We are still asking:
What did you
get done on
your Bolt today
????
The question, initially posted May 23, 2005, was:
"Whatcha do on your Bolt
this weekend?"
After 51,906,997 views, 7378 replies over 185 pages, this thread in General Truck Talk is a happening! And it's not just weekends anymore.
Now with pictures
and No BOTS.
So ...
What did you get done on your Bolt today????
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Oh Lord, I just gotta find it....
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 Re: Brake Cleaner
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Joined: Jun 2004
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Years ago someone on this website got deathly ill from breathing brake cleaner. I use it with good ventilation & turn my head the other way.
George
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing.
1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne Super
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I think it's the same toxic gas as when you burn refrigerant, phosgene gas, bad stuff.
1957 Chevrolet 5700 LCF 283 SM420 single speed rear, 1955 IH 300U T/A, 1978 Corvette 350 auto
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Breakkleen is expensive here so i buy it by the case when on sale and also keep carb clean on the bench.
Buckshot I love your post ....now i know whats ailing me.....plus I've breathed a lot of m.e.k., chromic acid and cleaned many parts in my tank with varsol.....oh, and spraying asbestos along with coating with formaldehyde.
I'm a lot more careful these days but still glow in the dark.
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Joined: Aug 2001
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Glow in the dark Alvin? I bet I glow more than you! What's a few chemicals compared to real radiation?  Don
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I have COPD, mild I am glad to say. But when I was diagnosed I thought HOW. But has this post points out we all did, that is called stupid. I worked on farms when I was a teenager and breathed all the dust and other things that were generated by farming activity. Then when I got older I worked on my truck and breath a lot of grease remover and break clean. I spent hours in the attic of this house installing insulation. I never wore a mask until covid came along. So that is how. Do we think with all the regulations imposed on young people today that they will be healthier?
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Re: Brake Cleaner
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I was in Walmart yesterday looking for some Rotella (which is really hard to find right now). Their brand of brake cleaner is less than $3/can. I snagged one of those along with a gallon of the house brand 15w40.
I’ve actually read good things about Walmart’s oil. Manufactured by Warren and meets all the important specs.
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Crusty Old Sarge
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I have used the Walmart brand with good results, seems a little stronger that most of the others. I don't care for the O'Reilly's brand, seems a bit watered down compared to the others. Years ago the Military allowed us to use Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK), that stuff would clean anything, of course they stopped that too.
Last edited by TUTS 59; Tue Jan 18 2022 04:32 PM.
Craig
Come, Bleed or Blister something has got to give!!!
59' Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting)
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Re: Brake Cleaner
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MEK is still available, Walmart and Amazon.
RonR
1951 3600 with Clark flatbed, T5, 4.10 rear
1970 340 Duster
1990 5.0 V8 Miata (1990 Mustang Gt Drivetrain)
1951 Farmall Super A
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Well crap, now I got to find another way to get recreational. They don't test us for phosgene at work...
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