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I strongly suggest you get a remote control winch. Makes it real nice to be able to steer the car as you are pulling. I have am older Harbor Freight 1500 lb winch on my trailer. At the time I paid around $29.00 on sale, I use it "double" line. I have short ramps so a fairly steep upward pull...

I'm not. They took lessons from Lucas electrical. :)

Why bother. Let Amazon eat it and send a new one under warranty.

All All of these companies have quality control inspectors. We are them, and the company doesn't pay us, or pay attention to us.

Copper nickel brake tubing meets all ASE specs for automotive brake line. I have no qualms about using it in any auto brake application. I would use ni-cop before using stainless. Stainless (in my opinion) is too hard. Hard to flair, hard to bend. But it does look nice, and will not rust, but...

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Always better off double flaring

That line is the schnitz. I keep a 25 foot roll of 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, on hand.

One thing no one mentioned. When using "gas" , don't have a breeze blowing in the welding area (fan or outside). It will blow the shielding gas away from the torch, and have a lousy weld. I usually use gas inside, but use flux core when welding outside. I actually have three wire welders already...

Hey, when did you come down and take mine from my tool box? :)

That's what I did. Used a Phillips with a shaft diameter, that just fits down inside the spring. Cut the tip off. I put a little bit of a notch in the end to engage the spring. Makes it a little easier if you need to bend or twist the spring, to release it from the anchor.

Pretty neat, but time is money. For the amount of time one would spend making these tools, it would be cheaper to buy, or "rent" from the part store.

Not automotive, but I have about 16 Qts of Quaker Maid outboard motor oil, in the cardboard cans. Says for two and four cycle engines. Use where SAE 30 or 40 is recommended. Use in ratios up to 50-1. Contains QM-9 special additive. Looks like this. Vintage Quaker Maid Outboard Oil Full Can, 1...

I have a Snap-on "drive on" rack, that levels using air bags. Snap-on turn plates, Hunter caster/camber/toe gauges. Problem is I don't have a place where I can set it up.

I use the plastic pullers for the blade type fuses. They work if you grab them near the fuse, so they don't pop off. For the round glass fuses, I just bend a hook in a cotter pin.

I had similar (watch band) happen to me back in the "50's. working under dash. Havn't worn any jewelry since.

Don't have to worry about "storage" becoming obsolete, with photographs

Just a FYI, With the MSD, be carefull, connecting ANY test equipment to the coil. The MSD supplies several hundred volts to the coil (not 12 volts), and can burn out some test equipment.

I had both 48 inch and 96 in florescent in my shop. Just finished converting to direct wire(no ballast) LED's. What a difference. In the 4 ft fixtures, I just removed the ballast, and change the wiring to the "tomstones". In the 8 ft fixtures it was more work. I had to modify the fixture to...

Had a similar situation. New homeowners insurance company said I had to remove all untagged vehicles from my property. I have several. My county, does not require tags, only that the vehicles are "serviceable" (can start, run, and move under their own power). The homeowners ins does not, will...

Just a FYI. The tool required for cutting the swedge on "A" body brake drums, is available from Goodson Tool. It is required to remove the swedge when removing the studs, to prevent ruinining the hub. Their part number is ST-437 for 7/16 studs, and ST-500 for 1/2 studs. These tools are on...

WoW. I had an old Snap On 1/2 inch "Dial" type torque wrench, given to me a couple of months ago. Caught the local Snap On dealer truck at a local shop, last week. Asked him about getting it checked. He had a "tester" bolted to the wall of his truck. Put the wrench on it, pulled, and compared...

Many different types of leak detectors out there, and they all have pros and cons. These are my opinions: Best electronic H-10 Bacharach - H-10 PRO Refrigerant Leak Detector expensive, and too sensitive to pinpoint large leaks Soap solution (dawn and windshield washer fluid 50/50, in a spray...

I use the copper line, but cover it with windshield washer hose. Just feed it down the middle.

It is a little late at this point, but for future referance. Most collector car insurance companies, have provision for cars under restoration. It is not expensive. You decide the value of the car, at it's currant point of restoration, and can increase the value as work progresses.

If your garage is clean, your'e not using it enough. :)

I had one given o me, but the wireing is in bad condition. Anyone have a wireing diagram for a model MDT?

I got a free MDT a few years ago. The wireing inside is pretty bad. Just sent an E-mail to to see if I can get a wireing diagram, for it. Time to see if I can get it working.