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201. Re: [Shop-talk] jack stands (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:11:23 -0500
I never quite understood the appeal of those. For a couple hundred more, you can get a four post drive on lift. You can do the same work on the lift and store cars up in the air. With the Kwiklift, y
/html/shop-talk/2008-04/msg00080.html (9,318 bytes)

202. Re: [Shop-talk] a question on portable air tanks (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:09:59 -0500
Get rid of the Freon bottle. That's what I used for years, then one weekend Sears had a nice 10 gallon red tank on sale for around $20. It was worth it. It holds more air, is easy to use, and even ha
/html/shop-talk/2008-04/msg00095.html (7,858 bytes)

203. Re: [Shop-talk] jack stands (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:12:58 -0500
The Elise was not the fault of the lift, but of the idiots that were using it. They were told how to lift the Elise, and they ignored it. The lift was a commercial lift and quite strong - there was n
/html/shop-talk/2008-04/msg00106.html (9,390 bytes)

204. Re: [Shop-talk] car ramps (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 14:10:38 -0500
Get a set of RhinoRamps (they make two versions - an 8,000 lb load, and a 12,000 lb load version. They are the same size, etc., just one is a bit stronger - either will lift a normal car without any
/html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00015.html (9,521 bytes)

205. Re: [Shop-talk] car ramps (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 15:16:04 -0500
John T. Blair I sounds like you have the old style tall metal ramps. The RhinoRamps are lower, and have a more gentle slope. They are specifically made to allow you to use them with cars with low cle
/html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00019.html (8,700 bytes)

206. Re: [Shop-talk] Amusing problem for auto mechanics! (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 11:57:59 -0500
I can't see the video (stupid content filters at work block video), but I get the gist from the other replies. Back in the late '60s, we were taking a cross country trip in our old pickup. We stopped
/html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00140.html (8,438 bytes)

207. Re: [Shop-talk] Chain saw on a pole (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 12:35:58 -0500
Or better still, a "Rope Saw". I got mine at Harbor Freight, but Northern Tools and others sell them usually for around $30. Here's a link to one: http://www.cspoutdoors.com/higlimropcha.html Basical
/html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00142.html (8,665 bytes)

208. Re: [Shop-talk] Solar-powered battery charger for generator? (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 10:46:26 -0500
Battery MINDer makes a nice one - a little pricy, but it conditions desulphates) the battery while maintaining it. In my experience, it seems to extend the life of the battery significantly. Here's t
/html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00213.html (8,256 bytes)

209. Re: [Shop-talk] Pressure washers (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 13:58:01 -0500
I don't have one (one thing my wife keeps vetoing), but one advantage of the higher powered ones is that it can still do the same job as the smaller ones, but much faster. Instead of spending 30 minu
/html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00218.html (7,734 bytes)

210. Re: [Shop-talk] EDGER BLADES (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:25:20 -0500
I also wasn't happy with the high price of blades. But one year at the end of the season, one of the stores (probably Wal-Mart) had the blades on clearance for a buck apiece. I bought all they had -
/html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00107.html (7,205 bytes)

211. Re: [Shop-talk] brass nozzle (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:33:25 -0500
I think he's looking for a pistol grip style... Last one I found was at a garage sale. I paid a quarter for it. :) Tim Mullen _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://w
/html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00112.html (6,747 bytes)

212. Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning out fuel tank (Round II) (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:24:28 -0500
I use mine for soapy water to wash the outside of the engine... Anyway, if you poured some gasoline into the tank, then used the engine cleaning gun to suck it back out, it would probably do a decent
/html/shop-talk/2008-07/msg00109.html (7,701 bytes)

213. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil in Vacuum reservoir? (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:56:23 -0500
John Innis Automatic transmission? I once had a car that had a vacuum diaphragm in the auto transmission fail - it started sucking transmission oil into the intake (didn't have a vacuum reservoir on
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00138.html (6,715 bytes)

214. Re: [Shop-talk] air fttings (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:09:55 -0500
It's always good to pick one standard and stick with it. The difference between air flow for 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch fittings is very, very small. If you have a lot of 1/4 inch fittings, I'd consider c
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00020.html (8,134 bytes)

215. Re: [Shop-talk] air fttings (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:04:42 -0500
That is exactly why I looked into the air flow differences a few (Few? More like 10!) years ago. We I first got my air compressor nearly 30 years ago, I picked the fittings at the local store. Natur
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00026.html (8,596 bytes)

216. Re: [Shop-talk] air fittings (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:41:01 -0500
Mark J Bradakis I have some quick disconnect fittings on my garden hoses. They don't seal when you disconnect them. But one that I have does. The problem is, that when the water pressure is applied t
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00063.html (7,465 bytes)

217. Re: [Shop-talk] kids tool bench (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:05:49 -0500
When my son was that age, I had to keep close tabs on him - he would try to get tools out of my roll-around, especially screw drivers - he loved screw drivers. I re-arranged the tools in the box so t
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00207.html (8,733 bytes)

218. Re: [Shop-talk] Gas tank glop (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:04:04 -0500
Basically, the glop is varnish - it's what's left after the rest of the gasoline evaporates/settles out of the gasoline. When I did my Elan many years ago, I had the same problem. If I remember corre
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00228.html (7,670 bytes)

219. Re: [Shop-talk] Partial roof repair? (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:22:35 -0500
I have a different take on this. My roof is at least 15 years old (that's how long I've lived in the house). During a storm, I lost a couple of shingles off the front of the house (south facing). I'
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00285.html (7,952 bytes)

220. Re: [Shop-talk] Junk catalytic converter: what to do? (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:03:22 -0500
Dang. When I had to replace the cat on my son's car, I just assumed it was trash and sent it to the dump (hazardous disposal area actually). I had no idea it was worth anything. :-( Tim Mullen Chanti
/html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00098.html (7,893 bytes)


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