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    Milwaukee tools worth the hype?

    Honestly with the performance of the Hercules power ratchets I got, I notice no significant difference. I find that I reach for that blue and black power ratchet more and more. My Milwaukee 3/8 is a standard length so I have no overlap between these brands, but I’d probably get a Hercules...
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    Milwaukee tools worth the hype?

    I have both Milwaukee and Hercules in my power tool drawers. I use them both depending on the situation. I needed a long reach 3/8 ratchet and it came down to the Milwaukee at $250 or the Hercules at a tad over $100. At that money I got a power 1/4 ratchet as well as the batteries. They...
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    What are you working on today?

    Swapped out the brakes on a Subaru Outback my brother has been refurbishing. Car was sold by the previous owner due to heavy damage from a deer strike. I passed on it but it was too cheap for him to pass it as well. He did get it back to looking ok, but there’s still things to do, like...
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    What are you working on today?

    It’s preventative maintenance. The bearing uses the axle shaft surface as a race so it wears. Repair bearings are sold which move the bearing to a less worn part of the shaft, but I’ve had those fail soon enough after that I’ll just put new shafts in instead. The cost isn’t a huge one on...
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    What are you working on today?

    With this car and how it’s used, the parking brake is seldom applied. I’m still going to replace the set and look at the cables. This car was out of the salty goodness we experienced in winters for a lot of its life, given the lack of corrosion on its 16 year old frame vs my nephew’s 2010...
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    What are you working on today?

    Took a look at my 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis that had a brake problem on my brother’s last trip back. He reported a brake dragging and the wheel being very hot to the touch. Also said it was down on fuel mileage so he figured it was a sticky caliper. Took the wheel off the left side, where he...
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    The plus and minus of making your own burgers at home.

    I source my ground beef from the Amish community in bulk frozen so it’s pretty good stuff to start. I season my hamburger before forming patties and grill them (gas grill or my 22” Weber charcoal grill with lump charcoal and a wood chip smoke flavor addition). I find they come out pretty good...
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    Silicone radiator hose installation

    Stick with the constant tension clamps instead of the worm type. You can easily over tighten and damage not only the clamp but cut the hose. I used to replace the spring clamps because I thought they weren’t as good, but I’ve since learned they maintain tension while allowing for adjustment...
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    What are you working on today?

    Swapped the battery in my mom’s 2008 Silverado. She hasn’t been using it and left a dashcam plugged in, which killed the AC Delco I had in it. Totally flat. I pulled the seven (!) bolts needed to get the battery out and swapped in an extra NAPA Group 48 I had sitting in the garage. It had a...
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    What are you working on today?

    Replaced the MAP sensor on the 2008 Town & Country I’ve been reviving for use. The old one was battered and the end was closed up. I replaced it with one from O’Reillys and it seems to run ok. I’ll have to see how that works out. Identified the coolant leak as the badly cobbled together...
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    What are you working on today?

    Worked on a 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5 - the battery was absolutely flat. Tested it with my cheap meter and it says replacement is due. The Outback had a front hit by a deer so many parts on the left front, including the battery tray, were missing. The small battery was perched on the inner...
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    What are you working on today?

    Changed oil on the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan for my niece since she took it over. No problems, the oil wasn’t that dirty but it has been on many road trips crisscrossing the state in the past couple of months. Put in Valvoline 5w30 and used a Purolator filter I had in my stash. This van has...
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    Rock auto shipping cost screwup?

    Coincidence. I am now getting a ton of these fake messages with a PDF “contract to sign”, along with a message saying the sender was “sorry I was late in this”. Yeah, right, because I’m always booking bands at nightclubs! 🤣 Goes along with the fake email from the US Postal Service that they...
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    Forest Fire season has started

    It updated an hour or so after I posted. Today? No more smoke or burning tar stink. 😎
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    What are you working on today?

    Brother is borrowing my Mercury Grand Marquis for a bit to travel across the state. Right now he’s back home nearby, and sent a text Saturday night. Check engine popped up while he was in town picking up some things. Scanned the car and found a gross evap leak. Odd, as that had never come...
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    Forest Fire season has started

    Officially our weather app says it’s clear and high visibility here in northern Minnesota, but the view from my deck says otherwise. Smells like the summertime road crews doing asphalt patch work.
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    What are you working on today?

    Installed the cheap, aftermarket wheel well liner on my Mini after the original was damaged. It’s like putting SaranWrap in there instead. But it should work. The original was damaged and half missing. If it bothers me too much I’ll find an original from a wrecked car. Installed new cruise...
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    What are you working on today?

    Not much… nothing on the schedule that I can do in my current work environment. No lift and I need it for the engine replacements I have to do. 🤔. I’m working up a fix for that. I’ll probably sub that out to another guy for now. Meanwhile I went to straighten up my tool box, put things back...
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    They love me ... safety in numbers I guess.

    Always. I’d pick up lunch and park far out away from other cars. Within a few minutes someone else will park near enough, doing the same thing. Worst was my brother and I were grabbing lunch and some people parked nose to nose with us! WTH? I drove away to another part of the empty lot. If...
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    It's over, 19 years of bogus orders

    When my brother and I ran a computer shop (in the days when you ordered one vs. buying it at Walmart), I regularly got fake orders sent by email for 10 or 20 computers, monitors, etc., and they were willing to pay by sending their credit card numbers in an unsecured email. Yeah, sure. Never...
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