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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:37:19 PM EDT
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Quoted: I'll start... When doing Bondo, don't feel it with your bare hand. Use a hanky/bandana between your skin and bodywork. Not being able to feel the surface finish differences on the body helps a ton in determining high and low spots. This one I thought was obvious but I never see it mentioned anywhere or talked about online.... When setting rockers, just bump the starter until the lifter is on the heel of the cam. Tighten down and/or set lash. Done. Next valve. No messing with hand turning the motor, getting it to TDC, bouncing all over to different valves or doing it running. Used to have a push button switch made up with alligator clips to hook to solenoid. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:37:20 PM EDT
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Don't fix what ain't broke.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:39:23 PM EDT
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Turn up the boost until it breaks and then back it down just a little bit.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:40:01 PM EDT
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The old juicy fruit gum wrapper will work in your fuse box.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:41:01 PM EDT
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Use a short section of 3/8 hose mashed onto the insulator of a spark plug to thread it into the cylinder head. Can make bends and keeps your hands/fingers away from screaming hot header primaries. Still gotta torque them of course, but the hose trick makes getting them in and out a breeze
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:42:38 PM EDT
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You can seat a tire on a rim on the side of the road with a little engine starter and a match
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:42:53 PM EDT
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Run a water hose from your tailpipe into your window and roll it up. Crank the car and you can detect engine problems from the smell.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:45:49 PM EDT
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Use random shit from your vehicle to repair things... Think outside the box!
I call it my own roadside assistance program... Or its Friday and I wanna get home work truck fix.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:46:22 PM EDT
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You pick her up and take her for a nice, not fancy, meal at a place with a lively atmosphere. Get her one the dance floor for a few rounds and then tell her you know a great place to look at the stars. Once you get there tell her the view is really nice through the T top if she just leans her seat all the way back....
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:46:23 PM EDT
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Boost and nitrous makes it a party.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:46:55 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Use random shit from your vehicle to repair things... Think outside the box! I call it my own roadside assistance program... Or its Friday and I wanna get home work truck fix. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/183526/20200206_164324__1__jpg-2381365.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/183526/20200206_161848__1__jpg-2381363.JPG Nice 
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:47:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Use random shit from your vehicle to repair things... Think outside the box! I call it my own roadside assistance program... Or its Friday and I wanna get home work truck fix. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/183526/20200206_164324__1__jpg-2381365.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/183526/20200206_161848__1__jpg-2381363.JPG |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:47:40 PM EDT
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On long trips avoid getting busted stinking up the whole damn minivan this easy way by timing your farts with the smell of a nearby cattle truck.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:47:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Boost and nitrous makes it a party. Adding boost will also fix low compression issues. Its like an add on engine rebuild.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:47:44 PM EDT
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My mom had 4 young kids at the time.
Drove a 1960’s Pontiac wagon. When the car would not start she had a screw driver to manipulate the choke to get it started. That was 50 years ago and just remembered that. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:47:46 PM EDT
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Propane is fantastic to find vacuum leaks. Engine speeds up when it sucks the propane in.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:48:41 PM EDT
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ALWAYS wear fucking gloves! Don't listen to the dumbass boomers who think not wearing gloves is manly, cars are full of toxic chemical shit that will fuck up your skin!
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:50:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Use random shit from your vehicle to repair things... Think outside the box! I call it my own roadside assistance program... Or its Friday and I wanna get home work truck fix. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/183526/20200206_164324__1__jpg-2381365.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/183526/20200206_161848__1__jpg-2381363.JPG Bruh I'm the king of that shit. 19 years old, taking my now wife to the farm show in Harrisburg, and my heater core puked all over her feet. Ripped off the heater hoses and used a deep well socket to bridge them. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:50:17 PM EDT
[#19]
Matchbook to adjust 8track dragging
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:50:42 PM EDT
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Flipping the air cleaner lid doubles the hp.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:51:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ALWAYS wear fucking gloves! Don't listen to the dumbass boomers who think not wearing gloves is manly, cars are full of toxic chemical shit that will fuck up your skin! I don't wear gloves and wash my hands with acetone. I'm 34. Fight me |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:51:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's pretty cool but you have to have a lot of luck for that to work. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Use random shit from your vehicle to repair things... Think outside the box! I call it my own roadside assistance program... Or its Friday and I wanna get home work truck fix. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/183526/20200206_164324__1__jpg-2381365.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/183526/20200206_161848__1__jpg-2381363.JPG I know! LOL I scrounged around and found some Mobil1 in the work box, A broken sawsall blade on the floor, a broken flat blade screw driver in the box and a trailer lock pin in the door pocket. And the holy grail! The dolly with metal casters! The rest was history! At least the engineers were kind enough at GM to make the pulley self removing when the bearing seizes.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:51:29 PM EDT
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I am a fan of roadkill garage therefore I am dangerous lol
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:52:01 PM EDT
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Stop front brake grinding noises by bending the metal tabs away from the brake pads. Also extends brake pad life.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:52:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Flipping the air cleaner lid doubles the hp. Add a few stickers and you will have a funny car! |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:54:14 PM EDT
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If you don't have a timing light you can set the timing with a vacuum gage. This is just for old non computer controlled engines.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:55:50 PM EDT
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Popping pilot bearings from crank shafts with the "breading" trick.
Have done it twice and it works like a champ. Last time I did it I managed to use only one slice of bread and was out in 5 minutes. Fuck using a a puller. Giggle like a school girl wvery time it works. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:55:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Use a short section of 3/8 hose mashed onto the insulator of a spark plug to thread it into the cylinder head. Can make bends and keeps your hands/fingers away from screaming hot header primaries. Still gotta torque them of course, but the hose trick makes getting them in and out a breeze Came to post this. Struggled for hours after on the #7 cylinder after changing the other 7. Dad came out and showed me that truck and was done 10 minutes later. Plastic shopping bag over the oil filter to help contain the mess. A more recent problem i encountered and got an old school tip to try and fix: wasn’t getting fuel at the carb. Neighbor had me charge the tank with air, which led me to find the leak in the fuel line causing my issue. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:56:12 PM EDT
[#29]
Set points with matchbook cover will get you close to dwell you need.
Double matchbook cover and gap plugs. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:56:25 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't wear gloves and wash my hands with acetone. I'm 34. Fight me We could be friends. But i use gojo because i enjoy the smell. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:56:49 PM EDT
[#31]
Cotter key removers work awesome for going around radiator hoses to break the seal to remove them.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 3:56:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you don't have a timing light you can set the timing with a vacuum gage. This is just for old non computer controlled engines. But what if your cam has 500+ lift on both valves? Ain't no vacuum |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 7:53:33 PM EDT
[#33]
Quoted: I'll start... When doing Bondo, don't feel it with your bare hand. Use a hanky/bandana between your skin and bodywork. Not being able to feel the surface finish differences on the body helps a ton in determining high and low spots. This one I thought was obvious but I never see it mentioned anywhere or talked about online.... When setting rockers, just bump the starter until the lifter is on the heel of the cam. Tighten down and/or set lash. Done. Next valve. No messing with hand turning the motor, getting it to TDC, bouncing all over to different valves or doing it running. The rocker thing is literally SOP for doing valve lash on a race motor. The bondo thing kinda doesn't make sense tho. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 7:57:43 PM EDT
[#34]
Winner!!
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Posted: 5/12/2022 7:59:26 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: ALWAYS wear fucking gloves! Don't listen to the dumbass boomers who think not wearing gloves is manly, cars are full of toxic chemical shit that will fuck up your FIFY. Skin is just the first organ it fucks up. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:00:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But what if your cam has 500+ lift on both valves? Ain't no vacuum A gauge will still read. Not enough vaccum for bs like power brakes tho. On street cars a vacuum gauge is great for tuning an engine . Well atleast one with a carb a d distributor lol |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:04:10 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:20:38 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Used to have a push button switch made up with alligator clips to hook to solenoid. Harbor Freight still sells that. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:30:55 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: ALWAYS wear fucking gloves! Don't listen to the dumbass boomers who think not wearing gloves is manly, cars are full of toxic chemical shit that will fuck up your skin! Handle your tools without gloves. And “kittens with mittens, catch no mice.” Ben Franklin. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:32:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't fix what ain't broke. This is number 1 ,or should be |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:33:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ALWAYS wear fucking gloves! Don't listen to the dumbass boomers who think not wearing gloves is manly, cars are full of toxic chemical shit that will fuck up your skin! And remember, You'll shoot your eye out with that damn thing. Sheeese And you might mess up your nail polish. Roy |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:34:48 PM EDT
[#42]
Run a weld bead around timkin cones in blind holes to remove
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:36:40 PM EDT
[#43]
Silikroil on stainless bolts is the sh*t! Spray it on stainless if it’s high heat and you can get the nut back off without galling. Works better than antiseize.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:39:41 PM EDT
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Cap thin tubing and pressure with shop air and heat with a torch to pop out dents, works especially well with dirt bike bent exaust headers
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:41:58 PM EDT
[#45]
Quoted: I'll start... When doing Bondo, don't feel it with your bare hand. Use a hanky/bandana between your skin and bodywork. Not being able to feel the surface finish differences on the body helps a ton in determining high and low spots. . This doesnt work. Give it a quick spray of another color primer and sand it. The uneven spots will magically reveal themselves. Everyone who says they can "feel" high/low spots is revealed to be a liar the moment that gloss black or midnight blue paint goes on. Waves all down the side of the car. Speaking of... if you're an amatuer - go with a light color paint. White is a good choice. Hides all the shoddy body work. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:44:05 PM EDT
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If you can’t get a bearing race out of a hub. Weld a bead on it and it will shrink it so it almost falls out.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:45:03 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Popping pilot bearings from crank shafts with the "breading" trick. Have done it twice and it works like a champ. Last time I did it I managed to use only one slice of bread and was out in 5 minutes. Fuck using a a puller. Giggle like a school girl wvery time it works. @uglygun , I'v done that twice in the last few days. It works really well, my dad taught it to me many years ago. Although most people don't believe me when I tell them. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:48:42 PM EDT
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When working on a carburetor, be sure to remove it before adding it to your trashcan.
Install EFI. ETA: Removing inner wheel bearing races by adding 5 small spot welds to the old race. It will fall right out. |
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:48:46 PM EDT
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Make thin paper gaskets by laying the part on a printer, run a copy off and razor blade and punch, great for shim gaskets like oil pumps
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Posted: 5/12/2022 8:49:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When working on a carburetor, be sure to remove it before adding it to your trashcan. Install EFI.   
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