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    Hotwire vacuum cleaner brush motor? Motor only runs for 6 seconds.

    A common Hoover WindTunnel "Air Steerable" upright vacuum cleaner. UH72405 and similar models. A common problem on them is the brush motor will only run for 6 seconds. They have a button on the handle to turn the brush motor on and off. Press it, brush turns on for 6 seconds, then shuts off. The...
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    Rig self-propel mower for more belt transmission tension?

    This video has a great trick to add adjustable belt tension to a FWD mower. I'm wondering if anyone has a trick for typical RWD since the transmission is usually just tensioned with a spring and only accessible from the bottom so doesn't allow this kind of fix. My RWD mower has one spring, and...
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    And so it begins. Winter 2019-2020.

    Forgot I had these pics on my phone. The first snowfall this winter was October 12, 2019. These pics are the first heavy snowfall this winter. October 31, 2019. Heavy, sticky snow. Those trees are supposed to be standing up. The one is a bulbous pine tree about 10 feet tall that normally...
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    Plug power steering pump to bypass it? Pressure question.

    Trying to figure out how to separate the power steering pump (fluid) from the steering rack but keep the pump pulley lubricated for the serpentine belt. The intent of this is for the mid-2000s years Volvo 2.5T engine, but it's applicable to most engines. People remove, bypass, delete the power...
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    Variable speed on MTD self-propel mowers

    I can't find more than a few tidbits of info on this anywhere. You guys are smart, so maybe this will be the one thread on the entire internet with the answer. I'm looking at the variable speed self-propelled MTD and rebranded mowers that can have a slow walking speed. I know people who like to...
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