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Forum: The Garage 05-14-2013, 02:57 PM
Replies: 3,496
Views: 419,246
Posted By small_e_900
Well, Duh. So simple it's brilliant. ...

Well, Duh.
So simple it's brilliant.

Thanks.
Forum: The Garage 05-06-2013, 04:08 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 4,690
Posted By small_e_900
By US standards, my house is pretty old. c1790. ...

By US standards, my house is pretty old. c1790.

A stone foundation means that some doors won't stay open in the winter and some won't stay open in the summer.

The day I stop working on it...
Forum: The Garage 05-05-2013, 08:38 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,616
Posted By small_e_900
Well shit, everybody knows that. It's the red...

Well shit, everybody knows that.
It's the red dot thing that so cornfusing.
Forum: Old's Cool 04-12-2013, 01:42 PM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 589,321
Posted By small_e_900
Have you seen this trailer? I always thought it...

Have you seen this trailer?
I always thought it would make a nice box for a hack.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa206/small_e_900/trailer.jpg...
Forum: The Garage 04-08-2013, 05:09 AM
Replies: 3,496
Views: 419,246
Posted By small_e_900
Yes. In the last two years, I melted two,...

Yes.

In the last two years, I melted two, because I'm a dumbass.

Anyone figure out a way to automate the water flow so that an idiot who always remembers to plug-in the water cooler but often...
Forum: Equipment 03-23-2013, 07:28 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,054
Posted By small_e_900
Has anyone tried neoprene gloves...

Has anyone tried neoprene gloves (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Glacier-Glove-Neoprene-Glove-Black/10928548)?
Forum: The Garage 03-03-2013, 10:38 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,684
Posted By small_e_900
Insulate the walls and then install 4" furring...

Insulate the walls and then install 4" furring strips horizontally on 12" centers before installing drywall.

You will never have to go more than 8" horizontally or 14 1/2" vertically (assumes 16...
Forum: The Garage 01-27-2013, 01:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,412
Posted By small_e_900
I would switch to natural gas in a second. The...

I would switch to natural gas in a second.
The nearest gas lines are 10 miles away
Gas heat, hot water. clothes dryer and cooking and only one bill.

Propane would cost as much or possibly more...
Forum: The Garage 12-31-2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 846
Views: 267,300
Posted By small_e_900
Most motorcycle plastic is ABS. You can repair...

Most motorcycle plastic is ABS.
You can repair cracks in a similar manner, but if you take the shavings and put them in a jar of acetone over night, you'll have a paste that will have a longer...
Forum: The Garage 11-02-2012, 04:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,126
Posted By small_e_900
A good read about octane boost Rocket Fuel...

A good read about octane boost

Rocket Fuel (http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/misc/octaneexplained.html)
Forum: Hacks 10-28-2012, 01:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 682
Posted By small_e_900
Also look into the Summit Racing catalog. There...

Also look into the Summit Racing catalog.
There are a bunch of heim joints and weld-in lugs for mounting differentials that would work well for a hack mounting system.
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 09-30-2012, 06:32 AM
Replies: 5,986
Views: 1,985,835
Posted By small_e_900
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa206/small_e_9...

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa206/small_e_900/681e81ac.jpg
Forum: Hacks 09-29-2012, 06:16 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,686
Posted By small_e_900
My guess is that what you're being offered is 1...

My guess is that what you're being offered is 1 5/8" OD Schedule 80 pipe, with .190" wall thickness.

That's what's used around here for making pipe railings.
I've got a bunch of it in the garage...
Forum: Equipment 09-29-2012, 05:35 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,356
Posted By small_e_900
I regularly give the shield on my helmet and the...

I regularly give the shield on my helmet and the shield on my bike a good squirt of Pledge furniture polish.

In a light rain it works reasonably well at shedding water droplets.
On a sunny day,...
Forum: The Garage 08-19-2012, 06:05 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,839
Posted By small_e_900
:rofl:rofl:rofl If you're just going to...

:rofl:rofl:rofl

If you're just going to throw it at the cat, why wait for it to cool off?
Forum: Old's Cool 07-21-2012, 04:46 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 14,628
Posted By small_e_900
What kind of exhaust are you running? If it's...

What kind of exhaust are you running?
If it's straight pipes, right about 3500 rpm is where they will stumble and sputter for a couple hundred rpms.

The exhaust needs some back pressure.

If...
Forum: The Garage 07-01-2012, 05:56 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,722
Posted By small_e_900
I never found the need to purchase left-hand...

I never found the need to purchase left-hand twist drills.

If it's for occasional use, you can take a right hand twist drill and grind a left-hand profile onto it.

That is, if you are someone...
Forum: Hacks 05-28-2012, 02:16 PM
Replies: 5,168
Views: 1,760,431
Posted By small_e_900
Thanks for the pictures. Maybe you can cut...

Thanks for the pictures.

Maybe you can cut a small view-hole into the cover so you can check the fluid lever without removing the cover.

It looks to me like a single master cylinder is...
Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers. 05-28-2012, 04:39 AM
Replies: 23,264
Views: 1,811,913
Posted By small_e_900
The Sayre Family are kin. My daughter is...

The Sayre Family are kin.
My daughter is eligible for membership in the DAR through the Sayre line.
Very old New Jersey family.

I'm suprised and pleased to see this on ADV.
Forum: Hacks 05-28-2012, 03:29 AM
Replies: 5,168
Views: 1,760,431
Posted By small_e_900
Thank you. Still dreamin' and schemin'

Thank you.

Still dreamin' and schemin'
Forum: Hacks 05-27-2012, 05:31 PM
Replies: 5,168
Views: 1,760,431
Posted By small_e_900
I'd really like to see how that car is attached...

I'd really like to see how that car is attached to that Concours,
Forum: Hacks 05-20-2012, 06:43 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,438
Posted By small_e_900
:rofl Prime-grade signature material, right...

:rofl

Prime-grade signature material, right there.
Forum: The Garage 05-19-2012, 05:36 AM
Replies: 3,496
Views: 419,246
Posted By small_e_900
I have a problem with this. The other day,...

I have a problem with this.

The other day, I was reading a cookbook for instruction in how to prepare bacon.
The book said to turn the heat up until it sounded like MIG welding.

Now, what...
Forum: The Garage 04-28-2012, 05:33 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,704
Posted By small_e_900
I have drilled out broken EZ-outs in the past. ...

I have drilled out broken EZ-outs in the past.

Carbide masonry bits are carbide tipped.
Take the appropriate size bit to the grinder and grind the tip to approximate the tip of a standard twist...
Forum: The Garage 04-22-2012, 06:52 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,192
Posted By small_e_900
A friend had an atv that started and idled fine...

A friend had an atv that started and idled fine but would die under power.

He cleaned the carb thoroughly, twice.

There was a vent tube that disappeared into the plastic somewhere that he...
Forum: The Garage 04-01-2012, 10:32 AM
Replies: 3,496
Views: 419,246
Posted By small_e_900
I checked with them before I bought a torch set...

I checked with them before I bought a torch set and didn't but a torch set.

I'd hate to have burned down the garage and then found out that they wouldn't cover the damage.
Forum: The Garage 04-01-2012, 06:58 AM
Replies: 3,496
Views: 419,246
Posted By small_e_900
The only downside to having an OA setup that I...

The only downside to having an OA setup that I found was the near $1000 increase in homeowners insurance.

Check with your insurance agent.
Forum: The Garage 03-25-2012, 07:15 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,902
Posted By small_e_900
I work as a maintenance mechanic. From what...

I work as a maintenance mechanic.

From what I've been told, it's not uncommon to hear me bitch about the fact that..."I WORK WITH FUCKIN' GORILLAS".

Thirty years ago, some of the Snap-on guys...
Forum: The Garage 03-04-2012, 10:10 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,236
Posted By small_e_900
I wired a single fog light and a single driving...

I wired a single fog light and a single driving light onto my Concours in such a way that, with the flip of a switch, the light will extinguish when
the high beam is turned on OR when the high beam...
Forum: The Garage 03-04-2012, 09:44 AM
Replies: 3,496
Views: 419,246
Posted By small_e_900
It could just have easily been a defective switch...

It could just have easily been a defective switch on a Lincoln Welder that he had to wait a few weeks for.


I stand by the statement that one bad switch is not an indictment of the company's...
Forum: The Garage 03-03-2012, 04:51 AM
Replies: 3,496
Views: 419,246
Posted By small_e_900
One person had a problem with one switch and the...

One person had a problem with one switch and the company's whole line of welders is somehow inferior.

I don't think that one bad switch makes faults a common occurance on the Miller machines.
...
Forum: The Garage 12-27-2011, 12:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,042
Posted By small_e_900
1986-2005 Kawasaki Concours. Practically...

1986-2005 Kawasaki Concours.

Practically unchanged in 20 years of manufacture. In fact, only the paint color changed since 1994.

Millions of parts available.

Fast

Good in the...
Forum: The Garage 12-25-2011, 10:08 PM
Replies: 846
Views: 267,300
Posted By small_e_900
ftfy

ftfy
Forum: The Garage 11-15-2011, 03:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,420
Posted By small_e_900
I remember dealing with one toilet that would...

I remember dealing with one toilet that would work perfectly for one, five or twenty-five flushes and then back up for no appearent reason.

It was plungered, repeatedly, augered...shit, even...
Forum: Road warriors 08-03-2011, 02:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 4,872
Posted By small_e_900
It's a shame that you will have to spend $8000...

It's a shame that you will have to spend $8000 more to get a better sport-touring bike than a Concours. Eight grand buys a LOT of gasoline...even at today's prices.
Forum: The Garage 07-31-2011, 06:15 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,205
Posted By small_e_900
Don't do that. Wd-40 will disolve the oil...

Don't do that.

Wd-40 will disolve the oil on the cylinder walls, leaving them unprotected.

Put a teaspoon of engine oil in the plug holes instead and turn the engine over a time or two.
...
Forum: Old's Cool 07-25-2011, 02:23 PM
Replies: 10,989
Views: 5,612,314
Posted By small_e_900
This is such a cool picture. thanks

This is such a cool picture. thanks
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 07-22-2011, 03:03 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,760
Posted By small_e_900
The loudest sound in the whole world is the sound...

The loudest sound in the whole world is the sound of the jail door closing behind you.
Forum: Old's Cool 07-18-2011, 03:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,831
Posted By small_e_900
I've had a '71 Sportster since '83. The...

I've had a '71 Sportster since '83.

The low seat option is correct for that year.

The kick-start only (serial # beginning with 4A) likely had alloy rims, but this wasn't very consistent.
...
Forum: The Garage 07-09-2011, 05:47 AM
Replies: 3,496
Views: 419,246
Posted By small_e_900
Red.....Blue Ford....Chevy Tastes...

Red.....Blue

Ford....Chevy

Tastes great...Less filling
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