I’m staying positive! 2023 brought record expenses for my businesses but also my highest profits to date even with all of the challenges it brought. Failure isn’t an option. The only way I’m going is up one way or another.
What are you working on today?
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Worked on the Focus little bit. First time it's in life it's had something other than a MC filter, it's going to blow up now LOL. Just changed the filter since it leaks enough to change itself in 5k, thinking it's the crank seal. Put on new belt while I was at it, waste time of time but I've had it so shouldn't waste it.
Hung a new ceiling light for my SIL.
Took forever because I trusted the chinese stickers for L and N. Couldn't figure out why nothing was working (and it popped the breaker unbeknownst to me).
I finally had to pull out my DMM and traced the wires in the fixture. Sure enough L and N were reversed.
Then I verified NO power in the ceiling and finally found the breaker panel on the outside of the house, buried behind a tree.
Fortunately I keep a DMM in every glove box as we're on the road.
I felt like Clark Griswold through the whole ordeal.....what should have taken 45 minutes turned into HOURS
Took forever because I trusted the chinese stickers for L and N. Couldn't figure out why nothing was working (and it popped the breaker unbeknownst to me).
I finally had to pull out my DMM and traced the wires in the fixture. Sure enough L and N were reversed.
Then I verified NO power in the ceiling and finally found the breaker panel on the outside of the house, buried behind a tree.
Fortunately I keep a DMM in every glove box as we're on the road.
I felt like Clark Griswold through the whole ordeal.....what should have taken 45 minutes turned into HOURS
Thought I would get the short block assembled yesterday, Yeah right 
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Once I got the Rings file fit, Pistons hung on the Rods & checked the bearing clearances....It was 4PM & I had to run out to Summit for another set of Main Bearings as the Thrust was a bit tight....A King HP Thrust Bearing corrected the issue.
Got the rotating assembly installed today & checked thrust & came up with .003". I'll get back at it tomorrow.
.Once I got the Rings file fit, Pistons hung on the Rods & checked the bearing clearances....It was 4PM & I had to run out to Summit for another set of Main Bearings as the Thrust was a bit tight....A King HP Thrust Bearing corrected the issue.
Got the rotating assembly installed today & checked thrust & came up with .003". I'll get back at it tomorrow.
2001 Toyota Tundra Access Cab rear suicide door speaker install. Lots of cussing, test fits, and dremeling to get the mounting baffle to fit properly when reinstalling the interior door panel. I needed to clear about 1/2" so I had to oblong the mounting holes and cut sections of the plastic to clear the armrest section of the panel. I lost the stock speaker door mounts after removing them 10 years ago and abandoning the idea to create MDF door baffles plus aftermarket speakers wouldn't be powered properly with the weak aftermarket headunit amp.
Access cab rear suicide door.
Polk Audio DB652 6.5" coaxial speakers placed on NVX rubber isolators and screwed into the mounting baffles. Being fed 100watts (and then some!) from an AudioControl LC-5.1300 5ch amplifier.
Sections of the mount trimmed off to clear the interior door panel. IMO getting into custom stuff is very time consuming and putting in the time differentiates between a clean install and a hack job. Even the newly run 14ga OFC speaker wire is loomed, tesa taped and routed to mimic OEM wiring.
Can't even tell from the crummy door speaker grille. No interferance or rattling when cranking it up (up to 45 on most Pioneer HU's or they start distorting out the RCA's pre-amp outputs.)
Access cab rear suicide door.
Polk Audio DB652 6.5" coaxial speakers placed on NVX rubber isolators and screwed into the mounting baffles. Being fed 100watts (and then some!) from an AudioControl LC-5.1300 5ch amplifier.
Sections of the mount trimmed off to clear the interior door panel. IMO getting into custom stuff is very time consuming and putting in the time differentiates between a clean install and a hack job. Even the newly run 14ga OFC speaker wire is loomed, tesa taped and routed to mimic OEM wiring.
Can't even tell from the crummy door speaker grille. No interferance or rattling when cranking it up (up to 45 on most Pioneer HU's or they start distorting out the RCA's pre-amp outputs.)
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Friend coughed in with his 2017 Optima (Theta II)
The oil pressure light has been on for a week he said
Typical Sonata/Optima problem, can't get the hood open
I get underneath and jimmy the hood open, readjusted and zip tied the junction where the two hood cables meet, now we got it open
I cracked a 5qt bottle of a mystery 30 weight oil, thinking it would need 3 or so
...took all 5
And adding oil doesn't quiet it down as good as it used to, guess this has been a harsh 91k miles
That dipstick is drier than a Popeyes biscuit, or my sense of humor
It probably won't make 100k, and he's not the first owner, so he's out of warranty anyway
Hopefully the current Theta II class action lawsuit will envelop his VIN before it unalives itself
He was over the moon with no more oil pressure light, and a fill-up of washer fluid
... really need to get him to buy some of the Total stash off me
As for my car, I let the now OOW AGM battery charge overnight, then polished the terminals and added a coat of Noalox
The oil pressure light has been on for a week he said
Typical Sonata/Optima problem, can't get the hood open
I get underneath and jimmy the hood open, readjusted and zip tied the junction where the two hood cables meet, now we got it open
I cracked a 5qt bottle of a mystery 30 weight oil, thinking it would need 3 or so
...took all 5
And adding oil doesn't quiet it down as good as it used to, guess this has been a harsh 91k miles
That dipstick is drier than a Popeyes biscuit, or my sense of humor
It probably won't make 100k, and he's not the first owner, so he's out of warranty anyway
Hopefully the current Theta II class action lawsuit will envelop his VIN before it unalives itself
He was over the moon with no more oil pressure light, and a fill-up of washer fluid
... really need to get him to buy some of the Total stash off me
As for my car, I let the now OOW AGM battery charge overnight, then polished the terminals and added a coat of Noalox
Almost got it "Long Blocked".......Cam, Lifters, Timing Chain, Damper, Oil Pump, & Heads torqued down.
Hung some gates across our hay bottom entrance. The old post had become rotten and broke off at the ground and the fence was in terrible shape. I ripped it all out and have been slowly building back. There is private access to a creek that borders our place and is a constant nightmare for trespassers driving in and all over our hay fields(past multiple private property signs mind you).
The gates were built by a local company who I also haul cattle handling equipment for and they also made the signs. Total opening is 22’.
They were tacked in with 6013 until I had everything fit the way I wanted and then welded out with 7018 uphill. They’re not going anywhere.
The gates were built by a local company who I also haul cattle handling equipment for and they also made the signs. Total opening is 22’.
They were tacked in with 6013 until I had everything fit the way I wanted and then welded out with 7018 uphill. They’re not going anywhere.
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R/R Kitchen Faucet.
When certain Moen Motionsense faucets fail, they either refuse to turn off or you get no water at all…ask me how I know.
When certain Moen Motionsense faucets fail, they either refuse to turn off or you get no water at all…ask me how I know.
Finished the baby Boxster S then felt well enough to tackle some meaningful work. Yes I painted gauge faces, dials, steering wheel emblem and faux cocomats.
First valve adjustment on the overhauled '74 BMW engine and chasing down a random misfire that turned out to be a failing connection between the plug wire and resistor terminal. The missing piece of heat shield which you can see (I just located one late this Fall) blistered the phenolic resistor and terminal assembly and damaged the plug lead.
First valve adjustment on the overhauled '74 BMW engine and chasing down a random misfire that turned out to be a failing connection between the plug wire and resistor terminal. The missing piece of heat shield which you can see (I just located one late this Fall) blistered the phenolic resistor and terminal assembly and damaged the plug lead.
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Not completed or in-process but in the very near future; establishing a baseline for the Highlander. Parts and supplies are in-route.
Finally got into the maintenance records/reminders that are stored on the vehicle setup screen; nothing is there in any of the numerous service categories - oil change, replace oil filter, replace air filter, etc.
I don't doubt that pre-sale maintenance was performed but I find this odd coming from a Toyota dealership.
Finally got into the maintenance records/reminders that are stored on the vehicle setup screen; nothing is there in any of the numerous service categories - oil change, replace oil filter, replace air filter, etc.
I don't doubt that pre-sale maintenance was performed but I find this odd coming from a Toyota dealership.
No one uses those fields.
Changed the starter in my 84 w250 plow truck. Old one from Pep Boys sucked from the get-go, with the Bendix not always kicking out properly. Then it started needing hammer taps to do anything.
Went with a gear reduction unit intended for a 92 Dakota. Smaller, lighter, and it kicks that low-compression 318 over like lightning. Can't wait (yes I can) to see how it does at five degrees.
Went with a gear reduction unit intended for a 92 Dakota. Smaller, lighter, and it kicks that low-compression 318 over like lightning. Can't wait (yes I can) to see how it does at five degrees.
4WD
$50 site donor 2025
MoenCraft gasket remover can fix that !
IOW, I won't get a maintenance reminder either.
No, those are separate from the actual maintenance reminder that is coded into the cluster.
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2008 Toyota Sequoia 5.7 V8
Halfway through a valve cover gasket job and tune up. New valve cover gaskets, spark plug tube seals, cam bearing oil supply pipe seals, spark plugs, ignition coils and heater hose couplers. The fel pro valve cover gasket kit doesn't come with enough seals for the oil supply pipes, and these can't be reused. Apparently it's a common screw up on fel pros part and they've decided to roll with it instead of just put enough seals in the kit. I've got the rest of the seals I need coming from the local Toyota dealer tomorrow morning. So right now the plugs are changed, the valve covers are cleaned and the gaskets are installed and so are the spark plug tube seals.
Frustrating.
Halfway through a valve cover gasket job and tune up. New valve cover gaskets, spark plug tube seals, cam bearing oil supply pipe seals, spark plugs, ignition coils and heater hose couplers. The fel pro valve cover gasket kit doesn't come with enough seals for the oil supply pipes, and these can't be reused. Apparently it's a common screw up on fel pros part and they've decided to roll with it instead of just put enough seals in the kit. I've got the rest of the seals I need coming from the local Toyota dealer tomorrow morning. So right now the plugs are changed, the valve covers are cleaned and the gaskets are installed and so are the spark plug tube seals.
Frustrating.I used to view Fel Pro as a maker of quality parts but the last two gaskets I bought didn’t quite fit their intended application. I won’t buy their stuff now unless it’s local and I can return it2008 Toyota Sequoia 5.7 V8
Halfway through a valve cover gasket job and tune up. New valve cover gaskets, spark plug tube seals, cam bearing oil supply pipe seals, spark plugs, ignition coils and heater hose couplers. The fel pro valve cover gasket kit doesn't come with enough seals for the oil supply pipes, and these can't be reused. Apparently it's a common screw up on fel pros part and they've decided to roll with it instead of just put enough seals in the kit. I've got the rest of the seals I need coming from the local Toyota dealer tomorrow morning. So right now the plugs are changed, the valve covers are cleaned and the gaskets are installed and so are the spark plug tube seals.