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101. Re: OBD-II scan tools (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:37:25 -0600
I've been puzzled for years why there haven't been many, many programs offered to turn a laptop (or now a Palm Pilot, etc.) into a scan tool. Personally, I only have pre-OBDII cars, but the problem i
/html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00007.html (7,955 bytes)

102. Re: [personal] Re: OBD-II scan tools (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:50:34 -0600
provided Ummmm.... Not really. As I said, I have older cars - my newest is a 1994. OBD II only applies to 1996 and later. Karl
/html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00012.html (6,678 bytes)

103. Re: Tables saw for a newbie (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 08:45:17 -0600
John Blair wrote... The old cast iron Craftsman saws, built by King-Seeley Co., were real workhorses, as stable as you can expect from a small table saw. My dad and I also did lots of good work with
/html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00045.html (10,681 bytes)

104. Re: copper or brass as a backer for weld filling? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:25:13 -0600
If all you want is thin copper, go to any good roofing supply (not Home Dingbat or etc.) and they can fix you up cheaply. For instance, copper "baby tins" (step flashing pieces) are available as 90 d
/html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00054.html (8,935 bytes)

105. Re: Balancing wheels@home (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 10:30:57 -0600
When I used to race SCCA in the early 70's, the Goodyear guys at the track just used a plain old bubble balancer and I really don't remember any significant balance problems ever. They'd put weight o
/html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00062.html (8,107 bytes)

106. Re: [personal] Re: Sawzall v anglegrinder (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:55:26 -0600
One of the ISOA members dubbed it "the tool without a conscience" ;-) It's for getting tough jobs done. Once I bought one, I wondered why I didn't have one 30 years before. Some guys have complained
/html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00181.html (8,285 bytes)

107. Re: Sawzall v anglegrinder (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:18:36 -0600
Really timely. I'm trying to finish my hangar before the snow gets too deep, and I have about 150 feet of metal siding to saw. I have an Oldham ferrous metal blade for my Skilsaw, and it's not that
/html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00193.html (9,064 bytes)

108. Re: Jumping a negative ground car with a positive ground car. (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 13:42:55 -0500
Sure - but be absolutely certain that you don't allow any metal on the two cars to touch while they're hooked up. Karl ground
/html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00019.html (7,777 bytes)

109. Re: pressure washers (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:18:45 -0500
Last year we had the house painted by "College Pro" painters - one of those groups that sells an untrained college kid a franchise and then he hires other untrained kids for the summer and they all b
/html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00013.html (8,944 bytes)

110. Re: Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:45:57 -0500
In 1976 I installed a Mazda factory rebuilt Wankel engine in my RX-2, and it burned oil after very few miles. Mazda insisted that I run a quart of ATF in place of a quart of oil, and if that didn't d
/html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00024.html (10,011 bytes)

111. Thanks Mark !!! (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 13:20:16 -0500
I second that - to the "Lonely Maytag Man" of Team.Net --THANKS, MARK !!! We wouldn't have any of this without you. Karl /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try //
/html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00004.html (6,603 bytes)

112. Re: My Walls Are Bleeding... (Paint) (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:00:02 -0500
You need to seal them with something tougher. BIN is a shellac-based product that does a good job on most bleed-through problems. Some things still bleed through. Another good (but really nasty-smell
/html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00045.html (7,567 bytes)

113. Re: Copper pipe leak solution? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:39:17 -0500
Is there any chance that you can just replace the pipe by routing through a wall and abandon the leaking piece in the slab? Sounds like an obvious fix you must've considered and rejected in the first
/html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00073.html (8,568 bytes)

114. Re: Copper pipe leak solution? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:51:01 -0500
Actually, there are _boiler_ stop-leak products that are probably better suited to the application (maybe pretty similar, I dunno...). If it's some isolated, small damage, or perhaps a leak in a sol
/html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00076.html (8,087 bytes)

115. Re: R12 Freon Replacement (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 20:11:53 -0500
There are a number of R-12 replacement products out there, mostly variations on Randall's friend's mixture. The EPA and DOT are unhappy about them, and there are all sorts of dire warnings about havi
/html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00135.html (11,447 bytes)

116. Re: Oxy Acetylene Torches (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:42:11 -0500
Renting bottles is an option, as is buying your own new bottle and having it refilled every time, but the simplest is to go to a welding gas supplier and buy into his pool of bottles. You theoretical
/html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00082.html (8,876 bytes)

117. Re: Oil drain pan that doesn't suck? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 18:37:33 -0500
I somehow missed the beginning of this thread, so pardon me if this isn't an appropriate reply. I've had a few of the plastic Jerry-can type drain pans over the years, and of course they all are a pa
/html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00144.html (7,820 bytes)

118. Re: Harbor Freight Torque wrenches for LBC (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:39:49 -0500
Once again it's time for my tutorial on how to find the best price online at Harbor Freight. Find the item you want on the Web site. Let's say it's 57214-9VGA (I have no idea if this is a real part,
/html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00170.html (8,977 bytes)

119. Re: Harbor Freight Torque wrenches for LBC (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:17:04 -0500
Sorry - I forgot to mention that you have to click on "Order from Printed Catalog" to get an order form in which to fill out part numbers and quantities. And when you fill it up there's a button to a
/html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00183.html (7,956 bytes)

120. Re: building shop - compressor in the bathroom? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 02:07:09 -0500
Outdoor compressor: Don't know what part of the country you live in, but be aware that compressors need to at the very least have crankcase heaters to maintain a mminimum oil temperature in cold cli
/html/shop-talk/2003-06/msg00075.html (8,705 bytes)

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