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61. Re: [Shop-talk] Hand held O scopes (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:25:05 -0500; I hear the story, but I've yet to actually run into a single program I couldn't get to run in Vista. At the worst, I had to set it to run in a compatability mode. I'm personally running MD DOS progr; /html/shop-talk/2009-11/msg00094.html (7,766 bytes)
62. Re: [Shop-talk] Shark Steamer? (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:52:04 -0500; I got one for free from the dump. Tried using it and promptly discovered why it was at the dump. Returned it to its rightful place. Not snake oil, just junk. _________________________________________; /html/shop-talk/2009-12/msg00000.html (7,329 bytes)
63. Re: [Shop-talk] UPDATE: HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:55:33 -0500; Well, like I said, I've done upwards of about a hundred tires with my HF tire changer. To bust the bead, kick the toe of the breaker against the rim as you push down, and keep it there. Not sure how; /html/shop-talk/2009-12/msg00114.html (7,130 bytes)
64. [Shop-talk] Successfully using the HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:39:59 -0500; Bead breaking Keep that shoe up in the bead. If it's down squishing the sidewall, it won't break the bead. Put it right up against the rim edge and lightly push down. The tire sidewall will roll away; /html/shop-talk/2009-12/msg00125.html (9,047 bytes)
65. Re: [Shop-talk] Wheel Balancer (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:06:04 -0500; I've got a bubble balancer. They work. A lot touchier than you'd expect for trying to get that optimal static balance. The truck wheels are the most obnoxious to do. Little car wheels are a lot easie; /html/shop-talk/2009-12/msg00158.html (8,679 bytes)
66. Re: [Shop-talk] Wheel Balancer (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:56:36 -0500; Mmhmm. They don't seem to care at all. Their tires, my new tires in the trunk, used tires, etc. Doesn't really seem to be a store specific thing either. I've done this at a few different ones over t; /html/shop-talk/2009-12/msg00163.html (8,471 bytes)
67. Re: [Shop-talk] Scary Welder (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:35:49 -0500; My favorite site for various stupid and dangerous practices is http://safetycenter.navy.mil/PHOTO/index.asp They have some duzies. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net htt; /html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00123.html (7,203 bytes)
68. Re: [Shop-talk] Mythbusters sucks! [rant] (was: water heater (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:54:38 -0500; Oh I don't know. For some years I worked as a test lab engineer for Black and Decker over in their power tool accessory division. A whole lot of testing is not as impressively rigorous as you'd think; /html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00250.html (10,046 bytes)
69. Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:55:42 -0500; This appears to have some very good information and details on the throttle. It also clarifies the differences between the Japanese market throttles and North American throttles. http://www.thetrutha; /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00045.html (9,486 bytes)
70. Re: [Shop-talk] An off shoot of the Toyota debacle..... (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:58:33 -0500; Only a manual transmission does this. Automatic transmissions disconnect because the engine is what drives the hydraulic pump. Simple test, turn the ignition key back on. If the engine is still bein; /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00116.html (9,439 bytes)
71. Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:32:27 -0500; ACC or accessory. Some cars have that, and it can be on either side of the locked position. Jeep has it: ACC, LOCKED, OFF, RUN START, while Volvo has LOCKED, ACC, OFF, RUN, START. And that only appl; /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00117.html (8,974 bytes)
72. Re: [Shop-talk] An off shoot of the Toyota debacle..... (score: 1): Author: Nolan <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:48:19 -0500; It's part of a major misunderstanding of how torque converters and automatic transmissions work. To start with, not a single automatic transmission made has an input shaft. Not a single automatic tra; /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00151.html (11,110 bytes)
73. Re: [Shop-talk] Socket organizers? (score: 1): Author: Nolan <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:00:03 -0500; I've had the magnetic racks and the pinned type both. Got rid of them The pinned rack type is almost nice in a shop where you roll your cabinet around everywhere and never work of a table or in the d; /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00152.html (7,935 bytes)
74. Re: [Shop-talk] An off shoot of the Toyota debacle..... (score: 1): Author: Nolan <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:31:14 -0500; You're right, it's not 100% and 0%. There is some force that can go the other way. I don't know the effectiveness ratio. I do know it's not much. I've never driven a gasoline engined vehicle that had; /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00173.html (9,621 bytes)
75. Re: [Shop-talk] An off shoot of the Toyota debacle..... (score: 1): Author: Nolan <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:34:22 -0500; Really? Now that's interesting. A friend has gasoline Jetta that definitely does not. As evidenced by the power braking antics one can do with it. It's about an 06. I wonder why the difference. _____; /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00174.html (8,684 bytes)
76. Re: [Shop-talk] Dry Cell Batteries (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:25:46 -0500; I bought a cheap universal battery tester from RadioShack some years ago. Cost something like $3. Answers all those questions. Wonderfull tool to have in that drawer. ________________________________; /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00222.html (7,560 bytes)
77. Re: [Shop-talk] Cable ferrule pliers? (score: 1): Author: Nolan <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:01:01 -0400; I've crimped a lot of ferrules over the years. Nothing works like a good tool for the job. It's fast, easy and strong. Done with pliers and chisels and the like, the results are far less impressive.; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00204.html (8,310 bytes)
78. Re: [Shop-talk] car a/c work (score: 1): Author: opposumking@verizon.net; Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 13:46:39 -0500 (CDT); instead it is And even that is mildly overstated. EPA issued a white paper many years ago clarifying that the purchaser of R12 did not need a license, as long as they were buying it for a shop where; /html/shop-talk/2010-05/msg00002.html (8,344 bytes)
79. Re: [Shop-talk] Premium for Turbos (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:20:19 -0400; Generally speaking, because of the turbo boost the effects of pinging are far more dramatic. You'll hole a piston far quicker in a turbo engine than a non-turbo engine. That said, most have a knock s; /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00035.html (8,087 bytes)
80. Re: [Shop-talk] Premium for Turbos (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:09:53 -0400; Depends on the car and the turbo. First, many turbos are water cooled. They don't have any cool down problems. Just shut the car down like a normal car. Oil cooled turbo units, those can require a bi; /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00064.html (9,496 bytes)

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