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Same here!

Nice finds and can't beat the price

Thanks! I used the "righttorepair" website to send messages by email to by my senators and congress person to support the right to repair initiative I hope everyone else will do the same...we can just sit and hope and complain to each other about it and expect anything good to happen :-)

Can't wait to see how this turns out. I have thought of the same thing before since I started seeing youtube videos with the pro smoke machines, and I couldn't help but think there would be a cheaper way to make one. Looking forward to seeing a video on it if you get the chance to test it out...

I voted the "no biggie" one, but I guess I would have voted "a little OCD" if that was an option :-) I think about tools constantly. Flip through catalogs or sale ads almost every day. Obsess about what I will spend my (very limited) money on for my next tool store trip, which is always planned...

There's the answer I was looking for! Kidding (sort of), but thanks everyone for the input. I can always use an excuse to buy a new tool :)

What do you car guys tend to use more for brake, power steering, and transmission cooling lines...SAE or Metric? Do certain manufacturers always use one or the other for the line nuts? Thanks

Does anyone know where the cheapest place would be to get a new pressure switch? Several pieces of this old brittle plastic keep breaking off while I'm messing with it, but I'm not being overly tough on it. In any case it may be unusable now since the parts may not be able to seat in the housing...

Just curious if you guys who do car work have a separate funnel for each type of fluid use, or if you just give them a quick cleaning before using them for a different type of fluid. I guess I'm just wondering how critical it is to remove all traces of one fluid type before using the funnel...

Here are a few photos of the switch and the parts I'm trying to put back in. This last photo shows the parts that I'm having the most trouble with. It's like a teeny tiny jugling act to keep the parts held together, inserted into the back side of the swith unit, pull under spring tension...

I finally got around to starting to take things apart to see where the problem is coming from, and I found the reset switch, which was an instant fix. So next I tackled the pressure cut off switch. I took it apart to clean all the contacts and did find a lot of rust at the final contact point...

I saw the same thing, but it was not marked with the Pittsburg brand name, but I assume the same makers produced it. Great deal for $20

I have always heard good things about their jackstands. I have a 2 1/4 ton version, also orange. I just used it for the first time a few days ago and was happy with it, but you MUST buy at least one pair of adequate jack stands to go with it. Do not rely on the floor jack alone, especially when...

I got one for $30 with a coupon and I LOVE it. I have never handled the more expensive ones, but the cheap HF one feels plenty sturdy to me. I have used it for many tasks for far and it has worked nicely. The plunge cutting is where this type of tool really excels, at least for me. I just used...

Thanks for all the replies everyone. To answer your questions: -it makes no sound at all when turned on, no attempt to turn over -I keep it on a shelf in my garage, which it only gets down to around 35* at the coldest here this time of year -I have not tried removing the motor yet to see if it...

My small, twin-tank emglo compressor seems to be dead, but I'd like to attempt fixing it since I have no $ for a new one. A couple weeks ago I turned it on and it quickly started pumping very slow and within a few seconds it slowed down completely, then was silent. When I tried to turn it back...

I have a Harbor Freight version (the variable speed one) and I love it. I have used it quite a few times and every time I use it I am glad I have it. I've not had any issues with it. $20 on sale with a plastic case and a few accessories.

I'm looking pretty hard at these two from Amazon, which is the XiTech XR7 OBD-II /EOBD Pro CanBus Scan Tool ($50), and the 2nd link below is for XiTech XR7 OBD-II Advanced CAN Bus Scan Tool ($30). They are very similar, but it looks like the $50 one reads not only generic, but also manufacturer...

ProScan could be another good option, but I'm wondering what it has that the Innova 3160 does not, and I'm wondering if it covers manufacturer specific codes.

Thanks guys. I'm strongly considering obd-2.com, but the site is very hard to navigate and I'm waiting to hear back from them on some questions. Looks like it does just about everything I want, but not the "controlling" of components, which appears to be way outside my realm, at least money-wise.