the mockup liner, next build and fit the headliner from Pendleton wool. Today I finished fitting the finished headliner into the fuselage.
Once installed and fit I glued it all into place... I don't want to think about all the time it took... because I'm not an upholsterer... I'm not charging for the wonderful opportunity to be educated on the subject. Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted...

[herr_oberst]

That looks fantastic in the pictures. I'll bet it's even better IRL.

I've installed exactly 1 headliner in my life, and I sure as heck didn't sew it from a that pattern I made from scratch; it turned out OK. Not great. Yours looks better.

[rsrguy]

Haha... thanks

[HobieMarty]

I'm a good son-in-law. My mother-in-law's car was making a horrible noise, and she thought it needed an alignment. I asked why she thought that, and she said that she had "googled it." I told her to bring the car to the house and let me see about it. I had her ride with me when I drove the car, and I instantly knew it was a wheel bearing. Man, that thing was roaring, and she had been driving it like that on the interstate for a few weeks, going back and forth from Opelika to Montgomery to see a family member that has been in the hospital. When we got back from the drive, I jacked the car up, did the shake test, and the thing had a lot of play from side to side, and I showed her what I had found. I then put the transmission into neutral, and in spinning the wheel, you could hear it making a lot of noise. I did the same for the other side and showed her that there was no shake and no noise. That was last Sunday, and I told her not to drive the car, and we let her use my daughter's car until I had the time to replace the wheel bearing, and today was the day.
So, that what I did today on a day off. The car is a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, and thank goodness it uses a hub/bearing assembly and not "press in" bearings. Everything went super smooth and easy, as the car is in really good condition with no rusted parts and no grime build up anywhere. When I was removing the brake caliper, one of the pads actually came apart. I have never seen a brake pad do this, but the material actually fell off the metal backing plate, and the pads were not worn much at all. So, yep, I replaced the front brake pads also. When I got everything all back together I took the car for a test drive and it is nice and quiet again. My mother-in-law will pick the car up later tonight, and I know she will immediately notice the difference. Yep, today, I am THE man!!!

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[thingmon]

Put seats into this thing and test drove it.

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

I'm a good son-in-law. My mother-in-law's car was making a horrible noise, and she thought it needed an alignment. I asked why she thought that, and she said that she had "googled it." I told her to bring the car to the house and let me see about it. I had her ride with me when I drove the car, and I instantly knew it was a wheel bearing. Man, that thing was roaring, and she had been driving it like that on the interstate for a few weeks, going back and forth from Opelika to Montgomery to see a family member that has been in the hospital. When we got back from the drive, I jacked the car up, did the shake test, and the thing had a lot of play from side to side, and I showed her what I had found. I then put the transmission into neutral, and in spinning the wheel, you could hear it making a lot of noise. I did the same for the other side and showed her that there was no shake and no noise. That was last Sunday, and I told her not to drive the car, and we let her use my daughter's car until I had the time to replace the wheel bearing, and today was the day.
So, that what I did today on a day off. The car is a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, and thank goodness it uses a hub/bearing assembly and not "press in" bearings. Everything went super smooth and easy, as the car is in really good condition with no rusted parts and no grime build up anywhere. When I was removing the brake caliper, one of the pads actually came apart. I have never seen a brake pad do this, but the material actually fell off the metal backing plate, and the pads were not worn much at all. So, yep, I replaced the front brake pads also. When I got everything all back together I took the car for a test drive and it is nice and quiet again. My mother-in-law will pick the car up later tonight, and I know she will immediately notice the difference. Yep, today, I am THE man!!!

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That's awesome Marty, good job.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

That's awesome Marty, good job.

Thanks!!! It is supposed to rain Sunday, so I'm hoping to do nothing that day.

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[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by thingmon

Put seats into this thing and test drove it.

Wow, that's so cool, we need more pics of that!!!

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[rsrguy]

Wrap your A$$ in fiberglass!

[A930Rocket]

I wanted to dune buggy so bad when I was growing up.

Today, I replaced a HVAC blend door actuator on the 2014 F150. It took about a half hour.

The one behind the radio, supposedly takes eight hours and you have to pull the dash out. At least that’s what they say. I found a video where the guy was able to remove the glove box and some of the parts to the right of the radio, to access it and pull it out. Thankfully, I didn’t have to do that one.

Unbolt the gas pedal.


R and R the actuator.


Reassemble, and it’s good to go!

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

I told her not to drive the car

I just took my Tundra to a driveline specialist for a suspected wheel bearing. I had concerns of it coming apart and he told me has had them coming in sounding like a bucket of marbles and has never seen one come apart.

But yes, you are a good son-in law.

[mthomas58]

Originally Posted by Baz

From Mark's post:



I'm no expert...but seems like they would work OK to pull hot air out if everything else is sealed up.

I have a gable roof with ridge vents on both ends and got a new metal (aluminum) roof a few years ago and my attic temps dropped considerably - just from going from asphalt shingles to the metal.

Got the gable vent sealed up and much of the ridge vents along the highest ridge just above the powered fans.

This roof is a combination of hip and one single vented gable. My plan is to evaluate the performance of the fans before sealing up the ridge rents along the hips.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I just took my Tundra to a driveline specialist for a suspected wheel bearing. I had concerns of it coming apart and he told me has had them coming in sounding like a bucket of marbles and has never seen one come apart.



But yes, you are a good son-in law.

Thanks. Yeah, that wheel bearing was very loud, and she had been driving the car on the interstate with it like that.

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[rwest]

Originally Posted by mthomas58

Got the gable vent sealed up and much of the ridge vents along the highest ridge just above the powered fans.

This roof is a combination of hip and one single vented gable. My plan is to evaluate the performance of the fans before sealing up the ridge rents along the hips.

You seem to have it under control, but just in case, make sure that you have the attic completely sealed from your living space or you will definitely cool the attic, but with the AC from your house.

[mthomas58]

I am constantly loading and unloading my tools for various handyman jobs and it has become a disorganized mess and an inefficient use of my time. Today I installed a new cargo shelf in the back of the Jeep providing much need space to load up in a more organized manner. I also cleaned out and reorganized all of my tool bags and boxes. I think I'm going to like this new configuration! I've got a new tailgate cargo rack on order that is much larger than my old one that just sold on Faceplant Marketplace.

[rsrguy]

I like it