On 6/2/2023 4:14 AM, Snag wrote:
On 6/2/2023 1:09 AM, Richard Smith wrote:
I've had to learn about house renovations and what people have offered
on YouTube has been very helpful.
I started with little things and tiny objectives and those were
rewarded. A start...
eg. when I tried the ideas with silicone, there it was - it worked.
Same with decorator's caulk, which I had never used before - did
exactly what waws needed, going in the way which had been shown.
So I'm putting a "there can also be ..." good view.
Best wishes everyone.
I've found some of the car repair videos very helpful .
Two videos on YouTube recently helped me with my truck. I haven't fixed
it, but now I know how. Dash lights tend to go wonky from full bright
to nothing while I am driving at night. It doesn't bother me that much.
Usually I reach down and swing the light level wheel back and forth a
couple times, and then it works at full brightness. It doesn't night
blind me so I don't worry after that. The first video showed how to
replace the headlight control module. Basically its a black box with
wheels and switches and knobs. The first video showed that the primary
dash bezel can be removed by putting the sifter in reverse for clearance
and tilting the steering wheel down out of the way. The bezzle itself
it held in place with straight in push clips which can be released
simply by pulling. Then the retaining clips on the black box are
released with a putty knife. It unplugs at the back, a new block box is plugged in, and everything snaps back together. Yes, I am very much
aware of how releasing and reinstalling clips can go awry.
The second video was a bit of a surprise. It popped up in my suggested
feed. They opened up the black box showing a very simple circuit board
with a row of solder joints. The claim was that solder joints fail due
to the nature of a single sided single layer board, and that reflowing
the joints will repair the black box most of the time.
I haven't swapped out the box or repaired it, because, well, mostly I
drive the Jeep which is ten years newer and doesn't have that mildly
annoying issue.
However, on a recent trip to the shooting range we decided to take a
side trip on the way back so I could show my friend a few bank
accessible fishing holes. I hit the shift on the fly 4wd drive button
on the dash (which is quite sticky) when driving over a berm, and later
it didn't want to switch back. I did get it to switch back to 2wd
eventually, and the manual says its good in 4WD up to 65 MPH, so there
was likely no harm.
Anyway, I was doing a search on how to fix the 4WD switch problem when I
found the first video on the headlight black box. It turns out the 4WD switches are also a black box similar to the head light module. All
available parts from places like GM Parts Direct and LMC Truck.
With that being said. I watch YouTube videos mostly for infotainment.
In the morning when I have coffee and make breakfast I put it up on the
big screen TV in the living room and watch anything that catches my
fancy. This can range from "37 Reasons the Gizzlbot Mechanism is a Bad
Idea" to how to rewire a "14th Century Time Travel Device."
I may be a mediocre machinist, but if I'm ever stuck in 1397 with a
busted transtemporal displacement regenerator I'll still have a chance
to make it home.
--
Bob La Londe
Proffessional Hack, Hobbyist, Wannabe, Shade Tree, Button Pushing, Not a
real machinist
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