Recent content by Ger12

DCJets, I bought my 1160 in October of 1975 for $2704.00. It was certified used from SUN Electric. It was sold new to a Goodyear dealer that after a few weeks decided that it was more than he needed and traded it back in on more usable equipment. Since it was "used", it had to be sold as...

I had an 1160 Sun machine bought new in 1975. The cabinet and the mainframe was a medium metallic blue with the gauge units being red. I then bought a Sun Interrogator in 1985 which was a darker blue and not metallic.

Having owned an auto repair shop for 47 years i've had plenty of experience with various brake lubes. Being in the rust belt,i found sil-glyde to wash off too easily. Delco has an excellent silicone paste that is very thick and i've used it for years on the slide pins. I would get it from my...

Re: Menards 4 lamp T8-Anyone use?? FM reception is ok. Didn't notice any static. AM is a different story. I can only get WGN which is a 50,000 watt station just 25 miles away

Re: Menards 4 lamp T8-Anyone use?? Bought two of the Menards 96" four bulb fixtures that are on sale for $32.98. Put them up today to replace some old T12's that were on their last leg years ago. Good construction for the money. I looked at the Lithonia's at HD which were more money and...

Earned my A&P in 1968, went on for a management degree. While waiting to get in with the airlines, was involved in a motorcycle accident. Spent a year on crutches living off of savings. To delay the forclosure on my 2 yr old house, I started working on cars. Worked out of my house for 12 years...

I used ACO drain when I replaced the concrete floor in my attatched garage over 20 years ago. It runs parallel to the overhead door, just a few inches inside. It's made of a poly cast concrete with steel grates. Got it from an area concrete supply house. Their web site is acousa.com

Reminds me of the fella that got tired having someone run over his leaf bags sitting by the curb for pick up. He set them around a fire hydrant in his front yard. He found out who was doing it when a car was totalled hitting the hydrant. Never had problems again. Gladly paid the fine for...