Recent content by automotive stud

I finally messed with it yesterday. As mentioned the cap screwed off. It has a hard plastic/nylon diaphragm inside that has a hairline crack, so when the regulator is turned up to full pressure it flexes enough to leak air. My googling hasn't shown a replacement that looks correct. Not sure what...

I've got this old Devillbiss air dryer in my garage, it works great but it just started leaking air out of the regulator diaphragm. I don't see a way to take it apart. I think the model is an HB502. Is this repairable or is it time to chuck it and buy a new one? Pic is from the internet but mine...

I've got this older Snap-on box that I want to rekey. I have the lock cylinder to replace it with, but I'm having trouble getting this one out. I have the key if I need it. I thought I could access it by removing the top drawer, but it's a roll top design so the roll top is still in the way. The...

Thanks but the tool guy doesn't have the old style cylinders any more, and I'd rather keep the old ones. It was my dad's box I just want my new side cabinet to match, and I'd rather buy one or two lock cylinders rather than six.

I'm looking for a source for the older double sided key lock cylinders for my older snap on box. I need it to match my old Y-10 keys. Last time I needed one maybe five years ago they were on ebay but I can't find them anywhere now.

It would be great in the trunk of my roadster!

I am mounting a TV on the wall in my shop. I don't have room for the dish box or dvd player near the tv so I want to mount them on the other side of the shop under the work bench. instead of running two Hdmi cables, can I run just a single cable and a jumper Hdmi cable from the dvd box to the...

Should the switch go in line with the hot I assume?

I have a few cheap fluorescent lights that I would like to add pull chains to. I have a few extra switches I picked up for my ceiling fans. I just need to know which wires to clip into to splice the switch into. Thanks.

I had my garage built in 2002 and I never had a mouse problem until this year. I built one of those nifty traps with a 5 gallon bucket and I've caught 4 in just over a week. I'm nervous about poison because I don't want them dying in one of my cars. I already found a bunch of straw packed...

I did a search but didn't come up with much. I have a detached 4 car garage about 100 feet from my house. In the house I have wifi internet and I also have a telephone line in the garage on the same line as the house line. I would really like to get wifi out to the garage. I don't have very...

That's cool! But at $83 a piece for the ones that would work for me I won't be doing those. I'm about to screw a tape measure to the ceiling and tape the end of the measuring tape to the cable :lol_hitti

Ok here's a picture. The battery tender is mounted on the wall by the truck, but I want a way to retract the two for the cars when they aren't in use. I don't want anything electric or anything like that, just something I can pull and have it go up. I thought about the key chain style thing...

I want to get my battery tender wires up off the floor. I decided I want to do it firehouse style, with the wires hanging from the ceiling. But I don't want to get the wires caught on an antenna or drip rail pulling in and out either. Anyone know of some kind of universal retractor I could mount...

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