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1. Re: Thermal Cleaning: more info (score: 1): Author: bspidell@comcast.net (Bob Spidell); Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:21:20 +0000; Sounds good, but I don't see how heat alone would get rid of builtup rust. bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M **; /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00080.html (7,297 bytes)
2. Re: Removing bumper stickers, etc. (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:15:27 -0800; 3M Adhesive Remover has worked well for me. It should be available at your favorite hardware store. bs -- ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100; /html/shop-talk/2006-01/msg00075.html (8,183 bytes)
3. Re: Questions on Emissions (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 06:35:20 -0700; Could be O2 sensor and/or catalytic converter. A bad O2 sensor would probably have fired the MIL ("Check Engine") idiot light. A tuneup (plugs, wires, rotor, cap, PCV) wouldn't hurt. I put a cat con; /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00021.html (9,155 bytes)
4. Re: Questions on Emissions (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 07:22:41 -0700; BTW, you can check the engine codes (inc. O2) without a code reader/scanner, but since the MIL isn't lit (I presume) it won't tell you much in this case. bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comca; /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00025.html (10,047 bytes)
5. Re: Questions on Emissions (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 07:33:03 -0700; Good point. I assumed he meant hydrocarbons since the California test only allows about 400ppm NOx. My SO's Country failed smog due to NOx, I put a new cat on (per the tester's recommendation) only; /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00027.html (9,626 bytes)
6. '95 Jeep "EGR" (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:02:18 -0700; Hope this isn't too far off-topic: My girlfriends '95 Jeep Cherokee--4.0L six--has excessive NOX emissions. A new cat got them down low enough to pass smog, but I figured it was due to a stuck EGR va; /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00115.html (7,827 bytes)
7. Fw: '95 Jeep "EGR" (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:26:26 -0700; THAT'S what I was wondering about. My Chilton's says this engine has an EGR, but here's what I'm beginning to suspect: Earlier models of this engine have an EGR system. Later models have a three sta; /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00124.html (9,472 bytes)
8. Re: Patching an oil pan (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:12:37 -0700; If the hole is on the bottom of the pan you might have trouble getting liquid epoxy to stay in place. I've had success patching mufflers with the stick epoxy-steel stuff (JB Weld makes it, too). Sand; /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00010.html (8,056 bytes)
9. Re: home networking (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:16:54 -0700; "I just want to keep those who are looking to abuse my bandwidth from just jumping on." Use MAC filtering. bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Heale; /html/shop-talk/2005-06/msg00090.html (11,246 bytes)
10. Re: Carbon Buildup, was Re: question on C (neither L nor B) (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:05:02 -0800; Just got done pondering this question myself. Have concluded the "carbon"--which is downstream of the throttle plate--must be coming from various vacuum inputs to the intake manifold, probably 90% o; /html/shop-talk/2005-03/msg00023.html (9,207 bytes)
11. Re: Carbon Buildup, was Re: question on C (neither L nor B) (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:34:22 -0800; I have the same problem with my '96 Ranger ... have to clean around the throttle plates every 15K miles or so to keep the throttle from getting sticky. I'm not a physicist, but from what I know abou; /html/shop-talk/2005-03/msg00025.html (11,572 bytes)
12. Re: Carbon Buildup, was Re: question on C (neither L nor B) (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:14:43 -0800; Correction: I think the cloud chamber experiments start by creating a vacuum in the chamber with some water present then when ambient air is admitted (rapidly) the cloud forms. At any rate, the rapid; /html/shop-talk/2005-03/msg00026.html (11,111 bytes)
13. Re: Carbon Buildup, was Re: question on C (neither L nor B) (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:53:29 -0800; The more I think about it, the more logical it seems the buildup is a of blowby gases and some of the activated charcoal (carbon) from the vapor recovery system. It ends up in the intake system since; /html/shop-talk/2005-03/msg00027.html (9,614 bytes)
14. Re: ups (uninterrupted power supply) questions? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:58:16 -0800; I'm not an electrical engineer, but I'm in the computer business and have been exposed to UPS technology indirectly for many years, so I'll take a stab at this with that caveat. UPS stands for "unin; /html/shop-talk/2005-03/msg00041.html (12,074 bytes)
15. Re: welders MIG vs. TIG (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:49:58 -0800; I'm not a welder, but I'd like to play one on TV someday ;) With all the discussion about types of welders (MIG vs. TIG vs. OA), there hasn't been any discussion about the strength of the weld produc; /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00176.html (8,976 bytes)
16. Re: Removing oil stains from concrete (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:22:42 -0800; Costco sells stuff by the gallon called "Oil Eater" degreaser. I pour it on, work it in with a broom and let it sit for 10-15 minutes, then hose off. It works pretty good, but if the oil has really; /html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00075.html (8,029 bytes)
17. Re: miller spool guns for doing aluminum (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:49:34 -0800; /var/spool/mqueue/: No such directory; /html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00087.html (7,730 bytes)
18. Re: miller spool guns for doing aluminum (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:29:10 -0800; /var/spool/mqueue/: No such directory; /html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00088.html (7,747 bytes)
19. Spool Guns (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:04:47 -0800; Pardon my ignorance, but what does a spool gun buy you over a regular MIG? bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M **; /html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00089.html (6,661 bytes)
20. Re: HF Dual MIG Welder (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:11:30 -0800; I was at your stage a while ago. I've learned a bit about what a MIG can and cannot do. First of all, the HF unit doesn't appear to have the gear you'll need to gas weld (regulator, etc.). I haven't; /html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00146.html (10,892 bytes)

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