10-22-2014, 06:37 PM
Keep up the progress RB.
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Fuel pump died on my truck yesterday at the local hardware store, had to be towed from the store to the garage I use.
Got the truck back this evening so I should be good to go for work in the morning.
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More misadventures in plumbing--Installed a new vanity/sink for parents house had to get a new elbow and trap because the old elbow was too short to meet up with trap on the drain of the new sink. I had to take a little bit off of the drain pipe and cut to length the elbow(the elbow was a 90 deg with one long side). Got the drain all hooked up and leak free so I next hooked up the hot and cold water to the faucet. Tightened the nuts cold water was fine but hot water was leaking due to misapplcated Teflon tape, so I turned off the hot water supply and had to re tape it so that was no problem. Started to clean up tools when I noticed a small puddle between the vanity and the toilet, double checked the new install was not the sink but some how the water tank on the toilet was leaking around the bolts holding tank to seat. I thought easy fix remove the bolts and install new rubber washers, nope bolts which are brass were not budging and the slots on the bolt heads were getting chewed up. Not one to give up easily I got the bright Idea to use a hacksaw blade less the handle and cut the bolts out about 20min. later had the bolts out and like I thought the rubber washers were almost rotted away so I went to the hardware store to get some new bolts and washers, found a kit with every thing I need for under $5.00 I was thinking I will be done before lunch and that is when the truck decided to have a bad fuel pump, For the record I hate plumbing as it is always a big hassle.
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Well good night all have to work 1st shift tomorrow.
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Fuel pump died on my truck yesterday at the local hardware store, had to be towed from the store to the garage I use.
Got the truck back this evening so I should be good to go for work in the morning.
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More misadventures in plumbing--Installed a new vanity/sink for parents house had to get a new elbow and trap because the old elbow was too short to meet up with trap on the drain of the new sink. I had to take a little bit off of the drain pipe and cut to length the elbow(the elbow was a 90 deg with one long side). Got the drain all hooked up and leak free so I next hooked up the hot and cold water to the faucet. Tightened the nuts cold water was fine but hot water was leaking due to misapplcated Teflon tape, so I turned off the hot water supply and had to re tape it so that was no problem. Started to clean up tools when I noticed a small puddle between the vanity and the toilet, double checked the new install was not the sink but some how the water tank on the toilet was leaking around the bolts holding tank to seat. I thought easy fix remove the bolts and install new rubber washers, nope bolts which are brass were not budging and the slots on the bolt heads were getting chewed up. Not one to give up easily I got the bright Idea to use a hacksaw blade less the handle and cut the bolts out about 20min. later had the bolts out and like I thought the rubber washers were almost rotted away so I went to the hardware store to get some new bolts and washers, found a kit with every thing I need for under $5.00 I was thinking I will be done before lunch and that is when the truck decided to have a bad fuel pump, For the record I hate plumbing as it is always a big hassle.
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Well good night all have to work 1st shift tomorrow.