What did YOU do today?

[scotts90ranger]

There was one review of someone that just drilled a hole in the case but that defeats the purpose... For the 10 minutes you use the thing the 1/10th of a cfm it leaks through the non sealed threads is not an issue... if I used it every day it would just hang on something instead of being shoved in the case... I don't remember if I was able to fit the inlet screen thing in coolant bottles or not but I think I did since I'm lazy like that and I hate handling coolant... not as bad as brake fluid or gear oil but it's up there...

 

[Snoranger]

I bought an AirLift about 20 years ago and haven’t filled a coolant system the old school way since. It’s a life saver when you have to fill a 20+ gallon coolant system on a piece of equipment with 2 separate cabins and heater cores.
The sometimes you get fancy with it and adapt it to the fuel fill neck on a Humvee, pull a vacuum, then quickly replace the leaking fuel tank drain without emptying the tank first.

 

[superj]

i always run copper or pvc because that is what was used when i used to do plumbing. i have used shark bite fittings when replacing water heaters but sometimes they don't seal well so i would rather just solder in new copper. my favorite jobs, when i did plumbing professionally, were the commercial jobs that were 100% copper supply lines. solder just looks so nice and is easy to do.

even building supermarkets and hardware stores were supply lines were 2" and larger, with a good burner and a larger gas supply tank, you can get beautiful smooth solder joints that just make the lines look so nice.


when i moved the smaller water heater from upstairs and put it down in the garage under the bathroom, i ran everything in pvc and copper. you are better using cpvc on the hot side of hte water heater though because pvc can soften and come apart right above the outlet for the hot if the water temp is set to high.



last night we spent the whole day after work at the dealership. my son found a 2022 xlt f150 that looked like it was owned by an older couple. the truck was spotless inside and only 2 tiny chips in the leading edge of hte hood from rock strikes. the underside was spotless, the tires were very nice, the bed looked like it was never used, and the interior looked brand new.

the salesman said an older guy brought it in because his wife had a hard time getting in it now and they got a lower van.

so we drove it and liked it. the carfax showed all maintenance was done at the local ford dealer and on time for the mileage in the book, even diff fluid changes so that made me think the older fella story was right since younger folks generally aren't particular about following the maintenance properly.

the truck has so many packages on it. tech, convenience, tow, chrome, it has so much junk on it that i was even impressed.

anyways, my son got it. my wife told them he wasn't paying over 30, period. no 30 plus ttl, 30 was all or it was staying with them. they tried to balk and say this and that but in the end, she got it for 30 out the door and zero down. i feel its a good deal since hte truck looks like it came off teh showroom floor.


its funny whats acceptable for prices on vehicles now days. 30k is hte cost of a new truck, to me, but i know its really not. its just so crazy to think used costs so much

 

[pjtoledo]

Currently at the oncology office.
It’s going to get rough for a while as we deal with an issue.