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GENERAL TOOL AND MACHINE DISCUSSION / Re: The Quest for the perfect pocket screwdriver
« Last post by hickory n Steel on Today at 10:26:10 PM »
Quote from: geneg on Today at 10:46:09 AM
Bits are not hard to get out, but mine have detent balls in lieu of o-rings.  I got mine in S. Florida around 2000.  Either at Restoration hHardware or at Brookstone.  Both stores were newly opened on a project in W.P.B.  Now that you mentioned it, I wouldn't mind having the same setup in all of my vehicles.  Torx tips have also been useful.
I wonder if that means AT&G never actually manufactured their own products ?

Btw I never knew Nite-ize made a mini pock-its, that's cool.
I have an original regular sized Pock-its that I carried at work up until a couple years ago when the velcro finally stopped holding and the things I was carrying just kind if changed.
My dad carried it when I was a kid and gave it to me when I was a teenager and he had stopped using it.

I wish they'd reintroduce the mini, but also use a snap instead of the velcro.
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TRACTORS/MOWERS/HEAVY EQUIPMENT / Re: Any Detroit Diesel gurus on here?
« Last post by nelstomlinson on Today at 05:53:49 PM »
Most of my old machines are like that, slip knot.
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TRACTORS/MOWERS/HEAVY EQUIPMENT / Re: Any Detroit Diesel gurus on here?
« Last post by slip knot on Today at 05:52:05 PM »
Any oil you dump in a DD will be black within 5 minutes of run time.
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TRACTORS/MOWERS/HEAVY EQUIPMENT / Re: Any Detroit Diesel gurus on here?
« Last post by nelstomlinson on Today at 04:46:46 PM »
I'll look for some single viscosity oil, but it sounds like I won't hurt it with the multi-visc I have on hand, as long as I keep pouring it through. Thanks.

It's run some recently, and I roaded it home Tuesday night.
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TRACTORS/MOWERS/HEAVY EQUIPMENT / Re: Any Detroit Diesel gurus on here?
« Last post by gtermini on Today at 02:20:32 PM »
Detroits will burn a lot of oil running multi-weight. Straight SAE 30 is what they were designed for.

The saying for saltwater chevys is, you know they're out of oil when they stop leaking. Haven't met one that didn't mark it's territory constantly.

If it hasn't been started in a couple years, and double so if it's sitting outside, pull the valve cover and work the injector racks to make sure they're free. Have somebody stand next to the intake with a board to slam over and choke it out when you start it in case it decides to go to the moon. The emergency shutdown flap in the blower is usually froze or has been sucked through before and won't work when you need it. Even it does, don't use it for shutting the engine down under normal circumstances.

Otherwise, a jimmy was one of the best engine designs ever built. If you can stand the noise.
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PHOTOS OF GENERAL INTEREST (NOT TOOLS OR SHOP RELATED) / Pitfalls of owning a Motorhome. Creators of massive projects...
« Last post by oldcarguy on Today at 01:16:28 PM »
They consist of repairs of both a vehicle and home all wrapped up into one.. And owning two motorhomes quadruples that of owning a single home! This week's project is the refrigerator sprung a leak in my American Eagle. It's an absorption type. That's powered by heat from propane flame or electric. It uses ammonia rather than Freon. The telltale sign of a leak is the obvious smell. That in most cases means trashing the unit. However the Amish are the master's in making replacement components in the USA. Since electricity is banned from their daily use, they can cool using natural gas.. Hence absorption refrigerator rule in their communities...

American Eagle Motorhome..pulling my enclosed car hauler.


Twelve cubic feet four door model with auto ice-maker. Top two doors are freezer, bottom two are refrigerator. Weighs just over 200 pounds. Took off the doors and removed from its' nesting place..




The passenger seat and entry door needs to be removed to get the refrigerator out of the coach. So I stacked the one coach on to the other and have enough room to work around.




I ordered the replacement refrigerant unit and will dive into this project after it arrives... Never a dull moment around OldCarGuy's place...
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TRACTORS/MOWERS/HEAVY EQUIPMENT / Any Detroit Diesel gurus on here?
« Last post by nelstomlinson on Today at 12:08:00 PM »
I just bought a Huber Warco 4D grader, and it has what I'm pretty sure is a DD 4-53. It's old and thrashed, but the only thing it obviously needs is an oil change. I have a bunch of Rotella 15W-40, and some Delo 15W-40. Is either of them suitable for this old iron?
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GENERAL TOOL AND MACHINE DISCUSSION / Re: The Quest for the perfect pocket screwdriver
« Last post by geneg on Today at 10:46:09 AM »
Bits are not hard to get out, but mine have detent balls in lieu of o-rings.  I got mine in S. Florida around 2000.  Either at Restoration hHardware or at Brookstone.  Both stores were newly opened on a project in W.P.B.  Now that you mentioned it, I wouldn't mind having the same setup in all of my vehicles.  Torx tips have also been useful.
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GENERAL TOOL AND MACHINE DISCUSSION / Re: The Quest for the perfect pocket screwdriver
« Last post by nelstomlinson on Today at 10:00:35 AM »
This bent shank type is great for sticking in a hip pocket. They used to come with computers we sold 30+ years ago, and everyone in the shop had a few. Can't find'em anywhere now.
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ANTIQUE/COLLECTOR TOOLS/BOXES/HAND ONLY / Re: Got a favorite hammer?
« Last post by slip knot on April 25, 2024, 08:37:00 PM »
I've got a no name claw hammer thats been with me for 50+ years. I've replaced the handle several times but I will never intentionally get rid of that hammer. I dont recall where or when I got it. its was my hammer as a kid growing up. Nailed tons of shingles on, smashed lots of thumbs and fingers. Flipped several houses... I made a lot of money with that hammer.
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