[BlindHandyMan] interesting site

2007-07-28 Thread Lenny McHugh
Last week I purchased some liquid fence to keep rabbits out of the yard. A friend has a problem with squirrels and chipmunks he wrote to the liquid fence co. and was directed to this site for possible help. I read some of the site and found it very interesting, they explain how to build a trap

Re: [BlindHandyMan] looking for group list

2007-07-28 Thread Don
Not sure, but I think some of the car guys on this list, might have started a auto repair list.. Regards Don - Original Message - From: Otis Blue To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 7:15 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] looking

[BlindHandyMan] looking for group list

2007-07-28 Thread Otis Blue
Hi everyone, Could someone tell me if there's a blind auto mechanic group list or a regular auto mechanic group list? If so, how can I join it? Otis Blue [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Engine Question

2007-07-28 Thread Timothy Ford
Hi Victor, Second opinions are an option, although be careful that you don't get charged a bunch for the inspection time. I do not know the practices up in your neck of the woods, but down here in California, dealership service departments charge to look at anything. You can find private gara

[BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-07-28 Thread Boyce, Ray
Chris Vesper Website - http://www.chris-v.com Chris Vesper's Marking Gauge Mini-Review Chris Vesper is a quality hand tool maker based in Melbourne, Australia. We have already reviewed his unique joinery knife on this website, and it proved to be a hand tool of the highest quality and finish, no

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lights on in the shop.

2007-07-28 Thread Max Robinson
There are 4 jacks along the bottom of the Simpson 260 V O M. On the left are the common and positive close together. On the right side are two more one for 5000 volts DC and the other for 5000 volts AC. I should have had my leads plugged into the common and positive but instead they were in t

[BlindHandyMan] air nibbler

2007-07-28 Thread Rob Monitor
HI, Well just yesterday I got my new AIR NIBBLER by good old UPS... Hope some one here knows some thing about the air nibblers. What happen to me is that I made about 6 cuts with this thing and it stopped cutting. Now does any one how a air nibbler works and maybe what is wrong with it the place

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Engine Question

2007-07-28 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Larry, I appreciate every thing you have said, however, double talk doesn't even come close to covering what you've said. LOL. Any chance you can dumb it down for us suckers who only know what a dipstick is, and I don't mean in the biblical sense. Smile. Victor Gouveia

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Engine Question

2007-07-28 Thread Larry Stansifer
Ok victor here goes... Because Honda uses a transverse mounted drive package. This means that the engine and trans mount cross-wise between what serves as frame rails. Their should also be a torque rod running from the front of the engine *the driver side* to a hard point on the fire wall. This ro

[BlindHandyMan] Engine Question

2007-07-28 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Car buffs on the list, my wife drives a 1986 Honda Accord LX, and when she stops at a stop light or in traffic, the car shakes on and off. I would say that it was about to stall, but it never does. It just starts to shutter periodically, almost rhythmically. I took it to a mechanic, and he s

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lights on in the shop.

2007-07-28 Thread spiro
Max "5000"? How so? Sorry I'm a bit dense. Congrats. On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Max Robinson wrote: > Hi B H M ers. > > Today I hung a temporary light socket, from the wires, and got lights on in > the shop. I actually had power to the box yesterday although I had a little > scare. I checked for powe