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    This looks a lot better than the holes through...

    This looks a lot better than the holes through the floor my CJ5 had.
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    Better off saving those lottery ticket dollars. I...

    Better off saving those lottery ticket dollars. I have been playing the lottery most of my adult life. I played every powerball drawing for a couple of years. Now it’s just a couple of times a year...
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    If you mean the new Warns, I bought mine at my...

    If you mean the new Warns, I bought mine at my local NAPA 4-5 years ago. They were also available on Amazon then. I haven’t looked recently.
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    I replaced an old set of Dualmatics with new...

    I replaced an old set of Dualmatics with new Warns. Haven’t done any serious off roading with these but Warns I had on other vehicles never gave me any trouble.
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    KW also sells them:...

    KW also sells them:
    https://www.kaiserwillys.com/nsearch/?q=Caged+nut
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    Personally, I have never cared for nutserts. It...

    Personally, I have never cared for nutserts. It may just be my experience with aluminum aircraft structures but I consider them unreliable. Even the ones with tabs don’t hold their position very long...
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    Just a thought… I have had batteries go bad in...

    Just a thought… I have had batteries go bad in multimeters. The results can be rather interesting and unpredictable. The first one showed 250v on a nail in the siding of my house. It turned out the...
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    I thought I would post pictures of flux core vs....

    I thought I would post pictures of flux core vs. gas shielded wire feed welding. The welds in both pictures show the welder doesn’t really have a clue but they were both done with the same machine...
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    Sheetmetal brakes are handy. Back when I could...

    Sheetmetal brakes are handy. Back when I could afford to buy welders, I also bought a 4 foot box and pan brake with radial fingers and a shear from Mittler Brothers. Very nice tools and much more...
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    I have bought a lot from KW. I agree about them...

    I have bought a lot from KW. I agree about them having good customer service although I get better technical support in this forum.
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    I screwed up years ago. I turned in my original...

    I screwed up years ago. I turned in my original brake master cylinder in to NAPA for a core. Got back a foreign piece of junk that didn’t quite fit the mount holes. It works but it has always...
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    The alloy of the stainless makes a huge...

    The alloy of the stainless makes a huge difference. So does the cleanliness of the metal. I was practicing on stainless hose clamps before trying to tig weld a stainless exhaust. The exhaust broke...
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    All we had was a stick welder when I took high...

    All we had was a stick welder when I took high school shop. College introduced me to oxy for welding but I dropped the course. Not a wire feed welder in sight back there. I don’t even remember seeing...
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    I bought mine at NAPA around 2003. It sits folded...

    I bought mine at NAPA around 2003. It sits folded up in the corner too much which is why the valve has gotten sticky. I have used it to lift a lot of things. I have even used it as a jack but I don’t...
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    I remembered a couple more pluses to tig. It is...

    I remembered a couple more pluses to tig. It is possible to weld without filler metal. I needed to repair a shop door latch by capping a 3/8” rod with a washer yesterday. I used the tig torch heat up...
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    Sounds like me last winter. I must have been sick...

    Sounds like me last winter. I must have been sick half a dozen or more times. Last winter was the first time I had skipped the flu shot in probably 30 years. I didn’t have a choice in the military...
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    The check valve in my hoist has started sticking...

    The check valve in my hoist has started sticking a little. It acts like there isn’t any oil in it but it starts working if I tap on the pump a little. I was thinking about cleaning valve but an...
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    I’m just a novice, self taught welder....

    I’m just a novice, self taught welder. Personally, I find flux core messy. More splatter and residue around the weld than when using solid wire with gas. It’s handy when the bottle is empty or you...
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    I like it!

    I like it!
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    I lived in Marysville for many years and had no...

    I lived in Marysville for many years and had no idea I was that close to the trail until after I sold my ‘69 Bronco and was down to a small 2wd pickup and a street bike.
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    I second the usefulness of the trailer. I bought...

    I second the usefulness of the trailer. I bought an 18’ dovetail for one purpose several years ago… to haul my CJ3A home from work (500 miles). That trailer sees a lot more use behind my F150 than I...
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    Bellcrank looks like it is installed like my ‘47....

    Bellcrank looks like it is installed like my ‘47. I didn’t have any problems steering it when I pushed it into the barn. My CJ3A is different. The rod from the steering box mounts on top of the...
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    Sorry to hear about your mishap. Those composite...

    Sorry to hear about your mishap. Those composite blades can be like razors. Wood not much better. I have been out of the hobby quite a while but I seem to recall the motors turning around 10,000 rpm...
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    WOW! I would have never found that if hadn’t been...

    WOW! I would have never found that if hadn’t been pointed out. I cleaned the end of the cane with a scotchbrite wheel on a Dremel and had to get out the 10x magnifying glass. I found a line about an...
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    by 51 CJ3
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    I can’t remember at the moment which of my T90...

    I can’t remember at the moment which of my T90 transmissions does not have a threaded cane. No sign there was ever any there. The knob that was on it had a setscrew.
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