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I have price a replacement and it is reasonable. But this is the type of thing I don't need to drive immediately and I want to see if I can fix it myself as a challenge.

Howdy. The oil pan on my 1999 Honda CRV is rusted out. 1 small thru hole and some thin areas. It is concentrated in one area of the pan.. The rest is ok. I suspect that a replacment will be half as thick and also rust out quicker then the orginal one. I am thinking about brazing up the hole...

I too want a tire machine and even a simple manual snap on balancer would be ok (the kind where you find the heavy spot then divide the wheel into thirds) . I worked my way through school at a tire shop so it is especially agrivating to see the high cost and incompetitance. My vote is for used...

Based on all I have heard, I will be mixing up a batch as soon as my Kroil runs out.

If you do any fixing of bent stuff, a post in a corner somewhere is what I wish I had put in before the floor pour. Ideally 2 posts about 4 -6 inches apart to straighten bent items if you have the room.

Just thinking how great it would be to be able to lift my 4 wheelers and motorcycle with my 2 post lift. Has any one modified theirs to accomadate those types of vehicles?

Thanks for the replies. The diesel glow plug relay would work for one direction. Two would be needed for spooling in and out. The ones in Summit are exactly what I need. Much more then the cheepies I got. I will get one of them. Thanks for all the replies.

Howdy, while not totally related to garages, I have a problem and looking for input. Put an extreme winch in my ATV. Probably should have sprung for the warn but went with the cheapie. The winch is good the contactor is bad . Been through 2 so far with the same small wire from one of the...

Are you kidding me. That thing is awsome. It might be better then my new 2 post 10,000 unit. Especially for 800 bucks.

drill 1/8' holes at ends of crack. then cover with Marine Tex

Howdy, to a great extent that's what it is all about for me. That feeling of getting something fixed myself. That feeling is (in my opinion) is what's missing from a great deal of people today.... Big problem in our society that I don't think we realize how much of a problem it really...

Howdy, Thought about this a lot. You can really improve your effeciency in working on cars with a cart instead of going back and forth to put tools down on the bench. I have a metal 3 shelf with a small vise mounted on one corner. In retrospect a plastic one would be good. I have no work...

Orginal poster here. True I am in MA BUT I got this truck in South Carolina. Before I registered it in MA I power washed the underside. Painted the frame inside and out with rust bullet, and green phosphate paint. Primed all the welds before with rust encapsulator and then after it dried...

Howdy Folks, Wife just crashed up my Tacoma truck from black Ice accident. She is fine. Truck has broken door glass, winshield and pushed in corner of roof. Right front fender is also wiped out. No collision insurance. Body shop says not worth fixing without replacing entire cab but none are...

Funny Reading. All I can say is I share your pain. Looking forward to the Friday after Thanksgiving so I can spend it working/hanging out in my shop. Hopefully the food is good, the time goes by quickly on Thursday.

Same issue with Challenger SA10. Finally resolved it by adjusting on non power side. Originally thought only one side needed adjustment. Finally got it perfect but it took some time to get it there. Now I need to tighten the cable on the lock release lever as the far side does not always pull...

I just went through a ***** of a time getting consumables for my flea market plasma cutter. Some one mis matched the parts..... Try Centurytool. Very helpful folks. PS my air flow stays on for about 20 seconds after use. It is supposed to - for cooling.

Just got a Challenger SA10. Working out great. I highly recommend this one.

To reduce electric heating costs I got a wood stove, and plenty of wood, but no room for the stove inside. Would like to make up a heat exchanger, fill it with RV antifreeze and pump it inside to a Modine style heater with fan. (planning to also incorporate an expansion tank and pressure...

We installed a functional Cupola in our shop roof. Before installing it, we lined the inside with plastic screening so bees and bats would not get in the building. It is copper roof with white plastic outside. (PVC I think.) been about 12 years and still looks good eventhought the copper has...