Getting creative with tools

[emrock32]

I built this contraption the other day. We had a 1990 Buick Riviera come in for running rough and not wanting to start all the time. Checked fuel pressure and it was about 15 psi below. Replaced fuel filter, still a problem. So I had to swap it out. Only problem, full tank.....

What I did: took the valve from the fuel rail and then jumped the fuel pump relay while there was a hose connected to the fuel ******. 25 minutes later, empty tank!
After I swapped it, I had to put the fuel back in. Too heavy and Im too lazy to put it back in.
SOLUTION: I took the old fuel pump, put a long hose on it, wired it up, and put some conectors and zip ties on it. I have a verzion fios battery backup...battery laying around from an old system that i use randomly for wiring projects. Hooked it up, put the hose in the filler neck, and walked away. Boom! 10 minutes later, full tank. Am I clever or what!?

Haha anyone else have any creativity in making your own tools or using things that arent really meant for your usage?

 

[MachYou]

Done that before for changing a fuel pump when the tank was full.

 

[Catalyze]

I told my wife that I would clean the shower tile one time after we were first married. I took some Softscrub and a DeWalt random orbital buffer with foam pad. That shower literally glowed it was so reflective.

My wife needed a cooking thermometer. I gave her a nice digital one that I use....for coolant temps and air conditioning vent temps....fast readout.....long probe....moisture resistant. What more could she want? When she found out what it was used for.....yikes! I tried to tell her I wiped it with a clean industrial red rag first. LOL
Craig

 

[mrstrictlygm]

I just improvised an Exhaust Manifold spreader to line up the bolts on my small block Chevy engine in my truck. I used a 3/8" drive deep well socket, a bolt, large washer and a nut. Threaded the nut onto the bolt, put the washer between the socket and bolt and placed it between the exhaust ports on exhaust manifold and tightened up the nut and it spread the manifold apart to align the bolt holes so I could thread them into the head. It worked great.

 

[DHCrocks]

that picture is scary. didn't the battery spark when you connected the leads to the pump to it? looks like a fire waiting to happen to me.

 

[emrock32]

The battery did not spark and it was not sitting there at the time. It has enough wire for the battery to touch the ground(where I had connected it) and the pump in the fuel tank still).