Got a new compression gauge

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So since I have not been able to find my old compression gauge I picked up a new one today. Cost was $26 plus tax. It is a Borsch brand so should be pretty good. Having I hanging on the shop wall right now and once I use it, it will go right back to where it is. Manager of O'Reilly's told me I could borrow his or rent one either of which would not have cost me any thing but having one when I need it is better
 
Hope you find the other one in about one week. That is why I have five or six grease guns, couple of Burnzomatic tourches, several soildering guns, five or six rachet sets, two big eight horse power air compressors, five or six partial cans of every spray color i use, at least eight air chucks when I can only locate one at a time, two portable radios that I keep near the tool rack, etc. and etc. One more, when ever my eyes are looking at the neat stuff at a flea market there is almost always an Eagle gas can. At Kinzer last week picked up a pretty nice 5gal. for $8.oo. Had to replace the missing leather seal inside the lid. Very easy repair. We feel your pain.
 
" That is why I have five or six grease guns, couple of Burnzomatic tourches, several soildering guns, five or six rachet sets, two big eight horse power air compressors,..."

How in the heck can you misplace an eight horsepower compressor? :^)
 
Don't worry about your mentality in doing that. It just shows that your mind is alert and fixated on the next event of some relevance. All these little mundane things are just nuisances in the way of your search for your next challenge......I do it (misplace things) all the time. Will be going off somewhere to get something and when I get there wonder just why did I make the trip.

One thing that has helped me in keeping up with things is when I get something new, I ask myself where would I first look for this thing and put it there. It helps.
 
Oh......I forgot why I answered your post.......I too got one after 30-40 years. Got a new timing light too, and a set of new AC gauges for current refrigerants. Still have the old set of feeler gauges however, that my dad bought for me (with my first tool box) when I was a teen.....still have some of the tools too.
 
Well not really misplace as the one is up at the farm and this is the one I bought this spring for $500.oo. put another 100 into it and now have two of these beasts. Like I need another garden tractor. Bought two this spring. Must have ten five gallon Eagle saftey cans between my place and the farm. Costs $45 to just about fill three of them. One thing I really hate is going to the super market, take one of those little sports car size carts on PURPOSE, walk out with 30 dollars worth of stuff, and halfway home you remember that you FORGOT the box of eggs you needed.
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Bosch bought out OTC so now they're in the automotive business as well. Just not used to seeing their logo on diagnostic tools.
 
Fellow Missourian, I would have given you one, if I could find them. I made another tool I like better. I broke the porcelain out of a couple spark plugs of different size and brazed in Air chuck adapters and hook on air hose. Get engine to TDC and see where leakage is coming into the exhaust, indicating leak at exhaust valve,If air exits at Air intake it is leaking intake valve. If coming from crankcase breather it is the air going past the piston. After I made a whole set of all the spark plug sizes I bought out an old garage that had a factory set up and a couple gauges
 
I have one of those laying around someplace also but the compressor I have now is junk so it would be hard to use it for that plus it loves to shoot out a lit of moisture to boot
 
[i:654c4848f0]That is why I have five or six grease guns[/i:654c4848f0]

But I only have spare grease cartridges for the ones I can't find, so I make a mess loading the grease w/out a cartridge.
 
Back before the days of the cartridge, that's how you (I) loaded them. The day I saw cartridges for sale I bought them and a gun to hold them and It was one heck of a happy day for me. Greasing is a necessity and I keep all my stuff squirting out the seams but I hate it! Got to where I keep nitrile gloves handy for that and since I have several boxes sitting around the shop, I have started using them for other chores where you get your hands dirty, tired of washing your hands, tired of ruining expensive leather gloves and all. Work great.
 

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