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    "Water Pump" pliers where does the name come from?

    My 1930 Model A Ford, and all Model A's have a water pump with a packing nut. Behind the nut is a rope packing. The nut has to be tightened periodically to prevent it from leaking. The nut is not hexagon but rather a round cylender with groves in it so water pump pliers are the ideal tool to...
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    Pouring Model T Bearings

    I have a 1930 Model A Ford and the Model A's also had babbit bearings. When I got a rebuilt engine I got one that had been line bored and converted to insert bearings. Also had the valve seats replaced so it could operate on unleaded gas. I think most of the vintage rebuilds involve...
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    starting difficult to reach nuts and bolts

    I spend a frustrating weekend changing the radiator in a PT Cruiser. There were multiple nuts and bolts that I could not reach my hand in to get them started. Asked my daughter with smaller hands for help but even she had trouble getting to them. I have seen two tools "handee clamp and the...
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    Removing Shaft on Old Lathe

    I had the same problem with an old craftsman lathe that I inherited from my grandfather. As suggested, I ended up getting a link belt. Does anyone know whether the shaft would be expected to be right hand thread or left hand thread? As I applied more and more force I always wondered if I was...
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