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Crosley car in Bisbee AZ. On Craigs List. Weeks ago this was priced at $4995.000 or close to that.  I remember thinking: 5 Grand for that ?

A week ago it was $2200.00

Now it is $1600.00

 

Fun fact: aluminum foil we all use. The tear off strip often rips the foil crooked like it is Dull? Do not run your finger across that * metal cut off strip. It cuts fingers easily. Ouch.

More electrical repair in the house. 3 way light switches, new romex, new 3 way switch in kitchen. Wired it all up like the old switches were, ALTHO , I used a new 3 way switch at one end.  Did it work ? No.. After 45 minutes on the internet, new switch on the other end.. Did it work? No.  I started swapping wire positions on the switches and suddenly it all functions correctly.

Oh, btway , I found another buried drywall muddied over electrical box in the ceiling. I have that proper repaired. It was Jammed full... 6 romex 12/2  wires fed into this 1 box !  Took 2 more boxes mounted to the rafters for easy access. Some new  romex between them.

Wife helps me often. When I am in the attic, she admitted she hears me "thump" my head.. Then she hears  the usual "gawd dammit" , I am sure she chuckles.

Air compressor that has blown up air pump on it.. May turn the tank into a fire pit? Just buy a larger compressor later. My little 26 gallon 120v compressor works well for now.

I read Motor Trend TV shows are done? Over?  Money issues with Discovery and Warner Bros companies.  Road Kill and other Freiburger - Dulciech - Finnegan TV shows are done.  Kinda explains why Freiburger went back to his You Tube channel several weeks ago?

A note popped up on my computer..  It is 15 yrs since Jay Carnine ( C9 ) died suddenly.  November 15 , 2009.

We have lost several members here over the years. 

Been watching (again) re-runs of Parking Wars show.  It mostly follows PPA personnel in Philadelphia  Pennsylvania.  The excuses ppl come up with on parking tickets and vehicles that are towed is fun to listen to.

On the flip side , I hope Penn has restructured some of their local laws since this show aired 10-12 years ago.  Some of the hoops they make ppl jump thru is ridiculous.  Some of the citizens go to traffic court as required. The judge hands down a decision to them.  Back at the tow lot the PPA officers there say "No" that is wrong and send the citizen back to court. 

When the part on booting cars for non payment of parking tickets, all the drama comes out. Its fun to watch the excuses or when ppl drive off with a boot attached to a wheel.

I'm assuming that natural gas heater you have is vented to the outside.  I had a non vented propane heater in my last 24x24 garage that put a lot of moisture in the air and rusted things.

Yes, the wall gas heater is vented thru the roof to the outside.  The laundry room and small storage - work room share a common wall, The gas heater is exposed on both sides

It has a thermostat on the wall. It actually works very well. I keep the thermostat  set at 59*F , so the room is about 60 - 61* F usually

 

You can do some air checks on the bench with the trans assembled, v-body Not installed.  Couple of the ports for air check are 1/2 inch or so into the case.. You can use a small piece of rubber hose on the air gun to reach the holes to apply air to listen for large leaks.

Check areas where the sealing rings ride. Sometimes deep grooves are worn in from the PTFE material sealing rings are made of

A few photos... Of the loose lite setup in a small utility building in back yard.  I removed that light assembly. 

Also: photo of the natural gas wall heater in the front work area / laundry room. My parents house built in 1951 had wall heaters like this one.

Last photo: the utility building had 41 baby food jars that were attached to the bottom of the shelf like Popular Mechanics showed decades ago.  41 jars, 41 lids with 2 screws in each lid to the bottom of the shelf.  The loose lite assembly was just above that baby food jar shelf.

Tony have you looked at Minisplit AC? I use them to heat my shop. On a 40 degree day one of them will keep my shop at 60 degrees. In the summer I use both of them to cool the shop to 72 degrees

Yes.  I read some newer mini split heat pumps function better in cooler weather.  It is 24* F  here this thursday morning.

The power service in my shop is only 100amp.  The current heater setup is a 240v 50 amp breaker. If that is removed, that will free up some amperage?

Phil: thanks for the eggsplaination on propane tanks and stuff.  Only thing this desert rat has used propane for is a BBQ and the RV .. It has been near 50 yrs since I had natural gas in a house like we have here now. 

My local propane supplier called me this am and said that they can come and install a new 500 gallon tank for me this morning, and move my present 500 gallon tank to my shop to replace the 120 gallon tank there.  I own both my tanks, but buy all my gas from them, so I'm not worried about having their tank at the house.  I figured a newer tank at the house would be a good selling point when the time comes, plus it is supposed to have wifi capabilities to notify them when it gets low. We're having a backup gennie installed January 2nd, so they will install the piping for that also.  It will be in the 50's today, so a nice day to do outside work.

We were discussing heat for the 1600 sq ft shop here.  There is a 240v heater there.  I ran that to keep the shop near 58 - 60 degrees F . The energy use for a couple days was a surprise. Per the electric company web site the shop was using near 4 times the electric than the house use. House electric use does go up a bit on days the laundry is run. Electric 240v dryer here.  We have the electronic meters that report electric  usage to the power company daily.

All 3 garage doors have NO insulation on them.  I will change that too. Likely the ceiling insulation is light as the house has only 4 inches since built in 1972

We have natural gas furnace in the house  here. That hook up would be complicated and silly expensive from the house to the shop.  We are looking at a propane furnace setup. I have a 100 pound propane tank here I brought with me.  That would not supply a furnace very long even at low temps.  I would like the shop to be around 60*F to be comfortable.

This morning it was 24*F here. Should hit 58* to 60* today

 

Not likely Oz uses 208V outlets.

I think John's comment was about below the equator parts moved to above the equator ?  Then they are upside down?

Simple answer is : you are not finding or  fixing the problem. Seems pressures are good from your testing. That indicates a large internal leak and / or a cross leak.

Since the trans worked for quite a while , I would not think the internal shift linkage is a problem.

The 200-4r steel drums can develop cracks .  Are you pressure checking the assemblies on the bench before you install them into the case?

DO you have a method to resurface the pump halves? Lots of cross leaks can develop in the pump from age , heat and pressure

Tony, those are outlets from New Zealand or Australia. 

John , that there is dang funny. Possible too ?

 

Is this position of the outlet a thing back east?  Upside down.  Can not plug in this cord with outdoor weather cover in the way.  I fixed it.

The work shop outlets were alll upside down.  I changed that too.  House outlets are mostly correct.

Thanks to all that served and their families too.

I agree.  Looks like a  handy bracket.