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A basic Helicoil kit on Ebay only runs about $15. I'm sure welding and retapping would cost more than that and with the Helicoil there's no worries about heat frying seals.

Rebuilt my A0 wiper motor today. The brushes had worn down and because they were making poor contact with the commutator they caused the input filter coil to burn out. Cleaned the entire unit with spray brake parts cleaner and re-lubed everything with lithium grease. I replaced the coil with...

I recently went thru this with my truck too. I kept hearing a scraping sound in the right front and decided to investigate. When I grabbed the right hand caliper it wiggled and I could see the lower bolt was partially backed out. To tighten them it's necessary to remove the half-shaft, remove...

Awol, I spent 30 years working for Varian there in Gloucester!

Lovely day today! Last week while I was working under my 996 ambulance I reached up and grabbed the right front brake caliper and it rocked all over the place. The bolts to the differential had come loose. To tighten them you need to remove the wheel and tire, the half shaft, and the caliper...

Putting in large rivnuts doesn't require that special tool unless your going to do a lot of them. Just use a 1/2-13 bolt and a couple of nuts to set the rivnut. BTW, I did the flasher replacement.

Had a great learning experience yesterday repairing/replacing glow plug stuff. For about a year now I've had a lot of white smoke only on startup that I attributed to bad glow plugs. Yesterday I pulled the right splash guard, radio shelf and engine covers to check things out. I found the...

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Hobo Freight has a great little straightening comb tool for radiator fins. It has 6 different fin spacing sections to match almost any cooling system. Looks like Hobo might have dropped this tool but if you search "condenser radiator tool" they ll pop up.

Keep in mind that diesels like to run their own coolants. They're specifically formulated to prevent micro-bubbles that cause cylinder problems.

I have a good friend with a helmet hardtop and we looked into doing this same thing but there are cutouts in the corners of the toolboxes. How did you get around them? Can you just flip the door and not the whole box?

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I bought a 2" strap wrench to tighten the alternator with 10 years ago. Still works great!

When you compare the investment in the commanders seats and their benefit to all of the other cubic dollar investments people put into these things yes, they are a good investment. The ride comfort is a world of difference better. It's comparable to going from bias ply tires to radials.

I'd always heard of that brush guard referred to as the Lightweight Marine Corps brush guard.

Yesterday four HMMWV owners went up to Jacques Littlefields Pony Tracks ranch for possibly one of the last viewings of his marvelous tank collection. It's been 2 years since the auction but there are still some beautiful tanks in the Museum and on the property. Paul Politi, Cam Koskens, Zee...