This channel is intended to give back to the Internet community of do-it-yourself (DIY) individuals who want to learn how to fix things on their own. I discuss learnings captured during completion of my own DIY projects as part of my daily life repairing, renovating or building. Many of my hobbies revolve around tools, motorized things (cars, trucks, tractors, boats, industrial grade mowers) and there will be some videos covering home renovations as well.
I am not a professional mechanic or carpenter and am simply offering the "at your own risk" tips that you would want to offer a friend when they are about to embark on a task you just completed. My goal is to share my knowledge on DIY projects so your projects can be completed more efficiently and in a safer manner than an amateur may otherwise achieve without further research. You can leverage my research and save yourself time and headache.
As you will see, I focus on important details but do not heavily edit videos.
This might sound like a bad idea but do you have to actually anchor It to the floor ? If I set it up without anchoring to the floor will it be a problem. I'm renting this building and they do not want any holes in the floor. Thanks
Oh my gosh....SO helpful. Everytime I opened my screen, it would fall off the track! Had no idea how to fix until this video. 65 yr old woman whose husb died. Was used to him fixing things. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! ❤
Guys and Gals, try plugging your fridge into another electric outlet first. After watching your video, I plugged the fridge into the outside electric receptacle on the side of the 5th wheel. I could feel the heater working within 5 minutes. I saved myself hours of aggravation by just by doing that. Anyway, pro tip. Thanks for uploading.
Doing a resto on my father in laws handed down 70s starcraft in which floor was so rotted I had to pull it all up 1st. Using a marine grade plywood with 3 coats of a good water sealer which all wasn't cheap. Was hoping to get a bit more info on how to get the bevels in especially the front Pcs where there's cut outs for the ribs but the entire piece has bevel all the way around.
did this leak make a roaring noise on acceleration from a light but no noise at idle? I have a just an exhaust noise under throttle but seems to be only off idle. cruise has no noise...?
#1- Bad Advise! You save pennies yes, but you'll be digging it up in a few years because its clogged with roots! Then you spend hundreds more to fix it right. #2- those internal couplers are junk as they slow down water flow and will catch debris. Always use external couplers and then wrap joints with tile tape- this tape works extremely well and will keep roots from growing into the joint area. A lot of things can be done on the cheap if you don't mind doing it again it a few years!
An explanation why the pinion nut should be tightened to its previous location would be helpful, since you mentioned marking it. The pinion nut applies the correct compression for proper preload of the meshing pinion and ring gear. 🙂 If one carefully tightens the nut to the previous mark, the gears will mesh as it came from the factory. If over tightened, the meshing could cause premature wear or/and binding in the front axle.
do you know if you have a black fluiđ you ne,ed to flush the line. the red fluid you don't ne.ed to flush other why when you put the new fluid in the mix red fluid black and red together
Can IP508 check the vehicle's battery State Of Health(SOH) and State Of Charge(SOC). I need to know how to check the battery life % with XTool iP508. I have it.
Solid floor never is never the sign of a solid boat. They rot from the bottom up…. I bought a 1988 regal medallion for its engine. The original floor is actually solid. I thought it might make the lake once or twice. I started it and noticed the engine was dancing. Front motor mount gone. Rear stringers gone. Deck overs are dangerous… also why I play with tin boats only unless it’s with a saw all and a dump trailer
Just channel lock it and I used a big flathead screw driver and hit the channel locks. It came off Finally. Wasn't easy I admit but wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. Chanel locks I had on tight as I could squeeze them
Actually, used motor oil has corrosive components. I use proper undercoating fluid as demonstrated in the video. This is a better approach in my opinion but to each his own.
I would love to learn how to weld. I have a 1993 Buick Century that is like your car perfect and clean except for a couple of spots. It has similar rust repairs needed. Good video.
Thanks. you can buy a cheap wirefeed flux core welder for cheap and it will handle nearly all automotive welding needs. Then get someone to show you how to do it. If you put the word out "free pizza for someone to give me a 30 min welding lesson" and I bet someone would take you up on it.
Here is another tip. When replacing the filter clean the hole in the transmission with a shot of brake clean so there is no oil and the rubber ring has a better grip. Then use green Lube Gard assemblee goo on the contact points of the filter to the valve body. This will hold the filter in place until you can get the pan on. Put the assemnlee goo in the refrigerator for a few hours to make it extra sticky. This product is made to be used in automatic transmissions and will dissolve in transmission fluid. For some reason Ford could not put a screw in the filter to hold it in place. They probably saved 15 cents per transmission by doing this.😑
Thank you. My car has a different issue. The driver side lock doesn’t lock with the remote. We get around by doing it manually from the back door. Is there any easy fix to it ? The dealer wants too much money to fix it.☹️
Also here is a tip if you are not into transmission fluid waterfalls. Drill a 1/4-inch hole in the bottom of the pan first, then remove the dipstick, and let the fluid drain out into a pan for an hour or two. Then remove the pan, replace the filter, clean the pan and magnet. Plug the hole you drilled with JB weld, let it set up and replace the pan. Refill with the same amount of fluid you drained out. A cleaner job without all the mess.😊
I have watched several of these videos and many comments state that they would drain out 5 1/2 quarts of fluid and have to install 7 quarts of fluid to get the proper fluid level. So does this mean that the factory under filled the transmission? Or is the transmission now being over filled? Kind of odd there could be such a difference. There is some fluid in the filter but not that much. Also, I have found that welders gloves help when checking the fluid level.
A couple of things about chickens and nesting. Yes, they do not mind (possibly even prefer) nesting together. However, if you have a strong pecking order in the flock, have at least one separate box or compartment for those at the bottom of the pecking order. For your nesting box, just the one divider in the middle, would have been fine. Yes, they like to roll other eggs under themselves, this is common. Sort of like an inbuilt habit. The bit of tin you put on the top is a bad idea. They tend to jump up on things, and would therefore cut their feet and get infected.
