Search: Posts Made By: JimTheLefty
Showing results 1 to 25 of 27
Search took 0.01 seconds.
Replies: 5
Views: 1,280
Posted By JimTheLefty

I don't have enough landing room - there's only...

I don't have enough landing room - there's only about 8 feet from the last step to the opposite wall - and a ramp, at least from the top of the rise, would be way to steep. The foot of the ramp...
Replies: 5
Views: 1,280
Posted By JimTheLefty

Old dog - needs easier stairway -24" rise

We have a 13 or 14 year old Golden Lab who's starting to have trouble climbing the two-tread stairway out of our basement area up to main house. It's a 24" rise in total, there are two treads in a...
08-17-06, 05:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,057
Posted By JimTheLefty

Extending a circuit from a ceiling 4-outlet receptacle

TIA for any assistance.

I am in the process of installing a ceiling in part of my basement. I have a previous-owner installed 4-outlet receptacle that's attached to a joist. I would like to tap...
Replies: 8
Views: 1,491
Posted By JimTheLefty

Thank you all for your input. As a very amateur...

Thank you all for your input. As a very amateur remodeling carpenter, it pains me to try to level and plumb certain objects, only to find that, after stepping back, they're out of synch with the...
Replies: 8
Views: 1,491
Posted By JimTheLefty

LOOK level, or BE level.. ??

Since the world of the 90 degree corner and 0 degree floor joist seems to have gone the way of the dodo (or is it dado? :) I have an informal poll to ask the various doers and watchers here:

For...
03-28-06, 07:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,205
Posted By JimTheLefty

Thank heaven for Dremel...

Thanks for the inputs - I actually got it done yesterday, after some trial and error. I ended up building a "mockup" jig of the angle of the sloping ceiling piece and the existing crown - this...
Replies: 4
Views: 966
Posted By JimTheLefty

Trans fluid change?

Unless you meet some fairly strict circumstances, the transmission fluid in your car should outlast the car.

Under NORMAL circumstances (NOT towing your Airstream up the Rockies at 105 degree...
03-25-06, 11:54 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,205
Posted By JimTheLefty

Sloping ceiling & crown molding - Aiiieeee!!!!

Hi gang. I'm having a bit of a mental block getting this last joint in my dining room done. Its where a section of crown molding following a sloped ceiling upwards, meets the crown at the vertical...
02-13-06, 07:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,358
Posted By JimTheLefty

Talking Gas Dryer diverter vent...

.. and the home team leads the game by a 3 to nothing score...

Thanks, guys...

Jim
02-13-06, 10:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,358
Posted By JimTheLefty

Diverter vent on Gas Dryer - Yea or Nay?

Thinking of installing one of those indoor diverter vents on my gas clothes dryer to push some warm, humidified air back into the house when we want it - the dryer is located in an at-grade lower...
Replies: 11
Views: 6,213
Posted By JimTheLefty

The GM "Coolant Supplement" is the exact same...

The GM "Coolant Supplement" is the exact same thing as Bars Leak GOLDEN SEAL - comes in tabs or tubes at your local Walmart. Exact same stuff. BUT not all "Bars Leaks" products are the same - just...
Replies: 11
Views: 6,213
Posted By JimTheLefty

Well, first question is, WAS the coolant low? In...

Well, first question is, WAS the coolant low? In other words, more than an inch or two below the cap on the expansion tank (I'm assuming you have an expansion tank, not a regular old radiator).
...
Replies: 5
Views: 1,309
Posted By JimTheLefty

I agree with Lou there, opening up the exhaust is...

I agree with Lou there, opening up the exhaust is usually one way to get a little more ooomph out of an engine. Manufacturers tend to install QUIET over EFFICIENT, so depending on the ease with which...
Replies: 5
Views: 1,298
Posted By JimTheLefty

Could also be that the water pump belt slips but...

Could also be that the water pump belt slips but only at higher speeds. Quick and easy check...
Replies: 5
Views: 1,309
Posted By JimTheLefty

99.9999% of all claims made by aftermarket...

99.9999% of all claims made by aftermarket "performance enhancing' products are rubbish.

If fuel line magnets, vortex generators, 2 cent resistors and other such trash did as much as the peddlers...
Replies: 5
Views: 1,781
Posted By JimTheLefty

I'm sorry , but the post about NOT using sealant...

I'm sorry , but the post about NOT using sealant tabs is in error.

Coolant supplement pellets are ABSOLUTELY required in the Caddy 4.x engines. Check the decal on the radiator shroud. Pellets will...
Replies: 9
Views: 1,449
Posted By JimTheLefty

Higher octane is simply a measurement of the...

Higher octane is simply a measurement of the gasoline's ability to resist pre-ignition or "detonation". It does NOT produce more power, clean your engine, or give you any more MPH or MPG that that...
Replies: 6
Views: 1,627
Posted By JimTheLefty

52K is hardly anything, in an eight year old car....

52K is hardly anything, in an eight year old car. I'd bet that Caddy was babied around too much.

Here's what to do first.

Find a nice, dry, relatively traffic-free expressway on ramp.
Drop it...
Forum: Water Heaters
01-31-06, 03:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,032
Posted By JimTheLefty

Thanks for the confirmation...so far, we've gone...

Thanks for the confirmation...so far, we've gone since the 25th without a shutoff - and it didn't involve assassinating the cat, either...just re-routing it's escape plans.. :)
Forum: Water Heaters
01-25-06, 11:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,032
Posted By JimTheLefty

Lightbulb Question on Thermocouple - Gas H20 heater

Hello, all. I have been having problems with my Bradford-White gas water heater recently, and I think I've found the problem. I just want to run it by the experts here and verify.

Problem: Pilot...
Replies: 11
Views: 1,059
Posted By JimTheLefty

..and you must run an OS and use applications...

..and you must run an OS and use applications that recognize and can utilize the 2nd processor. Relatively rare on desktop PCs. Unless you're predicting the weather, calculating ICBM trajectories,...
Replies: 3
Views: 936
Posted By JimTheLefty

Thanks for the Response!

Yeah, I'm hardly a paint guy re: cured or dry. I was just thinking that say 8 or 10 hours of drying in the daytime air might be enough to ward off any real damage during further drying in the night...
Replies: 1
Views: 1,036
Posted By JimTheLefty

Wet Honda?

Tonya, I'm no expert, but I'm suprised no one else helped you yet.

1) You PROBABLY do not have a heater problem, because the heater is run by the coolant/anti-freeze in your car, and if one of the...
Replies: 3
Views: 936
Posted By JimTheLefty

Oil-based paint on steel ceiling tiles - Q. about Drying

I'm painting 2' x 4' steel ceiling panels (prior to installing them) with an oil-based paint, as per mfg. instructions. It is a fairly 'thick' paint, a Martha Stewart label from Sherwin-Williams....
Replies: 4
Views: 1,057
Posted By JimTheLefty

Thanks, guys..

Thanks for the replies - I guess I'll call our friends at Verizon tomorrow and ask if they can hear me now..

Jim
Showing results 1 to 25 of 27
 


 
Forum Jump