Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 06:52:14 -0700
If you're serious about changing your plugs, throw away that t-bar wrench and invest in a good quality socket wrench. Most plugs today are of the 5/8 ths socket, but the older models are 13/16 ths. I
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 08:58:42 -0700
Therre's my problem also. And it seems that the most commonly used ones are the ones that do not come back. I am constantly looking for my 1/2 or 9/16 ths open end, box, and sockets. I have multiples
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 09:00:33 -0700
I don't know about that one. I have found when you cannot move the plug when it is hot, wait until it cools down and it will. Pat before attempting to remove the plugs. As aluminum expands at a faste
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 12:40:52 -0700
Hood scoop functional? News to me, mine has a plate behind it. What air deflector? Pat --Original Message-- From: Dziuba, Larry <LarryD@pengrowth.com> To: 'Mike Faggart' <mikefaggart@hotmail.com>; Dz
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 18:49:17 -0700
Take the selenoid apart. You will see the Copper washer that the contact touches. It will be all burned on that side. Turn the copper or Brass washer over, and you have a new, clean, contact surface
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 12:46:15 -0700
I have an 83 Pontiac, that the negative wire from the battery to the engine ground, has a small lead coming from the battery terminal to the fender 6" away as a ground to the body also. Pat
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 14:19:53 -0700
I think replacing the pressure cap with a higher than specified, will only create higher pressure throughout the system. Will that have an effect on the hoses, fittings, Head Gasket, I think so. That
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 16:14:00 -0700
Put the tow dolly under the rear wheels, tie down the steering wheel, so it will not move, and the front free wheeling tires will not be affected. If you have a 67.5 with steering lock, no need to ti
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 12:01:08 -0700
Not to worry with a standard transmission. Whomever told that to you never had a standard transmission jump into gear having hit a bump, and tearing the whole tailshaft out of the transmission. But h
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 06:57:53 -0700
The truth is those tow dollies were designed for the front wheel drive cars. --Original Message-- From: Alex Avery <aavery@rica.net> To: Patrick P. Castronovo <slick1@mohaveaz.com>; Mike Harper <road
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 14:52:45 -0700
PARTS CLEANER (5/11/01) DESCRIPTION: New vibratory parts tumbler to de-rust, clean, and polish you car parts. Similar in size and quality of the large one Eastwood sells for $299.99, but with nicer f
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 11:08:09 -0700
It is obvious to me that that part does not hav oil running to it. I wonder if fashioning a tube from the oiler to that bracket where the chain rides, would lube it sufficently that this would help t