What are you working on today?
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I managed to mostly fix the door on my Trailblazer. Had to hook a chain to the hang and give them a few little yanks to bend them back. I would say its 95%, which will be just fine. But in the process I had a melt down on the bloody center console, which just keeps coming unlatched. Well the latch won't cause me any further issues because it is no longer ger there. No love lost as I was going to fine a new lid or console anyways.
I fixed my Magnum 500, which needed the flywheel and pulser coil to be cleaned and the gap closed. The gap was approx. 1mm, which is way over spec. Its now about a thick piece of paper. She fires right up now. Then I freed the rear caliper, which is a twin piston. I freed the pistons and bled them. Seems to work now.
I fixed my Magnum 500, which needed the flywheel and pulser coil to be cleaned and the gap closed. The gap was approx. 1mm, which is way over spec. Its now about a thick piece of paper. She fires right up now. Then I freed the rear caliper, which is a twin piston. I freed the pistons and bled them. Seems to work now.
The keyless entry keys I bought for my 15 Ford cop car arrived and I was able to enable that function as well as remote start, with Forscan.
Update on this after about 7 hours we had enough drove it to a local shop, they cut the 2 studs off the cat, in minutes, and installed the new flex pipe. Car sounds better then ever, and was only 122$ .
Tip have the right tools for the job!!
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Today I emptied the cab out on the dodge, then put back the various usable handtools I found dumped behind the seats. Cool feature on some regular cab 2nd generation rams, they have built in storage behind the seats for tools and emergency items. Tomorrow or Saturday I'll vacuum it out and check the oil pressure to see if shes worn out or not.
I managednto get the spare tire down on my 2005 Grand Caravan. She was packed full of dirt and some minor corrosion. Its aired up and reinstalled. Only issue is that there now is a bind in the line when dropping it. You can it half way out from under the vehicle before she stalls out.
It's good practise to also put some sort of rust protection on the cable. I always lower my spare and do that every October before winter sets in. I'm using fluid film on mine.
Added hood letters. Maybe even MORE people will move over a lane when they see that in their rearview mirror.
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Think you might need a redo:
Mirror-writing is the production of letters, words or sentences in reverse direction, so that they look normal when viewed in a mirror. ...
I know but they don't make them like that.
Weather tech mudflaps installed on the new truck.
Now starting running boards.
Doing this at the campground.
Now starting running boards.
Doing this at the campground.
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Replaced the starter on the dodge today and checked the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge. The oil pressure holds at 40 psi for about 10 seconds when the engine is cold, then plummets to ~0, just as the dash gauge indicated. I'm going to pull thr pan off tomorrow to see of my suspicion of a blockage in the pickup tune is correct. I also have a high volume oil pump ready to go in while I'm there. I dont suspect a bad pump, but why not since the pan will be off. I put quart of engine flush in it before lunch. Not attempting a full on flush, just wanting to let it soak overnight. Got some heavyweight Kendall brew ready to cushion whatever wear has already occurred.
ripped out the OEM EAF/CAF on a friend’s Lexus. Easy job, but the filters… yuck.
Engine chips. On the hospital pad. 
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Pulled the pan off the dodge. Lots of metal, plugged oil pump pickup screen and at least one scored main bearing. Cleaned everything up, installed a Melling high volume oil pump and put it all back together. Filled with 7 quarts of Kendall GT1 Turbo Nitro 70 and a Motorcraft FL1A filter. Has 55~60 pounds of oil pressure idling at 185-200 degrees, engine is quiet. Will be keeping an eye out for a cheap motor while this one continues to plug along. Gotta start looking for a better set of tires and get the exhaust fixed.
Had to replace some bricks on my house. This was a hole from then vent for a tankless water heater. Finally got it done today. Replacement bricks were a little smaller than the originals. This was the first time I've ever done this type of repair.
Spray foam was the temporary patch for winter to keep the cold out.
I'll have to add some more mortar to the top course of bricks.
Spray foam was the temporary patch for winter to keep the cold out.
I'll have to add some more mortar to the top course of bricks.
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I was working on my 2007 Club Car DS electric cart 48V and replaced the MCOR.
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Checked the cabin air filter in the Escape it needs to be replaced. It’s under the cowl. Not too hard to get too but they could of put it behind the glovebox like a lot of manufacturers.
Replaced this scratched up drivers side mirror on Project Milan
Was irritating at night when headlights would dazzle it
Was maybe $20, literally pops in and out, no tools required
Repairing the Trimark door latch on my horse trailer. Its surprising how the locking mechanism is designed or rather lack thereof. I grabbed some JB weld to limp it on a bit further.