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    Water mist cooling and an easy up ???

    Okay I've never used a water mist system, but I have an easy up just was wondering would putting a mist system around the easy up and working outdoors on record heat days be a good idea. IDK will my clothes get all wet, my tools etc. Anyone with experience? The good the bad? Has anyone...
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    Who knows auto insurance? Ins outs loopholes

    My son was involved in a 3 or 4 car accident on the highway this morning. The police didn't write a ticket because whoever caused the accident ran away on foot. There was no one to write a ticket to. Vince only has liability. Should he report this to his insurance, in case the police find the...
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    Unusual way to bleed brakes. Just might help someone.

    Okay I am always thinking about car stuff,sometimes for no reason. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have to swap out front hubs, and calipers on the daily tomorrow, hubs calipers and rotors are coming off another vehicle with good working brakes and bearings. So me thinking what could...
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    Double post

    Solved on the other thread.
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    Socket organizer need help for homemade

    I want to make a socket organizer similiar to the ones in the picture. Ready made us not going to be an option. Things that come to mind is hopefully someone knows of some polyurethane or similar 1 can pour around the arranged sockets. Some kind of dense foam I can cut. Or some guidance on how...
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    A little info about CV joint front axle removal

    Sometimes the axles pull right out,sometimes they are a bear. Sometimes the same axle that was impossible one day is easy on another day. We'll I think I found the reason. If you look at the retaining clip,if you have the open part of the clip at 12V O'clock the gap falls down in the groove and...
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    A little factory torque converter info.

    Not necessarily in any kind of order. But helpful to figure out what you have and to see if there's a cheap factory converter that might be better for you.
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    Parasitic draw

    Saw this thought of @Grit dog because I know he had a draw,it's a new technique to me but seems simpler than how I've always done it. So here you guys go. https://www.alldata.com/diy-us/en/diy-tips/parasitic-draw-test
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    Exhaust manifolds,these look interesting

    In the 60s hp models got exhaust manifolds with 2.5 inch outlets. Everything else got 2" manifolds. Hooker came out with some 2.5 inch outlet manifolds,but if you look 1988-1995 Chevy trucks got 2.4 inch outlet manifolds and they are less than 1/3rd the price of hookers. Will they fit IDK...
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    Some reading about timing

    Performance Not open for further replies. Timing & Vacuum Advance 101 Jump to Latest 130K views 118 replies JohnZ 7,729 posts · Joined 2000 #1 · Mar 23, 2003 (Edited by Moderator) As many of you are aware, timing and vacuum advance is one of my favorite subjects, as I was involved in the...
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    A little T5 beef up information

    Watch from around 32 minute mark until probably 40 minute mark if you are skimming.He gives a good explanation about how and why the shafts walk on the T5 . He also changes and shims the front bearing retainer with a better retainer,later on in the Vid. Stumbled across this by accident this A.M...
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    Good reading about zinc and oil

    Don't just read the start,don't read it as an endorsement or condemnation of restore,read further in,like the first couple of pages.Read why zinc,how it started,There is some very good info in there,regarding zinc and flat tappet cams. Like how too much is bad. And some reading between the lines...
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    More distributor talk

    A lot of guys get on here and want to buy an A m AZ on distributor. I was looking up distributor specs on a 79 Z28 tonight since I had the info in front of me, I thought I'd post it,to show HEI distributors are not all the same. For 1979. On V8s there were 3 different ones depending on engine...
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    Hood hinges help,maybe not the same old stuff

    When I got my 75 it already had a hood that was just starting to buckle. Now if anyone has ever installed a fiberglass hood on something you know if you want hinges you have to remove the hinge springs. That's exactly what I did on my 75, the hood will close on its own,not going to further...
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    Rear brakes locking up information for you

    There's been a lot of posts lately about rear brakes locking up after you've done xy and z. I did a little digging,just in one year gm used 4 different combination valves in these trucks. They all have different bias. If you look at the bottom of the chart that @Keith Seymore posted and...
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    Really good rpo list

    https://rparts-sites.s3.amazonaws.com/dec399b0838336997484042ed2af1004/design/rpoCodes.pdf
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    Check out this plugged radiator

    I was doing some research on antifreeze,one of the links took my to this video,so out of boredom I was watching it. OMG wait until he takes off the radiator cap you have to see it to believe it. And his 3/8 air ratchet reminds of the one I never use any more,because when it gets away from you...
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    No crank no start trouble shooting,volt drop test.

    Okay a little trouble shooting help for you. Today I went and got in the DD turned the key,click,no crank,no start. Okay well this sucks but it took 2 minutes to diagnose and I thought this was a good example of how to do a volt drop test. I grabbed my multimeter. Checked battery voltage,low but...
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    Engine preoiler dirt cheap homemade.

    I don't need one I've had a purchased from the tool truck one for 30 years. But someone on here said they made one,I don't remember who or how. But if I needed one I'd buy a pressure cooker from a thrift store drill the bottom for a fitting 1 nut inside 1 nut outside 1 sealing washer inside. Put...
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    New Vintage Gauges

    I took some time and contacted New Vintage Gauges to give them some feedback about their gauges reading too high for the average square. Well here's the good news it's already in the works,they will be releasing new lower reading gauges soon,they are in pre-order status right now. They did not...
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    Comp Cams Break in

    I think a lot of people with cam failures aren't using break in springs or break in rockers. Yea GM didn't use them new, but GM wasn't running as much spring pressure,or as aggressive of cam profiles. I screen shot this from comp cams, it says on line 6 of page 4 always run break in springs. It...
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    Jb5 brake interchange and donors

    Looking to upgrade the brakes on my 1986 C10 to JB5 brakes. Wondering if anyone knows which vehicles I can mix and match parts from. Like I'm assuming I could use spindles and calipers from a C20, rear backing plates I would assume could come off of any 10 bolt . Rotors and Drums I'll buy new...
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    Cheap Horsepower

    So many people ask what can I do cheap to make more power. Well honestly in my opinion the cheapest way to make more horsepower is a power adder. Throw a turbocharger,blower or nitrous on a fair condition used engine and keep your boost low and your tune on spot. It will last a long time. If or...
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    For those needing a universal tps

    I have gotten roped into a project I never would have started,but non the less I am in it now. It is going to need a custom TPS,I've seen several different universals. I stumbled across this Isuzu TPS. Looks to me like I can make a mounting bracket,attach a cable to the throttle linkage and...
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    Do any of you have snap on ctb 312 and ctb 100 tool batteries?

    I'm trying to confirm whether snap on ctb 312 batteries will fit correctly on 9.6 snap on tools.The voltage difference will not matter for what I am doing,just need to know if the physically fit and lock on the tool.thanks.

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