Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips
When my 10-year-old daughter presented me with her wet smartphone and said it’s acting “glitchy”, I looked down to see a dripping wet smartphone with a screen that was shorting out doing some really weird things […]
Whether you’re into Jeeps or not, you have to admit the Jeep brand has generated one heck of an aftermarket over the past few decades. Almost any Jeep part or accessory imaginable has been (or will […]
Here’s another tip from the Hard Drive Magnet Guy on how to make clever use of those Super Strong magnets found in every old hard drive. Inside every hard drive is an extremely strong, nickel […]
Using a Hard Drive Magnet on your Oil FilterIt’s a fact that as your engine runs, tiny metallic particles along with the soot from the combustion process become suspended in your circulating oil. That’s the […]
Super Glue has its roots in World War II (1939-1945). Scientists at Eastman Kodak were searching for a way to design better gun sights and stumbled upon the infuriating chemical concoction known as cyanoacrylates. Infuriating because when […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips – Lifting a Vehicle and Protecting the contact surfaceWhen you are jacking up a vehicle with a hydraulic floor jack, sometimes you have to position the jack in odd […]
12 Volt Wiring Gauge Requirements at specific Amps to length for Automotive Electrical Systems … Wire uses the measurement of gauge to determine the size of the wire. The larger the wire, the smaller […]
Thinking about taking off on an off-road adventure? Whether you’re heading down an old logging trail or into the outback, preparation for the trip should start long before you set the navigation system to route you […]
Things to THINK about When Wiring Accessories…When wiring anything in your vehicle that draws heavy current such as high powered offroad lights or audio amplifiers, there are a few things to consider. Number one, make sure […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …Exploding Clutch – Why you should not coast down-hill with a disengaged clutch! Greetings: I wanted to share with you an experience of mine with an off-road vehicle recently. I […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …Avoiding Contact by placing a rubber buffer between your freshly painted body parts.Have you ever noticed when you take body parts off a vehicle, the area where a part […]
Sometimes one tow strap is not long enough to reach from the recovery vehicle to the stuck vehicle and it’s necessary to combine multiple tow straps into one long length. So how do you do […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips … %#$@&!!*@ …and then a stream of obscenities followed…Inevitably it happens. You’re wrenching away, working hard at a project when the wrench slips under full torque and comes to […]
History and General Information AboutCitizens’ Band RadioFrom the Origins of Citizens’ Band radio and it’s growing popularity in the 1970’s to the worldwide following today around the world, this article explains where CB radio came […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …1 Why an ORDFAQ?2 Where to get it3 Lawyer Drivel4 Sharing the blame5 Future Plans6 What can you do to help?7 History8 Vehicle Familiarization9 Safety Check10 Safety Gear10.1 […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …Over the years I have been asked by people who are going to undertake a rebuild of a Jeep, what I might suggest to help get the project […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …Looking for a Cheap alternative to installing a Sunroof? Try this on for size.You have to admit, a vehicle just looks better with a sunroof. Yet most vehicles […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips … Painting Tip #27 – Making that brush on paint job a little easier. When you are looking for a container to pour paint into so you can brush it onto […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …New Car Shell – Rust Prevention – A Cheap, effective alternative to undercoating … You crawl under your 4×4 and look at the underside of the body, the frame, the […]
DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …Protecting your PaintOk, so you’ve done a little fourwheeling down some narrow paths. Your once spotless paint job is showing those numerous underbrush light scratches down the sides […]
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