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    What did you do in your garage today..?

    Oil spray is the remedy. My 2008 F150 is still going strong at 250K km. She has a few scabs now after 17 winters, but the frame still looks like new with the original black paint on it, and the tailgate looks like new. I just changed the oil (it doesn't burn any) to get it ready for another...
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    Muskoka

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/muskoka-lakes-fatal-motorcycel-1.7622455 RIP
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    Boat Rentals

    Take out the motors, add some ballast and create a nice dive site.
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    I Saw You: V.2.0

    Apart from those two obvious differences, they are the same car. My cousin was a GM engineer.
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    I Saw You: V.2.0

    My cousin in the states had a Holden that was branded as a Pontiac GTO.
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    Front tire wobble, looks to be defective tire

    My previous A 41 cupped worse than my present one. With this one I have upped the pressure in the front by about 3 PSI. Seems to be helping. I'm a heavy guy.
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    What did you do in your garage today..?

    I got a couple of these from PA. Screw them to a 2X10 or 12 and you have a ramp. Works great for my lawn tractor. I always back up to a hill or a ditch somewhere to reduce slope. You could screw some expanded metal to your planks for traction...
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    What did you do in your garage today..?

    Last time I needed some (very long ago) I found what I needed in their scrap bin. https://www.thefabricator.com/directory/showroom/expanded-metal-corp
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    The Reasonably Priced Used Motorcycles for Sale Thread

    Drastically reduced: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-touring/markham-york-region/2016-triumph-tiger-xct-helluvabike/1718813324
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    Boat Rentals

    Make it into a dive site.
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    Broke bolt extractor - what to do?

    Get a 3/8 drive on that with a long handled bar.
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    Front tire wobble, looks to be defective tire

    I've got a new one sitting in the garage, waiting until the present one is worn out.
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    Front tire wobble, looks to be defective tire

    My front A41 on my V Strom 1000 looks exactly the same, but with more wear and no wobbling. I'm gonna run it until it's done.
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    Old man with a hose

    He was doing you a favour; cooling you down.
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    Boat Rentals

    Tripping the Rideau:
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    What did you do in your garage today..?

    A wise concern. Just don't over do it. It doesn't have to be glowing red.
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    What did you do in your garage today..?

    Expanding the surrounding material will do the same thing.
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    What did you do in your garage today..?

    A previous owner might have used thread locker compound on that. If so, heat will soften the thread locker and release its grip.
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    What did you do in your garage today..?

    Heat makes things expand. You do NOT want to expand the bolt. You DO want to expand the material that surrounds the bolt, and is entrapping it.
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