You got lucky on that one. Most 2 cycle repairs aren't all that bad but depending on manufacturer and repair it can be very tedious.

I replaced the primer bulb on my Echo chainsaw recently and it was a little tricky but managed to get it done without any issues, thankfully.

This is from the washer agitator repair the other day:

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Working on something called an "agitator" would piss me off right from the get-go. It's like a challenge to your karma before you even open the tool box. ;)

Lol!

LOL....never thought of it that way!

I was just RELIEVED I didn't have to work UNDERNEATH or BEHIND the darn thing!

AND that it was an easy inexpensive fix.....AND I didn't have to spend big bucks for a new machine.

OTOH.......working on my '76 BMW R90/6 rebuilt one of the petcocks that was leaking - and it still leaked after rebuilding. So I just ordered two new ones which came to $120 incl. shipping. A man's gotta know his limitations.

The ones on my bike are pretty old - probably the originals so this was an easy decision actually. Especially when dealing with fuel stuff. And leaking. :eek:

Installing new finned felt seal in my vinyl windows. Noticed some whistling last year so I decided to wait until it got colder to start the project! 3 windows down... 15 to go!
Over the weekend I installed stainless steel grommets in my new winter pool cover because it uses sewn loops as the hooking point for the bungee straps. Those lasted about 2 days on my old cover before mother nature decided it was time to take my cover off my pool. I put brass grommets in for the last few years on the old cover and those rusted. I'll be installing new stainless grommets once the old cover is taken off and the new cover installed this week sometime.
OH the fun!!

We had some good weather to scrape and prime trim on the house for painting. I found some rot in the soffit in the corner near the kitchen. Upon inspection it appeared some GD rodent had opened a gap and started to nest in the enclosed space. I think they were accessing from a tree which I had taken down last year. After clearing the debris, I re-framed the space and made new panels to enclose it once again. Another hour added to the job.
Looks like some trim around the front door is in need of replacement too. Off to the hardware store for some pine tomorrow.

Best
Les

This is a project I finished last winter - brick garden wall -

I made a YouTube video of the work...

https://youtu.be/wun74XfUqG0

Just got a new chandelier hung last night. Previous owner either broke or lost the original.

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Well, the installers just finished the new kitchen counter-tops and left, leaving me the minor install of the new one hole high arched faucet and sink drain.

The water lines that came with the faucet are 24" and now I find that I need at least 30", and when I removed the drain line from the old sink, one of the plastic gaskets broke into 4 pieces. Off to Lowes I go.

My 3rd back surgery is scheduled for 10AM tomorrow and I really want to get this finished, or else I'd just order from Amazon.

Followup: No correct hoses at Lowes, and my drain doesn't line up correctly and leaks. Frick.

My last rental house just passed inspection . I have to go one more time to remove all my tools, and I am officially done remodeling rental houses until the next big shake up .
Looking forward to a relaxing winter here, and getting back on some of my own projects .

Hope your surgery goes well and that recovery is quick.
If you were just a bit closer, I would come and give you a hand....

Well done, Dan and thanks for sharing your video. I enjoy documenting my work but been a while since I did any videos - mostly just pics from my point and shoot.

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Working with Tapcons today putting up a new handrail for the staircase off my back patio. All 2x4's.

For most projects where I'm attaching wood to concrete, I don't think you can beat Tapcons.

But it's interesting to look at some other options and I ran across this nicely done video that demonstrates some of them. Really nice visual aid to use that concrete block for effect.

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Yesterday was real pretty weather. The wife made me go play in the yard. The storage building we have in the back yard is a 8 foot x 12 foot wood framed steel panel covered building.

We have dachshunds. The male would be under the building getting muddy and possible injured on nails or screws coming through the floor. So we have a lattice work on the bottom of the building. The building is 21 years old. The lattice work was old and tired. The old lattice was screwed in place with self taping screws. I had to unscrew a LOT of crews, and cut the new panels to fix, and screw the new panels in place.

I sure love the sit on the ground, then stand up and sit down routine for 5.5 hours. Golly it was fun.

It is good to go for another 20 years at least.

Thanks for posting the video. Those beds should last a couple of lifetimes.

Ripped the trim off the front door. It was getting soft at the bottom after 35 years. I milled out the replacement pieces with multiple passes on the table saw, using a piece of the original trim as a template. It is on, caulked and primed. I even got the screen door re-hung.
A good day.
Best
Les

I heard that.....there are days it seems like every joint in my body aches....lol.

That said - I love fixing things and working on projects so I will soldier on - but have learned to pace myself more than when I was younger.

Thanks! My 2.5 hour surgery turned into a 7 hour surgery but I'm home now and just a bit painful. The new hoses are here, and hopefully in 3 or 4 days I'll be able to install them.

Did the same thing a few weeks back to my 2500 4x4, but replaced with Bilstein 5100s, huge improvement. Picked up new wheels and tires for the Featherlite, one side swapped out, just have the other two.

Look what I got in the mail today........

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#14 stainless steel........:p

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Well Baz, now you are really screwed....

Yeah Bill.....but I'm used to it by now. :D

At least I'm now using some high grade screws!

These are mostly for my boat - but will be nice to have for other stuff. SmileWavy

I have 6 or seven boxes of screws almost exactly like that except there are no dividers. ;)

Looks like we're both screwed, Patrick! ;)

I have to admit....I LOVE fasteners! In fact - I find them fastener-ating! :D

Not really fixin anything but made some space in my garage to get the winter shoes on the Toyota.
Nice having the winter tires mounted on rims. Easy swap except for getting the 20" wheels and tires up on the wall rack in the garage.

I'm still working on re-organizing my garage to go through & process old stuff and figure out what to keep, what not to keep, where to move it all to, and how to store it so I can get to what I need. It's a work in progress. But today I replaced an old shop light with a new LED one and also on the other old lamp socket put in this fancy three-bladed LED bulb, so at least the lighting has been upgraded a bit.

The socket base was only hanging by one screw - so I installed the missing screw and tighten them both up. It was so humid and hot today I must have sweated about 50 gallons of sweat in the 1/2 hour it took to do this!

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UGH! Noticed my foundation under my kitchen (crawlspace) had settled about 1/2". Can't take a chance of the floor settling to the foundation due to new granite counter tops and back splash. In order to support the floor while I wait to get the foundation fixed, I had to move a BUNCH of plumbing today. Had to chlorinate the well (I'll explaing that one later) Tomorrow I'll dig in a few concrete pads in the crawl space and put in a 4x4 beam to support the floor with jack posts :mad:. The joy of owning an old farm house!

I spent the afternoon pulling some dents out of the gas tank of a 1975 Honda XL250 that I am restoring. My methods may be a bit ugly, but it gets the job done!http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1572226437.JPG
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Nice job!
What are the chemical options for interior sealer?

Honda never used any sealer on the inside of their tanks. Just left it bare metal. The tank was pretty rust free to begin with. I will clean out the rest of the surface rust with apple cider vinegar and then just coat the inside with oil until the project is finished.

Kurt - you are my hero!

My last acquisition ('87 VFR700 Interceptor) has two dents in the tank - but no leaking, so I've left it alone for now. But in the back of my mind, I wondered what approach I would take to repair. Your post basically showed me a legitimate option - so thank you.

Also, I have a '75 XL175 that is in good running condition but will need some cosmetics. Doesn't have the power of your 250, but still peppy enough for getting around when I feel like taking a spin. Really fun bike.

Dented tank pics:
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XL 175
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Fuel pump in a 2000 silverado. Leaking fuel at the metal/plastic line before I touched it. Tank straps are rusted pretty good. Trans jack seals must be bad, no worky. Added some fluid and it -just- worked, gotta find a seal kit. Back together and fuel line is leaking like a sieve. 1 o-ring is rock hard, the other is split.

It always comes out easier the 2nd time :)

Have replaced my '02 Silverado's fuel pump 3 times in the 14 years I've owned her.

I always just loosen the bed bolts on the pass. side and remove them on the driver's side and then jack up the driver's side of the bed. I just bought an impact wrench so will be even easier next time. I keep a spare FP on hand to - bought online AHEAD of time (saves $).

You Tube usually helps with anything Silverado and Fred sometimes chimes in.

If you can, stay away from Airtex pumps. Just had one go bad after 18 months in my buddies truck. Delco went in this time.

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Installed new kitchen faucet. I subsequently installed the upper wall brace and covered the unused hole in the sink.

Can't fully express how much I dislike anything having to do with plumbing. Water sucks. Reaching up behind a deep sink with your face wedged under a garbage disposal sucks. Basin wrenches suck.

However, this faucet does not suck. It is great quality, T & S and US-made, commercial grade, all heavy solid brass and SS with chrome plating and serious fittings. Cost more than typical kitchen faucet but I expect it to last a lifetime. Also the spout has zero water restriction so I get full flow. The sprayer, unfortunately, is the water-saving 0.6 gph eco version instead of the standard 1.6 gph version, so I may change that out someday,

Spot on, Jack. And Airtex is what you'll usually get if you go to your FLAPS, which is why I bought mine online - an AC Delco.

Nice sink, John!

Plumbing is indeed a PITA! Do you use those plumbing tools from Rigid? They seem like they'd really help.

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I don't know about them :-(

I've been replacing the worn carpet around my leaking toilet (and the whole 16'x8' bathroom). First, I pulled the toilet, then pulled all of the carpet in 1 piece, removed all of the baseboard trim, and had to scrape/smooth out the floor. I unrolled the new carpet on the driveway (facing down), and placed the old carpet over it (face down) as a template, traced around the shape, and cut it with a utilty knife/industrial shears.

I bought new prepainted base board, and will cut the pieces to match what I carefully removed with the proper length and corner angles. I have a new seal, and guts for the toilet, and have touched up the wall paint where needed. I hope to have it finished on Wed when it is supposed to rain all day.

We built this bathroom from a large closet about 20 years ago, and it is holding up nicely, it just needs some updates (new shower fixture earlier this year, and new sink fixtures coming soon.

You can see them at the Rigid website or at the Home Depot website:

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Plumbing-Plumbing-Tools/RIDGID/N-5yc1vZbqlqZ18g

Video showing one of them.......

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I have that rigid faucet tool. It is amazing if you have the right application. All the newer faucets I have bought have easier access hardware though