When breaking down moving or other boxes you want to reuse, cut the tape at the seams and fold them on the original fold lines. They will now lay flat for storage. You can tape over the old tape when you make up new boxes. Commercial type tape guns are great tools.
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The round chainsaw files work well to sharpen chains. Just be careful to hold the file steady at the same angle as the original edge. You can sharpen a chain by hand with the little effort in just a few minutes. The electric rotary file is not needed.
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I don’t think I showed you all my front grill modification on my XC70 I did a few weeks ago… My badge was nasty and of course it’s discontinued, so I got the new style badge and modified the sash off a big square badge from an XC90.

The gap you measured is on the high side, I don't know what the upper spec limit is but I've worked on several AC compressors that have had clutch engagement problems with a clutch airgap smaller than this, around .031 to 0.033 inch. Because you're only getting cool air from your AC system initiall...

ON A PREVIOUS POST, I SAW HOW A USER BUTCHERED HIS CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO THE J HOSE THAT OFTEN CRACKS AND CAUSES EVAP LEAKS/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. HERE ARE THE STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HOSE WITHOUT CUTTING HOLES IN YOUR FLOOR PAN. I STILL CAN'T BELIVE THAT HE ACT...

Clutch gap spec 0,3-0,5 mm

Thank you for covering this topic; agree, Wayne Lyng and his staff are best. I am looking to service front brakes - rotors and pads; any thoughts on the life of calipers. It has 10yrs/160K miles. For your specific situation, since you are in the rust belt Midwest, caliper life does get shortened du...

The old tuck-point. I helped restore a Milwaukee Road RR station that had been carved up over the years by Burlington Northern. Big garage door holes cut in it, etc. the brick didn’t come from here, it came out on a train from the midwest. Hard hard iron spot tan orange brick. Our regional clay is ...

P0422 maps to the cat efficiency problem

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I drove it over to my girlfriends house and he is running great. I re-timed the engine and tweaked the carbs a little. I’m feeling the full power band through higher revs. The new exhaust is adding a few extra HP’s as well. I finally took some pictures out in the sunlight.