^^ good ideas

mine:
my most useful tool is my victorinox swisstool, and second is a paperclip and gum. i use the clip to poke around in the engine, set the clock, and check for codes. if i drop something small into, say, a valve cover (like part of an old pcv gasket), i'll stick some abc gum on the end of the paperclip and "fish" it out.

 

Equal parts honey and borax...kills ants! (let them eat it)

 

A hooked seal pick to pull hair out of a drain, works better than the chemicals.

 

I just use a coat hanger wire - what kind of tiny drains are YOU clogging up??

Not sure if it's been mentioned here, but using a bottle jack and a (craftsman=lifetime warranty no matter what) wrench to break loose a fill plug or other bolt close the ground works well. Just position the wrench on the bolt, and snug the bottle jack against it (bottom of jack on floor of course!), and slowly pump the jack, using the weight of the truck or car to break loose the bolt. Keep an eye on it so you don't bend the wrench, or round off the bolt.

 

ah-ha! i can finally check trany fluid!

 

Remember everyone, ALWAYS...ALWAYS make sure you can loosen the *FILL* bolt before removing/draining a diff/TC/etc

 

Epsom salt to recondition an old battery . Flowers of sulfur to kill mange on your dog . Old motor oil to recondition old plastic ( black ) .

 

yep. kinda hard to jack up the drain valve

and i just did this. jacked it up till it just met the wrench, sloooooowly continued up, and finally a >crick<. it worked perfectly. thanks phil!


and brutalharmonies, where in va? i'm up by dc

 

Amen, got the dollar store brand in the shower, on the sink and down stairs in the slop sink. Works so much better than the gritty stuff (lava, goop, etc.) and leaves your hands silky smooth for the ladies

 

Don't know if I've posted this before but Green Hair Shampoo works great to get ground in oily dirt off your hands... but I like to use the $ store Grapefruit scented dish soap for oily greasy grime...

 

In southwest VA Im fairly close to the tri cities Kingsport Bristol , etc etc its a small town called Coeburn . Some Killer Offroading to be done in this area , nothing but mountains on top of mountains =p

 

Mainly the tub drain after i give the dog a bath. It has these little dividers that the stopper screws into. Such a pain in the rear.

Dish soap also works well for lubbing rubber parts so they slide on easier. The use of petrolium products with some rubbers cause them to degrade. The soap in a failsafe alternative.

 

So WD40 works to attract fish? I always thought it had the opposite effect....

*Using dish soap instead of shower soap after a day under the truck.
*Oven clear as an engine cleaner.
*For grease stains on concrete: Pour parts washer cleaner on the stains. Scrub with shop broom. Put kitty liter or similar on top. Wait till dry. Sweep up. Thank me for a clean floor.
----I used this method in the pit that was used for semi-tractors oil changes. The pit had never been cleaned since the day the business began. Its no joke, under the steps leading in to the pit was a 6 inch layer of oil. When I was done, the pit looked very good!!!!!

 

oven cleaner also works as a awesome pinstriping re mover.

 

eewww. that's just nasty

the ashtray of 3rd gen pick-ups is the perfect size for an 80/120 zune
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/4803253834/

 

You guys will love this one. A friend of mine told me that when his front steps get icy in the winter he pours soda pop on the ice so he doesn't slip. I thought that was great.

 

so, wait, does that just make it sticky?

 

yeah, there is a sticky layer on top of the ice so it is not slippery

 

all right. whatever sticks your kicks! haha. i guess you guys up there get a bit more snow than us "southerners"

 

idk if i posted this one but...if you spill oil on concrete...pour gas on it and light it...my dad does it all the time, but for everyone out there, idk if i would do this every single time...just when you really have to.

it works great though, only if you get the oil before it actually "sinks in and stains"