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| Air Conditioning 07/31/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum [HVAC: 97 Ford F-150 XLT 4.2L] Truck came in with blown #11 fuse controlling AC compressor. Found shorted diode (diode is in aux relay box). Replaced diode and compressor engaged briefly but quit with #11 fuse blown and shorted diode. Tried again without... | ||
| project farm reviews 07/25/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum Maybe you guys are familiar with this. There is a Youtube channel called project farm that does pretty credible reviews of tools and household items. Worth a watch. Greg. | ||
| rear wheel bearing 06/28/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum [Chassis: 15 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L] rust belt. spent 2 hrs trying to get rear hub out hitting tool with sledge hammer and heat. drilled hole between hub flange and spindle and drove in tapered air chisel bit that broke it free. fyi. | ||
| Extra hand 06/04/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum At times I use an AIR PUMP WEDGE. To hold things in place to get the bolts started. Most of the time a compressor mounted to the lower part of the engine just above the frame will need three hands to get in place and get all the bolts started. Air wedge u... | ||
| Stabilizer Link Testing 06/03/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum [Chassis: 18 Hyundai Sonata Sport 2.0T 2.0L] Vehicle was in for a suspension noise and as usual I check the links. Well, I usually grab the link and pull or push to check for play (I know it's even better to do this with the vehicle on the ground). I was... |
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