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MickeyKnox
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Ok guys. I made a compression tester today. Crimped together a 10,000 psi hydraulic hose. Put a norgen air gauge. And ground down a spark plug and welded a nipple on it. Question though. Do I need a check valve on this thing?
I never did a compression test. But common sense is telling me yes.
Yes, I think so. Many of them use something similar to a tire schrader valve.....Mine do....
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Ok. Yeah that's what it looked like I needed. I'll head down to the lower shop and see if I can find one
Hey Ray...question. big block magnetos. A friend has one with no spark. @halifaxhops do you work on magnetos as well? Could it be a magnet issue. I thoight I remember then being recharged so to say..
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Compression tester uses a check valve and a way to release pressure.
Another warm day. Just getting things moved, selling off junk i dont need, old table saws, grass catcher for riding mower a shop heater i bought, but too big for shop, not enough amps into shop to feed it. Almost doubled my money.wife is loving it, sold about $300 worth this weekend.
Those are defiantly within the "6 foot social distance" range.
Finally got the scary part all drilled for the vinyl top trim..laid it all out with the trim pieces and went to the drill
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Nice job Mitch, that part of our hobby scares the crap out of me every time. There is just something super spooky about drilling sheet metal that is virgin pure! Shame your lady friend didn’t make it here yet.
Were they screwed in originally? Not studs?
New Dutchman panel..Needed holes drilled for Vinyl top trim..Uses trim clips that are secured from underneath panel....
Uses twist nuts from under.....I have the clips from the top.. not seen in the pics....They fit/twist into the trim, from the top....
Yep. I get that part. But from factory, did they studs or screws? Your saying screws from inside the car? What about vinyl trim? Mine's mostly studs. Has screws at ends of canopy pieces and the short ones at bottom of A pillar
All studs... Nuts from underneath........
Long day. It can rain now. Just not too much. Got storage building almost the way i want it.
Ready to play with projects. Toolbox and benches go in the middle, theres plug ins on my light stand and it rolls to wherever i need it
Ready to play with projects. Toolbox and benches go in the middle, theres plug ins on my light stand and it rolls to wherever i need it
Princess Valiant
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Very cool, that would be cool to have in poster size
How will you seal them?
The studs have factory seals, that contact the top area. I will also add sealant....
Ddaddy
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Jeez, what’s going on in Texas and hail? Rick said he got hammered with tennis ball sized hail and they had grapefruit sized hail in North Texas Friday.
Ddaddy
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I used to replace the factory goo in the speed nuts with plumbers putty back when I was doing vinyl tops. A little wad inside of the speed nut before threading it on worked great.
The studs I was referring to on mine are little mushroom head things attached to the body and you just slide the keyholed plastic clips on them. Only holes are for the screws I mentioned. And those were definite leak points on mine Headliner was water damaged from them.
Yup. the new pins have a vinyl gasket from the top. But I'm sure I will add sealant....
Not the same.. Different set up Keith....
Ddaddy
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We always called those “clip tits”. For screws on the ends I always put dab of clear silicone in the hole before running the screw in. Never had a leaker.
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