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Across the street from one of my accounts, I noticed some construction work.
Turns out the property owner (who is a friend of mine) contracted to have this shed built. The company doing the work started yesterday and will have it done today. I asked the size and think they said something like 11'x14'. It was built over an existing paver patio so didn't need a slab or anything. I kept thinking how ideal it would be to house my motorcycles! :) http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716421341.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716421341.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716421341.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716421341.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716421341.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716421341.JPG |
Picking this up today... have to get the wings in a couple of weeks. Situations presented by airplanes like this are bitter sweet. Sweet because it was built with care and attention to detail and it was available for the drive to get it... but bitter because someone with a lot of skills abilities and knowledge is no longer with us. These planes are extremely scarce and rarely seen in the wild so it's an ideal candidate for completion.
I'll need to finish the interior, wire it paint it and get a power plant for it. I have a basket case o320 for it, so that's the first order of buisnes.... it'll take a few minutes for me to scrounge the cash to build it, so until I have the case and a good crank this girl is going on a pallet rack. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716495264.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716495264.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716495264.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716495264.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716495264.jpg |
My neighbor brought over his almost new Husqverna 440 chainsaw seized it up. He has a bunch of gas cans and his sil and father have been around alot using things. Somebody put plain gas in it by mistake. When it cooled down it unstuck and moved pretty well. I took off the muffler and looked in there it is scored but not too bad and the ring moves. I put it back together and got it going again it seems to run strong. In the meantime i sold him one of my extras which he promptly brought back because it locked up the chain it wasnt getting oil. Which is probably why it was at the back of my shed in the first place. Anyway im just glad I dont have to put a top end in his 440 for now.
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Huge fan of these cars....gorgeous stuff.
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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1e36907b61.jpg The fun of dropping the gas tank in the 95 GMC K1500 just to access the fuel pump for replacement. Boy, that was fun….. Picking up a new pump tomorrow to I can get it installed. Stopped by another local brand auto parts supplier. I’ve never wanted to donkey punch an employee so much. Tried to lecture me on the cheap pump they sell and how it’s far superior to the higher quality one I’m looking for. It especially rubbed me wrong when as I am asking about the options, he Bluetooth’s a large speaker that starts blaring, getto rap. Lord help me and my eroding patients…. |
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That's how I've always done it on my Silverado. 8 bolts total - 4 each side (I think...or maybe 10/5). Loosen those on the passenger side and remove those on the driver's side using a cordless impact wrench. Detach filler neck. Lift bed up - I use a bottle jack with pieces of wood. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716663497.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716663497.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716663497.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716663497.JPG Also.....I keep a spare fuel pump on hand just in case. Lots of purchasing options when it's not an emergency and you're just being pro-active. Good luck, my brother! :) |
^^^ I ran my gas tank down as low as I could before I replaced the fuel pump. On my 2014 F150, the fuel tank is about 5 feet long and a couple gallons sloshing in it made it a pain in the butt, doing it myself. I thought about raising the bed, but I didn’t want to disturb the spray in bed liner.
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Thanks Baz!
I will certainly do that next time it fails or if I screwed “this” job up. Man o man, talk about a major pain in the arse… not easy crawling/sliding/pulling my way on the ground under the green bomber. That’s a great idea on the spare. I’ve got a water pump n Alt, just in case. A spare fuel pump would be a good addition. The original was replaced back in 2015 with the help from a mechanic buddy who let me use a lift. It has convinced me how convenient it is to use one for a job like this. The truck was dead in the water so I was stuck where she was parked. I reached out to him and another friend who are mechanics for a living….. got ghosted by both so I just sucked the swamp water and dove in. The pump is a Delphi HD10000 and was spendy in 15 and more stupid now. It was an added bonus when I strolled in with all my original paperwork, busted pump, then walked out with a shinny new one under warranty. I did find a wire issue that might have lead to a short, [emoji2371]. Regardless, if this doesn’t correct the issue I am plumb out of ideas. Then I guess I would be looking at a blocked catalytic converter. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d36f31094f.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f3c356735d.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...528653a423.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...89587f9bbd.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d31a182511.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...05eabd3e35.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f3d0dcaec1.jpg Cleaned up my mess with the remaining light outside, then a hot shower and an adult beverage. I’ll pump some gas into it tomorrow and see if she’ll start. I’ll just bask in my small accomplishment and reminisce about my aches n pains. Cheers T |
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Good job, Trev! Looking forward to the test run!
You know there are those who also just cut an access hole above their pump! Probably even find them on You Tube vids. A little too extreme for me......but gotta appreciate the creativity, I guess! |
So, the wife's daily driver is our 2009 Lexus RX350. She says she has been hearing a "wobble" sound coming from the driver's side front but only when making a left turn. After confirming the "wobble" sound, I jacked the front up and gave the left front wheel the old shake test, thinking it was a wheel bearing. Well, there was absolutely no movement from the shake test. I then removed the wheel and discovered that the inner boot on the axle had been losing grease, and I could even move the boot around quite a bit. So, diagnosis, the "wobble" sound must be caused by the axle being dried out, and I shall replace the axle and be done with it. So, that is what I did today. It all went pretty well, but guess what? The "wobble" sound is still there. So, next up, I will replace the wheel bearing. I'm not dealing with the hassle I went through replacing the press in bearings and hubs with the RX300 a few months ago. This time around, I ordered a steering knuckle complete with bearing and hub already installed. The tie rod and ball joint looked good, so I will try to reuse those. Well, at least I have something to do next weekend now, who wants to go sailing at the lake anyway? Pics of the axle replacement, which needed to be done anyway. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...908eca1052.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dd04487984.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c6ab660c64.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a186161af5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7559303f18.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...468b9a6918.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4813bcc485.jpg
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I've spent part of the weekend doing frustrating fixin', not because any of it was difficult, but it was all so unnecessary.
I finally put a drain in the biofilter for our fish pond. Some idiot installed it without a drain so there was no way to drain the filter box or pump water out of the pond. Finally getting this done after living here 5 years. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716900935.jpg For 4 years our recently departed dog Owen used the legs on Vicki's Martelli sewing table for urinals. The casters were a disgusting, smelly mess. I found some replacements that I think were custom made for me. The set cost $110 with shipping. The spindles are 3 1/4 inches long and it looks like they cut and ground the end of longer bolts to make them to size. Oh well, they work. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716900935.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716900935.jpg Saturday my usual "helper" came across the lawn and put my golf cart away for me when I wasn't looking. He managed to completely FUBAR the latch on the double door to our "barnage." (long story behind that name.) Anyone know where to find a latch for a Masonite brand double door? The internet has been no help so far. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716900935.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1716900935.jpg |
Patrick, this is where I get my repair stuff.
https://fenestration.net/ AFA my fixing goes, I built a new bench in a new area for my old radios repairs. I covered my normal WB with test gear and tools including the soldering station. I found that the location just didn't suit me for tedium so I decamped. Now we'll see if I get into this well enough to call myself a radio repairman. If not, I'll get my one radio original to my 1930 house working and dump the lot. Not going to spend any time laboring at anything that isn't captivating and fun at my age. I'm starting to sort the wheat from the chaff AFA tools go. I've got body hammers and dollies that haven't been out of the box in 10 years. All the bodywork lead tools and supplies too. Gotta go. And that's just one set of specialized tools. But the electronics stuff is in its own league. You either use it or don't as there is nothing there that are tools in general. Like an oscilloscope. |
Patrick, if you can’t find the parts, you might think about replacing the t-astragal (so?).
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Recapping this early 80s NAD 3020, one of the most popular integrated amps ever made. Trying to have a diy themed 2nd stereo with the speaker kits i built a few months ago. Replaced the filter caps which looked crusty. Recap kit from ebay came with many dozens more small caps, not sure if i should replace all of them though. Could be a lot of effort |
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While you're in there I'd do the output protection relays-they have a tendency to fail with age. Mine don't like the cold (its in a garage) but are ok once it warms.
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Yeah really nice for him to package them up. Quite a bit of work saved honestly, he could charge more and Id still be fine. Otherwise Id have to try to read them all and piece out on digikey or whatever.
The main filter caps a tiny little guy especially compared to the orignals. Both rated at 35v 2200uf, but new ones physically smaller. I guess you don't need much for 20wpc. Ordered some deoxit just now to clean up the board and pots. A lot of trouble for an integrated I bought for 75$ on a whim at a pawn shop a decade ago. |
Shorter lead of the two is negative.
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mEESA working on new project. A high speed touring bike to carry my credit card across the state to enjoy Fine dining, clean sheets, and AC galore.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717288016.JPG This project brought to you by the letter "F" for "Fondriest". The project is a campy shifter that needed a rebuild. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717288016.JPG And rebuild I did. Wasn't able to take pics though. Consider this reassembling a rolex watch in the middle of a Sahara sand storm wearing boxing gloves! :D On a scale of 1 to 10 pelicans with 10 pelicans representing a 911 valve adjust, or a broken head stud, this is somewhere inbetween those two 10's. Does it work well? Nope. But it works. (If you know... You know....) Me proud!!!!!;) |
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I did a muriatic acid treatment on my shallow well. Poured a gallon in early this morning and just now flushed her out and got her going again. Can see a little improvement in volume so happy. Had to do quite a bit of priming this time - actually hooked a hose up to the output spigot tee and fed it water from my domestic supply for about 10 minutes before she finally got the proper flow again. Some other odds and ends plus a beach bike ride - been a productive day! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717363381.JPG |
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Mrs. Bugs got home Friday night from nearly a month in AZ with family and the kids. She said that she wanted to be the one to swap out the non-adjustable rear camber arms for adjustable ones on her 2015 Honda CRV. It came from the factory with a negative camber, so now we will be able to get the alignment dialed in. I ended up getting the ones from the local auto supply, name brand suspension supplier and they carry a lifetime warranty, unlike the Amazon ones that carry only a 30 day at best. Don’t expect a failure but you just never know. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b09cbb24c9.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6577b57f4c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...644392bea4.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...99e5acc1a9.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8f429c523f.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4aa8dbec36.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e69a811b1f.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...af669a4fbe.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6f2228a3c3.jpg I was the on-site engineer assisting and providing guidance. Oh yeah, tool boy to, lol. Alignment appointment on Tuesday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Just curious....were the tires getting an uneven wear that prompted the decision to go this route? Thanks - and you still maintain the gold standard in this thread with your pics and commentary! :) |
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Thanks RS, Always look forward to your awesome work on those planes. Always hope to gleen a pointer or two. Haven’t had any real time to work on the VE. Been training three new folks since Jan 1st. My final guy just had his check ride on the 31st. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Thanks again Baz!! The last time we had it aligned, they comment on the negative camber. I am looking for a pic I took a few weeks ago that showed the camber if looking from the rear. To me it was obvious. Here is the last printout.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...477c3f4c85.jpg We really started to get “flashed” on our last trip so that kind indicated the rear sitting a little lower in the rear. Hope this helps, I also recently had the headlights polished out and a layer of 3M clear film to prevent the crazing and protect the lenses. Now the LED bulbs are even more bright, but I also re-adjusted the angle so no to blind oncoming traffic. [emoji2371] Tires being ridiculously expensive now, I’m trying to extend the life of her tires. I found this on the Honda website but it doesn’t cover our year. If anyone has a 2017-2020 Honda CR-V, be sure to take advantage of this Service Bulletin. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10181080-0001.pdf My next block project keep staring at me and I am finding it hard to get started… per the local building department, I will be building “decorative garden walls” up our hillside. [emoji6] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...043c7820a0.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d1cf0bb406.jpg |
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Hahahaha, oh don’t I know…. That is a total labor intensive job. I honestly don’t want to think how many times I’ll go hands on “each” block. My body already hurts, thinkin about it. Here is a shot of the rear angle the CR-V is sporting.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6a4b831d9e.jpg It doesn’t look like much, but over time it will cause excessive tire wear. We set the new adjustable arms to the current length of 240 mm, which is what the factory arms are. That is because the shop will adjust them appropriately and lengthen them to the correct length. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Sweet Lord! My back is aching in sympathy just looking at those 9 pallets of blocks. BTW nice job on the rear suspension. Kudos to the Missus. Best Les |
They're putting the trusses up today on that house across the street and 2 doors down.......
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717451767.JPG I saw the husband and wife owners last evening standing up on the second floor...taking it all in.....they looked really happy. I'm happy for them! If I ever added one or two more stories to my house it would be so sweet! |
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I’m in danger of surrendering my man-card fellas.
In the 30 years of ownership, I have officially been bamboozled by my 95 GMC K1500 4x4. After extensively researching my manual and possible causes of its poorly running issue, I am just plumb out of ideas. The next step in this mystery, is finding a way to test the back pressure via an insert I can run into my 02 sensor bung to attempt to detect a blocked or restricted catalytic converter. Two senior mechanics mentioned the symptoms sound like a blocked cat. Today, I loaded 20 gallons of fresh gas into the tank to test the Fuel Pump replacement job. The pump sounds 200% better and I am more confident that it won’t short and explode, but it still ran like garbage. There is no “check engine” lite Work done since April 16th, 2024: Rebuilt TBI unit with new injectors New fuel pump New fuel filter New M.A.P. Sensor New I.A.C.V. New T.P.S. New ignition control module on the distributor New plugs New cap New rotor New O2 sensor New EGR valve New EGR solenoid No known vacuum leaks checked via the spray test. New manifold temp sensor New K&N air filter I am out of ideas as is my shop manual …. So I hit the six exhaust manifold bolts with PB Blaster to let them soak. It will be a miracle they don’t snap off. The theory is that by opening the exhaust system a little bit, if the cat is restricted, the gap will allow the engine to breath and run slightly better, although very loudly. [emoji2371] I’m pulling at straws at this point. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...13911786b3.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...36732e6510.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d8d7d576bf.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5ca397d122.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b93b40e0c6.jpg I am open to any ideas or suggestions Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
No real way to drop the cat and have a look inside. Being a 1995 model, I assume there is no OBD2 as that wasn't put in place generally until the 1996 model year. Did the creation of the exhaust manifold gap have any positive results? If so, sounds like you have a clogged cat. A clogged up catalytic converter will definitely cause some performance issues for sure.
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My son and I went to the Atlanta South location of Pull-a-Part last Sunday. We have been searching for a replacement hood for his girlfriend's car, and it has taken quite some time, but we finally snagged one. Her car was damaged a little more than a year ago when a tree fell across the front during a storm. The topside of the hood looks pretty good. Of course, coming from a donor car in a salvage yard, it isn't going to be perfect. The underside of the hood had a little rust around the rubber seal, so I am currently repairing that with some steel reinforced epoxy putty and some small galvanized steel strips I cut as tiny filler panels. Once I sand and smooth the epoxy, the repair areas will be blended in and not be so noticeable and hopefully will last a while. We cleaned the areas of rust first and then applied some rust protection/converter spray before filling in with the epoxy.
Here are some pictures of her current hood, and this was after we pulled the dents as much as possible and some pictures of the hood we got from Pull-a-Part. We also got a passenger side fender. Next up, we will replace the headlights and paint the grill, and I even have a replacement Toyota badge for the grill as well. Gotta Love Pull-a-Part!!! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...111a2fd711.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1e08025da0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...159fc42f55.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...cf68756b90.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a62091d5f9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3e0c434ab6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d2cdb4032e.jpg Sent from my SM-S916U using Tapatalk |
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