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torch
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Cracked block - fixable?
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I'm not familiar with the Fiberlock product, but I have used the Block Seal product quite successfully on a couple of engines. It was...
Yesterday at 6:57 PM
torch
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Bucket 'cradle or platform' for front of utility trailer......
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I dump my bucket all the way forward and set it on the A-frame of the tongue beyond the trailer bed wall. Then secure it with an...
Wednesday at 5:35 AM
torch
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Extreme Cold weather operation
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6000 sq. ft. 1" deep per charge. It wouldn't make it 1/2 way down my driveway. And that thing better have a fast charge mode; around...
Tuesday at 6:53 PM
torch
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Cracked block - fixable?
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Nevermind JB Weld or similar on the outside. Get a can of CRC Block Seal. Unlike most cooling system sealants, this stuff actually works...
Jan 8, 2026
torch
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Clock spring on a Bx23s
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Option B: Get something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/RIIEYOCA-Computer-Monitor-Desktop-Printer/dp/B0BFWCZ388?dib Cut the ends off...
Jan 8, 2026
torch
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Shear pin question
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Typical of a softer bolt like Gr. 2. They tend to tear and deform prior to shearing. Particularly problematic when the shear bolt goes...
Jan 5, 2026
torch
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CORN!
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Many Christmas' ago I responded to an oven on fire. On arrival the owner's reported they don't use the oven much and the turkey was the...
Dec 25, 2025
torch
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Extreme Cold weather operation
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Consider adding an electric battery blanket. Between glowing the plugs and cranking the engine cold weather is hard on the battery...
Dec 17, 2025
torch
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At what temperature do you plug in your block heater?
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That's very similar to the one I have. Temp + time criteria. Mine doesn't have that "standby" PWM function though. Mine is just on or off.
Dec 1, 2025
torch
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At what temperature do you plug in your block heater?
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The car/truck are plugged into a block heater timer that only comes on when both the time and temp conditions are met (eg: <-10°C and...
Dec 1, 2025
torch
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At what temperature do you plug in your block heater?
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I use them: car, truck and tractor. A short extension cord with block heater and blanket plugged into that mounted to the vehicle, then...
Nov 29, 2025
torch
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Front loader for a B7200
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It would have to be more than a pin. The pivot is one side of a parallelogram. At least one other side has to be disconnected first or...
Nov 26, 2025
torch
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Time for a cam and lifters?
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Well there's your problem, right there. <lol> It's an 80's vintage tractor not a top fuel dragster.
Nov 19, 2025
torch
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Time for a cam and lifters?
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That's what I'd do: Is it in spec and is it close to the others? And like Dan suggests: it may even be possible to save that lifter by...
Nov 19, 2025
torch
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Time for a cam and lifters?
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Measure the cam. Do you know which hole the suspect lifter came out of? If the cam is ok I'd probably just replace the one lifter...
Nov 19, 2025
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