[TheForge] Re: Gazinta OT

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

that was " shade tree conditions"
sorry

Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer wrote:
> Happy to help, but please don't remind me about dead starters. Our old 
> Nissan Stanza wont start and that car is simply hateful to work on! 
> Power everything and no access to anything..grrrr.
> 
> I propose that all auto designers be required to work on the products 
> they design 2 months out of the year..the hottest and the coldest 
> months....shade try conditions...by law!
> 
> Mike Spencer wrote:
> 
>>> While you are thinking about it....putting in some in-floor anchor
>>> loops is probably worth the effort.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yeah, tell me, Peter.  I finally have a place I can get a vehicle into
>> to work on it.  Has been very handy for stuff like replacing a starter
>> motor in the winter, [1] formerly done in the back yard.
>>
>> Only I have no way to get a *dead* vehicle in single-handed (because
>> of a slight up-hill grade and a high sill.)  I need a big ringbolt for
>> a come-along in the floor opposite the wide door.
>>
>> Of course, now that the spiral stair is in place and anchored to the
>> concrete with four 3/8" bolts, I suppose I could put a chain around
>> the stair pole.  I dunno if I want to do that. :-)
>>
>> So yes, floor anchors.  Yes.
>>
>> - Mike
>>
>> [1] And I have a special blacksmith's tool for removing Cavalier
>>     starters.  See, they used a ca. 4" x 8mm bolt that is threaded all
>>     the way through 3" of cast boss and projects out into the air near
>>     the manifold where it can rust nicely.  You can't get a torch in
>>     there to heat the boss without burning up all the wiring and
>>     stuff.  If you twist that bolt off, you might well have to remove
>>     the engine to bore it out.
>>
>>     I finally welded a 5" long piece of 1x2 to a nice handle, heated
>>     it in the forge to bright red, quickly wrapped it in ceramic
>>     blanket and then held the end against the offending engine boss
>>     for maybe five minutes.  That was just enough to break the bolt
>>     loose so that it couled (eventually, resisting all the way) be
>>     turned out.
>>
>>     I wonder what they do at the Chevy dealership.
>>
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