rburke65
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Went to the Good Guys car show in Columbus the weekend of July 8-10. Bought a ‘49 Plymouth dash board, $50… Rey complete and I’ll be re doing it for a ‘wall hanger’.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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kaymccampbell
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Cleaned the woodshop. Cleaned and serviced my new to me PC 136 belt sander.
ZRX61
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Watched the PDR guy from Dent Masters do his thing to the ZX11 gastank.
Was an all nighter cause it was in the 60's last night to keep cool.
17 shelves done and Plenty of space for the JUNK. Lotsa cleaning too. Amazing how much filth got up there in 4yrs.
Even less junk on the floor since the pic.
17 shelves done and Plenty of space for the JUNK. Lotsa cleaning too. Amazing how much filth got up there in 4yrs.
Even less junk on the floor since the pic.
DGersic
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After emptying the A/C system a while back, then being too busy to work on it, I finally have a free evening. First fitting:
So there was some swearing.
That’s a custom hose, with custom end for the compressor side. The other end goes to the condenser. Access to that is from the front, which officially requires removing the hood, fenders, and “doghouse“. Unofficially, it’s supposed to be possible to cut four rivets, remove the “chin” from the bottom of the doghouse, then reach up inside to release the tabs that hold the grill. With the grill out, it may be possible to remove the upper hose end from the condenser. Either way, I need a new end, and have to find someone that can crimp them.
And none of that is getting done tonight. So much for a quiet evening of wrenching on a simple project.
So there was some swearing.
That’s a custom hose, with custom end for the compressor side. The other end goes to the condenser. Access to that is from the front, which officially requires removing the hood, fenders, and “doghouse“. Unofficially, it’s supposed to be possible to cut four rivets, remove the “chin” from the bottom of the doghouse, then reach up inside to release the tabs that hold the grill. With the grill out, it may be possible to remove the upper hose end from the condenser. Either way, I need a new end, and have to find someone that can crimp them.
And none of that is getting done tonight. So much for a quiet evening of wrenching on a simple project.
kaymccampbell
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The new sander. 
PassnThru
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I somberly gathered the requisite tools in the garage (I hate plumbing).
The fridge in the house had developed a slow water flow - I worked on it last Monday and could not find the problem after much disassembly - but the flow picked up - not quite where it should be though - so go figure. Maybe some ice in the line.
But of course, the water valve to the fridge had to be turned off - and of course it leaked around the stem after turning it back on too much to settle down. But that's the problem with plumbing - you start with one problem and pick up at least one more on the way (I hate plumbing).
So after buying a new valve to install I tackled it this afternoon. Step one - shut off the water at the meter. Yes - I have a shut off valve that can be accessed by crawling under the house and operating an old valve that is close to 50 years old - or I can shut it off at the meter (I hate plumbing).
I shut it off at the meter. OK - didn't break or loosen anything there - no leaks so we are good/lucky. Survived that one.
Removed the old valve - cleaned off the old tape (MIP threads) and put the new valve on without hooking up the line to the fridge. Reasonable torque applied - turned valve off and water back on and the connections at the meter seem fine.
No leaks from the input connection or the open output.
Going too well - starting to get more worried here.
Cut off the old compression ferrule and hooked up the line to the new valve - giving it just a slight oomph so it was not too tight - if it leaks I can tighten it more (I hate plumbing).
Opened valve - no leaks.
I have no idea what my pipes have in store for me today but I'm pretty sure it's not over. I hate plumbing.
The fridge in the house had developed a slow water flow - I worked on it last Monday and could not find the problem after much disassembly - but the flow picked up - not quite where it should be though - so go figure. Maybe some ice in the line.
But of course, the water valve to the fridge had to be turned off - and of course it leaked around the stem after turning it back on too much to settle down. But that's the problem with plumbing - you start with one problem and pick up at least one more on the way (I hate plumbing).
So after buying a new valve to install I tackled it this afternoon. Step one - shut off the water at the meter. Yes - I have a shut off valve that can be accessed by crawling under the house and operating an old valve that is close to 50 years old - or I can shut it off at the meter (I hate plumbing).
I shut it off at the meter. OK - didn't break or loosen anything there - no leaks so we are good/lucky. Survived that one.
Removed the old valve - cleaned off the old tape (MIP threads) and put the new valve on without hooking up the line to the fridge. Reasonable torque applied - turned valve off and water back on and the connections at the meter seem fine.
No leaks from the input connection or the open output.
Going too well - starting to get more worried here.
Cut off the old compression ferrule and hooked up the line to the new valve - giving it just a slight oomph so it was not too tight - if it leaks I can tighten it more (I hate plumbing).
Opened valve - no leaks.
I have no idea what my pipes have in store for me today but I'm pretty sure it's not over. I hate plumbing.
rayra
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lol not a good day for Plumbing around here!
Wiz02
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I feel your pain - changed a toilet shut off as the rest of the bathroom fixtures will be oil Rubbed Bronze not chrome. I now have no ceiling in the room below due to a poor solder joint.
nadogail
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Fit some steel parts together with some wood blocks to check the dimensions of the steel parts. Now to adjust the size of the wooden blocks until i replace them with more steel and weld them together.
Wrestling the steel parts, single handily, wore me out; but I expect help Saturday.
Wrestling the steel parts, single handily, wore me out; but I expect help Saturday.
PhantomEB
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10 hr OT shift, then home to take the GF out for Mexican on her Birthday.
should find time to start building her fireplace TV stand and get the shipping container out into the garbage.
gonna need the room to start welding out the structure for my moms new ramps At her new place.
should find time to start building her fireplace TV stand and get the shipping container out into the garbage.
gonna need the room to start welding out the structure for my moms new ramps At her new place.
Prospecter
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Been there. Done similar. In my case, I needed to chip out some concrete slab to get at enough PEX to make the reconnection. Annoying and inconvenient, but it happens. If we'd hired someone, we would have had to pay them to fix their mistakes, so we're good! Carry on.
Bessy
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Short trip to Princess Auto yesterday afternoon for some necessities, and then I decided to cut the grass (weeds and dead stuff). Still couldn't get the Toro to run after approximately two years of sitting. I had fogged the motor, drained the fuel and apparently changed the oil when it went away for storage, but neglected a proper thorough cleaning. I'll be damned if I can't get the stupid thing to run now. Purchased a new sparkplug installed, and I have a fresh carburetor on order for Tuesday to hopefully get her back in service while I fiddle with the old one. Going to try and get the rest of the garage more or less sorted out and stuff put away this week (then maybe I can snag a couple of pictures), before I get the boat and the lawn tractor projects moved over. I'm anticipating another U-Haul in my future, because I'm dubious of the tongue weight of the boat without the engine on it.
Wrench97
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Spray some Berkebile 2+2 Gum Cutter in the fuel inlet port of the carb, then the carb air intake and see if it starts.
nadogail
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Went to Harbor Freight and picked up an assortment of “e” clips to repair my Ferrell puller. I only need one clip, but the assortment was a lot cheaper than a new puller.
Next time I need an e clip, maybe I won’t have to make a trip to the store.
Next time I need an e clip, maybe I won’t have to make a trip to the store.
ZRX61
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Went to Lowes for some paint stripper to get the clear coat off the ZX11 wheels. They only had gallons, I need a quart...
Off to Home Cheapo & bought a quart of Jasco.
Question:
Since when did it cost FIFTY ******** DOLLARS for a gallon of paint stripper?? I think the last gallon I bought was about $12 (it's been a while)
Anywho, plan was to wait until the wheels were off for news tires... decided to "try a small area"... That turned into doing one side of the rear wheel. First pass removed most of the CC. Rest of the project WILL wait until the wheels are off the bike as it's 107deg here today.
Most of what looks like very small pieces of clear coat are actually marks in the metal where the clear coat had failed. Probably going to buy a cheap wheel balance stand to make finishing the project easier.
Off to Home Cheapo & bought a quart of Jasco.
Question:
Since when did it cost FIFTY ******** DOLLARS for a gallon of paint stripper?? I think the last gallon I bought was about $12 (it's been a while)
Anywho, plan was to wait until the wheels were off for news tires... decided to "try a small area"... That turned into doing one side of the rear wheel. First pass removed most of the CC. Rest of the project WILL wait until the wheels are off the bike as it's 107deg here today.
Most of what looks like very small pieces of clear coat are actually marks in the metal where the clear coat had failed. Probably going to buy a cheap wheel balance stand to make finishing the project easier.
Mr. Roboto
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Replaced the air hose whip in between my compressor and air hose reel. Old one was leaking.
kaymccampbell
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Hung up some slatwall. Moved a speaker. Made a mess.
HPRifleman
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After driving home from shooting in a national championship, I did some troubleshooting of non-working lights on a motorcycle trailer.
It turned out to be a bad ground. I relocated the ground wire and we now have lights.
It turned out to be a bad ground. I relocated the ground wire and we now have lights.
BuffettFan
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I actually did some garage projects today!
It was too muggy to work outside, so....
I replaced the cord on Dad's shop vac, cleaned and lubed the motor while I had it apart.
Cut about 2" off each end of the suction hose that had developed permanent kinks.
Fixed a battery powered led table lamp that the bride had broken and finally fixed a solar yard light, also for the bride.
Time to put tools away and enjoy an icy cold adult beverage.
It was too muggy to work outside, so....
I replaced the cord on Dad's shop vac, cleaned and lubed the motor while I had it apart.
Cut about 2" off each end of the suction hose that had developed permanent kinks.
Fixed a battery powered led table lamp that the bride had broken and finally fixed a solar yard light, also for the bride.
Time to put tools away and enjoy an icy cold adult beverage.
Me, cut up a yard and a half of fabric into staining rags and put together the new gas grill wr bought a few weeks ago.
Wife, she came out and cleaned the bathroom. Awesome of her to do so.
Wife, she came out and cleaned the bathroom. Awesome of her to do so.
kbeefy
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Rough start today....
Thought I'd get ahead of the heat and spray some broadleaf herbicide around the lawn today. Got the sprayer on the 4 wheeler and started putzing around... first decent hill I learned what happens if you forget to strap it down.
Tried to pick it up.... nope. It's full (25g) and probably about 200#.
Went and fetched the wife to help, that didn't work well. She's like 'why don't you just use the tractor?'
I am so dumb. Should have been my first thought. Got that sorted out and sprayed until I couldn't stand the sun anymore.
Back out to the BMW. Got a new valley pan, this one didn't leak. Put it all back together, Airlifted it full of coolant, filled the oil and replaced the filter.
Purposefully did not wait for the fuel system to prime and cranked on it a while to prime the oil system. After a bit of that I let it prime and fired it off. Didn't want to run hardly at all. I could get it to go at full throttle, but it died right away. I can also hear a whistle as it's dieing.
Well got a vacuum leak. Checked all the hoses I can get to everything seems OK. I cannot see the mating surface of the intake but figure thats the next place to check.
Guess I'm getting pretty good at tearing this thing down, had the intake off in under an hour.
Stupid aftermarket gasket. I glued it in this time, and buttoned everything back up. Purrs like a kitten!
Well, like a 25yo kitten with 160k that just had it's guts torn out and put back in anyways.
Took it for a drive, the AC is squealing, must not have gotten the belt tight enough. Also sounds like an exhaust tick I don't remember. Too hot in the shop to work on a hot engine, I'm in the basement drinking a cold beer.
Thought I'd get ahead of the heat and spray some broadleaf herbicide around the lawn today. Got the sprayer on the 4 wheeler and started putzing around... first decent hill I learned what happens if you forget to strap it down.
Tried to pick it up.... nope. It's full (25g) and probably about 200#.
Went and fetched the wife to help, that didn't work well. She's like 'why don't you just use the tractor?'
I am so dumb. Should have been my first thought. Got that sorted out and sprayed until I couldn't stand the sun anymore.
Back out to the BMW. Got a new valley pan, this one didn't leak. Put it all back together, Airlifted it full of coolant, filled the oil and replaced the filter.
Purposefully did not wait for the fuel system to prime and cranked on it a while to prime the oil system. After a bit of that I let it prime and fired it off. Didn't want to run hardly at all. I could get it to go at full throttle, but it died right away. I can also hear a whistle as it's dieing.
Well got a vacuum leak. Checked all the hoses I can get to everything seems OK. I cannot see the mating surface of the intake but figure thats the next place to check.
Guess I'm getting pretty good at tearing this thing down, had the intake off in under an hour.
Stupid aftermarket gasket. I glued it in this time, and buttoned everything back up. Purrs like a kitten!
Well, like a 25yo kitten with 160k that just had it's guts torn out and put back in anyways.
Took it for a drive, the AC is squealing, must not have gotten the belt tight enough. Also sounds like an exhaust tick I don't remember. Too hot in the shop to work on a hot engine, I'm in the basement drinking a cold beer.
kbeefy
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Also, I ordered a smoke machine to diag the next vacuum leak without pulling the intake....
kbeefy
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Tightened the AC belt, works good. Went for a 25 mile test drive, no problems.
PassnThru
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As a follow up - I got water from the fridge this morning and I heard water dripping from behind it. I looked and one of the connections at the top I had disconnected on the initial analysis was leaking. Of course it was - I knew there were surprises in store for me!
It had not leaked before after I disconnected it and while the water was on and the valve was leaking but now it was. My best guess is that I replaced the old valve with a quarter turn valve so it may be getting more pressure now than it was before.
I turned the new valve off - no leaks of course since I just put a new valve in - and redid the connection and it stopped leaking.
I knew it wasn't over yet - I hate plumbing.
Wiz02
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At least you have the satisfaction of a job well done!
DGersic
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Cut the eight rivets holding the inner part of the chin pan. Removed chin.
Reaching up inside, released the tabs and removed the screws holding the grill. Removed the grill.
That gave me access to the condenser.
Which then let me remove the hose.
So now I just have to wait for Monday to see if the local hydraulic repair place can/will put a new end fitting on.
Stuck here, so went to visit my parents.
Reaching up inside, released the tabs and removed the screws holding the grill. Removed the grill.
That gave me access to the condenser.
Which then let me remove the hose.
So now I just have to wait for Monday to see if the local hydraulic repair place can/will put a new end fitting on.
Stuck here, so went to visit my parents.
I detailed the interior of my Crosstrek, which was sorely overdue, requiring the carpet cleaner as well as the shop vac. Technically this was in front of my garage, rather than in it, but I'm going to count it because the cords were plugged in inside the garage. Also because the shop vac was new, and I unboxed and assembled it inside the garage.
And, as long as I'm stretching to count peripherally related projects, I found I could not get any hose pressure to wash down the floor mats. This required a 35 minute diversion to unblock the rotating hose attachment fitting on my hose reel, which was clogged with something or other, by flushing it out in reverse. I don't know the official name for it, but it's this thing:
This in turn required unreeling all the hose to get at the inside attachment, at which point I discovered a mouse nest inside the reel, which presumably dates from over the winter. I blasted it out of there with water, thereby ensuring that the rest of the project would be conducted in a cloud of mouse pee stench.
And, as long as I'm stretching to count peripherally related projects, I found I could not get any hose pressure to wash down the floor mats. This required a 35 minute diversion to unblock the rotating hose attachment fitting on my hose reel, which was clogged with something or other, by flushing it out in reverse. I don't know the official name for it, but it's this thing:
This in turn required unreeling all the hose to get at the inside attachment, at which point I discovered a mouse nest inside the reel, which presumably dates from over the winter. I blasted it out of there with water, thereby ensuring that the rest of the project would be conducted in a cloud of mouse pee stench.
555
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Installed a security system.
nadogail
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With help, In aligned and tack welded parts of the Generator Cart together. Grinding and cover beads will follow during the coming week.
Wrench97
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None that I know will reuse hose by just replacing the end.Cut the eight rivets holding the inner part of the chin pan. Removed chin.
Reaching up inside, released the tabs and removed the screws holding the grill. Removed the grill.
That gave me access to the condenser.
Which then let me remove the hose.
So now I just have to wait for Monday to see if the local hydraulic repair place can/will put a new end fitting on.
Stuck here, so went to visit my parents.
Why is there a union in the center of that hose is there a clearance issue?
Outlander
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Installed a "smart plug" so I can control the outdoor lights on the garage. For security, I was leaving them on 24x7 (garage is at our cottage) and timers were a PITA at best. Next, I will add smart bulbs to the front and rear doors for similar flexibility.
Now, if only the internet connection didn't drop all too frequently. Promises of "fibre everywhere" are 18 months in the making.....
Now, if only the internet connection didn't drop all too frequently. Promises of "fibre everywhere" are 18 months in the making.....
DGersic
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Thats for clearance where it goes under the radiator frame.
welder4956
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Gathered tools to remove a fiberglass tub/shower insert. Having trouble getting the faucet handles off, so I went and bought a handle puller. If that doesn't work I will cut them off with a cutoff wheel on the grinder. Planning to replace the mixing valve anyway.
If I were replacing the valve anyhow, I'd have gone straight to the cutoff wheel, unless there's something special about the knobs that makes them worth trying to save.
Wiz02
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I did the same job about a year ago, not too bad even without a helper. Bought a Milwaukee M18 hackzall instead of my trusty sawzall. It was very handy in tight spots and the Sawzall is now in retirement.
I made no attempt to save any plumbing, just cut it off and installed new components.
HPRifleman
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Acted as an unpaid consultant.
My wife helped her friend build a hex-type frame thing to hold flowers for an upcoming wedding. I answered questions, supplied tools, and made suggestions, but generally stayed out of the way.
My wife helped her friend build a hex-type frame thing to hold flowers for an upcoming wedding. I answered questions, supplied tools, and made suggestions, but generally stayed out of the way.
Outlander
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I added a video door bell to the mix. Hopefully robbers and scam artists feel photogenic
Dutch01
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The accelerator shaft of my Badger Jeep broke. Just had to pull it out of the pedal assembly (standard early VW type). Welded up and grinded back to nominal size. Difficult part is to get it back into assembly sleeve. Confined space is the problem