Picked up another tool this weekend

some of the after market starter soleniods are crap, I had one replaced, and it stopped about a month later, seems the internal ground wire for the coil was not bonded to the case/screw, but was just a bare wire that was ment to compress on to the grounded back case. So I replaced it with another from autozone, probably another crappy one, but its working.

And this is the reason I try to always stick to factory Ford replacement parts.

Yep. I went Motorcraft on this. I don't like to experiment with my cars.

Sure as hell LOOKS easy enough...

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Dwight! Don't dooooooooo it!!!!!!! LOL Remember, if it ain't broke.... oh, wait.... it is broke! Oh, go ahead. Life is a gamble. Toss the dice. But I would stay away from power tools!

Here's hoping TFrog gets to motivating. Maybe it's a Zen thing. :0)

It doesn't get much easier than that. Just remember where each wire goes, and do not over tighten the nuts...

Are you going to tell us about the tool?

Al

I AM the tool.

Actually, all it took was a small monkey wrench, using leverage in the wrong direction. Broke a post right off that solenoid...

I'm lucky that the replacements are cheap.

duh-wight

My wife took the opportunity to tell me, yet again, that she doesn't like that car, that it always seems to be broken. Well, yes, it is 14 (going on

But, in this case, it wasn't the car's fault. And it sure does look GOOD... sitting broken in my garage.

Here's hoping that it gets out and about on Thursday.

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Good thing they don't figure in dog years! :0) Heck my 65 has one or two little things that need fixing, but it's in better shape than I am, and there isn't that much difference in our ages. :0) LOL

Yeh, what about the new toy.....er' tool?

Just bought a new tool. A torque wrench set from 10 inch pounds to 250 foot pounds. Two of them a clickers and the big one is digital.

mike

So, is a power washer on your disallowed tool list?

Hmmmm... It's power. But it's not a tool.

And now that we've got the new patio and deck installed, those outer walls are lookin' a might dingy... Hmmmm.....

Of course, I'd need a high-powered leaf blower with that.

dwight

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TFrog is out and running. Even I couldn't mess up replacing that solenoid.

First stop was the car wash.

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Nowwwwwww you've done it! PETA will be after you now for using the term monkey in connection with a wrench. It's simply not PC in their eyes! And heaven forbid you should say "midget racer"!

One word of advice, keep it away from the cars especially the wife's. We've a forum member from Northern England and he got a new power washer and proceeded to wash the paint off of parts of his car. The wife promptly removed his power washer privileges.

Oh that's an amazing change, it looks really good after. You did that all yourself, right?? :oP That's a nice looking rocket engine on the side of the house you have there. If hou ever get natural gas service you could use it as a nitrous bottle for T-Frog.

That's just about exactly what Jean wanted. My own little input was in having the steps come down perpendicular to the deck, instead of turning in on themselves like the original. It just opens things up.

With the winter approaching, I think I'll leave it where it is. That HUGE stinkin' tank feeds our fireplace. All that, just for the fireplace.

dwight

Interesting. *my* fireplace uses wood. :oP

Mine's a big space heater that "looks" like a fireplace. Trouble is, you don't get that infinite variety of flame that you do with wood. Gas jets are fairly... constant.

Sure does warm the room nicely, though....

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