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No dice at McMaster-Carr *************************************************************************************** Joe, OK. Thanks. for looking. Jim -----Original Message----- From: McMaster-Carr <cle.sales@mcmaster.com> To: jsarnold@aol.com <jsarnold@aol.com> Sent: Wed, Jan 13, 2021 12:15 pm Subject:...

Thanks for ideas. MostMint, I sent a query to McMaster. We'll see what they come up with. If they have something, I'll have to find a business to order it since they don't sell to individuals. Looked online at Grainger but didn't contact them. We have a local store. GM, that could explain some of th...

I have been screwed by the last two Chinese products. Bought a rechargeable leaf blower with two batteries, one of which failed after a few uses. Battery is "Guaranteed" but only available with that leaf blower, not by itself. They didn't like my idea of replacing the whole leaf blower. Al...

That tool works for home AC Schrader valves. Here's the one for auto ac.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F9 ... UTF8&psc=1

Manual trans anti-theft device.

WXO and I are both chasing AC leaks. We learned something interesting. An inexpensive tool allows a Schrader valve to be replaced without losing the charge and without getting sprayed with refrigerant. https://youtu.be/t69uLxmM5XE Advice to check the Schrader valves after gauges are disconnected see...

OK!!!! Would that I would be so lucky with the Lincoln AC leak.

Need to borrow your sniffer.

Didn't get to Pep Boys to find the leak before they closed. WXO and I have not had much luck charging the Lincoln AC for some reason. In the past, the low side was so hot it was hard to get refrigerant to go in. So, I decided to wait for cool weather to try again. Got at it with the cool weather on ...

I wondered what that liquid was laying on the bottom of the intake in the video. Maybe oil coming from the turbos?

Not for me but for someone.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/ ... 34743.html

Love the clean undercarriage and original parts stickers still visible. And, 3/10 faster than the Lincoln.

Great!!! Don't expect you'll ever have to tackle that job again.

I'd like to see his collection of sales brochures as a library at some car museum. Or scanned and online. Would be fun to peruse them for cars we've owned.