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I inherited an Atlas 10". I've already had to replace some of the die cast parts. Other parts, like the feed screw end support, which was broken, were manufactured on the same broken machine. Now, she's supporting a bronze-bushed feed screw support, and a quick-change tool holder. Good stuff. I've also inherited a massive Pratt and Whitney metal lathe that I've somehow got to move from MA to VA, and I'm half-assedly looking for a Bridgeport mill.

Yes, i too have started throwing out stuff that I know I will never use. But there is so much of it that It's hard to know where to start. However, today I cleaned up a folding table and put it away. Of course, this just uncovered all of the stuff that I dumped under the table. :-\

I'm notoriously pat-racky and I have a lot of stuff, and I'm always working on 3-4 things at a time. Tools are constantly spread about, to the point where A table will be covered with crap, i can't find a single phillips head screwdriver, so i'll go out and buy another. Also, there are things that need to stay inside, like three motorcycles, and a gravely tractor. I have to move all of this out to work on any car. I'm in the process of making some shelving, but I can't afford to go out and buy modular shelving, so I'm making stuff out of 2x4's and decking board, which looks good and is strong as hell, but it takes me forever because I suck at woodworking. I know I should put tools away when I'm done with them, but the constant flow of projects coming in and out makes it seem like a waste of time. What are some tricks i can do to stay tidy? It's starting to make stuff take a lot longer than it should. I'm also in the process of building a shed to put the bikes and tractor in, but I've barely broken ground.

Just got a nearly new 1/2" drive Black and Decker hammer drill off of C-list for $40.

Ha, I subscribed to this thread...six years ago.

I want an instant gratification machine!

I have an XR400R Honda dirtbike. If I leave it in my hot garage for a month and try to start it, it will do nothing except wear your leg out trying to kick it. I shut the petcock off and drain the carb bowl.Then i turn the petcock back on and let it purge for a second. The fuel that has been sitting in the carb looks and smells different, less volatile than what has been sitting in the plastic tank. The bike will start in one kick after that.

You need to put it in and run it, then test this stuff with the correct procedure.

I've got an intake, wiring harness, ecu, what i believe is the correct distributor, the spfi pump, and a couple other things that I'm no longer going to need. The throttle body does not have the injector, it got stolen for another project.

Bump. After replacing all of the axles (the front ones twice), two sets of tires, a couple of fuel filters, a radiator, and the passage of about four years, Robby sold the brat to a guy in northern Virginia for $250. Rust had creeped in, and even after a marathon welding session, the local inspection guy warned us that he wasn't going to pass it again. The car was sold for $250 to make it eligible for BABE Rally 2008, which it completed with ease. It even picked up some passengers who rode in the jump seats after their car blew up. After some bartering and such, the car was sold to Miles Fox. I guess I'll post a picture of it. The person in the photo is Robby, and not Miles Fox. You can tell by the lack of an aviator's leather helmet. Farewell, car. Don't let Miles take you airborne too often. That moustache bar mount looks crispy.

Grammar Nazi attack.

Clutch adjustment.

I recently resurrected a '72 CB450. While no speed demon, it is rather satisfying to ride around and go exploring on. Top speed seems to be around 95mph, but she's much more comfortable cruising at around 60. And now, a bad photo.

While play in a water pump isn't ideal, I wouldn't condemn it if it spun smoothly without roughness. I've noticed the distributors in some 4.0 jeeps squeak, and sometimes wobble like they are loose. Might want to glance at it. Thermostatic fan clutch may also be dying. usually they roar or knock when they start seizing, but you never know.

If you suspect other accessories, you could remove the belts going to them, one at a time, and run the engine. This can help isolate the noise.

Either timeserts or helicoil. I would personally never consider simply tapping for a different sized fastener on such a critical application.

While I agree with the use of helicoil, i would have a tendency to take the engine out and dump it at a machine shop, letting them take care of it. They've fixed many more of these sorts of things than any of us have. The price of them doing the work will be less than the price of you doing it wrong and having to replace the engine. I feel pretty confident about my abilities, and I've installed helicoil dozens of times, and I'd still rather have a machine shop do this on such a critical fastener. Just sayin'.

A turbo 350's oil pan looks square, with one corner cut off. A turbo 400's oil pan looks like Texas.

If the oil passes SAE/ACEA/ILSAC testing, and you change it on a reasonable schedule, then yeah, I'd risk it, because there is no risk. I've seen the testing they do. There is no way in hell you are running anything that hard, unless you simply never change your oil and just keep adding it when it is consumed.

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What are the limits at idle? In other words, how bad did it fail? Awful? Barely?

I put 40 psi in my tires. The sidewall suggests that 35 is the maximum pressure. Use this advice at your own risk.

I'm not sure that the emission control devices make them "significantly less efficient". We're talking a particulate filter. From a pricing standpoint, I agree completely. Definitly adds to the cost. And yes, I think biofuels should be much more widely available. I belive that time is coming. Did you know that some early diesels were running off coal dust? They had pneumatic fuel injection, which simply didn't work good enough. I think I'd have thrown myself off of a boat too if I had to figure out how to inject coal dust into an already pressurized cylinder.

Cayenne pepper sprinkled everywhere?