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1. [Shop-talk] CSP 3 (ICRI) (moderately not OT) (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:26:48 -0700; ICRI is Int'l Concrete Repair Institute (www.icri.org). I found this page with photos, that calls CSP 3 a "light shotblast" http://www.shotblastinc.com/shotblasting_guidelines.shtml Todd Seattle,WA '; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00352.html (9,824 bytes)
2. [Shop-talk] DannMar MaxJax ? (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:38:12 -0700; Do not dismiss the roll-away hydraulic lift concept as wimpy. Here is the Manly Man version! Possibly a bit of overkill for our sort of shops, though. <http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx253/oldcrl; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00417.html (9,806 bytes)
3. [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 20:50:30 -0700; Jet engines have shrouds that are designed to catch blades that fail and fly off. Here is some video of "blade-off" tests, including some super-duper-ultra-slow-motion footage of a blade coming off t; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00427.html (9,717 bytes)
4. [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 21:05:06 -0700; Steam locomotives ran at around 200-250 psi during the later part of the steam era (early 1900s-1940s). Earlier engines ran at lower pressures, mostly due to the metallurgy of the day. Don't know abo; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00428.html (9,556 bytes)
5. [Shop-talk] Repair for polycarbonate suitcase (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 21:25:16 -0700; Urethane Supply (www.urethanesupply.com) has info on how to identify and repair plastics and, of course, they sell all the tools and supplies needed to do so. Todd Seattle,WA '86 GTI, Red of course.; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00460.html (8,178 bytes)
6. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:11:00 -0700; Google "quiet air compressor" and you'll get several manufacturers. Here's one: www.silentaire.com . They have units down to 40decibels. Todd Seattle,WA '86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 2; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00521.html (9,103 bytes)
7. [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:01:26 -0700; On the last two sets of brakes I've done I used Zimmerman coated rotors. They come with a light gray coating on the whole rotor. The pads clean off the friction surface and the coating prevents the r; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00531.html (9,331 bytes)
8. [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:15:58 -0700; I've used Blackstone for 12 reports over 120,000 miles in the TDI. Blackstone is very well respected in the TDI world. VW specs out 10,000 miles oil changes for my TDI. Synthetic oils required. I was; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00535.html (10,964 bytes)
9. [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:10:46 -0700; True. Every manufacturer sets out oil specifications for their engines. Some oils will state on the bottle, "meets Ford spec 1234, Chevy spec 556", etc. In my 2001 TDI, I use Shell Rotella-T 5W-40 wh; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00538.html (10,101 bytes)
10. [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:32:37 -0700; Perhaps the wear occurred in the prior oil change cycle and thus didn't get picked up in that UOA? On my TDI, I had a lifter fail and snap the timing belt last fall and had to recondition the head. O; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00539.html (12,242 bytes)
11. [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:08:34 -0700; As I said in my last post, a UOA is a tool to help evaluate oil performance. You can't tell much of anything about oil visually so you need a tool to interpret the invisible. You can't see or feel sp; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00540.html (12,202 bytes)
12. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:56:20 -0700; I have personal experience with this. 15 years ago I bought a used Chevy van for work. The previous owner must be a hunter or fisherman who camped in the vehicle regularly. He had installed a 2nd bat; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00229.html (10,572 bytes)
13. [Shop-talk] Firing order problems. (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:38:00 -0700; Check the camshaft. That'll tell you the firing order. Rotate it in the normal direction until you're at TDC on cylinder 1. Both lobes on up. That's the next cylinder to fire. Repeat two more times a; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00321.html (9,020 bytes)
14. [Shop-talk] Recommendations wanted re: used pick-up trucks (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:04:06 -0700; If the only reason you want to sell the truck is the smoke odor, have you tried using an ozone generator to get rid of the smell? A friend of mine bought a truck from a neighbor that was a smoker. Bo; /html/shop-talk/2011-08/msg00189.html (9,702 bytes)
15. [Shop-talk] Brake dust wheel covers mail.megageek.com> (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:57:32 -0700; I'd worry about the covers interfering with the ability of air to get in and cool the brakes. Might be one reason for the high wear rate you saw. I've switched to ceramic pads of late. They put out f; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00203.html (7,720 bytes)
16. [Shop-talk] Buying tires online (or is it Tyres?) mail.megageek.com> (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:55:50 -0800; I've been a customer of Tire Rack since the mid-'80s, buying many street and race tires from them. As for the problem of shops not liking you bringing in tires bought online to mount, Tire Rack has a; /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00237.html (8,365 bytes)
17. [Shop-talk] Tool APB: Rotating head pliers? (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:46:41 -0800; Trying to picture what you're describing. How about 90-degree needle-nose pliers? Something like this: <http://www.toolking.com/1/crescent_8886cvn_curved_needle_nose_pliers_1051793267.php> Is that cl; /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00312.html (10,253 bytes)
18. [Shop-talk] computer virus question (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:47:23 -0800; Do you have the Windows install disk and license key that came with the old machine? If so, wiping the disk and reinstalling Windows will give you a clean install with no viruses remaining. Todd Seat; /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00034.html (8,562 bytes)
19. [Shop-talk] 2 or 2.5 gal Diesel Fuel Can (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:19:01 -0700; I couldn't find any using Google. Don't know why. Oliver Stone would, of course, claim it's a conspiracy... Diesel and "gas" cans are made from the same polyethylene plastic, only the color differs.; /html/shop-talk/2012-04/msg00081.html (10,392 bytes)
20. [Shop-talk] keyboard help (score: 173): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 16:01:04 -0700; I use a Gateway AnyKey keyboard. It has the macro feature built-in to the keyboard. The macro feature allows you to program any key with any combination of characters you wish. It uses the PS2 interf; /html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00019.html (9,266 bytes)

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