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Replying to: isellhondas (Mar 03, 2008 6:36 am) In my high school days a couple of my friends and I hung out/worked at a local Gulf service station. We found out that one of the pump jockeys at the Chevron station up the road had loaned a guy a commercial 2.5 ton floor jack for a $15 cash deposit. Needless to say, that place never saw the floor jack again. When things were slow we'd call the Chevron station and ask the owner if he had any more of those $15 floor jacks for sale. He'd let fly with a burst of profanity that would leave us all in stitches. |
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Replying to: mattandi (Mar 03, 2008 7:35 am) Years ago, on my way to work, I had the 3/8 inch vacuum line break, about 2 inches from the base of the 4 barrel carb on a GM 350 V8, that was connected to the PCV valve on the other end. The car ran extremely rough and sounded like a Kirby vacuum cleaner. If I didn’t put it in neutral and push the accelerator at stop signs and lights, it would stall. After work I opened the trunk to get some tape but somehow there wasn’t any in my trunk tool box. Rather than go back into the building and get some tape, I ripped a piece of a rag that I had and stuffed it into the piece of hose still attached to the carb. The car didn’t even rough idle a little bit. A fellow worker that was watching said, “where did you learn that trick”? I said, “to be honest with you I just thought of it but I’ll bet I’m not the only one that ever did this. I’m just too lazy to go back into the building to get some tape out of the secretary’s desk”. Tape. Don't leave home without it. Duck tape is great for repairing a split radiator hose. I kept a duck tape repaired hose in the trunk of my car as a spare. Good thing I did. A couple years later I had a hose that almost exploded. No amount of tape was going to fix that hose, so I used the spare duck tape repaired hose for that roadside job. Water, oh yeah, I always carry around a couple Prestone jugs filled with the stuff. You just never know when the car is going to get thirsty.  jmonroe
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Replying to: jmonroe (Mar 03, 2008 7:12 am) I'm still surprised. After nearly 20 years in the tool business lending a tool is almost unheard of. I guess it's working for the stores that do. It's not uncommon for a well equipped tech to have 40,000 or more invested in their personal tools.
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Replying to: isellhondas (Mar 03, 2008 1:05 pm) That's how they get people to buy the parts.. An auto repair facility would put themselves out of business, if they did that.. Plus, without loaning tools, they'd never sell a MacPherson strut...
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Replying to: jmonroe (Mar 03, 2008 8:54 am) Also good for repairing ducks...  P.S. it's duct tape.
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Replying to: jmonroe (Mar 02, 2008 7:03 pm) Yeah, I am now. Just woke up from a little extra "handsome sleep". Seems to be working fairly well. Uhh, not sure what the "Mazda reference is all about. I do have a Mazda MPV, but my son is only 6 years old. Are you suggesting I let him do my brake work?
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Replying to: mackabee (Mar 03, 2008 1:14 pm)  |
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Replying to: mackabee (Mar 03, 2008 1:14 pm) Edit oops never mind. |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Mar 03, 2008 1:09 pm) Anyone changing a Mc Pherson strut had better know what they are doing special tool or not. A flying spring can bust a guys head like a melon. Almost as much fun as the old split rims could be. I've seen it all and it isn't pretty! |
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Replying to: jipster (Mar 03, 2008 1:23 pm) Well...yeah. With the right tools I'm sure he could do it as long as you didn't get in his way and mess him up.  jmonroe |
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