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joseph529•3mo ago

Found a weird trick for cleaning EGR valves without taking them off

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terry1•3mo ago

Old timer at the junkyard told me to check the VIN tag before pulling any part and it saved me a ton of hassle

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jason958•3mo ago

Shoutout to the guy at the Pick-n-Pull in Phoenix who talked me out of buying a junkyard alternator

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the_charlie•3mo ago

Spent 4 hours hunting a vacuum leak that was just a loose hose clamp

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skylerm55•3mo ago

My cousin swore welding a cracked engine block with a cheap rod would hold, now I'm out $200 and a good 350

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the_charlie•3mo ago

I finally get why old-timers swear by cleaning carburetor jets with a single strand of copper wire

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logan_thomas87•3mo ago

Spent 5 hours tracking down a vacuum leak on my old Jeep... turned out to be a $3 grommet

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ruby290•3mo ago

Bought a junkyard transmission for my old Tacoma for $350, lasted 3 weeks then started whining like crazy

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matthew_reed50•3mo ago

I used to think welding without a respirator was fine, a guy at the shop changed my mind

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aaronf40•3mo ago

Hot take: that one Tuesday where I found three working alternators in one scrap run was a fluke I'll never beat

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verac40•3mo ago

Shoutout to the guy who helped me swap a transmission at the self-service yard

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william816•3mo ago

Junk yard near Denver had a goldmine of OEM alternators last saturday

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c/used-parts-swap

Found a weird trick for cleaning EGR valves without taking them off

Old timer at the junkyard told me to check the VIN tag before pulling any part and it saved me a ton of hassle

Shoutout to the guy at the Pick-n-Pull in Phoenix who talked me out of buying a junkyard alternator

Spent 4 hours hunting a vacuum leak that was just a loose hose clamp

Is there a right way to clean a used carburetor or am I overthinking it?

Figured out a rusted bolt trick on my old F150 that saved me 3 hours

Finally swapped a junkyard alternator onto my '97 Civic and it actually works

My cousin swore welding a cracked engine block with a cheap rod would hold, now I'm out $200 and a good 350

I finally get why old-timers swear by cleaning carburetor jets with a single strand of copper wire

Spent 5 hours tracking down a vacuum leak on my old Jeep... turned out to be a $3 grommet

Bought a junkyard transmission for my old Tacoma for $350, lasted 3 weeks then started whining like crazy

I used to think welding without a respirator was fine, a guy at the shop changed my mind

Hot take: that one Tuesday where I found three working alternators in one scrap run was a fluke I'll never beat

Shoutout to the guy who helped me swap a transmission at the self-service yard

Junk yard near Denver had a goldmine of OEM alternators last saturday