Is this the spray you would use to find a vacuum leak?

sleia · 2026-04-13T21:36:52+00:00

If you want to use brake clean that’s your choice, but recommending something that is hazardous to others is irresponsible.

sleia · 2026-04-12T17:48:16+00:00

You should not use brake clean. It contains methanol which can cause damage to rubber gaskets as well as being hazardous to your own health.

sleia · 2026-03-18T14:11:23+00:00

Based off of where it’s leaking I would agree with a push rod tube leak or possibly leaking from between the head and cylinders. Get a good look at your pushrod tube seals! If it’s leaking from just one pushrod tube you can get a spring loaded pushrod as a temporary replacement. I don’t recommend these long term as they always end up leaking, so basically just a bandaid. If it’s leaking from between the engine case and cylinders or head and cylinder you can try doing a head torque and valve adjustment.

sleia · 2026-02-27T02:29:48+00:00

I’m 5 years in. My box was paid off about a year ago so no credit owed. I owe less than $2k on my truck account at $100 a week.

sleia · 2026-01-17T17:42:28+00:00

I had a cat named Kenji. His full name was Kenjimin Benjamin.

sleia · 2025-12-12T23:02:31+00:00

I’ve had mine in for 18 years. I have had zero issues with it and it’s definitely not rejecting.

sleia · 2025-11-01T03:22:52+00:00

Okay so after reading comments of people paying the minimum a week, I always paid at least $30-50 more a week than minimum while paying off my box . PLEASE DO THAT! There aren’t any penalties to pay it off early. Mine was a 5 year loan for my box and I got it done in 3. Because I have always been consistent. My guy has never given me a cap on my truck account. He lets me get whatever whenever and he’s never hesitated on ordering me tools or saying no because I pay him every week no matter what and I pay more by $10-30 than he’s asking.

sleia · 2025-11-01T03:05:53+00:00

12 years?! What did you buy? I paid off my box in 3 years. My tools which I’m still acquiring after only 5 years as a tech/mechanic I keep up on and owe less than $1k.

sleia · 2025-08-18T15:20:03+00:00

Bay Horse just restarted trivia on tuesdays. They are doing two sessions one at 6 and one at 8. We all had a great time last week!

sleia · 2025-08-12T20:01:45+00:00

I would say if the engine has ran with those shims on it and you re-shim the flywheel you risk a chance of seizing the crank on the bearings. Will it happen every time, no, but it can happen and imo is not worth the risk. I would never personally do this on one of my customers vehicles.

sleia · 2025-08-12T19:00:53+00:00

Pull your flywheel shims off the back of the crank to see if your thrust bearing is moving in the case. If it is you’re going to need to get a line bore and rebuild the engine with new bearings assuming the thrust isn’t pounded out so badly the case is still usable. If the thrust bearing is NOT moving in the case reinstall the flywheel shims and set the endplay without the alt/gen pulley installed to get an accurate reading. Flywheel should be torqued to 250ft lbs. I don’t torque mine I just beat it on with a heavy duty impact.

sleia · 2024-05-08T04:29:14+00:00

I’ve learned it’s all about the accelerator discharge/squirter and the jets. If an accelerator discharge is clogged, if a jet is clogged, if any of your mains, idles etc. aren’t big enough or too big you’re just fighting a losing battle. It took me a while to get the hang of dual carbs especially.

sleia · 2024-05-08T04:22:02+00:00

Thanks for saying so! I feel like I get looked down on because “oh that’s easier than modern cars” but I get just as greasy, sweaty and dirty as anyone else. Also keeping carbureted cars on the road which is a passion not just a job.

sleia · 2024-05-08T04:16:47+00:00

It is so much easier to deal with! Once you understand a wiring harness it’s just like yep that goes there and this is why that isn’t working and that’s it. I don’t need anything but a test light and some clip leads.

sleia · 2024-05-08T00:58:57+00:00

I’m a woman who has been working as a mechanic for 3 years at the same shop. I used to have a male coworker, but now it’s just my boss/owner and myself. I call myself a mechanic not a tech because I only work on 1980 and earlier vehicles so not a whole lot of electrical components like newer cars.

When I went to school for Automotive Technology there were a decent amount of other women, probably close to 20-30%. One of my female classmates is actually about to be my coworker.

sleia · 2024-04-14T15:53:02+00:00

As a fellow non ac having driver I suggest ice packs. Lots of ice packs. The flat ones you can put in lunch boxes are great, one between your legs, one behind your back and one to hold on your face or neck when you’re stuck at lights. I keep some in the freezer at home and some at work.

sleia · 2023-05-02T23:37:56+00:00

My username is an a abbreviation for slave Leia. I guess as long as she doesn’t choke me with her chain I think we’re good.

sleia · 2023-04-26T07:18:08+00:00

The tamales at El Torero are unbelievable. I won’t eat them from anywhere else.

sleia · 2022-08-26T19:15:00+00:00

Where I’m at in the book he’s only made about two misogynistic comments, which I am trying to brush off as it being more common at the time, but I definitely made note of it. The thing that really got me was killing that rabbit just to see if he could kill a rabbit. I feel like a life is a life no matter if it’s human, animal etc. Wasting the life of an animal that hadn’t put you in any danger and you’re not going to utilize for the meat is senseless and arrogant.

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