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Guys, time to purchase a new GPS. I have had several Garmin's in the past and had good, long service use. I just have never went the route to pay for upgrades, just got a new one when they got too old. Never had a Tom Tom and was wondering those who have had both, which one did you like the...

Guys, almost went into cardiac arrest this morning at the paint store. I have squirted a few cars but still consider myself an amateur at best, I just don't paint a lot. I have a local PPG jobber and that's the brand I learned with way back. I needed four quarts of base coat in two colors, blue...

Guys, I have offered to repaint a Honda for my niece. I have painted several cars before, but they were completely primered, blocked, and sealed. So, they were all sealed with one color before I laid on the top coat. As you see, there are several spots where the top coat is gone, been...

I purchased these five tree saplings from a flea bay seller and they were/are supposed to be Live Oaks, Quercus Virigiana, is their official name. They look nothing like all the other live oaks I have bought. I contacted the seller asking for verification, and I got back a very broken english...

Guys, Edlebrock 1406 carb was regaskited/cleaned and installed less than a year ago. Fired up and fine tuned, it ran very well. Car sits for almost a year not cranked. Now gas floods out the top on both sides of front two barrels. Okay, I'm thinking floats stuck open. I pull the carb, turn it...

Guys, my Dad passed two years ago and I just got his 2002 four door Dakota V8 truck. Truck has been sitting at least 5 to 6 years and is full of rotten gas and fuel pump is bad, and needs replacing. Since so much China junk has flooded our country, I am wondering if any brand is 'better' than...

Zinc is an element that we use in our motor oils to ensure minimum wear during engine break in. We are told this is essential in avoiding cam/lifter failures at start up. We buy infused zinc motor oil, zinc oil additives , and , I assume the cam lube paste we apply directly to the lobes also...

Guys, original engine/trans was missing from my 68 when purchased and am putting a 67 dated engine together. In the listing for a 68 convertible here, I noticed the oil pan was stamped 402. Is that OEM correct and are there any other number pans that will work with no problems, thanks

My move to a small town has pushed me into finding the closest machine shop that can regrind cranks. The shop I chose was about an hours drive away. They did a couple for me a while back at $150 each and did a good job. Just got three more back, a cast and a forged 440, and a forged 413, I...

Guys, just got back several cranks I had reground. They were not bagged, or greased and will begin degrading very soon unless I take some long term storage steps. Ive ordered plastic bags but wondering what the best preservative to spray them with. Ive used WD 40 in the past and that does not...

Neighborhood kid got an early 2000 Honda Civic running and drivable. Hood support rod had rubbed a hole in the metal line hose crimp and discharged all the gas sometime in the past. Car had set at least ten years with "open" system. I replaced the damaged line and pumped down the system for...

Guys, about 20 months ago I paid $1500 for a Samsung QLED 4 K blah, blah , blah tv, with one year warranty . At 13 months old got a lightning pop and it quit. Recently found a local repair shop and they just said it will need main power board and two other boards, parts and labor $342 bucks...

Okay guys, borrowed this from my neighbor to try my luck at making some dents a bit less. I tried on a motorcycle gas tank as well as a late model car, a 2004 with fairly thin sheet metal. With both, the glue would pull loose bout a soon enough pressure was applied to get the metal flexing out...

Guys, picked up a couple of mid 70's two stroke bikes, Suzuki and Yamaha, for the grandkids to ride. Been many moons since I have messed with any of these and not sure what oil and fuel to oil ratio I need to mix. Both bikes have the automatic oilers bypassed, so I will need to mix the fuel...

Guys, finally got an ultra sonic cleaner on the way here, now , for the fluid choice. I opted for one with a heating element to be used basically for carbs. Been doing a few Edelbrock carbs of late and wondering if there is a cleaner that can restore that shiny , bright look that new Edelbrocks...

Guys, I have very little experience with tuning the Edelbrock carbs and need some understanding. Im taking a used, highly modified 1406 back to stock calibration first and then will proceed to fine tune it for current engine use. Question is, the 1406 calls for metering rod spring to be orange...

Guys, was shooting some single stage solid color, white, and got a bunch of runs. Im sure it was operator error but second time using this new gun, don't like it at all. Any way, I have sanded out runs before on clear coats and used 400 and up , then buffed out. But have never had to sand fresh...

Guys, Im looking to purchase a propane stand by gen for my shop house. Looking in the 20 KW range unit. I do not want the automatic switching at the panel feature. Main concern is a good quality unit with parts availability down the road. Im in whats considered a warm climate so use would be...

First cousin calls me, he bought a 1974 MGB with a locked up motor. Owner drove the car for years, parked it for years, and now motor won't spin using a big breaker bar. PO had pulled the plugs and filled cylinders with Marvel Mystery Oil, and still won t budge. Cuz pulled the valve cover and...

Guys, my heavy as heck old plasma tv took a dump yesterday and thinking about what goodie in there was left. Was gonna have some target practice for the grand kids but Im thinking it will make more mess than I wish to clean up. Im very rural and no electronic recycling places available and not...