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Appliance RepairWasher & Dryer RepairWasher Wont DrainWashing Machine RepairHow to fix a washer that won’t drain

10 years ago25 min

Oh no! All of a sudden the clothes are sopping wet at the end of the wash cycle…Now the wash cycle is failing during the middle of a load!…If you’ve experienced either of these, or the below symptoms before with your front-loading washing machine, it’s most likely a clogged drain pump filter. Below, we’ll explain how you can repair your own washer in a few simple steps and avoid a costly

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Home & GardenHow to build a backyard garden: Part 2

12 years ago47 min

In our first backyard garden series post we showed you how to start setting up your garden beds. Now it’s time to show how to finish digging the beds and how to plant all the wonderful fruits and veggies that you and your family will soon be enjoying. But before you actually start growing your own organic food, its important to

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Auto RepairCarburetorsHow to tune the carburetor in a Ford Bronco

12 years ago11 min

We rebuilt the carburetor in our 1978 Ford Bronco a month or so ago and promised we’d do a follow up post on how to “tune” it. Ours is a 1978 Ford Bronco that goes by the name of Javelina Sue (it’s safe to say she likes her mud). Well, winter is behind us now. It’s getting warm again, and the easiest way to describe the carburetor problem is that she’s “breathing heavy”; the engine idle is...

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Auto RepairCarburetorsHow to rebuild a carburetor in a 1978 Ford Bronco

12 years ago111 min

Sure you want to rebuild that carburetor! It’s fun and is a good way to ensure your car or truck is running at peak performance – from an air/fuel mixture standpoint. Today, we’re going to rebuild the carburetor in our 1978 Ford Bronco.  Ours has a leak, which we suspect is from a float bowl gasket. The fuel is draining onto the intake manifold before the fuel system can build sufficient pressure resulting in the...

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Home & GardenBuilding your own backyard garden: Part 1

12 years ago1 min

Building your own backyard garden can be extremely worthwhile and very rewarding. It’s also a known fact that you can’t garden angry 🙂 so some might even say it’s therapeutic too! In our first Backyard Garden series, we’ll show you how to get started by tilling the garden beds and walking you through important tips throughout. Let us know if you’ve had any similar experiences with your own garden.     Good luck!

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AlternatorsAuto RepairSunday Truck Project: Alternator swap

12 years ago16 min

It’s time to swap out the alternator in the 1978 Ford Bronco. The headlights began flickering and fading in and out, and then the truck suddenly died while I was driving it.  I had the local parts store test the alternator just to make sure, and it indeed had a bad diode. So, we ordered a new one and it’s time to put it in. We’ll walk you through the quick alternator removal, install, and...

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