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I like the "best side" with the spare tire. That is killer.
I have a newfound appreciation for these trucks. They are badass!
I could never deal with a beeper. I just got the LL552 (as stated earlier) and am wondering what I can do to amplify it's sound. Right now it is...
Subject still relevant. The LL552 @ Autozone is a heavy, relay flasher but it is NOT a LOUD CLICKER. If anything, I would all it a QUIET...
The problem is Shoe Wear. If the front shoe wedges and brakes more than the rear, it will wear out sooner. And yet, they made the front wheel...
Can anyone explain Lockheed's 40's Ford step bore wheel cylinder design? These brakes were non-servo with bottom shoe anchors and used wheel...
There is a class of "proximity testers" that might work but I couldn't find a definitive answer. One thing, there are AC prox probes that glow...
Crazy Steve, thanks for the "400 amp" calculation, I forgot to include that for comparison. Also, I used my 20a manual reset ATC circuit breaker...
I suspect something rubbed through the harness wrap and shorted the nearest wire. The car was hit in the quarter and repair and the engine mounts...
Good point. Short inside loom usually means a wire was overloaded and melted through 2 layers of insulation which means damage has been done to...
I would argue that if the wire is fused at 20 amps, you can't fail the insulation along he length of the wire. But you would heat the wire up....
The "wire bypass" is a last resort. Problem is a collector car. BTW, there are a bunch of high tech loom building stuff that is pretty...
What I can't wrap my head around is that outfits like Fluke, Mitchel, OTC, etc. do not appear to make one of these. Just found a $450 Snap-On and...
There is another level of testing which is not particularly useful with automotive since the wire runs have splices. But if they don't a...
The way you find where the short is to put an alternating current on one end (and the short at the other end.) The alternating current in the...
You can't locate the short or brake with a DMM - only identify the type of problem. NOTE: another problem is that DMM's w/continuity buzzers are...
I have a loom short and want to spend some money on a good tool. I was hoping Fluke would have made something. Or OTC - they make a ton of...
EDIT: The following conclusions are WRONG, I forgot to notice the "...enhanced..." adjective. I take that back, Graphene may work: "The...
Actually there was a real problem with black and dark blue in the early days of carbon fiber hulls. The first CF panels (cars and boats) were...
The reds and dark blues/greens that were hyper oxidizers were from around 1965 to 1975 that I had problems with. In particular a 1972 Cadillac...
Buffs back to glass, then back to chalk in months. Ceramic or Graphene Coatings? Not interested in gloss or any other property except for the...
UPDATE: I've purchased a Genius1 ($30) and a CTEK MUS 4.3 POLAR ($80) both from Amazon Prime. CTEK MUS 4.3 POLAR The CTEK is a disappointment...
The stronger you get those reading glasses, the shorter the working distance. When I work under a dash, I have to take at least 2 different power...
If you are using visors or reading glasses, if you ever look through a stereo microscope, you'll be blown away. Shortly after that you'll want...
"Reading glass" optics have you working 2 inches from your nose - loupes let you work at arm's length. They can produce 2.5-3.5 magnification at...
Y'all DO NOT want to hear this, but I have an 80 year old car collector friend who usually has 17-21 cars at any given time. He is totally happy...
UPDATE: Today I plugged my dead B&D in one more time, and I heard a "beep." And it powered up. (WTF) I'm not going to wonder why, but just...
Small world: one for sale in Carson City, NV on Facebook for $50: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3150046641691790/
Good Grief: Their lineup looks as wacky as Harbor Freight. With many dozens of models, I don't see how they can achieve good in-house "design...
Good to hear the ctek failures were not due to "circuitry failure" - a fuse and a mechanical failure are not indicative of a bad design - in fact,...
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