Wednesday :: 10 March 2010 :: 05:04 AM
290 days to Christmas!
Fixing up that car or truck, or restoring that hot rod - You like to do it yourself, don't you? And not afraid to get your hands dirty, either! This is man-stuff: Build it from the ground up, or fix it up and make it the best. Whether it is for show or go, we can take pride in the fruit of our labors. More horsepower and torque, please!
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Remote Spare Tire Pressure Check And Fill Hose
$12 Hose solves problem of checking Spare Tire air-pressure.
The hose is 5 feet long and has a female Schrader fitting on one end and an 1-1/4" long threaded male Schrader fitting on the other end of the hose. Making the hose this long enables me to lower the wheel and tire to the ground and slide it toward me allowing easy hook-up and un-hooking of the hoist chain and hose assembly.
I lowered the spare tire, attached the female end of the hose assembly to the spare's Schrader valve stem. I coiled the excess hose into the well of the wheel and cranked it into its stow position.
I have the Big Tow package on my 4X2 2005 KC. I drilled a hole in the mounting bracket for the electrical socket used to attach the trailer's hook-up plug, and mounted the male Schrader fitting using a hex-nut.
Using wire ties, I secured the hose run to the tubular hitch member.
Using this extension hose enables me to check and fill the spare tire as easily as I do the other four tires.
Random Humor: Another Blonde Joke
A blonde walks into a doctor's office and tells the doctor she's broken every single bone in her body. "That's impossible!" says the doctor.
The blonde says, "No, it's really true. Look!" She then touches her leg with her index finger and screams "Ouch!" Then she touches her arm and yells "Eeeeoooow!" Finally she touches her ribs and can barely maintain her composure as the tears start to roll down her face. She says, "See, I told you I broke every bone in my body."
The doctor rubs his chin, then conducts a thorough examination. "Well, miss," he tells her, "I've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, you haven't broken every bone in your body. The bad news is, you've broken your finger."