Inquisitions, Ponderances, and Ruminations

["couldbecousin"]

Mmmm. Ruminations. Ruminate. Ruminating. That's what used to call it before knowing the right word. It's funny to think of it now.

  Hyke is a ruminant!   

She is not a remnant. Stephen King is though.

 Stephen King is also a Rock Bottom Remainder!    :rock:

[Parts]

What type of paint or liner is used in gas metal cans?  I ask as your a mechanic and have been in the military, I have an old jerry can and would like to restore it to the point of usefulness and not just for show.  It is from 1980 and I could see some sort of paint on the inside but it mostly peeled.

[earthboundmisfit]

They make a product specifically for those cans. I don't know what the stuff the military uses is called, it came in a green can and just had a number on it. I know the motorcycle and hot rod guys use something called "Kreem", a lot of those guys swear by that stuff. I've never used it myself.

[Parts]

Thanks

[earthboundmisfit]

Post up some pics when you're done with it, I'm interested in seeing it.

[Parts]

So today I was working on my son's car, he had driven through a very deep puddle.  I cleared the water out of the engine with much difficulty but was successful and got it running again   So then I went to change the oil which had also been contaminated the drain plug was on so tight I thought I was going to strip it but it finally came off, the oil filter which is internal and covered by a plastic cover with a spot to put a socket was on just as tight.  This time I put a torque wrench on it and it took just over 70ft/lbs  WTF.  I looked up what they are supposed to be just 15 each, until know they are only been changed at the dealer because it was included when he bought the car.  My question is how tight do you think they put them on?  Four times over spec to get them off seems a bit excessive and has me worried about what else they tightened the shit out of.  BTW they crushed the oil filter inside it's housing>

[earthboundmisfit]

Some of those monkeys just tighten the shit out of everything. Have you had the wheels off yet? I snapped half the lug bolts off one of my cars because the previous owner torqued the shit out of them.

[P7PSP]

Some of those monkeys just tighten the shit out of everything. Have you had the wheels off yet? I snapped half the lug bolts off one of my cars because the previous owner torqued the shit out of them.

Some idiots in my union do that shit with conduit and fittings. I broke a tee back in 2008 because my 27 year* journeyman tool partner torqued the fuck out of it and there was no adjustment left in it.  When I train apprentices I tell them to get it snug and allow for maybe a few degrees to plumb.


That is 27* years in the trade not a rookie 27 year old.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

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[earthboundmisfit]

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nice

["couldbecousin"]

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  That reminds me of 

[Gopher Gary]

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[El]

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You've been gone for ages- what's bringing you back?