Garage Hangout

A $3.25 yard sale haul.

A Stanley North Bros #41 Yankee drill with 3/4 of the bits was 50¢, the Snap on TM-4s spinner was 50¢, KASTAR feeler gauge 50¢, then the Stanley handyman " Yankee " driver was $1 and the federal supply services canteen pouch was 75¢

I am almost ashamed to admit that I have let several opportunities pass at seeing BB in my town the last few years. I am going to make a point of not letting this opportunity pass too.

Im super excited!!! First time she's east of the Mississippi since her birth in the 40s.

Two of my friends and I are going on a train excursion with the local Reading Blue Mtn. And Northern. They will take a train ride where it will meet and pass big boy.

I may also go see it in either Scranton at Steamtown or Philly!

Maybe a once in a lifetime chance.

While I don't consider myself train nerd, I have always been amazed by steam engines. With Union Pacific's acquisition of Norfolk Southern, the UP's steam engines now have access to lines east of the Mississippi River. UP is making a run out Cheyenne to Philadelphia with the 4014 Big Boy for the America's 250th. My guess is this will one of the few times you will see the Big Boy in this region. The schedule is in the link below. I am making plans to take the family to see this only operating Big Boy pass bye.

Big Boy's Route        

Turned out to be the caliper changed it out Sunday morning. Also installed a new air intake setup.

Not alone, you just described the story of my life. You'll get it though.

Quote from: Muddy on Apr 25, 2026, 07:01 PMLast night after work I made some new brake lines for my pickup.

Two that ran from the master cylinder to the ABS block on my truck were getting pretty rusted. Soni decided to replace them.

After removing the old ones I learned that they are ISO or bubble flare and I only have a double flare SAE tool.

So i ran to Advance Auto and bought the cheap bubble flare kit they had on the shelf. The first flare I did, didn't look right so I tried again and the pin in the die broke off in the line. Guess that why it was cheap

Luckily I search you tube and you can make a bubble flare with a double flare tool.

I got them in and finished around 10 last night. So I took it around the block and it seemed to still have air in the line. So this morning I had my son help me bleed it out.


Next I got to see why the LR caliper seems to be sticking. Owning old vehicles is fun....

It's always something. LOL