- 181. Re: Stuck bolt (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:41:20 -0800
- Eric responded with: I was worried about that, but I searched the manual (Honda's are pretty detailed) and couldn't find any mention of it being left handed. Les responded with: Good to confirm that
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00058.html (9,231 bytes)
- 182. Re: Stuck bolt (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:32:37 -0800
- I got the bolt out!!! Thanks to all who replied concerning my question about my crankshaft bolt that I couldn't remove. I finally got it out. First I tried my trusty old impact... no luck. Then I tri
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00084.html (9,806 bytes)
- 183. Re: Stuck bolt (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 07:31:04 -0800
- It might work on most cars, but the Honda engine turns the "wrong way". Using the starter to turn the engine would tighten the crank bolt. Although I admit I was thinking about wiring the starter th
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00095.html (9,288 bytes)
- 184. K-Mart tools... (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:53:16 -0800
- While in K-mart yesterday, I wandered past their tool section. A whole aisle of "Benchtop" brand tools. Funny thing was, they looked a lot like Craftsman. The wrench sets were in the same type of pla
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00086.html (6,836 bytes)
- 185. Re: K-Mart tools... (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 07:52:09 -0800
- I wasn't advocating buying the K-mart brand tools. Just commenting that they and some were packaged like the Craftsman. You'll find the 95% of my tools are Craftsman (collected over the last 30+ year
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00090.html (7,122 bytes)
- 186. RE: Safety question (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 07:27:16 -0800
- This is not really a good test of how flammable something is... You can do the same thing with gasoline. Try it sometime - outside, small quantity, just in case.. It not actually the liquid that burn
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00262.html (7,835 bytes)
- 187. Brake Line Flaring Tool (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 10:55:59 -0800
- My son's '85 El Camino developed a leak in the brake line (hole in the line), and I need to "splice" in a new piece of 1/4 inch steel brake line to replace the bad section. I don't want to have to re
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00009.html (7,410 bytes)
- 188. Re: Flaring tools (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 11:15:36 -0800
- A couple of days ago I asked about a flaring tool to repair the brake line on my son's El Camino. Well, as a result of the question (and all the responses - Thanks everyone), I found out that there a
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00033.html (7,325 bytes)
- 189. Re: RE: remote car starters (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 19:59:15 -0800
- I've always wondered about those things... I know that in several states (maybe all?) it's illegal to leave a car unattended with it's engine running. Is it just one of those laws that gets ignored
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00072.html (7,360 bytes)
- 190. Re: Enough already...how about torque wrenches? (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:42:40 -0800
- Actually, Yes. The accuracy is guaranteed for a year, the mechanism for life (it does say Craftsman on the handle). As someone pointed out, you have to push the point (I had to take it to the store
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00247.html (9,289 bytes)
- 191. Re: Tool for a loved one (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:56:17 -0800
- As a side point; A few years back, I worked on a project installing ICBM's in missile silos (can you say Peacekeeper, a.k.a. "MX"?). As told to me by several trusted authorities on the project (I be
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00248.html (8,713 bytes)
- 192. Re: confusion sets in (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:13:23 -0800
- They grip the sides of the hex head instead of the edges, like some other high end tools. The reality is that a lot of metric sizes are close to other SAE sizes, so (at least in the larger sizes) yo
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00249.html (8,951 bytes)
- 193. Re: confusion sets in (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:15:11 -0800
- Oh, by the way... My latest Craftsman tool catalog has Metrinch tools sets listed... Tim Mullen
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00250.html (7,118 bytes)
- 194. Re: RE: To paint, or NOT to paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 07:19:34 -0700
- Scott Hall wrote (about painting calipers): I would think that powdercoating them, although good from a durability point of view, might not be such a good idea from a heat transfer point of view. The
- /html/shop-talk/1999-10/msg00059.html (8,692 bytes)
- 195. Re: Torque Wrench (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 06:52:02 -0700
- Actually, I went through this with Sears once. The wrench is guaranteed for life. The accuracy is only guaranteed for 1 year. I had the ratchet mechanism break, and they had to replace it. Tim Mulle
- /html/shop-talk/1999-08/msg00102.html (7,587 bytes)
- 196. Re: Torque Wrench (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 06:52:52 -0700
- You are right, I was talking about the "clicker" type. The beam types *should* be guaranteed for life - they have no moving parts, or springs to fatigue or weaken. The bending properties of a steel
- /html/shop-talk/1999-08/msg00112.html (7,555 bytes)
- 197. Re Screw to Win Was: Safety Wire (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 06:44:44 -0700
- I'd argue that it's more correct to call it "Screw to Win" 8-) One of the guys on the Lotus list lives near Carroll, and knows him. The story is that Carroll called the book Screw to win, but the pu
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00053.html (7,166 bytes)
- 198. Re: RE: products for fully cleaning a windshield (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 10:08:21 -0700
- "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net> I actually used this method once to seat some rings... Well not exactly this method, but close. I rebuilt my '73 Vega engine, and the rings didn't completely s
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00032.html (7,980 bytes)
- 199. Re: Bon-Ami (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 11:31:26 -0700
- What makes you think the rings haven't seated? Have you done a compression check? Is it using too much oil? Before you pour Bon-Ami or baking powder into you engine, make sure you need to - make SURE
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00039.html (7,104 bytes)
- 200. Re: Craftsman Wrenches (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:05:18 -0700
- Check again. The Accuracy of the torque wrench is warrantied for one year. the mechanics (the ratchet part and the handle) are warrantied for life like any other hand tool. I had to go through this w
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00165.html (8,263 bytes)
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