What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[kaymccampbell]

I went out to the stone cellar of a shop, and it;s like 90F... for effs sake,,, maybe I should put an AC out there. Never had to before this, but sh***, I;m running pickled cabbage/garlic/oniolns/etc... and its getting HOT in my pickling shed.

Damn this weather.... I hope my experimental grapes survive, but even they are HOT....

Damn....

Put your pickles on the floor. Or bury them.

Water for the grapes.

 

[Lassen Forge]

Put your pickles on the floor. Or bury them.

Water for the grapes.

Absolutementally...
Water on the new grapes. and the pickles are still cool...

 

[M.Brane]

Determined by pulling all spark plugs that cylinder 1 is leaking around the spark plug tube seal into the tube. I replaced this valve cover only approximately 4k miles ago because cylinder 5 was having this issue. It will be easier to do the job in July than it was in January, however I am not pleased a Dorman valve cover failed in under 5000 miles/ 6 months. The gaskets on these valve covers are internal in the design and cannot be replaced or I'd have reused the OEM valve cover. Needless to say, I am not pleased. I may use this as an opportunity to justify purchasing a cordless ratchet. The job requires removing a lot of fasteners which took a while with just my f80. Any recommendations on cordless ratchets appreciated. considering this kit as Im just a homeowner tinkerer, not a professional.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M12-FUEL-12-Volt-Li-Ion-Brushless-Cordless-Hammer-Drill-and-Impact-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-with-M12-3-8-in-Ratchet-3497-22-2457-20/321639489?MERCH=REC-_-personalizedDeals-_-n/a-_-6-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a

I have the 1/4" version of that ratchet for about 8 years now, and love it. Just be mindful to keep the head clean, and dry or you'll have to pull it apart to clean it. Not hard to do. If they get oily they will start slipping.

 

[rzims]

Let's hope you don't die. Nice work.
I've done some organizing too. This is a small portion.
Zim

Yeah, still in my early 60s so I have a couple of decades to get this wrapped up. I have about 6 or 7 of the Stanley organizing trays to go through. Its actually pretty nice to sit and have coffee in the morning and work through it

 

[jshillin]

Kept it light this evening because I had work to do outside too. I installed a steering stabilizer on the E-Scooter.

 

[rzims]

Determined by pulling all spark plugs that cylinder 1 is leaking around the spark plug tube seal into the tube. I replaced this valve cover only approximately 4k miles ago because cylinder 5 was having this issue. It will be easier to do the job in July than it was in January, however I am not pleased a Dorman valve cover failed in under 5000 miles/ 6 months. The gaskets on these valve covers are internal in the design and cannot be replaced or I'd have reused the OEM valve cover. Needless to say, I am not pleased. I may use this as an opportunity to justify purchasing a cordless ratchet. The job requires removing a lot of fasteners which took a while with just my f80. Any recommendations on cordless ratchets appreciated. considering this kit as Im just a homeowner tinkerer, not a professional.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M12-FUEL-12-Volt-Li-Ion-Brushless-Cordless-Hammer-Drill-and-Impact-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-with-M12-3-8-in-Ratchet-3497-22-2457-20/321639489?MERCH=REC-_-personalizedDeals-_-n/a-_-6-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a

Thats the one I have and I love it...

 

[Skyman]

It is a lifetime endeavor, but it also make any trips to find hardware so I can count them on the fingers of one hand annually.

There have probably been times when I could have gone out to buy what I need and returned home in less time than it took me to find (or give up on finding) what I've needed in my inventory. But, I can usually find what's needed here, and fairly quickly, despite the lack of organization.

 

[slomaro3.4]

Hardwired my radar detector in the Audi. Ignore the 10lbs of dog fur on the dash.

 

[Outlawmws]

I went out to the stone cellar of a shop, and it;s like 90F... for effs sake,,, maybe I should put an AC out there. Never had to before this, but sh***, I;m running pickled cabbage/garlic/oniolns/etc... and its getting HOT in my pickling shed.

Did the Church ever come deal with the crypt "left behinds" you found a while back?

 

[DGersic]

You've got to have a bit of freon in the system before it will engage. 12psi IIRC.

Yes. With the tank connected, I have 70 PSI. But I’m not even getting that far. The wiring diagram I found looks like it a tenth generation Xerox copy, almost unreadable. I redrew it last night.



I don’t recall that breaker existing from when I wired the car. Need to check that. But I have 12V at the blower motor, so everything up to the blower switch must be ok. I do not have 12V at the drier pressure switch.

Yesterday, quick test, I stuck a jumper wire across the pressure switch, taking it out of the circuit entirely, that didn’t help. That was before I got out my meter and found no 12V on both sides of it.

It kinda has to be either the blower switch (no power out to feed the thermostat), the thermostat switch (no power out), or the wire between them.

 

[evildky]

Kept it light this evening because I had work to do outside too. I installed a steering stabilizer on the E-Scooter.

I gotta ask, why are you adding a steering stabilizer? I have a slower one and I've ridden a buddies that'll do 45, which is sketchy but didn't feel like the steering was unstable. then I also wasn't trying to make turns at those speeds.

 

[Hooked]

Still dealing with some kinda infection on an ankle so not much shop time. This morning, however, I did get the tractor started for my wife so she could run the brush hog around the pasture.
While doing so I discovered my battery charger wasn't working so had to jump start using my truck. Turns out the wire had broken on the positive connector so I repaired that as well.
Keeping leg elevated for several weeks is really boring.

 

[micromind]

"Farmerizing" has fixed a lot of old machinery and fed a lot of people in this world. I chuckle at your welds but salute you for doing what you do.

True statement........

There's nothing wrong with farmer welds, they don't look good but they almost always hold.

 

[Lassen Forge]

I went out to the stone cellar of a shop, and it;s like 90F... for effs sake,,, maybe I should put an AC out there. Never had to before this, but sh***, I;m running pickled cabbage/garlic/oniolns/etc... and its getting HOT in my pickling shed.

Damn this weather.... I hope my experimental grapes survive, but even they are HOT....

Damn....

And then - it rain 5 hours later.

I feel this is an episode of Clarkson's Farm... Maybe I should do a TV show, Lassen's Landing or something...

 

[413dan]

It never ceases to amaze me what folks on GJ do in regular garages, not professional shops, all over the world. Love this spirit, it drives me to continue on, especially on those days my spirit and will are tested by my formal knowledge or skills/training. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to seeing your progress.

I stripped my hot rod build down to the bare chassis to finalise all the welding, modify a few bits and pieces and then paint!

 

[bmwrd0]

While waiting for tooling to show up (what, is there a slow boat from LA to Oregon?) I have been doing more purging. As I have a tendency to pack rat, this should have been done years ago, but the last back operation put a kink in that I am only starting to straighten out.

 

[bmwrd0]

It never ceases to amaze me what folks on GJ do in regular garages, not professional shops, all over the world. Love this spirit, it drives me to continue on, especially on those days my spirit and will are tested by my formal knowledge or skills/training. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to seeing your progress.

I have come across people who say you need a three bay garage with pit and lift if you are even going to change your oil, let alone restore a car, and we prove them wrong every day!

 

[Old Man Roger]

I have come across people who say you need a three bay garage with pit and lift if you are even going to change your oil, let alone restore a car, and we prove them wrong every day!

But it would be cool.

 

[CoogarXR]

Pulled the van inside the shop early this morning to unload the shelving units I bought yesterday. Trying to beat the heat.

Got them unloaded and stacked. I need to add some wood supports between the upright beams of the building so I can secure the tops of the shelves for anti-tip/stability. I did this for my existing shelves already. Ran to Menards to buy some more brackets to hold the wood horizontally between the metal beams.

Next step, go through my lumber stash and fish out some suitable wood, cut it to length, install it between the beams, assemble shelves, secure them in place, then move some more hoard/contents onto them, lol.

 

[Beerhippie]

I have come across people who say you need a three bay garage with pit and lift if you are even going to change your oil, let alone restore a car, and we prove them wrong every day!

As a life-long "shade tree mechanic" (currently in search of a shade tree), you've just described my dream world.

 

[DGersic]

Well, that’s not good.




Got 12V as far as the thermostat. No 12V coming out of the thermostat. Capillary tube is now broken. If I jump across the thermostat, I get 12V to the pressure switch.

Thinking I can jump the pressure switch and the thermostat, just to get the compresorted running and charge the system that way.

 

[jshillin]

I gotta ask, why are you adding a steering stabilizer? I have a slower one and I've ridden a buddies that'll do 45, which is sketchy but didn't feel like the steering was unstable. then I also wasn't trying to make turns at those speeds.

This one is pretty quick and it just feels more stabile when turning. I adjusted the damper enough to where I feel it, but it doesn't work against me.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Kept it light this evening because I had work to do outside too. I installed a steering stabilizer on the E-Scooter.

Was it getting the wobble of death at freeway speeds?

 

[jshillin]

Was it getting the wobble of death at freeway speeds?

It started to wobble about 35mph and I let off the throttle. After adding it, it even feels more stabile in turns at lower speeds. I really didn't expect much out of it, but it was a worthwhile upgrade.

 

[Beerhippie]

Well, that’s not good.

Fixed it 'til it broke?

I think Kay had your answer above^.

Good news is that Ranco products are still available.

 

[OccupantRJ]

There have probably been times when I could have gone out to buy what I need and returned home in less time than it took me to find (or give up on finding) what I've needed in my inventory. But, I can usually find what's needed here, and fairly quickly, despite the lack of organization.

After many years of having a workshop and a separate storage building I now have my finding of the smallest hardware or other item down to under 5 minutes. It took a while to get to that point, but it has been well worth the efforts.

 

[rd65]

Was it getting the wobble of death at freeway speeds?

Only when cruising with one hand, the other holding his latte

 

[rd65]

Cut some pipe for my engine hoist. New ram has a larger diameter rod than the old one. I will weld this to the mount and the new rod will fit inside. The only pipe I have on hand is just a bit too large, so I cut it down the sides. I will drill a hole in each one to plug weld it as well as along the sides and top. It might work?

 

[OccupantRJ]

True statement........

There's nothing wrong with farmer welds, they don't look good but they almost always hold.

Around here we have always called that type of welds “gorilla welds”, strong, but ugly.

 

[zimman]

Yeah, still in my early 60s so I have a couple of decades to get this wrapped up. I have about 6 or 7 of the Stanley organizing trays to go through. Its actually pretty nice to sit and have coffee in the morning and work through it

in the morning and work through it

Operative word here is "coffee" LMAO
Zim

 

[Mezz2006]

Patched some concrete that was popping in the house garage. Father-in-law was a concrete man for years, so he lead the charge on this. My boys helped out too... in their PJs. When chipping the popped concrete out, we found the rebar was pulled really high in the slab, so once the rebar rusted, it popped the concrete.
Also got the new shop overhead door openers wired up. Lots of up and down the ladder to drill holes, pull wire, hook up wires, etc. Had to temporarily wire up the wall station as the opener will not function without it.

 

[Outlawmws]

It never ceases to amaze me what folks on GJ do in regular garages, not professional shops, all over the world. Love this spirit, it drives me to continue on, especially on those days my spirit and will are tested by my formal knowledge or skills/training. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to seeing your progress.

I have come across people who say you need a three bay garage with pit and lift if you are even going to change your oil, let alone restore a car, and we prove them wrong every day!

As a life-long "shade tree mechanic" (currently in search of a shade tree), you've just described my dream world.

Exactly! I was going to add we call them Shade Tree Mechanics...

After many years of having a workshop and a separate storage building I now have my finding of the smallest hardware or other item down to under 5 minutes. It took a while to get to that point, but it has been well worth the efforts.

Yep, I can almost always go directly to where I have the part/fastener/thing. All too often its unobtanium in a local store anyway.

 

[Lassen Forge]

Pickles and kraut now in the (mostly underground) former chicken shed, now mower garage. Still cool out there. Hah!

 

[DGersic]

Fixed it 'til it broke?

I think Kay had your answer above^.

Good news is that Ranco products are still available.

I suspect the copper tube work hardened from 30 years / 100K miles of road vibration. When I moved it as part of getting the evaporator box out, it broke. Was probably inevitable.

Replacement is on order.

 

[Beerhippie]

I suspect the copper tube work hardened from 30 years / 100K miles of road vibration. When I moved it as part of getting the evaporator box out, it broke. Was probably inevitable.

Replacement is on order.

If you have enough slack when you mount the new one, leave a nice coil of capillary tube next to the thermostat--and the bulb end, if possible. The loop(s) will act as strain relievers, keeping the vibration from being concentrated at the end.

 

[kidsmoke]

"Farmerizing" has fixed a lot of old machinery and fed a lot of people in this world. I chuckle at your welds but salute you for doing what you do.

There are those that'll tell you 'farmerizing' won the war.

I was told by a WWII vet many years back, 'they' didn't have time to train mechanics, so they made a conscious effort to direct midwest farm boys into the Ordnance Corps because they could make any machine operable in a hurry.

 

[Prospecter]

If you have enough slack when you mount the new one, leave a nice coil of capillary tube next to the thermostat--and the bulb end, if possible. The loop(s) will act as strain relievers, keeping the vibration from being concentrated at the end.

Love this suggestion. Will tuck that away for some time when I need it.

 

[Beerhippie]

Love this suggestion. Will tuck that away for some time when I need it.

Pretty much SOP in HVAC.

 

[bctexas]

Added some shelves in the corner where the tester collection lives. Looks a lot less cluttered now.

 

[DGersic]

Hot wired the drier pressure switch, and the thermostat switch. Charged the system with r134. Got 45/300 PSI at ~100F ambient in the garage. Output is about 58F.

Shut down, disconnected, and the #*&)* Shraeder valve on the high side port won’t seal.

I’m reminded of why I dislike A/C work. Going to have to recover what’s in there now, replace the shraeder valves, and vacuum and charge it again.