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OT: Auto OBD not ready?

My mystery for today- took the car through inspection today; failed for "OBD not ready" in the emissions on board diagn...
58 comments posted 13yrs
posted by mungedkevin
58 comments posted 13yrs posted by mungedkevin

Saturday fun for the male part of the family

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-G7NUTAV7gRc/UfQ0Ukva_mI/AAAAAAAACqU/9vj1KQKtv60/w656-h492-no/20130727_151542.jpg The...
20 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus26578
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus26578

Leaking diesel storage tank

At work, I have a 900 gal diesel storage tank mounted 8' up in a pipe rack, for gravity feed to a pair of Detroit Diese...
31 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gmasterman
31 comments posted 13yrs posted by gmasterman

spindle preload and lube

I was advised a long time ago to get: "New Departure Hand Book 24th edition Ball Bearing Catalog" to learn about spindl...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

What is it? Set 503

Hopefully this won't be a double post but I'm not seeing the one I made two hours ago. This week's set has been posted:...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Rob_member
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by Rob_member

Portable 120V Welder

For years I used a Harbor Fright 120V machine for this sort of thing. After I cut a huge hole in the case and put a gia...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by none
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by none

Do not trust your pit bulls to just anyone

http://thegrio.com/2012/03/09/georgia-man-arrested-for-sexually-abusing-neighbors-dogs-1/
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posted by ignoramus20790
38 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus20790

Stripping Sn/Pb solder from pins

Anyone tried to do this? I'm interested in stripping solder from a nickel layer on small (say 1mm diameter) pins, witho...
32 comments posted 13yrs
posted by speffSNIP
32 comments posted 13yrs posted by speffSNIP

Cincinnati Lathe

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/tls/3951050351.html Best Regards Tom.
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by H.beal
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by H.beal

Why Indy Car Racing Is Failing

"slow Eddy" Huntress posts to this newsgroup for many years have shown beyo nd a shadow or a doubt that the immense pop...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jonbanquer
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by jonbanquer

Why aluminum prices are up; copper to follow

So, Golden Sacks is driving aluminum from one warehouse to another, and then back again, to drive up prices for "wareho...
42 comments posted 13yrs
posted by huntres23
42 comments posted 13yrs posted by huntres23

Ripped off by PC World?

Ripped off by PC World? Suddenly they will no longer provide paper issues starting with Sep issue!
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posted by rc
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by rc

Shaft seal tightening question

Installing a new shaft seal on my Amana washing machine. See pictures belo w....
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivanvegvary

How to operate HYBCO TAP GRINDER 1100

I have purchased one used Hybco 1100 tap grinder _specially for Right Hand relieving the taps Chamfer _. But it is reli...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by pankaj
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by pankaj