Yeah, and those tables were completely covered in food all day Thanksgiving. We filled this mountain retreat with good food, family, and love. Hope you and Wifey were as blessed as I was.
You need a big Porta-heater or Reddy-heater. Mine warms up the garage in about 4 minutes. Kerosene is very expensive, but it does last a long time. Thermostat I added kicks it on at 60 degrees, but I jump out of my skin every time it kicks on!
Ansel, I've considered one of those heaters, but found them to be too loud. And I won't have anything to do with kerosene. Not my cup of tea, my friend. Regards, John
Pat, Good for you, my friend. I've never been a foreign car man, but do know many who were. My best friend in high school at one time or another owned practically every kind that existed. He'd buy wrecked foreign cars I'd never heard of and bring them back to life. It was quite an education for me. After high school he established a body shop business and ran it until retirement, later handing it off to his sons. It's still in business. Regards, John
Glad to have you back and hear your son is healing faster than expected. I plan to craw underneath my ’65 and break loose the bottom shock bolts tomorrow.
John, Our boy is practically back to new. He's a jock and heals fast. And piece of cake on those shock bolts. A good bath in penetrating oil will make the job much easier. Regards, John
Lunch hour is going to be great now that you have posted a video! Thank you , sir! My 64 is hibernating but I am working on it a little here and there.
Donald, You're welcome, my friend. Working on our old T-Birds is merely a hobby that keeps us from going bonkers. We're never in a hurry. Regards, John
I watch old movies (Red Skelton and others) on a modern TV just fine. The 4x3 ratio and B/W is maintained and the bigger screen for my old eyes, less power consumption and not having to work on an ancient tube box.
Hi John! Good to have you back my friend. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! It’s getting real cold over here with snow forecast in the near future! Excellent job on that calliper, and good to see some life back in the old TV.
Gordon, Thanks, my friend. Our Thanksgiving went well. Also, I may have over-stated that caliper restoration a bit. I better re-address that in the next vid. Regards, John
Doug, Zero kerosene comes anywhere near my home and hearth for any reason. I grew up with that smelly, dangerous crap and at the age of 18 left it behind forever. Same with natural gas. But I am eyeballing a butane unit. Regards, John
I was going to suggest cardboard so glad you’ve caught on to the latest trend. Hahaha. That caliper looks new. Great job as usual sir!!! Hope everyone is well
Ron, Things are going well...finally. We're hoping for a vastly improved 2020. It has to be better. How goes it with you folks? Ready for Santa? Regards, John
Nice idea for the bracket on the proportioning valve. The replacement flyback on the RCA is not a bad idea at all, one of the real telltale signs of an overworked overheated flyback is wax having leaked out of it, or on later ones a cracked insulating doughnut, RCA color sets were known for eating flybacks all the time. The Early Television Museum is a great resource for collectors, they are even working on a long term project to be able to rebuild CRT's.
It appears the museum has given up on the CRT rebuild plan, but there is some soon-to-retire Navy Chief Petty Officer who is supposedly gathering up the works to do it himself after retirement. Regards, John
@@joernone Actually it's all related, Nick was the one that went over to France to learn how to rebuild CRT's from the last company that did so, when the owners retired and closed up shop. There are now to locations set up to do the rebuilds, the Museum in Ohio (where tubes do get rebuilt during the annual convention), and the other at Nick's place so he can perfect his skills and work on things when not involved with Navy stuff.
Ben, No, but be careful, take your time, don't force anything and they'll come out, after you disconnect the spindle. If the ball joints are original they'll be riveted in, meaning the rivet head will need to be ground off. If they're held in with bolts and nuts then they've been replaced somewhere along the line. Did you get the MC off the front porch? I don't trust delivery dudes. Regards, John
Yeah, and those tables were completely covered in food all day Thanksgiving. We filled this mountain retreat with good food, family, and love. Hope you and Wifey were as blessed as I was.
Johnny,
Thanks, my friend. We had a good Thanksgiving as well. Looking forward to Christmas.
Regards,
John
You need a big Porta-heater or Reddy-heater. Mine warms up the garage in about 4 minutes. Kerosene is very expensive, but it does last a long time. Thermostat I added kicks it on at 60 degrees, but I jump out of my skin every time it kicks on!
Ansel,
I've considered one of those heaters, but found them to be too loud. And I won't have anything to do with kerosene. Not my cup of tea, my friend.
Regards,
John
Hey John I’ve got a ‘62 Mercedes 190SL that I recently acquired. I consider it a mechanical work of art. Cars from that era are beautiful.
Pat,
Good for you, my friend. I've never been a foreign car man, but do know many who were. My best friend in high school at one time or another owned practically every kind that existed. He'd buy wrecked foreign cars I'd never heard of and bring them back to life. It was quite an education for me. After high school he established a body shop business and ran it until retirement, later handing it off to his sons. It's still in business.
Regards,
John
John..What a faker!!..That was a brand new caliper...FESS UP!!!..regards, Buzz
Buzz,
Says you. I may not always tell the truth, but I never lie! 🤓
Regards,
John
Glad to have you back and hear your son is healing faster than expected. I plan to craw underneath my ’65 and break loose the bottom shock bolts tomorrow.
John,
Our boy is practically back to new. He's a jock and heals fast. And piece of cake on those shock bolts. A good bath in penetrating oil will make the job much easier.
Regards,
John
Lunch hour is going to be great now that you have posted a video! Thank you , sir! My 64 is hibernating but I am working on it a little here and there.
Donald,
You're welcome, my friend. Working on our old T-Birds is merely a hobby that keeps us from going bonkers. We're never in a hurry.
Regards,
John
I watch old movies (Red Skelton and others) on a modern TV just fine. The 4x3 ratio and B/W is maintained and the bigger screen for my old eyes, less power consumption and not having to work on an ancient tube box.
James,
Glad to hear it.
Regards,
John
Hi John!
Good to have you back my friend. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! It’s getting real cold over here with snow forecast in the near future! Excellent job on that calliper, and good to see some life back in the old TV.
Gordon,
Thanks, my friend. Our Thanksgiving went well. Also, I may have over-stated that caliper restoration a bit. I better re-address that in the next vid.
Regards,
John
How about a nice Kerosene heater for that garage to chase the chills away?
Doug,
Zero kerosene comes anywhere near my home and hearth for any reason. I grew up with that smelly, dangerous crap and at the age of 18 left it behind forever. Same with natural gas. But I am eyeballing a butane unit.
Regards,
John
Wow john, you've become a real master at rust removal! LOL
Dan,
Made it look just like brand new, eh? 😜
Regards,
John
I was going to suggest cardboard so glad you’ve caught on to the latest trend. Hahaha. That caliper looks new. Great job as usual sir!!! Hope everyone is well
Ron,
Things are going well...finally. We're hoping for a vastly improved 2020. It has to be better.
How goes it with you folks? Ready for Santa?
Regards,
John
Nice idea for the bracket on the proportioning valve. The replacement flyback on the RCA is not a bad idea at all, one of the real telltale signs of an overworked overheated flyback is wax having leaked out of it, or on later ones a cracked insulating doughnut, RCA color sets were known for eating flybacks all the time. The Early Television Museum is a great resource for collectors, they are even working on a long term project to be able to rebuild CRT's.
It appears the museum has given up on the CRT rebuild plan, but there is some soon-to-retire Navy Chief Petty Officer who is supposedly gathering up the works to do it himself after retirement.
Regards,
John
@@joernone Actually it's all related, Nick was the one that went over to France to learn how to rebuild CRT's from the last company that did so, when the owners retired and closed up shop. There are now to locations set up to do the rebuilds, the Museum in Ohio (where tubes do get rebuilt during the annual convention), and the other at Nick's place so he can perfect his skills and work on things when not involved with Navy stuff.
Hey John, do the upper control arms have to be removed for the ball joints to be replaced? I’m trying to plan out how to replace mine soon
Ben,
No, but be careful, take your time, don't force anything and they'll come out, after you disconnect the spindle. If the ball joints are original they'll be riveted in, meaning the rivet head will need to be ground off. If they're held in with bolts and nuts then they've been replaced somewhere along the line.
Did you get the MC off the front porch? I don't trust delivery dudes.
Regards,
John
Hey John, good to see you back in the garage. By the way my friend, how is your son John's recovery coming along?
Carl,
He's doing much better. His recovery has been in record time, but he's not yet back to work. Doc won't release him just yet.
Regards,
John
John....WHERE IS YOUR SNOW?....LOL
Bill,
I sat on the Walmart Santa's lap and asked him to deliver it to your place all winter long. 😊
Regards,
John