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    Will i ever find my tools ?

    I Wanted to rig up a box out of what i have with big enough wheels to move once in a while. I made a cart to hold some of the boxes i have . It was going to have a flat top to work off of but i needed more room so i painted a old Mac road box i have and set it on top. It will house the stuff i...
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    It Drove OK?? Who worked on it Last ??

    This is on a GMC pickup were i work . They had a guy working on stuff a while back i found some other stuff he did that was messed up . The pickup had a cv joint on the front end making noice . i went to replace it and found he never hooked the idealer arm up. It had been like this for close to...
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    ISX oil leak

    Its in a 2017 Pete. I think its leaks some oil out at start up every time. Six days a week it is gone early before i get to work so i dont know for sure i may go over today Sunday and start it. It looks like its coming from the front of the oil pan ? front seal? or bottom of front cover? I have...
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    The place I work sold out

    I work part time as a mechanic on company trucks . I have been there on and off part time full time since the late 80s. Its not a big deal what happens to my job I have other stuff to do. I went to school with the owner we had a meet and greet with the new owners yesterday. There are close to...
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    Drill Press

    I bought this drill press around 30 years ago . It belonged to a old machinist he sold this and a 13" southbend lathe to another guy at about the time I was looking for a lathe . I bought both it has a 30s Ford 3 speed . I replaced the quill bearings and welded up several holes in the table. It...
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    1948 Grader films

    There are some cool MODOT films but i dont know how to put them here? Lots of Grader action.
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    Oil level

    I have always filled an engine by using the dipstick and common sense but i was told today that some engine needed to be over the full mark???
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    Propane Permit Math

    I was talking to a buddy about this and it wasnt that clear what we figured out. This is more fun than anything. If i have to buy a permit $240.00 to burn propane in a truck that gets 10 mpg and propane is 00.70 a gallon cheaper than gas how many miles will i have to drive to pay for the permit...
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    ism oil cooler

    Can someone tell me what the bolt torque is on a ism oil cooler?
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    2003 f550 axle

    I am looking for a right front 4x4 axle shaft. Ford made 2 different length axles i need the longer one . I tried Ford they said no longer made couldn't find one. Parts # 4cbz3219aa . Someone replaced the original axle with a short one . It engages the spider gear a 1/4 inch and stripped the...
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    3306 cat engine failure

    The engine is in a tractor about 1000 hours on a rebuild the nuts came off a rod. He said it started making a noise and was shut down. The cap rod bolts and nuts were laying in the pan. Is this 100% because of what the mechanic forgot or something else?
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    ISM oil cooler

    What is the best way to change the o rings were the coolant runs through it ?
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    Bought this tig

    I got this last night . I got it for a little more than scrap value. I hadnt tiged any scene the early 90s and told him i would watch him weld with it but about that time someone else showed up to buy something else so i tried it. I guess its like riding a bike because i was able to lay a couple...
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    Tampering with emissions

    On the news a guy in Springfield Mo got 2 years and a $255,000 fine. I wonder why they picked on him must have made someone mad?
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    Short arm ?

    I saw this yesterday and was half asleep. I thought what is the deal what was it used for? It was right beside the scales at the scrap yard . I pulled on to the scales and then i saw what was going on.
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    Went to look at a gooseneck trailer

    I thought he was wrong but it was about 5 miles away so i went to look. He said in the add it was 28 foot long with a 5 foot dovetail . It was 20 with a 5 foot dovetail and it said it was in a wreck. Someone had hit something at speed with the right front corner. That pushed that side of the...
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    Savage store tools

    I dont need any more tools but its hard to pass up this stuff. They had a lot more stuff but some how i talked my self into buying just a few things.The ratchet is a proto the 1/2 impact extensions were $8.00. They have been haveing more Snapon stuff . It is cheap i think i got a 3/8 swivel head...
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    Pipe beveling / track torch

    I was at a pawnshop and they have a BlueRock CG 211c . It looks like it wasnt been used . Some of its parts are still in bags. They want $180.00 for it.
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    Trailer tire problem

    I wish i would have taken a picture and i may tomorrow . I was at the tire shop there was a gooesneck trailer with two 10,000 pound axles . They had been having tires problems 3 tires all had a flap open up on the side wall about 2 inch square right were the side meets the tread. The flaps...
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    Bad new parts

    My pickup died going down the road its a 1982 Chevy 250 engine HEI ign . Try to shorten this story up. A buddy came out and helped me we ended up pulling the distributor from a engine he had to get me home. I thought it was the pickup assembly in my dist so i got a new one and a dist cap. I put...
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