I know we all like to DIY, but in my experience, this is a job best left to guys and gals who do this all day for a living, assuming you want your rear defrost to continue working. I think I paid $180 to have my 535d rear glass re-tinted a couple years back.
My sister drives a school bus. She is constantly begging on Facebook for people to apply to become bus drivers. They make decent money and have pretty good benefits, but they can't find/keep drivers. Nobody wants the gig.
We vacation in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach. GS has the Gulf Coast Zoo which is pretty cool. If you're willing to drive over to Pensacola, they have the National Naval Aviation Museum which I really enjoyed. We got to see the Blue Angels practicing for a show the last time we visited. As weird as it...
We have several sets of Snap-on wrenches and ratchets where I work, that belong to my employer. I use them occasionally and they're OK but nothing special as compared to the Gearwrench tools that we also have.
In 2010 I had a bike wreck where a telephone line had partially fallen off its pole into the roadway at an angle. I hit the wire at neck level going approximately 20 mph. It ripped me off my bike by the throat. The adrenaline rush was so strong I didn't realize my toe was broken and on one of my...
Ouch, that stinks. Hoping you make a speedy and full recovery. Trivia side note, did you know that the clavicle is the most common bone broken in cycling accidents?
Check to see if the main fuel supply hose from the tank to the carb is collapsed or plugged. Also check the gas cap, as they start to disintegrate over time and pieces of it fall into the gas tank and can get sucked into the fuel supply hose.
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I also have an LA110 resurrection project that is currently on hold due to me paying a guy to cut my grass. Not sure if I will actually finish my project because of the $$$ it would take to get things sorted.
I soaked a rusty pair of Channellock pliers in vinegar for roughly a week, then added some table salt for the final 24 hours, followed by a water rinse, a soak in baking soda + water, then a final rinse. Worked like a charm, no more rust.
Update: I was able to log into the router settings by disconnecting the ethernet cable from the modem to the router. Then I connected a Windows 11 Dell laptop to the router via ethernet and the laptop's wifi turned off.