Recent content by Granite

you had me until “Miata” 😂 Keep in mind most people aren’t real “drivers.” They don’t buy a vehicle for a driving experience and they are ignorant and apathetic about any of the mechanical features or core driving functionality. They are buying a status symbol and an independent...

There’s also this sticker 🤷‍♂️ Given the switch voltage test I’m fairly comfortable there is no leakage and that maybe the heat caused the LEDs to flicker and that plus a faulty incandescent bulb caused it to shatter. I also think one of these cans had the socket recessed to the farthest...

Helpful stuff, thanks guys! @B1Toad I see “H5ICAT” (or maybe it’s “H51CAT”?) … do you think that is “IC”?

I just noticed that these housings have 2 depth settings for the fixture: PAR and R; and they were on the PAR setting. Not sure if that matters …

I can’t figure out what’s going on with this home electrical/lighting issue … maybe you guys can! I have a lighting circuit in my kitchen that includes a single switch (no dimmer) that runs 2 recessed cans in the ceiling. For 20+ years it has run incandescent R30 bulbs. In the past couple years...

I had it the first time I went up high in the Rockies. Felt like a hangover but I didn’t know it was deadly! Now I respect it, take more time getting to 12k’+ and focus on hydration and it doesn’t bother me hardly at all. But it is definitely a thing!

I thought those backup cameras were mandated earlier than that but you’re right! I see young drivers watching their screen backing up instead of their mirrors. Mine in the Ram glitches and skips; it’s literally not even a real time feed. Dangerous. My daughter is learning to drive in the TJ and...

One of the things I love about having a TJ and a 2018 Ram 2500 (with 4 wheel coil suspension) is so many of the systems are the same and I can learn maintenance and repair on one vehicle and apply it to the other. One thing that ticks me off is the parking brake adjustment. We all know the...

Roller blade wheels would work if they were small enough diameter!

I got the 22 year old Asko dryer humming along again. The biggest problem is the lack of replacement drum rollers which are of a unique diameter and thickness, so as to fit on the narrow lip of the drum without rubbing, and hold it on the level as it rolls. So I have to fab my own every time...

I just met an old woodsman who spent decades literally living in and wandering the woods of Alaska,NW Canada and New England. His wife wanted a cabin near a town so he built one and they got a fridge. They couldn’t stand the constant hum so he “downgraded” to an ice box and he uses ice for it...

My 22 year old Asko dryer’s belt snapped again. Probably hastened by my mcguyvered drum roller bearings as detailed in this thread. But I’ll replace the belt and keep doing what I can to keep this thing running! I’m scared to buy any new appliances!

This smacks a bit of narcissistic literary masturbation … wake me when the pics are up! 🥱 😴

Man I wish I had a neighbor like that! My ‘05 (same color!) has a solid frame but tub rust is becoming an issue!

Ha! I guess the term “beater” is relative! But with some decent starter rides going for half what a TJ costs, and without the emotional attachment to this project I’ve already put so much into, I’m considering the TJ to be something better than just a beater! I guess another cheap TJ could make...