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hypothetical, mpg
If memory serves, in OD, it freewheeled. Out it didn't. Don't know that I knew OD would lock you out of reverse, since I never gave a thought to backing up fast.- Dejure
- Post #26
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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hypothetical, mpg
So, DoubleDingo, what you're saying is, in spite of my total ignorance, I got lucky just freewheeling in forward gears, and still being able to back up.- Dejure
- Post #23
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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hypothetical, mpg
Around the time I ran that overdrive out of an old 62 wagon in my 69 C10, I was all over the board on what I tried. A kid opened a junk yard and focused on the likes of all of us. My first experiment was, I installed a 4spd out of a GOAT. The gears were WAY to tall for that little six, even...- Dejure
- Post #21
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Wiring mystery
As I mentioned, if you didn't own this straight from the factory, there is no telling what the previous owners did. For example, on my 78: (1) The previous owner wired the choke straight to the battery, which kept the choke open, AND drained the battery every couple days. (2) I pulled about...- Dejure
- Post #32
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Lets talk about a module ignition Replacement
"Most heat sink grease (thermal paste) is designed to be electrically non-conductive (insulating) to prevent short circuits, though it is highly thermally conductive. While standard ceramic/silicone pastes are safe, some high-performance metal-based or liquid metal compounds can be electrically...- Dejure
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Wiring mystery
Good catch, BUT, it's a "or is he? Electronically speaking, the block is just a meeting place for wires, so if it was about a single wire coming in and a single wire going out, putting them on the same terminal of the block would be the same as putting them on opposing terminals joined by a...- Dejure
- Post #25
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Lets talk about a module ignition Replacement
Years back, I had a car that went from a bazillion miles on a distributor cap and rotor to dying with just a few thousand miles on them. Years latter, the same happened with my cargo van. The solution was the same for both rigs. Trouble shooting it, I did a lot of research. The thing that...- Dejure
- Post #11
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Wiring mystery
(1) A miss-wired distributor would not affect a starter and such. (2) Too, keep in mind, having the correct voltage is not the same as having amperage. For example, you could be down to one strand of wire coming from your power source, get 12 volts, but not be able to move the current needed to...- Dejure
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Thinking about streamlining my tools.
Cool, DoubleDingo. Is it a cordless. If so, what voltage? The ONLY problem I've had with my cordless being used on saws (circular or reciprocating) is, run time. Power doesn't seem an issue. -
Need help finding short for electrical ground
Explained that to a mechanic friend and it actually pissed him off that I thought that could happen. No amount of explanation could convince him otherwise. However, a mutual friend is an electrician and he backed me. Good stuff. That mechanic buddy is an arrogant ass as often as not. SIDE...- Dejure
- Post #25
- Forum: Electrical & Audio
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Need help finding short for electrical ground
(1) About 40 years back, had a head scratcher: It turned out one of the wires on an 1157 broke, flipped around and welded to the other circuit, resulting in feed back in that wholly unrelated circuit. Swapped bulbs and the problem was gone. (2) Electricity, and even air (e.g., HVAC return...- Dejure
- Post #22
- Forum: Electrical & Audio
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Thinking about streamlining my tools.
My over twenty year old Panasonic (14.4) drill motor died (a set (impact and drill)). Of all the cordless tools I own[ed], it was my favorite. Even up against my 20 volt Dewalts, or my Makitas. However, just the drill would have been around six hundred to replace, so. . . . (the neighbor kid... -
What new tools have you got lately?
I'm a cord guy. That's because I run a "grinder" hours at a time. Add to the foregoing, I spend the extra hundred, give or take, to have the variable speed versions. I've found having variable speed capability opens all sorts of doors. For example, I use my Makita and Milwaukee as granite... -
Trailer tires
All I can go by is, what I know. I started on a truck stop around 1965. Saying I changed a few thousand tires on trucks and passenger tires would be an understatement. As ALL of you pointed out, there are limitations on EVERY type (e.g., trailer, truck, passenger car) of tire. Based on my...- Dejure
- Post #42
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Trailer tires
As is your blanket statement. Do you live where I do? Do you run a table saw without a push shoe, without a splitter, with your fingers next to a blade, and get away with it, and have for years? Which trailer tires do you run? The 20 ply, with a suggested low speed limit, the magic ones...- Dejure
- Post #31
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Trailer tires
I switched my Astro cargo van to 6 ply via Les. They were 15".- Dejure
- Post #29
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Trailer tires
Trailer tires are great for loads, but not for roads. Their stronger sidewalls allow them to haul more weight, AND they reduce sway, but they do not tolerate road speeds well. Most snowbirds soon learn to switch from trailer tires (ST's) to LT, truck tires. For example, those twelve ply tires...- Dejure
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- Forum: Other Vehicles
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What have you done to your square lately??
[CHUCKLE] Sometimes, nough is a nough. -
What have you done to your square lately??
Snort. Radiohead, my 69 got an RV cam and a three speed with overdrive out of a 62 wagon in front of a 413 rearend. I'd installed headers and packs. That made for some pretty close gears and a unique sounding engine to most. Bored, I cruised the drag a few times and was challenged by a couple... -
What have you done to your square lately??
On funny exhaust stories, back when I had my 57 step side, over fifty years ago, I used to bug a gas station owner-mechanic to glean a bit of knowledge. It was a small town (Bridgeport, Washington), so there wasn't a lot going on. Especially in the winter, after all the harvests were in. One... -
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What have you done to your square lately??
Because I can, and because I've been in the "which goes to which" dilemma a couple times in the last 55 years, I'm playing with under-hood labels. A few tries in, I liked where I'd gotten to with labels for the cap and plug wires. In the course of going down the label road, I ended up a bag of... -
What have you done to your square lately??
On things like the exterior logos (toolbox, license light), which filament did you use? PETG? -
What have you done to your square lately??
I'll take you up on that, since I'm just getting started. As you must know, there is a major learning curve, if you are going beyond just pulling down what others built. Even simple things like getting colors into lettering has taken me all over the place. There is the matter of how much of... -
What have you done to your square lately??
Well, it's obvious to me it was DAMN worth it. Good job.
