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61. Re: [Shop-talk] Recommendations wanted re: used pick-up trucks (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:04:06 -0700
If the only reason you want to sell the truck is the smoke odor, have you tried using an ozone generator to get rid of the smell? A friend of mine bought a truck from a neighbor that was a smoker. Bo
/html/shop-talk/2011-08/msg00067.html (8,445 bytes)

62. Re: [Shop-talk] Buying tires online (or is it Tyres?) (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:55:50 -0800
I've been a customer of Tire Rack since the mid-'80s, buying many street and race tires from them. As for the problem of shops not liking you bringing in tires bought online to mount, Tire Rack has a
/html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00063.html (10,212 bytes)

63. Re: [Shop-talk] Tool APB: Rotating head pliers? (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:46:41 -0800
Trying to picture what you're describing. How about 90-degree needle-nose pliers? Something like this: <http://www.toolking.com/1/crescent_8886cvn_curved_needle_nose_pliers_1051793267.php> Is that cl
/html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00135.html (8,222 bytes)

64. Re: [Shop-talk] 12VDC, 100A, DPDT NO relay (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:55:45 -0800
This is a "motor reversing relay". Doesn't have a long duty http://www.texasindustrialelectric.com/relays_24450.asp Here is a company that makes relays, Albright Int'l in the UK. Their SW80 series lo
/html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00019.html (9,370 bytes)

65. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake dust wheel covers (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:57:32 -0700
I'd worry about the covers interfering with the ability of air to get in and cool the brakes. Might be one reason for the high wear rate you saw. I've switched to ceramic pads of late. They put out f
/html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00079.html (8,866 bytes)

66. Re: [Shop-talk] 2 or 2.5 gal Diesel Fuel Can (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:19:01 -0700
Steve wrote: Is there any logic behind there being few (if any) <5 gal yellow diesel plastic fuel cans? I have difficulty in lifting nearly 50 lb. of fuel over the side of my RAM 2500 and I would rea
/html/shop-talk/2012-04/msg00138.html (13,358 bytes)

67. Re: [Shop-talk] keyboard help (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 16:01:04 -0700
I use a Gateway AnyKey keyboard. It has the macro feature built-in to the keyboard. The macro feature allows you to program any key with any combination of characters you wish. It uses the PS2 interf
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00162.html (13,263 bytes)

68. Re: [Shop-talk] Dead PC (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:37:02 -0700
With a voltmeter and list of which wires carry which voltages you can test the power supply's output. You have to short the PS-ON wire so the PSU will power up first. Pinout diagram for the standard
/html/shop-talk/2012-08/msg00097.html (10,666 bytes)

69. Re: [Shop-talk] True "keyless" entry add on (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com> mail.megageek.com> localhost.drteeth.p.blarg.net
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:28:00 -0800
Found this. Saw the system listed for around $170. I assume you'd have to cut an opening in the door for the keypad. Other thing that would concern me is that in most newer vehicles many systems comm
/html/shop-talk/2013-01/msg00007.html (9,464 bytes)

70. Re: [Shop-talk] Smart Level advice needed (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com> localhost.pops.p.blarg.net
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:43:17 -0800
I bought my SmartTool level years ago with a camber gauge frame. A couple of years ago I bought a 24" level for it - it was called an "extender rail". Can't remember where I got it. These guys show t
/html/shop-talk/2013-01/msg00024.html (9,151 bytes)

71. Re: [Shop-talk] UPDATE- True "keyless" entry add on (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com> mail.megageek.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:45:18 -0800
Sweeet! It looked like an interesting solution to your dilemma. Glad it worked out! Todd Seattle,WA '86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 276,000 miles '01 Golf TDI, silver. (new work car) 386
/html/shop-talk/2013-02/msg00004.html (8,621 bytes)

72. Re: [Shop-talk] Repairing plastic - weld or glue? (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:43:03 -0700
Urethane Supply (www.urethanesupply.com/) carries supplies to repair most types of plastic. Under the "How To" section they have info on how to identity and repair the various types of plastic. Todd
/html/shop-talk/2013-03/msg00104.html (9,861 bytes)

73. Re: [Shop-talk] Did I kill my mower? (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com> localhost.scooter.p.blarg.net
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:57:55 -0700
I wonder if an oil analysis would be of help in determining the condition of the engine. If it seems to run OK, put several hours on it first. Then pull an oil sample and send it to a lab. If the wea
/html/shop-talk/2013-04/msg00052.html (9,212 bytes)

74. Re: [Shop-talk] Dishwashers in the garage (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 20:24:43 -0700
Whether it's the dishwasher or oven - make sure to remove them before she gets home. Otherwise you'll get this: <http://s845.photobucket.com/user/Daman3/media/79%20Westy/004b-9.jpg.html> No need to s
/html/shop-talk/2013-05/msg00106.html (9,641 bytes)

75. Re: [Shop-talk] Sheet metal question (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:09:57 -0700
My first thought was a cutoff wheel in a die grinder, assuming you have an air compressor. Mark the cut line with a Sharpie. Go slow and steady using both hands to hold the die grinder and you can cu
/html/shop-talk/2013-06/msg00018.html (9,052 bytes)

76. Re: [Shop-talk] Spindle Sander question: (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:30:53 -0700
I found this homemade spindle sander: <http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/26412/shopmade-spindle-sander> If you don't want it to oscillate, then what you need is really nothing more than a motor mou
/html/shop-talk/2013-06/msg00042.html (9,833 bytes)

77. Re: [Shop-talk] Happy 4th, and I need a special part. (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com> mail.megageek.com> localhost.drteeth.p.blarg.net
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 10:12:11 -0700
Looked up the part number on Black and Decker's site, it shows it as "back ordered", as opposed to "not available". Maybe give them a call directly? <http://servicenet.blackanddecker.com/Parts/Search
/html/shop-talk/2013-07/msg00012.html (9,214 bytes)

78. Re: [Shop-talk] Old wrench sizing system (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com> mail.com> localhost.drteeth.p.blarg.net
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:12:12 -0700
Looks like it's the old school method of marking the fastener size on the wrench, not the size of the wrench opening as is done now. http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/table_oe_wrench.html Ther
/html/shop-talk/2013-07/msg00024.html (9,206 bytes)

79. Re: [Shop-talk] Griot's Garage (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com> mail.megageek.com> localhost.scooter.p.blarg.net
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 07:54:31 -0700
I know they do that at club events up here in the Pacific NW, but that's because they're based in Tacoma (just south of Seattle). You'd have to email them to see if they can do that in other areas. I
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00024.html (8,434 bytes)

80. Re: [Shop-talk] Tire Pressure gauges (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com> mail.megageek.com> localhost.scooter.p.blarg.net
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:24:02 -0700
Here is your solution. Imperial Supplies has calibrateable tire gauges http://www.imperialsupplies.com , under Hardware, Tire Hardware Calibratable gauges: http://www.imperialsupplies.com/pdf/vol20/p
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00030.html (10,014 bytes)


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