- 141. RE: Torquing head bolts (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 08:10:38 -0400
- Martin, the fellow who said it was to "set" the gasket is correct. My general rule is to follow instructions like that in a manufacturers manual to the letter because they know a lot of things we don
- /html/shop-talk/1998-10/msg00014.html (7,088 bytes)
- 142. RE: Extra jack lifting height (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:15:05 -0400
- Wouldn't it be great to have a two post electric lift and never have to worry about these kind of problems? GJB
- /html/shop-talk/1998-10/msg00020.html (7,897 bytes)
- 143. Cheap tool chests (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 07:26:44 -0400
- One of the best sources for cheap tool chest is the used office equipment auctions like the State of Michigan has. You can pick up old IBM card files (remember them) in excellent shape for $ 30 - $40
- /html/shop-talk/1998-10/msg00096.html (6,747 bytes)
- 144. RE: AUTOMATIC DRAIN VALVE - COMPRESSOR (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 07:37:56 -0500
- As an alternative to an automatic, use some pipe fittings and a brass gas shutoff valve to make a remote where it is easy to get to without crawling under the tank.
- /html/shop-talk/1998-10/msg00114.html (7,168 bytes)
- 145. RE: Hydraulic Press (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 17:53:00 -0500
- Get the Harbor Freight catalog and take your pick. A 20 will push it. The problem I always have with presses is getting the part held in position properly. Remember bigger takes up more floor space.
- /html/shop-talk/1998-10/msg00140.html (7,653 bytes)
- 146. RE: Hydraulic Press (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 18:53:38 -0500
- I'd buy one. Some of you engineers out there want to take the challenge? GJB
- /html/shop-talk/1998-10/msg00142.html (7,567 bytes)
- 147. RE: Garage Door Openers (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 15:14:40 -0500
- Have you spring tensions checked. (a little dangerous for the do-it-yourselfer) If they aren't strong enough, even a light door will ruin an opener. GJB
- /html/shop-talk/1998-10/msg00153.html (6,868 bytes)
- 148. RE: blast cabinets (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 20:21:05 -0500
- Don't know for sure, but I'd guess either worn orifice and nozzle or wrong size of one or the other.
- /html/shop-talk/1998-10/msg00171.html (6,765 bytes)
- 149. Wurth Oil Treatment.....A follow-up (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 08:42:48 -0400
- A few weeks ago I was seeking help finding Wurth products. Thanks to all of you who helped. I did contact Wurth Illinois and Wurth USA and found that they were no longer importing the Oil Treatment a
- /html/shop-talk/1998-09/msg00001.html (7,189 bytes)
- 150. RE: Shipping an engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 15:05:25 -0400
- Seeing this idea of shipping it as scrap metal reminds me of one of my best car stories. Back in the '60s a fellow I know bought a Lotus XI in California. Being a creative sort, he went to a Salvatio
- /html/shop-talk/1998-09/msg00009.html (7,749 bytes)
- 151. RE: Shipping an engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 15:07:30 -0400
- Glad for the correction. I know the world is shrinking, but I think it is still a little more than 300+ miles between New Mexico and Nova Scotia. GJB
- /html/shop-talk/1998-09/msg00010.html (7,472 bytes)
- 152. RE: 60s Style Fire Extinguisher (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 07:29:15 -0400
- This is an easy on for an Old Fart. What you have is a carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher. When carbon tet is sprayed on a fire it vaporized into a gas heavier than air which smothered the fire.
- /html/shop-talk/1998-09/msg00029.html (7,300 bytes)
- 153. RE: Kerosene (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 15:04:15 -0400
- If your objective is to clean parts, diesel fuel works just as good. If you want to burn it in a heater, be sure you get K-1 Kerosene.
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00013.html (7,431 bytes)
- 154. RE: Herodb Welding ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 10:55:07 -0400
- I experimented with a torch that had those features, but I can't recall the name. If I remember correctly, it had sort of a pistol grip. I only worked with it for an hour or so, but I wasn't impresse
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00026.html (7,616 bytes)
- 155. Looking for a source. (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 20:13:08 -0400
- I am trying to find a source for Wurth Oil Treatment. It is a German product and the "u" in Wurth has an umlaut over it which is like a colon turned sideways, but I don't know how to get "ferrin" cha
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00044.html (6,994 bytes)
- 156. RE: Need Drill Index Recommendations (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:04:52 -0400
- I've used a set of HF numbered and lettered drills for years. It is not too often that I need them, but at their prices, why not have them? When I break one I replace it from a local industrial suppl
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00061.html (7,199 bytes)
- 157. RE: Elephant snott? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:11:29 -0400
- WOW! What's in a name? Must be good stuff! I understand the Milwaukee Zoo packages and sells elephant dung as "Zoo Pooh". Stuff is supposed to be great for you flowers but I imagine pretty soon your
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00081.html (7,502 bytes)
- 158. RE: Northern Hydraulics Engine Hoist (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:12:08 -0400
- Let us know what you find. I don't know how HF can afford to sell heavy items at the price they do and still provide free shipping. Maybe they are a subsidiary of UPS and get a price break. GJB
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00110.html (7,115 bytes)
- 159. Parts washer fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 19:16:10 -0400
- I've found the best way to solve the problem of good solvent and disposal of the waste is to buy a 20 gallon "set-up" from Safety Clean and then "cancel" the monthly service after 1 month. When I eve
- /html/shop-talk/1998-07/msg00046.html (6,959 bytes)
- 160. Help! (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 19:59:24 -0400
- I got one of those Izuzu starters for my 1275 Sprite. Checked everything while on the stand and it was good. However, when the engine is in the car the starter cannot be installed because the nose pi
- /html/shop-talk/1998-07/msg00075.html (6,585 bytes)
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