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    Vanguard 35hp no vacuum pulse from manifold

    I don't understand how a pulse pump would ever work off the intake manifold? There is no pulse there, ever. At least no engine I've ever worked on had anything but a constant vacuum, varies with speed and load but always a vacuum. Just in case someone notices, yes I know turbos are...
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    Vanguard 35hp no vacuum pulse from manifold

    The pulse line should connect to the crankcase, not the manifold. Often the little like cracks on the ends. Just a tiny leak will cause a no pump problem. Connect a vacuum gauge to the crankcase and spin the engine, you should see a up and down movement. A bad crankshaft seal will leak...
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    Just picked up a Stihl pole saw---looking for operator tips

    Yep. Did that to an Echo equivalent, actually two of them. Dropped a limb that was too big and couldn’t get it out of the way quick enough
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    1982 John Deere 317

    Series one KT17 had pressure feed to mains only. Series two has pressure to rods and mains. Worthwhile to upgrade if yours in a one. I seem to recall that series two started at SN 24300. Occasionally a 317 will be found with an Onan as Deere had a retrofit kit before the series two was...
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    Paint / Rust Removal

    These, or similar other brands/sources...
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    Mini split heat pump????????

    I have an 18K unit. About a year old, Pioneer brand, bought from Parker-Davis. It replaced a 12k unit that was just too small for the area, but worked well for a couple of years. Both were self-installed with no problem. But, a few days after the first on was started up the inside blower...
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    Ford 8N 12V EI conversion

    I'm not talking about not working out of the box, but failures in a few days or weeks due to a component out of spec. More common than most realize. And not limited to cars/trucks/tractors, but every mass produced thing that uses ICs, transitors, caps etc. There are grades of those things...
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    Ford 8N 12V EI conversion

    Regarding warranty and part life: It's been my experience that most electronic failures, of any kind, in any product occur early in the life. If they make it through 'infant mortality' days, they likely will last a long time. So, local access to replacements without a wait is valuable to...
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    Smart Phone, stuff everyone knows but me.

    Me too on the red part! Don't know how I failed to list that in my original post. Maybe because my RT aid is out for repair and it is the one that actually links the phone and other aid. D...n I miss it. Before these aids I hadn't been able to hold a decent phone conversation is years.
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    Smart Phone, stuff everyone knows but me.

    And this again! Pictures have a thousand uses. Fixed my A/C Friday, fan motor bad, just took a pic of the label, looked it up on Amazon, ordered it. Had it in hand in 14 hours! Fixed in 1. Much easier to read equipment labels, s/n etc on the screen rather than standing on my head, using...
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    .125 PISTONS

    Measure the rings width and exact bore. Call Hastings Rings company tech support. Odds are they have them.
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    Rod bearing failure

    I've seen similar on an engine that had not been run in a long while. I blamed it on acidic oil etching the bearing. Probably wrong, but I thought so. But don't recall only 1/2 the bearing being affected.
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    Massey Ferguson TO35 ignition

    What is the actual maker of the EI kit? there has been a lot of discussion, here and other web sites, about Pertronics units having chronic failures. But, just as many folks will chime in with good experiences. I don't know the answer, just that your experience may not be something wrong...
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    Trailer coupler broke

    I second the suggestion for a Bulldog coupler. Much faster/easier to latch and unlatch. And, I've never seen one fail. Can't say that about the style you currently have.
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    Brake Drum Puller

    I read an interesting story about the 2CV engine. Apparently they solved the head gasket problem by not using one! Precision machining and lap ping, +the low compression of course. And a 4wd version was built. The whole tranfer case and drive shaft problem was solved by just using two...
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