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That all sounds good. There are pump-up time charts floating around on this site (sorry I don't have a link) which you can use to determine if your pump performance is within spec. The general rule with something like this: run it! Too many people obsess about trying to do a full rebuild...

Honda is not the only one to do this with their main bearings; Volvo did the same thing with their 5-cylinder engines for I don't know how long (another reason why you can never find anybody who rebuilds those engines - $$$$$ to do so). Having worked on American cars since the 1970s, and on...

Another vote for skipping the oiler. 80% of the time that my compressor is in use, it is while using a blow gun to clean/dry parts. The last thing that you want is to blow an oil mist onto things that you are trying to clean. Every few uses, I add a few drops of air tool oil to the inlet of...

Have you fired it up yet? Does it make any knocking sounds from 0-25psi? We need more information here . . .

Project Farm just reviewed all of the low-buck electric pressure washers (link below) - the only quibble I had with his testing is that he used a tip that was for a higher flow rate than what the tested units could output, so of course your pressure and cleaning effectiveness will be lower:

I know it's another battery platform, but the Echo battery-powered yard equipment has very good reviews. See Project Farm channel on Youtube for one review.

And whatever you do, please watch the pinch points when you are working on that! Check the service manual - I believe that there is a lock bar that can be used to hold the scissors in place while the cylinder is being worked on. Use it while you are troubleshooting at the lift cylinder - check...

The yellow ones looks like a large pair of metal band clamp pliers to me.

So is the gas caddy going to remain in one place? I've got a 14-gallon plastic one, and I only used it for one season because it is so difficult to move around. I can't even lift it by myself when it is full. Here is another idea but it is a little more expensive - one of the metal 30 gallon...

Does is still function after you let the smoke out of it? Without knowing the specifications and ratings on your existing motor, it is difficult to answer your question. That fact that it ran for 20 minutes really doesn't mean much, as you could have (and I am guessing did) overheat the...

Everybody is discussing trapping, but what is also needed is exclusion - keeping them from getting in. This is IMO the more important, and more difficult part. Even professional (or so-called) exterminators often do a poor job of this. If there are openings that they are getting through, I...

A lot of us live in **** houses that don't justify even using real wood trim. I have a 1970s rambler in a neighborhood of $2M+ McMansions. No matter how nice I make this house, it is still a teardown. So I put in MDF trim which is painted and yes, I did cope the inside corners and it works...

Wow! You guys should all go and buy lottery tickets then! My house was built in 1977, and the ferrules are right up against the trim rings on every supply valve in the house. I don't even have a spare 1/4" to work with. I didn't know about these tools until fairly recently myself, so in my...

I do the same thing - I leave the equipment tanks full of gas over the winter, using E0 gasoline, sometimes with Pri-G fuel stabilizer. Everything starts right up in the spring. Less chance of condensation building up over time when the tank is full. If there is a shutoff valve going from...

I have had very good luck with both Shumacher and Battery Tender battery maintainers - typically 1.5A. I've put them on probably close to ten vehicles now for myself, family and friends. I mount underhood and extend the AC cord using an extra computer power cord, cut off and spliced so the new...

This is where design engineering comes into play. You look at the motor ratings and curves, compressor pump curves, and also figure on losing 10-20% power from the V-belt drive. Also, measuring the external temperature of the motor doesn't tell you how hot the windings are getting internally...

A propane-powered generator would work well for that situation. I would have one, even better, two 500-gallon tanks on site that can be connected in parallel. That will probably provide fuel for all needs (generator, cooking, heating, possibly refrigeration) for a year if not longer. You can...

Honestly, these consumer-grade oilless compressors are rarely cost-effective to repair. You could spend $100 to replace the valves and gaskets, and then find out that your teflon piston rings are shot, and have to take it apart again and spend even more money (assuming that parts are even still...

As stated in an earlier post above, the listed flow rates for most air tools are wildly inaccurate. Most users can confirm this. How? Take the typical 3.2HP (actual, used to be advertised as 5-6.5HP, before the class-action lawsuit) single-stage 60-gallon box store air compressor, that says...

That unit will work, but it is only 1.2gpm so it will take awhile to do the entire floor with it. I would recommend placing sheet plastic along the walls or pieces of scrap wood so you keep your walls dry. I have a unit about that size, along with a 4000psi 4.3gpm monster that you can blast...