What are you working on today?
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The regulators in the first generator-equipped cars were mechanical… the relays “hummed“ as they continuously vibrated the contacts on/off. This amount of wear would be cause to take emory cloth and polish of the debris, and put it back in service.
With mowing season approaching, I need to get some stuff done on the lawn equipment. My newer (2021) Honda mower had developed an oil leak on the bottom of the valve cover midway through last season. Sitting in the shed I think all it has done is leak.
So, I removed the cover, cleaned it up, and applied a new bead of Ultra Black. Hoping this fixes it.
Old sealant:
New:
It's sitting kinda propped up so the oil doesn't drain twords the front till tomorrow. Top off the oil and run it to get it warm, followed with an oil change. I changed it after 5 hours, but not since. I didn't use it a whole lot in 2021, but with the new place I used it a good bit last year. Typically do the whole front yard with it as it cuts great. I live on a busy road and want everything to look nice!
So, I removed the cover, cleaned it up, and applied a new bead of Ultra Black. Hoping this fixes it.
Old sealant:
New:
It's sitting kinda propped up so the oil doesn't drain twords the front till tomorrow. Top off the oil and run it to get it warm, followed with an oil change. I changed it after 5 hours, but not since. I didn't use it a whole lot in 2021, but with the new place I used it a good bit last year. Typically do the whole front yard with it as it cuts great. I live on a busy road and want everything to look nice!
Tore down a GM 3.9L for overhaul. This one is tired. Definitely going to need to be bored. Camshaft was coming apart, and the mains had some wear on them. Connecting rods didn’t look to bad as far as bearing wear, but crank journals need a polish. Also had blown head gaskets. Off to the machine shop for whatever machining needs to be done. Sorry no more pics.
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Today's project was replacing the blower motor resistor in the Trailblazer. Not a bad job at all.
Had the guide rod bushings go out on an Eastey box labeler, pulled it all apart and ID’d them on Macmaster-Carr. Also ordered a straight reamer to pass through both sides when we go back together with it. The bushings had some eccentric wear and I think the reamer will make everything just a little straighter.
Had a yard truck come in with no trailer air. Found a failed PP-7 trailer supply valve.
Been working on reviving this Bobcat 753 and the bobtach plate was shot along with the pin bores in the arms. The pins and the repair bushings are all tapered so a simple line bore/bore weld wasn’t going to work. I made a shaft and centering cones to allow me to drive a reamer and stay in line with the opposite pin bore. The end of the shaft is threaded into the collet. Going to try a gear reduction drill and if that doesn’t work I’ll weld a plate and reinforcement to the arm to attach a mag drill.
Had a yard truck come in with no trailer air. Found a failed PP-7 trailer supply valve.
Been working on reviving this Bobcat 753 and the bobtach plate was shot along with the pin bores in the arms. The pins and the repair bushings are all tapered so a simple line bore/bore weld wasn’t going to work. I made a shaft and centering cones to allow me to drive a reamer and stay in line with the opposite pin bore. The end of the shaft is threaded into the collet. Going to try a gear reduction drill and if that doesn’t work I’ll weld a plate and reinforcement to the arm to attach a mag drill.
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2011 Civic EX-L 1.8, 129,200 miles: replaced the factory plugs with Denso 4504 plugs. Replaced the factory front struts and rear shocks with KYB struts and shocks. It also got a fresh oil change: Napa Platinum 47356 with a frankenbrew of leftover oil, Chevron 5W30, Havoline 5W20 and Delvac 15W40.
Oil and filter change for the Tacoma...
Afterwards got the battery off the tender in the basement and threw it in the rider and let it run a little bit
Afterwards got the battery off the tender in the basement and threw it in the rider and let it run a little bit
Focus.. again.. #3 spark plug wire fell off. #1 is leaking all the lightening out the side. Good Motorcraft wires also, but I've had it apart 50 times so guess it wore them out.
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Not much today. Training most of the day on the computer. I hate that crap lol. I’m going to look at stools now to have cause it hurts to stand that long in one place on concrete. I probably done that for 5 or 6 hours today. Not much going on. I did do an oil change fix from one of our lube techs. Double gasketed the drain plug and pinched the gasket on the filter. He is leaving so I’m sure he doesn’t care. I understand the pinched gasket happens because you can’t really control that but the double gasket come on man. I also had to extract a rounded off drain plug today. Fun, fun, fun. It’s nice having full access to all of our programs now though like TIS, And CDK and all of that to keep track of things. I’ve always had a computer but not always had that stuff.
Just ditch the rusted rock catchers and don't look back.
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2006 Chrysler Sebring 2.7 V6
Replaced spark plugs, ignition coils and air filter
1996 Toyota Tacoma 4 cylinder 2wd
Halfway through a clutch replacement job. Also replacing the rear main seal while the transmission is out. Waiting on the flywheel to be surfaced
Replaced spark plugs, ignition coils and air filter
1996 Toyota Tacoma 4 cylinder 2wd
Halfway through a clutch replacement job. Also replacing the rear main seal while the transmission is out. Waiting on the flywheel to be surfaced
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Oil and filter change for the Tacoma...
Afterwards got the battery off the tender in the basement and threw it in the rider and let it run a little bit
Just cut grass on a new version of the XT1 … Now wings in the pit with hickory chunks on coal
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Finished the clutch job on the Tacoma. Diagnosed a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan with a bad VLP sensor, at least that seems to be the consensus online. Customer willing to allow me to do some digging to verify. Will tear down tomorrow. Put the thing in drive and it stalls like a manual transmission in too high of gear with not enough revs. VLP sensor failure in the 62TE transmission seems to be a common problem.
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Snapped these two adapters lol. Stupid aftermarket wheels and on a Toyota Sienna to beat it all lol. The wheels we couldn’t get off because nobody had a powerful enough gun to break them loose. We told the customer they needed to go back to Valvoline where the rotate was done and get them to deal with it. The lug nuts were still a 21mm despite being aftermarket wheels. Could only fit a 3/8 chrome in the spot so had to use these adapters. The lug nuts were standard acorn lug nuts to pair with the wheels. They should have been downsized to a 19mm. Whoever done it should have known that.
Other than that brakes on one of the sales mans cars. I hate working on Audi lol. I was cussing that job plus had to wait 3 hours for parts to be brought from my towns auto parts stores as none of them in my work town had them and he didn’t want genuine Audi stuff which neither of the Audi dealers had anyway. Luckily I had triple squares. Not many people in my shop do. I haven’t worked on anything like that in a long time. Needless to say I don’t want to do it again just simply because it’s an Audi lol.
Seeing as the little 318G is still on warranty, I will keep to its scheduled maintenance with just over 500 hours. Topped up the coolant with Cool Guard II, threw in some ISO 46 hydraulic oil, 0w40 oil change and got one of two fuel filters.
The primary cartridge fuel filter/water separator was easy as can be (barely dirty) but the final canister fuel filter must have been welded on as I broke my metal strap wrench on it. I'll get a different style wrench to finish it up.
The primary cartridge fuel filter/water separator was easy as can be (barely dirty) but the final canister fuel filter must have been welded on as I broke my metal strap wrench on it. I'll get a different style wrench to finish it up.