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That piston and head look like it ingested bb's. ;)

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I bet the screws were pounded into bbs before they exited the chamber. ;)

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One little piece of one screw was found. The rest? :lol: If all goes well, that baby will be up and running next couple of days. ;)

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Tried to find the problem with the clothes washer. It will randomly peep and flash "Unable to drain" drain it manually from the filter drain (front loader) start it again and it will work for days . Cleaned out the discharge hose nothing . Also checked the drain pipe to the dry well all clear as my Google search said if they were blocked or slow the machine would stop. My next step is to change out the pump .

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The top loader washer we had at our previous house quit pumping. I bailed out the water in the tub, got a drain pan and caught the rest, and dropped the pump. It had a bobby pin stuck in the impeller. I showed it to my wife, who said, "I don't use those!". :rolleyes: As a result, every time I find a bobby pin laying around, I toss it in the trash. Neither I nor my three sons ever used bobby pins. I've been tossing them out for over 20 years. I think that they are breeding somewhere in a quiet corner of the house.

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Got home from work, went and got shop keys, I walked inside,
looked at my poor baby being neglected, walked back outside.

Diesel prices have me reduced to 1 day a week from 5, so it's
just stare at her, admire her, and dream about her the other 4.

As for the 72, similar story, looked at where it would be sitting
if she was home, obviously no work of my own is getting done.

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They're not breeding in my corner...:lol::lol:

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Last year I had the fill valve go up on my washer. Yes, a top-loader, but to me that is just a washing machine. I built a laundry room in the back corner of my house, on a slab. So I realize the washer is still filling and go check. Shoot! water on the floor!! Took me an hour to dry it all up. Then I had to find a fill valve for the 35 year old machine. Ebay to the rescue, reconditioned used, 2yr warranty, $20 free shipping. And people were asking why I didn't just get a new washer. Cuz that would be dumb? :cool:

Last week my friend had the same problem with his washer. The only difference is, when they built their McMansion they put the laundry room on the second floor. Always looking for more convenience, folks these days do that so they don't have to carry laundry up and down steps. I've been doing that all these years without a thought. Never bought a stair-stepper gismo for exercise either. So his wife who doesn't work, for some reason puts a laundry load in before going to bed. The fill valve fails, so the pace flooded down to the main floor and on down to the finished basement. He still doesn't have the verdict from the adjuster, but his kitchen is gutted to bar studs, flooring all pulled up, many other areas stripped to the studs, including the basement. I'd guess at least $60k in damage. Good thing for insurance, but he tells me his policy carries a $10k deductible. Yeeouch! I guess my hour of sopping up water and $20 part doesn't seem so bad now. Neither does walking up and down the steps!

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I hauled another load of junk in yesterday. Everyone keeps screaming it's $400/ton but it hasn't hit here yet. Shred/junk cars is still only $180/ton. my load was only 2.5 tons but it's 2.5 tons of more crap gone. :lol:

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A nice day in the woods .

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Went over to the rental house to replace a light switch in one of the bathrooms. One of the renters has been unscrewing the light bulbs to turn the lights off. Dude, just call us and I'll come over and replace the switch! So, my wife tells me that the lights flicker in the other bathroom, and have since the renters moved in (according to one of the renters). I've been over there many times, why didn't they say something before now? Crazy. But the place they lived in previously had a slumlord landlord who never fixed anything, so maybe they think we're the same? I replace the one light switch (success), and then one of the renters tell me about how he can't find the reset button on the garbage disposal. I press the reset, the disposal is seized up. I don't have the tools with me, I was expecting to replace a light switch. I check the other bathroom. Yes, indeed, the lights are flickering. Go up for another switch, replace it, and now the lights don't work at all. I went home and got lunch and more tools, (and another light switch) and went over and got it all done. Another new switch, which actually works! We're in the process of selling the place, so I'm thinking hard about reducing the price of the house by $500 (snicker) and having the new owners replace the garbage disposal.

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I have 3 "rentals' They really aren't rentals because I have family members in them.

They know better than to call me if something breaks. Fix it yourself.

My deadbeat brother lives in one of my houses and called me to say that the property taxes were due and I needed to pay them.

Really? MF'er, you live there for free! You pay them! Pay something! :mad:

He paid them. And now he's not speaking to me. :rolleyes: I can't win.

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Sounds to me like you did win! ;)

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The color of the wires is not important. Its the gauge of the wires. 120/220 is not as import and as the same 2 wires will do ether and 220 will work on smaller (larger gauge wire) because it splits the amperage across both wires where as 120 draws on one. 14 gauge wire is good for 15 amps, 12 gauge will work up to 20 amps. But you can run a 20 amp 220 device on 14 gauge because it is only drawing 10 amps per wire. Hope that makes since.

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True about the wire color. The saw draws 13 Amps. It'll be connected to the old electric clothes dryer power line, which is 30 amps per leg. The extension cord I'm going to use was one my dad had for a planer molder that was twice the horsepower. I put in a gas dryer, which saved a ton of money on electricity over the last 20 years.

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Attachment 2187380
I seen this this morning and thought the same as Stocker;)


You got That Right:metal:

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What I did, not on but for "a" truck I "might" end up having some day, is go buy a pair of N.O.S. painted white mirror heads. I had to run clear over to the northeast corner of Baltimore. Shot a big hole in my day. But finding these was perfect. I have painted 69-71 mirrors I wanted to restore but the heads were questionable.

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nice score!

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Thanks. I want to do a no chrome '67 GMC Fenderside

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Nice find Tim .

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It's funny. I usually get back from Carlisle still in prowl for parts mode. I don't look at FB Marketplace unless I'm bored. Then, usually just scroll down. But this time I went into "Auto Parts" and it was like Carlisle all over again, very old stock. I had all these plans for around here on my first day back. Next thing I know I'm grabbing a sandwich before heading out the door for the city where I was greeted with a traffic backup on a Sunday morning. I paid my dues there! The guy has a '51 pickup all nicely done and had an ochre '71 Cheyenne he sold to a friend because it sat outside. These are interesting because they seem to pre-date the use of below eyeline mirrors on new trucks. The box looks pre-67 and they were sold as an accessory. I guess they were intended to mount on standard stick mirrors?

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Just noticed the brackets have a space guess the stick goes in between . Looked at my 72 and there is no space

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Good point. This will have me thinking. I hate when that happens!

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That space is where the mirror arm slides in. I've seen them on the medium duty trucks a lot. Nice score on the mirror heads though Tim.

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I ordered a lot of money today. New toy on the way if I don't get beat out by someone else before the money gets here. Nail biting time. But I think I've got it. A little hint. It's a car. Like I need another one. :crazy: We shall see. :smoke:

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r8

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:lol: He saw that pic, and BAM!

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What pic? I'm lost.

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Duh. Now I feel stoopid.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/data/500/lame.jpg

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Paul I think you are going to have to hire someone to keep all the batteries charged. Lol

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Tell me about it. :lol:

Today I got kicked out of my house. Well, I didn't really get kicked out. Edison is rebuilding the lines. Everyone's power was shut off in the whole neighborhood. It's supposed to last all day. This is the third time. I hope it's the last. Probably not.

I could have fired up my generator but it was easier to just go over to my other house. Everything works great here. :)

Power outages are really boring.

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I vote for the former lawn guy who throws his tools and screams at the tree. I think he'd do a great job :D

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Hmmm, I wonder what it could be......

:j69:..............................

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Not a Camaro. Although I wish it was. But this was mama's choice. Not my first choice, but we all know how that goes.

Here's a hint. I already have one but mine is 60+ years newer.

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:lol::lol::lol:
That guy cracked me up. It was just too funny to see him blow his cork in the yard. And then the tools started flying. :haha:

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You bought her a Packard didn't you? :lol::lol:

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No. A Packard wouldn't be her first choice. Believe it on not she's never been too excited about my Packard. :lol:

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So an old Vette? You're balancing out the classic side of the collection.

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Unfortunately not. But it is a two seater.