Recent content by Deadwood

I can't disagree with your logic. However, I am also in the Makita 18 volt family as well as Milwaukee M12. I have lights in both systems. The Makita dml818 is particularly good. I have no complaints about any of my lights. They all seem to work just fine for their respective use cases. If I...

Thoughts: 1. The price sucks, but I got mine for free so I can't complain 2. It is amazing for working on hard to reach areas like the front of transverse mounted engines where access to timing belts, water pumps, etc are very tight. 3. For all other things, other ratchets are better. 4. I...

Did that frame painting scheme work out?

Thank you for the review. Just purchased one for my wife to generally keep in or near her car so she doesn't have to "deal with" the air compressor. I already have Makita and Milwaukee batteries & tools, so I was really hesitant to invest in a third battery platform, but the price on this could...

I have that JACO gauge and really like it.

One potential upgrade I have in mind is finding some software to use that will allow me to invoice myself for parts, labor, fees, and supplies. This way I can print off a complete history in a more "buyer acceptable format" perhaps when I go to sell a vehicle, which rarely happens anyways. I do...

I like Evernote personally and use it extensively. I can log items by date and mileage, of course, but also add narratives that explain what I did, why I did it, what parts I used, links too articles or forum posts, any problems I had, or other information that helps provide context to my future...

Those cooler lines might be due for a change out next time if they're getting hardened. Nice work! Now spray brake cleaner around that area and make sure there are no other leaks, If you care to put that much effort into it.

Muzzled or not muzzled, I wouldn't hesitate to take this vehicle on a cross-country 1000 mile road trip tomorrow as-is. This van has been dead reliable, even with a minor intermittent transmission quirk which I understand is resolvable with a software update. I'm just so dealership averse. I...

As a long time owner with over 160,000 mi on my 2015 Odyssey EX-L, I can say with confidence that most experienced owners reportedly end up disabling the VCM. However, I have not done it myself because I have not experienced any issues just leaving it the way it is. I may still disable my VCM –...

I have a note in Evernote for a maintenance log for each piece of equipment I own. One note/log per vehicle or piece of equipment. For vehicles I note the mileage, date, what I did and what products I used. For machines where maintenance is based on ours, I note the hours, date, what I did...

I do have a converter to be able to use my Makita 18 volt batteries on my two 18 volt Ryobi tools. So I could save some money by buying Ryobi. Good idea. I assume the HP impact wrench would be up to the task of taking wheels off and suspension types of jobs.

Battery powered DIY tools My kit is full of Makita tools. Most of them are home maintenance related, but I'm starting to gravitate more towards collecting and using automotive maintenance types of battery powered tools so I don't have to do so much wrenching by hand. I plan on sticking with...

Crystal clean fluid is the lifeblood of these CVTs. Go ahead and flush them! https://share.evernote.com/note/3957b040-bb5f-4c06-3b87-203ded337ef0

I'll see if a restaurant supply store near me has these any cheaper. Really good idea!