- 81. RE: Jaguar Stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:08:47 -0700
- Have you tried trolling eBay for the factory manuals ? I've not checked for a Jag, but for all my cars, the factory manuals are way better than the aftermarket ones. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00088.html (6,585 bytes)
- 82. RE: '95 Jeep "EGR" (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:09:19 -0700
- Seems odd that Carparts.com would list a replacement EGR valve if it didn't have one ... but I don't know anything about Jeeps either. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00122.html (7,313 bytes)
- 83. RE: '95 Jeep "EGR" (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 21:33:31 -0700
- Bob, do you by any chance live in an area with oxygenated or alcoholic gasoline ? If so, picking up a tank of unperverted gasoline might let you squeak by on the NOx test. I also know a guy that can
- /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00127.html (7,696 bytes)
- 84. RE: Lots of info about Li-Ion batteries (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:25:10 -0700
- Wow, are those guys pessimists or what ! They left out another caution though ... never short Li-ion cells or packs. They can explode ! One of my previous employers learned that the hard way ... alt
- /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00130.html (7,460 bytes)
- 85. RE: gasket material? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:32:02 -0700
- I would definitely go with cork, as it will crush better than paper and is probably the original material as well. You can still buy cork gasket at Pep Boys et al, or MMC has it. I used it for the t
- /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00132.html (7,021 bytes)
- 86. Re: Opening a PVC pipe in a hot tub, possible? (score: 1)
- Author: tr3driver@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 05:08:19 +0000
- JB Weld sticks to PVC just fine, if you prep the surface as recommended. First roughen with coarse sandpaper, then wipe down with acetone. I repaired a PVC chlorinator on my pool pump several years
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00033.html (9,065 bytes)
- 87. RE: 49cc scooter revisited. (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:26:20 -0700
- I don't. But I'd start by measuring the dimensions and looking for a battery with similar ratings that will fit in the opening. They're quite common in alarm systems and such as well as motorcycles/
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00065.html (7,340 bytes)
- 88. RE: anybody have any experience with leaky water lines to (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:21:39 -0700
- Thereby proving that "shipwright's disease" crosses all disciplines, it's not just for LBCs ! Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00077.html (7,685 bytes)
- 89. RE: leaking water line wasn't - you'll like this one... (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:47:01 -0700
- Tell the city your existing water meter is inaccurate, and that you want a replacement. Letting your damper dampen variations in the mains pressure should be "zero sum", that is, there is no net flo
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00082.html (6,923 bytes)
- 90. RE: capacitor (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:05:48 -0700
- That's not an electronics capacitor, it's a motor starting capacitor. Should be available from any industrial or motor supply house. For example, P/N 7245K57 at http://www.mcmaster.com/ "AC Motor-St
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00084.html (6,909 bytes)
- 91. RE: really final networking question (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:00:49 -0700
- Yes, on all points. A switch operates at a lower logical level than a router, on MAC addresses instead of IP addresses. It 'learns' which MAC addresses are attached to which ports by seeing traffic
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00090.html (8,173 bytes)
- 92. RE: laser levels (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:55:08 -0700
- Nope. Regardless of the location of the intervening tube, the end points will be level to a high degree of accuracy. Errors due to local gravitation gradients (including tides) will be microscopic.
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00107.html (8,439 bytes)
- 93. RE: Using CO2 for Lincold 135 welder (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:12:16 -0700
- No dip tube. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00151.html (6,854 bytes)
- 94. RE: Splitting of pants (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:48:43 -0700
- What kind of pants are you buying ? I only work in Levi 501 "shrink to fit", and they only split for me when they're well worn, 2-3 years minimum. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00164.html (7,543 bytes)
- 95. RE: Splitting of pants (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:20:44 -0700
- Which is the advantage of the shrink-to-fit Levis ... they only shrink in the areas where your anatomy doesn't push back. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00174.html (7,761 bytes)
- 96. RE: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 12:00:35 -0700
- The only definitive test is to hook the component up to a working computer and see if it works. The downside is that there is a small chance your bad component will damage the good component. Odds a
- /html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00001.html (9,220 bytes)
- 97. RE: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 00:34:19 -0700
- No reason you can't remove the HD before taking it to them. However, I'd guess that, for $99, they will just tell you the first thing they find wrong, rather than completely testing each component.
- /html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00005.html (8,843 bytes)
- 98. RE: Oil on brake linings (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 20:21:26 -0700
- IMO, replace them. As a desperation measure, we once soaked a friend's MGA brake shoes in an ultrasonic bath full of dry cleaning solvent (perchloroethylene). Seemed to take the oil out of the linin
- /html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00018.html (7,332 bytes)
- 99. RE: Oil on brake linings (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 09:08:03 -0700
- My local independent parts store can have almost anything relined. They don't even know what a Triumph Stag is, but had no trouble relining brake shoes for it. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00025.html (7,179 bytes)
- 100. RE: Garage lifts and garage doors (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 10:47:46 -0700
- In a word, yes. See http://www.finishline-doors.com/trackguide.htm for an example. You might also consider swinging or vertical lift doors. Can't find an example at the moment, but I know I've seen
- /html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00040.html (7,764 bytes)
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