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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Organizing the Family Shop

    I did in L2-3 and L4-5. 3-4 was protruding bad as well. Pick a great surgeon and get it done right! 21 years ago this November for me.
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    1966 F100 EcoBoost Engine Swap (EcoBoosted)

    SC finally got a break in the weather this weekend. Friday was almost if not 100 with humidity hovering around 90%. Saturday we woke up to much lower temps and humidity. Today we’re at 85 and 75%. What’s bad is I’ve been putting off mowing the grass and now that great weather is here I want...
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    1966 F100 EcoBoost Engine Swap (EcoBoosted)

    Re: 1966 F100 EcoBoost Engine Swap & 1966 427 Project I see a Vintage Air sticker on it, so I’m going to go with that. Vintage and Classic are the two big players in the market for old cars/trucks. I have one in my ‘66 mustang, but it’s been so long since I worked on the car, I cannot...
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    Tools for old age....

    I usually hand mine a glass of wine and she leaves me alone. :bounce:
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    Tools for old age....

    Interesting. Aspirin started out that way and went synthetic. But does it help with inflammation? Or just aches and pains?
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    Tools for old age....

    Go off it for a few days. You’ll find out.
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    Tools for old age....

    800mg in the am when I wake up and 800mg in the evening before bedtime. Been doing this ever since the back surgery 21 years ago this November. Back around Feb I quit taking it trying to get off the NSAIDS to save my body from the abuse and to see if that was causing my Tinnitus. It was bad...
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    Tools for old age....

    And that's why the wife has a 2021 Honda Pilot in the driveway and not an Explorer.
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    Tools for old age....

    I don't remember seeing a check valve anywhere in the lines. But after looking at the WP I pulled off, it is completely a piss poor design of a pump. needs better bearing support. Lots of tension on the pulley in one direction causing side loading of the bearings. I can move the impeller a...
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    Tools for old age....

    Bought this a few years back for my model building. They are a Godsend!
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Organizing the Family Shop

    All those drawers..... In my shop they would be empty and the top piled 2' high with ****.
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    Tools for old age....

    Thanks for the strap wrench idea! Never thought about getting me one of those until now. Hell, I could just one in the kitchen for jar lids. Gotta order that Cree light now. That looks like a winner. I have another trick for a magnifier. I take a pic with my cell phone and then enlarge...
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    Tools for old age....

    The bright lights. I forgot about that little issue. I've always had strange vision issues. I have been diagnosed with "Photo-phobia" where bright lights cause physical pain. I'm the guy that screams out when someone turns on the bedroom lights early in the morning or the middle of the...
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    Tools for old age....

    I guess you're the guy that uses Vise-Grips instead of a socket or a wrench? Just the other day my co-workers did a double take when I told them my water pump crapped the bed. "What?? That's a brand new car!" I had to remind them it was 6 years old already. Yea, I take care of my stuff and...
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    Tools for old age....

    Do a google image search for 2015 Mustang coolant tank. That and the cap are plastic. It threads on like a bottle cap, not a typical push and twist cap. They are made of different types of plastics. The cap contracts more than the tank making it much tighter. When cold, the cap is almost...
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    Tools for old age....

    I've never had a home that would support a lift, and at this stage of my life I'm doing the best I can to not need one. Only reason I can foresee one now is brake jobs and if I have to put a clutch in the Mustang. Hell, even with brakes, I can lift it high enough to sit in my mechanics stool...
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    Tools for old age....

    Here's a link to the coolant cap tool I found. https://www.ebay.com/itm/RADIATOR-COOLANT-CAP-WRENCH-FOR-FORD-LAND-ROVER-MAZDA-VOLVO/174042464725?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Here's the hose clamp pliers. Lots are out there, but I went with these over the Knipex...
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    Tools for old age....

    Boomer checking in. I'm almost 58 and have arthritis starting up in my hands. It *****. Yesterday I had to do a water pump swap on my 2015 Mustang GT. Hose clamps ****. Especially when all I have is Knipex channel locks. I could use my right hand to compress the clamps, and then attempt to...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Organizing the Family Shop

    Sorry to hear about the back. That's an issue I have lived with since I was 16. I was goofing around in the weight room at the high school and jumped on the leg press to see how much I could do. Ever since then, I've had all kinds of problems including a double laminectomy 21 years ago this...
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    Question about contractor etiquette (offering to pay a contractor for a quote)

    Not home contracting, but we keep getting flooded with end of fiscal year fishing expeditions by departments across campus just wanting a quote for technology. Problem is, they look at Best Buy pricing and think they should get professional grade monitors and TV’s for the same price. When they...
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