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Auto RepairDally's GarageGaskets & SealsHow to make your own gasket

3 years ago11 min

Several automotive parts require some form of gasket to create a proper seal. Two very common parts are the thermostat and the fuel pump. The require both a paper gasket and some gasket sealer. In the unfortunate circumstance, you may have received the wrong paper gasket with your automotive part, or it didn’t seal properly causing you to remove it and it’s damaged, or you ripped it. If a paper gasket is ripped, it’s not...

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Auto RepairDally's GarageFuel PumpHow to Remove a Fuel Filter from a Mechanical Fuel Pump

3 years ago10 min

How to Remove the Fuel Filter on a Mechanical Fuel Pump Difficulty: Easy Skill level: Beginner The fuel filter on a mechanical fuel pump can often times be stuck. The removable canister on the fuel pump is usually covered in grime, it doesn’t have a flat surface, and there’s not much to use for leverage. So how do you remove it? We tried several tools but in the end, a good pair of Channel Lock...

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Dally's GarageRally Fighter Jump – General Lee

11 years ago6 min

We mix vintage ways with modern days on this site. And today, we’re going to jump the General Lee! Or “flatten the hills” as Waylon Jennings would say. This General Lee, however,  is a 2013 Rally Fighter by Local Motors. I must admit, I’ve wished I could jump the General Lee since the first time I saw Dukes of Hazzard as a young boy in the early 80’s. Who didn’t right?! Well, just like Waylon Jennings says, we...

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Dally's GarageOutdoorsMud boggin’ the Christmas Bronco

11 years ago42 min

Here’s some pics of our 2012 Christmas tree hunt. The spot we like to go to didn’t have any snow this year, but the weather was still awesome. It was a pretty muddy back-road due to the melt from the last snow. And yep – that’s our tree on the top of the truck.  We do this each year and typically will use one of the day’s pictures for our Christmas card to family mem

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Auto RepairDally's GarageProject Bronco

11 years ago12 min

We purchased this 1978 Ford Bronco Custom 4×4 as a restoration project and overall fun outdoor vehicle. This Bronco was owned for 29 years by a man in Prescott, AZ. It was well taken care of and handed over to another lucky owner in south Scottsdale, AZ in 2006. We acquired it in October 2012 after it had sat for 9 months. It has the original owner’s manual with all maintenance records and receipts since 1978!...

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