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    Oops...I Did It Again (brake hone)

    Yes, please forgive me, went to a Brittney Spears concert in San Diego ciirca 2005. Only thing i remember besides the lip singing is my eardrums hurt at the time with all the screaming. Never again. Now to the subject at hand. I am a little out of practice with the brake cylinder hone. Must...
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    Can't Find My Oil Filter Wrenches Anywhere Today

    I have three different styles of oil filter wrenches and they are all hiding from me. Don't really want to use the screwdriver stab.
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    Contact Cleaner vs Brake Cleaner

    On our '65 Valiant Signet converbible, tracking down a driver's side front turn signal problem, I finally was able to isolate it at the firewall (light green wire). Hard to get anything in there to clean and no more contact cleaner on the shelf. I found two, almost empty, cans of brake cleaner...
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    Found Three Miller Special Tools in Storage!

    I have '65 ABodies and a 1972 BBody. Purchased these special tools years ago. Does anyong know the part numbers so I can look 'em up and see the applications for 'em? Thank you.
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    How Not To Fill Grease Gun

    Don't know if the zerk fittings I found on the front suspension of my 1996 Dodge Dakota were factory installed or are the result of aftermarket replacement components. Any way, my Autozone purchased grease gun (pistol grip) never seemed to work right until I watched a video on how to refill it...
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    Air Compressor Nozzle "Failure"

    New six gallon Dewalt air compressor from Home Depot included some "free" cheap axx accessories. When I tightened the hose adaptor fitting into the nozzle for the first time, the pot metal split open. The nozzle weighs about the same as a hummingbird feather.
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    My DIY Smoke Machine

    Empty glass jar of honey with metal lid. Inserted two tire valves (one retains the inner valve) and one soldering iron. Inside is a cotton sock soaked in mineral oil. A bicycle pump is connected to the tire valve with the inner valve still retained. The other tire valve is open to the air and is...
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    Make Your Own Paint Spray Bottle

    Purchased this "kit" at the local ACE Hardware store. Saved the day when I wanted to finish painting inside an inaccessible area on our double steel metal driveway gates. I just made sure to add more thinner than usual to the black oil based metal paint. The duration of the spray cartridge was...
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    Ineffective Foam Cleaner

    The area around the carburetor of my Homelite 26b gasoline blower needed a cleaning. Since I had some Autozone foaming engine cleaner already on the shelf I gave it a shot. The foam was extremely "foamy" but dissipated within seconds. I waited a few minutes then with a garden hose with nozzle...
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    David (little nut) Vs Goliath (me)

    The two chrome trims (left and right) below the huge rear window of the first Generation Barracuda uses studs and nuts to fasten 'em underneath. As happens in many cases, during disassembly sometimes the stud comes out instead of the nut spinning off (always one in the bunch that will be the...
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    Recycling Rusty Fasteners

    Evaporust supplies here in Mexico (Autozone) are now mostly available only in quart size whereas before I found it in gallons. This makes it super expensive, over and above what it already was, so I save it for important projects. For my jar of rusty nuts, bolts, and washers, I gave 'em a bath...
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    Crankshaft Retaining Tool

    I often struggle trying to keep the motor from turning over (torquing crank bolt, flywheel, flex plate) by sticking a bar or large screwdriver in places they don't belong. I had my local fabricator/welder make me up a tool to take care of that task for me under most circumstances. However, when...
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    Going to Purchase a Mechanic's Stethoscope

    Going to break down and make a purchase (will probably not be well constructed). I had a power steering pump replaced today on my spouses 2001 Cherokee and when I get it home I hear a clicking noise. Before I return to the p/s specialty shop, I want to make sure to pinpoint the racket.
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    Fluid Film--I Never Heard of It

    Saw it used on a youtube video to prevent brake disc from rusting onto the spindle: Heavy Marine - Fluid Film
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    Ignition Switch Removal "Trick"

    I lowered the steering column on the '65 Valiant Signet Convertible to remove the instrument panel. I found that one end of the bracket that is used to secure the column to the dash frame fit perfectly into the chrome round nut that secures the ignition switch in the dash. In the past, not...
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    Compression Gauge Hose Blowing Right Off

    I've had a compression gauge now for a number of years, must be a version sold by the chain autoparts stores. Maybe used only a handful of occasions all of this time. Checked the compression on the daily driver 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ Sport today. First cylinder read above 150 PSI. On the second...
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    Make Your Own Harmonic Balancer Installation Tool

    I found a removal tool (for free rental) at AutoZone, but no installation tool.
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    Wrecking Yard/Recyler "Ink Pen"?

    I have always been amazed how the yellow paint markers that junk yards use to identify their auto parts are so durable, long-lasting, maybe even indestructible. I would like to have one or two of those "pens" myself to permanently mark stuff around here. Is this a product available to John Q...
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    Super Garden Hoe

    Courtesy of Salinas Farmer:
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    When You Don't Have Jumper Cables

    Went to the body shop here in La Paz, Mexico, to pick-up the '92 Jeep Cherokee we just had painted (they painted it the wrong color so we bargained for $100 discount). The battery was dead. The four guys in the shop walk over carrying a car battery (I'm still sitting in the driver's seat). They...
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    Handy Tools Overview Video

    Good stuff here:
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    1965 Flange Nut Tool

    I have a leaky rear seal in the 904 Torqueflite. The factory tool to remove the nut looks a little weird and obviously don't have one. Anyone made their own that works like a charm? Thank you.
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    Double-threaded bolts!

    See it to believe it.
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    How to Remove Rubber Bushings

    I need to remove shock absorber bushings without destroying them. Here is one way I guess:
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    Find Short Circuits the Easy Way?

    Does this work?
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    How Convenient: 3 ton floor jack?

    Today was supposed to be engine re-installation day (after 3 years of body/paint work). Just need to situate the jack under the pan of the installed 904 A/T to move it up/down to match up with the V-8. We'll be done in no time. About three years old now, Duralast floor jack will not attain full...
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    Testing Anti-Seize Compounds (and blowing up a lawn mower)

    At 11:20 begins the mower test.
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    Which Metal Spring Clamps Best for Headliner Installation?

    Headliner installation coming up for '65 Formula "S". Do we need 1", 2", 3" or a variety of spring clamps? Are Irwin clamps strong enough? What to use? Thank you.
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    Cavity Wax?

    I have some Eastwood "internal frame coating" (green) on hand but have not heard of "cavity wax" before now. Rust Preventer Cavity Wax | SEM Products
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    Evaporust "Black Sheep" Anomaly

    Sometimes an overnight soak results in a variety of results for the same fasteners. I'm not saying the "black" screw in the photo is not clean and rust free, but it did "suffer" a different reaction than its two brother fasteners.
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