oldman_pottering
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I'm thinking you may be rightRemoved the battery from my garage cell phone. I just use it for streaming. I'm thinking that this is bad.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Outlawmws
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That was me a year ago it started at 12 pages of bullets and no details and finished at over 16; still just bullets...
Never did quite complete it.
bugnut
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@Metallitubby I am in the planning stages and thinking about installation of a trailer brake for the Ridgeline. Do you have one installed, I'm thinking Redarc.... Thoughts
kaymccampbell
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I've installed a couple Tow Pro Elites, and they've never come back. Hopefully your vehicle has a built in 7 wire harness. If not, you'll be busy soldering and fishing wires. Didn't skimp on the wire size if you're running your own. One customer did, and I had to swap an entire melted harness out before adding in the correct brake wire.
Fav Onefour
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I've done brake controllers on a couple of Ridgelines. Gen I and II. Get the harness. It was plug and play under the column. There are a variety of controller options.
PhantomEB
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Sunday was a day of why is this shifter opposite of my transmission …..turns out I was thinking the park position on it was completely backwards. Got that figured out then completely proceeded to twist off the rear cable support that I ’clearanced‘ for it to slide up between the cup holders.
had to spend 50$ CDN for a 8’ stick of 1x2 3/32 wall aluminum C-channel for a whopping 8” of usage. Oh well I have said I prefer to have just taller chunks up in the corner along with sheet metal then with < 3’ under the welding table.
new cable support.
Center console got hacked up a little so I can angle the cable better down thru the floor.
Today is now play with the NSS to see if i can get it to think it’s in park until I get a shifter based NSS/back up light activator for this shifter.
THEN I will hopefully be able to route the cable over and back under the T case as it will still be protected by the skidplate.
Will Canada Day 2025 be the day I drive it out under its own power for a wash?
had to spend 50$ CDN for a 8’ stick of 1x2 3/32 wall aluminum C-channel for a whopping 8” of usage. Oh well I have said I prefer to have just taller chunks up in the corner along with sheet metal then with < 3’ under the welding table.
new cable support.
Center console got hacked up a little so I can angle the cable better down thru the floor.
Today is now play with the NSS to see if i can get it to think it’s in park until I get a shifter based NSS/back up light activator for this shifter.
THEN I will hopefully be able to route the cable over and back under the T case as it will still be protected by the skidplate.
Will Canada Day 2025 be the day I drive it out under its own power for a wash?
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I run liqui moly fuel stabiliser pretty much non stop,i have 4 carbed bikes so some are sitting for weeks before i take em for a spin. My two oil cooled suzukis are the same way...they fire up on 3cyl,i take em for a ride and load the engine,after like 500 meters 4th cyl kicks in.
2001ZR2
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The Suburban continued it's resistance to a return to service. Dead battery is now crank no start without spark. Did a check of fuses, sensors I touched and other WAGs. No luck need to confirm if coil is throwing spark or not.
Found my missing flare wrench while rotating the tires and bleeding the brakes.
Of the battery gave up the ghost are I dropped it off to get the A/C evacuated and filled.
Has done this before and a cap and rotor fixed it.
Outlawmws
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2001ZR2
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Not that many was left there in November after the lines rusted out on the differentialHow many thousands of miles ago?
nadogail
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Ran the last bit of 12/3 cable for the switched receptacle on the back of the tablesaw, anchored the 4X4 box on the back of the saw, and put in the 2 screw connector to hold the cable in the box.
I wound up using 3 TEK screws to mount the box.
Moved some stuff from last Saturday’s job from the van to the shop.
Worked out with my Fitness Trainer in the shop and had a brief conversation with my neighbor who has invited us to his Navy Retirement Ceremony and party.
I wound up using 3 TEK screws to mount the box.
Moved some stuff from last Saturday’s job from the van to the shop.
Worked out with my Fitness Trainer in the shop and had a brief conversation with my neighbor who has invited us to his Navy Retirement Ceremony and party.
Outlawmws
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But 8 months! Unbelievable its still there.
kaymccampbell
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Wrangled more IoT scripting. It's gonna be slow.
cody1325
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I went to my toolbox and got my hex socket set so I could partially disassemble a treadmill in order to get rid of it. Rest of my work was done in the basement.
At one point, I considered fully cleaning out the garage apartment turned outbuilding above my shop to make into a hobby/rec room (originally, temporary lodging while the house was built in the ‘50s), but A: it’s not plumbed and B: I’m gonna have to rent a dumpster if my buddy and I can’t get his C-30 dump truck back up and running). Recently talked with another buddy who is a contractor about fixing the framed up half-bath in the basement (basically just a tub) that leaked constantly after my Granddad and I built it (we had to redo the sub-floor in it twice) and I also brought up maybe taking some scrap cabinets off him to give me more storage and counter space.
Decided I’d make the basement my hobby area instead. I moved a bunch of totes into a back room that was a coal bunker used in conjunction with a coal boiler until that was removed in the ‘70s for an oil furnace. I partially disassembled a treadmill in order to cram it in a corner until I could haul it off to the dump. I moved a ton of junk out of the floor, and into the coal bunker. Will probably put some of the stuff in the garage apartment tomorrow. I’ll also move the rocking chairs back on the deck. They were put down there two or three winters ago, and just plain left. I’m throwing out some rotted wicker chairs to make room.
I bought a mini fridge and microwave, and placed them near the only counter-height outlet.
I’ve also added putting extra, counter-height outlets on the walls to the list of the things for the basement overhaul I’m having the contractor do. There’s maybe two in the basement, plus another half-dozen or so sporadically placed on the ceiling (which are a pain in the rear).
At one point, I considered fully cleaning out the garage apartment turned outbuilding above my shop to make into a hobby/rec room (originally, temporary lodging while the house was built in the ‘50s), but A: it’s not plumbed and B: I’m gonna have to rent a dumpster if my buddy and I can’t get his C-30 dump truck back up and running). Recently talked with another buddy who is a contractor about fixing the framed up half-bath in the basement (basically just a tub) that leaked constantly after my Granddad and I built it (we had to redo the sub-floor in it twice) and I also brought up maybe taking some scrap cabinets off him to give me more storage and counter space.
Decided I’d make the basement my hobby area instead. I moved a bunch of totes into a back room that was a coal bunker used in conjunction with a coal boiler until that was removed in the ‘70s for an oil furnace. I partially disassembled a treadmill in order to cram it in a corner until I could haul it off to the dump. I moved a ton of junk out of the floor, and into the coal bunker. Will probably put some of the stuff in the garage apartment tomorrow. I’ll also move the rocking chairs back on the deck. They were put down there two or three winters ago, and just plain left. I’m throwing out some rotted wicker chairs to make room.
I bought a mini fridge and microwave, and placed them near the only counter-height outlet.
I’ve also added putting extra, counter-height outlets on the walls to the list of the things for the basement overhaul I’m having the contractor do. There’s maybe two in the basement, plus another half-dozen or so sporadically placed on the ceiling (which are a pain in the rear).
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Burt Shaver
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Spent the day searching for electrical gremlin on my 2004 Arctic cat 400 ATV, last fall I was inspecting a musk rat from my ATV and the little ****** attached himself to the bottom of the ATV , after I shut it off, it never started again. Not sure if it’s related or not. I have no experience with electrical but I learned how to test diodes today
They were good
They were goodSkyman
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I tried Sta-Bil and marine-grade Sta-Bil. Neither seemed to make a damned bit of difference. That's as far as I went with trying fuel stabilizers, having concluded that they seemed to be useless.
kaymccampbell
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He probably did something to the neutral safety switch harness.Spent the day searching for electrical gremlin on my 2004 Arctic cat 400 ATV, last fall I was inspecting a musk rat from my ATV and the little ****** attached himself to the bottom of the ATV , after I shut it off, it never started again. Not sure if it’s related or not. I have no experience with electrical but I learned how to test diodes today
Burt Shaver
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I think you your right, the neutral light isn’t coming on anymore unless the kill switch is in the off position which is weird. No power to the green wire to the solenoid. I can’t find the neutral switch but I’m sure I should be able to find the wiring for it, maybe
. I **** at this stuff.LeonardY
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Moved stuff in the garage to the shed. Another set of shelves arrived today.
Redesigned my hooks for the shed.
Redesigned my hooks for the shed.
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Old Man Roger
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Most motorcycle neutral safety switch sending units are on the side of the case near the shifter. It will probably look a lot like an oil pressure or temperature sending units. In a lot of cases, it’s just a single green wire.I think you your right, the neutral light isn’t coming on anymore unless the kill switch is in the off position which is weird. No power to the green wire to the solenoid. I can’t find the neutral switch but I’m sure I should be able to find the wiring for it, maybe
Beerhippie
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I had planned to rebuild the entire 7-head canning line fill-valve system today. I tore the carrier with the heads off the line, brought it into the shop and tore the first valve down.
I'd ordered 7 rebuild kits for the head valves and one kit for a pneumatic cylinder. What I had when I opened the box was one head kit and seven pneumatic cylinder kits.
Plan B... work Saturday... if the new parts come by then.
I've been ordering from this same supplier for years and this was the first FU from them--hence I didn't check what was in the box beforehand.
I'd ordered 7 rebuild kits for the head valves and one kit for a pneumatic cylinder. What I had when I opened the box was one head kit and seven pneumatic cylinder kits.
Plan B... work Saturday... if the new parts come by then.
I've been ordering from this same supplier for years and this was the first FU from them--hence I didn't check what was in the box beforehand.
Burt Shaver
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Thank you, I’ve been doing some searching and apparently for the 400 automatic it’s on the other side of the case directly opposite the shifter and on the manual Arctic cat on the shifter side? But I don’t really know much about it and appreciate the input, . I did find a part on eBay just so I could see what it looks like. Hopefully by the end of this I will know a little more and have my ATV again.
Old Man Roger
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Ahh, ya, I was describing a manual. Sorry, feel free to ignore me.lol
Burt Shaver
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Nope, I will take any help I can get
Old Man Roger
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Well in that case I will give you my best guess..lol Most cvt (belt driven)style atv's that have forward nuetral and reverse have a type of transfer case style transmission that is seperate from the engine and driven by a belt. Some call it an FNR box, the neutral safety sending unit will likely be there if it's not activated by the shift lever itself. Probably still a green single wire connected to a sending unit that looks like an oil pressure or coolant temperature sending unit..
ssjones
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Had a couple of days off, so got some work done in the garage, despite the 100 degree heat here.
Bought a new to me, pedal Hobie Kayak. It's heavier than my previous paddle, so I lowered the wall brackets to heave it up there.
I also converted the Mirage drive to 180 (reverse). Took the maiden voyage last night, its a big upgrade to fish out of.
Our garage sink had a small, faucet that wouldn't reach into my wife's watering cans, etc. I picked up this sprayer faucet from the clearance bin at Lowe's for $12 and finally got around to installing it. I had to remove the wall-hung sink to plumb it, but it's also a big upgrade and has a surprisingly powerful stream. Flipping the one handle on with greasy hands will also be a big plus (versus the two-knob faucet).
Bought a new to me, pedal Hobie Kayak. It's heavier than my previous paddle, so I lowered the wall brackets to heave it up there.
I also converted the Mirage drive to 180 (reverse). Took the maiden voyage last night, its a big upgrade to fish out of.
Our garage sink had a small, faucet that wouldn't reach into my wife's watering cans, etc. I picked up this sprayer faucet from the clearance bin at Lowe's for $12 and finally got around to installing it. I had to remove the wall-hung sink to plumb it, but it's also a big upgrade and has a surprisingly powerful stream. Flipping the one handle on with greasy hands will also be a big plus (versus the two-knob faucet).
Burt Shaver
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Thank you Old man Roger, I will have a look for it today
WordMan
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Pulled springs!
Read the rest on my build: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...bills-89-grand-wagoneer.547668/#post-11229279
Read the rest on my build: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...bills-89-grand-wagoneer.547668/#post-11229279
Did not have a good day in the garage yesterday.
It's getting toward the end of my move, and I'm down to moving just the BS I've been hoarding, like my lumber stash, etc. I was unloading my lumber at the new place, and I had a couple 8ft walls that were part of a vapor catching booth I made ages ago. I was disassembling them so I could use the plywood sheets for another project. Well, The framing was 2x2's nailed together. I was doing this disassembly right outside the garage. As I knocked the 2x2 frame apart, one of the 2x2's (with a nail sticking out, of course), falls right through the open the garage door, lands on the trunk of my cougar, and slides down, leaving a scratch on the trunk and tail light. Damnit. I was able to buff it almost all the way out. You won't know it's there, but I can forever see it as a badge of my stupidness.
Then I carried the lumber into the chicken coop that has become my lumber yard, and hit my head on the door frame. Again. I do it every time! I'm about to staple a pool noodle to the top of the door frame, because I'm obviously too dumb to remember to duck. Maybe I should rename it as the "duck barn" instead of the chicken coop. Hey, that just might help.
It's getting toward the end of my move, and I'm down to moving just the BS I've been hoarding, like my lumber stash, etc. I was unloading my lumber at the new place, and I had a couple 8ft walls that were part of a vapor catching booth I made ages ago. I was disassembling them so I could use the plywood sheets for another project. Well, The framing was 2x2's nailed together. I was doing this disassembly right outside the garage. As I knocked the 2x2 frame apart, one of the 2x2's (with a nail sticking out, of course), falls right through the open the garage door, lands on the trunk of my cougar, and slides down, leaving a scratch on the trunk and tail light. Damnit. I was able to buff it almost all the way out. You won't know it's there, but I can forever see it as a badge of my stupidness.
Then I carried the lumber into the chicken coop that has become my lumber yard, and hit my head on the door frame. Again. I do it every time! I'm about to staple a pool noodle to the top of the door frame, because I'm obviously too dumb to remember to duck. Maybe I should rename it as the "duck barn" instead of the chicken coop. Hey, that just might help.
Hooked
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Monday was spent, not in my garage but driving to College Station to work on my daughter's Toro ZTR which died on Saturday while mowing and wouldn't restart. She and her sister had just installed a new starter and solenoid over the weekend. After testing all the safety, ignition and blade engage switches I started scratching my head. But, google did it's job and I discovered that thing has an electric controlled brake system. I can't imagine why Toro did this rather than a 'regular' manual brake lever. At any rate, the thing was intermittently not disengaging when the key was switched on thus would not start. Fortunately, her dealer had one in stock so the machine is once again working properly. I even took it for a test run and finished mowing her place while I was there.
Hooked
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I have a similar problem with low hanging 'things'. So bad that every Sunday at church the first thing one friend does is examine the top of my head for new signs of collisions.
Burt Shaver
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I’m thinking that it’s inside the cover that covers the primary and secondary clutch. I posted pictures of the picture of the neutral safety switch from eBay, and a picture of the housing on my ATV and the indentation on the housing looks very similar to the shape of neutral switch, I also posted a picture from my ATV where a wire goes through the case albeit a good 9 inches from the suspected switch location. There is 4 wires going into the case in that location, I’m going to have a look at the electrical diagram and see if I can find the wires on the diagram. If it was that musk rat he was right up in there, but I was ******* home off. My wife tells me it serves me right for tormenting him. Thanks @Old Man Roger
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Jay__Dub
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Found my long lost 10mm ratchet wrench, 3 years after I changed the water pump. Sitting right where I left it, hidden in the corner by the overflow tank.
Old Man Roger
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4 wires at the engine is likely the stator wires, in your picture there is only one wire.
I’m thinking that it’s inside the cover that covers the primary and secondary clutch. I posted pictures of the picture of the neutral safety switch from eBay, and a picture of the housing on my ATV and the indentation on the housing looks very similar to the shape of neutral switch, I also posted a picture from my ATV where a wire goes through the case albeit a good 9 inches from the suspected switch location. There is 4 wires going into the case in that location, I’m going to have a look at the electrical diagram and see if I can find the wires on the diagram. If it was that musk rat he was right up in there, but I was ******* home off. My wife tells me it serves me right for tormenting him. Thanks @Old Man Roger
02Xterra
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Reconfiguring the drawers in my workbench. I used regular drawer slides under the drawers, hoping it would work... but with the weight they started to sag soon after. So, I'm reinstalling the slides the correct way for one drawer and making 3 new shallow ones.
Original set up:
Big drawer re-mounted before I closed up shop for the day.
Hoping to make the 3 smaller drawers today and get those installed
Original set up:
Big drawer re-mounted before I closed up shop for the day.
Hoping to make the 3 smaller drawers today and get those installed
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Burt Shaver
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When I first got the machine last year I tested the stator for AC volts due to a no charge condition, it’s not the stator wires. The no charge ended up just needing a new regulator/rectifier. It looks like one wire but it’s insulator for 4 wires. Gray/blue goes to some large main connector that is labelled forward. A blue/black wire that splits and goes to diode A1 and diode D1 and to neutral light on the cluster. Black ground wire and red/yellow wire that splits and goes to reverse override button on left handle and to the reverse light on the cluster. The manual is calling Switch, Gear (24) on the diagram. I’m wondering if this switch gear is the SIG and neutral safety switch all in one? This is good stuff, I feel like I’m learning a little bit and might be able to muddle my way through this.
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Old Man Roger
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Told ya I was guessing.lol
Burt Shaver
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So am i