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    Castrol GTX 20-50

    I'd like to tell you a story and then let you decide whether it applies to this discussion or not. When I was a kid (I'm a really old guy) there was a well-known automotive journalist named Tom McCahill who for years had a monthly column in Mechanix Illustrated magazine. He was one of the...
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    Castrol GTX 20-50

    Re-stating what MidnightSwinger said, just remember that if your engine is still covered under the manufacturer's warranty, you've got to use the grade and weight of oil specified by that manufacturer or your warranty will be void. If you have a newer engine that is supposed to use 0W-20 oil...
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    GOOD GUY ALERT..Lee Robinson

    Lee lives about 15 miles away from me, and I've met him a couple of times. He's been over to my house and I've been to his. He has been extremely helpful to me in correcting problems on my '62 Valiant resto-rod. Super great guy! And his dad Carl is a Mopar freak, too.
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    Early A-Bodies

    /facetious mode on Those aren't early A's!! THIS is an early A!
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    Gotta love those Greenlee chassis punches

    I've always felt they were very high-quality punches. I've got quite a few of them, but they're old, and I used to use them to punch holes in steel car bumpers(!) to mount CB antennas and trailer electrical connectors, so unfortunately most of them have become dull. I'm wondering if a DIY'er...
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    We're missing a big opportunity here! Please fill the vacuum

    In Britain, Australia and New Zealand they call the part of a car's frame where it narrows in the front, and where it kicks up at the rear, the "dumb irons". That never ceases to crack me up every time I hear it. We really ought to adopt the phrase here in 'Murica! Imagine how great it would...
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    What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?

    I'm getting ready to lower the body of my '22 Dodge Bros. touring car onto the chassis, but I experienced a major brain fart: I forgot whether the longitudinal splash pans have to be installed first or not. Even worse, I forgot how to install the splash pans. I am going to have to make inquiry...
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    Piston ring compressor tool for air compressor rebuild?

    Good suggestion, MoparMike1974! Thanks very much.
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    Piston ring compressor tool for air compressor rebuild?

    Good point, Tooljunkie. I didn't happen to have the right size hose clamp at the time. I'd better pick one up the next time I go to the auto parts store.
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    Piston ring compressor tool for air compressor rebuild?

    Wow, ACME SS, great answer! Thanks for all the effort. I was able to lower the cylinders over the piston rings by carefully pushing the rings into their lands with a tiny screwdriver, but was just wondering how to do it next time. Thanks again!
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    Piston ring compressor tool for air compressor rebuild?

    On a reciprocating air compressor, since you can't install the pistons from the top of the cylinders because the connecting rod bolts face upward (i.e., you have to install the rod bolts, pistons and rings first and then lower the cylinders over the pistons) and therefore can't use a normal ring...
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    Wish I knew someplace good to buy single-stage paint economically

    Thank you very much, FABO people! Your replies contain so much valuable information. I really appreciate it, and will be referring to your replies in the future.
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    Wish I knew someplace good to buy single-stage paint economically

    I'm painting antique cars (on which a base/clear would be incorrect), farm implements and shop equipment with single-stage urethane. I sure wish I knew of someplace that offered good prices on decent-quality paint. Probably this would be an online store rather than a bricks and mortar one(?)...
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    How to clean an HVLP spray gun??

    I've been spraying quite a bit of epoxy primer, and I had thought that spraying lacquer thinner or acetone between uses would suffice to keep it clean inside. That was wrong. The epoxy paint did build up inside the passages of the gun, despite spraying lacquer thinner each time after I used...
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    stripping original paint

    Try scratching a test piece of bare metal deeply with 80 grit and then see if one coat of primer will level it out so it looks nice.
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