Recent content by lsrx101

80's-90's Volvo 240, and probably other models, had a "service" position on the hood. Open the hood to it's normal open position, move a lever on each hood hinge and raise the hood to a full 90 degrees. I don't remember exactly how, but it had a way to lock it there. A co worker pointed out a...

Hmmm, that's interesting. I was pondering about that pressure switch, trying to think of a way that it might be the culprit. I'll check the voltage drop across it and see what happens when it's supposed to close for a couple of cycles. Could be debris or a spider nest in the tubes, or a flaky...

It's not in my garage...yet. I need to get through this season before I can update the heating/cooling plant in my house. I'm hoping to do geothermal next summer, if finances allow. This furnace is slated for the shop if all goes well. I've got a 1992 vintage Trane XL80 furnace running on...

That's the route I would take.:thumbup: I'm currently on propane for residential heat and hate it, but it's my only option besides fuel oil. Last years $4/gal was hard to swallow. It's down to $2.10 now. Having said that, when I moved in I was pleasantly surprised by the service from the...

I've had a portable dishwasher in my garage for parts cleaning for about 10 years. It actually started as a goof when my buddy had one that he couldn't give away. We tried it with some parts from his dads 'Vette and it worked really well. Mine is fed from a 10gal water heater. I use Cascade...

My folks have had an aeration system for about 10 years. Much like a regular septic tank, it needs the solids removed and the biomass filter cleaned every so often. How often depends on how many people are in the house. With 4 people in my folks house, that meant about every 2 years. You need...

www.lincolnsonline.com has a great Tech section with more than you ever wanted to know about Lincoln air suspension. It's actually a very simple system once you're familiar with how it works. The level sensors do fail occasionally. (I don't think I've ever seen a controller fail on a TC or...

That part number comes up "No Results Found" on the Waterloo site. Additional searching on the Waterloo site came up with nothing for these clips. Darn, I thought I'd finally found some for my Matco boxes. I've been looking for about 10 years!! Every Matco distributor that I've met has...

Really? That's sad for such a robust looking unit with a big name attached to it. Probably why there's no bids. Thanks for all the input fellas'. I certainly appreciate it.

Nope, nothing much up this way at all on Westinghouse-Dresser. Vague returns on Leroi-Dresser and some reference to Ingersoll -Dresser but it was just vague parts listings. Lots of reference to W'house taking over a company called Dresser in the 90's but mostly corporate/legal drivel. Nothing...

Yikes, that's huge. Sorry. Don't know how to shrink it.

How about this:

Saw this on Ebay this morning but cant find any info on it. Is it a compressor or vacuum pump. Sure looks like a good sized compressor to me. No bids has me wondering, though. It's 300+ miles from me but that would be a $1500-2000 min. in this area just because it "looks" heavy duty or...

What's the difference? Honest question. Here in Northern Ohio most of our snakes are harmless. I only say "most" because copperheads have been rumored to venture this far north on rare occasions. I can't say I've ever seen a poisonous/venomous snake here in my 50 years.

A lot of my tool buying came down to the the salesman's personality. The SO guys that I dealt with over the years seemed to be really hard sell and I never cared for that. Thus I don't have a lot of SO tools. Speaking of strippers, I do know of one Mac (then Matco) guy that actually did have...