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Re July 4, 1776 (Independence day) Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the...

ALUMINUM! ! I doubt you can get bolt remains hot enough without damaging aluminum. Aluminum is funny. You heat it, and it looks fine, then in a blink of an eye it is liquid. The only thing I can think of is salt water bath electrolysis. When I restored a rusty relic, I used it to dissolve...

Old wood handled carpenter's hammer! Yeah, I got one just like it, was my father's, along with other yesteryear things. I am going on 80 yrs old. Re bolt residue. Need to remove temper so it can be drilled. Heat it to orange with your torch and hold for a bit. If that bracket wasn't there, I...

Wow- I am in.

New U-joints- Good! A U-joint failing at speed can really ruin your day, and maybe someone else's too.

You said " I recently greased all fittings and noticed 2 broken off in the intermediate drive shaft (nearest the diff pinion). I also noticed a ding & scuffing in the drive shaft. I noticed that it looked like it has a new transmission. " I would be looking at driveshaft. Best would be to pull...

BUMMER!

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Funny how your employer would not let you have big red, but it made it's way to you anyhow.

I see a lot of future parts for "Mr. Rusty".

Lot of good parts. Surprised you did not keep frame for "Mr. Rusty".

96 F. and very humid here. Staying inside. When I was in engine room on ship in 'nam and the other ****holes in SE Asia, we used to put Kaki's in sink and soak with water. Feels a little strange, but the wet Kaki's would cool you as they dried in the high temps. If I HAD to work outside in...

HMM- Knob & tube is 2 wire, no ground. Good stuff in it's day. Trouble with it is fabric over rubber covering deteriorates over many decades, sometimes leaving wires bare. GFCI should shut off juice before most people can feel it. I have GFCI outlets, but they now say outlets should be...