17 Jan 12 07:15, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    RW>> I decided yesterday to load up the Malibu and bring it home. It's   
    RW>> more convenient to work on it here, rather than go over to the shop   
    RW>> and work on   
      
    MH> Sure would be nice to have a hydrolic lift at home.  :)   
      
   This is why I did all of the work that needed to be done under tha car, in   
   case I had to bring it home early. All that is left is another dry-run   
   valve adjustment and putting water* in the radiator.   
      
   * not allowed anti-freeze at the track in a race car.   
      
    MH> Not work the investment unless you are doing tons of car work at   
    MH> home.   
      
   They're not that expensive anymore. If you can find a used one, those are   
   even better deals. Once I get a slab put in the back yard, I'll be looking   
   for a lift.   
      
    MH> I have a few really nice jacks, but nothing beats the lift for   
    MH> certain jobs.   
      
   That's for sure. Instead of jacking and jacking, just hit the lift button.   
   When you're done or need to look at the underside again, lower it.   
      
    RW>> When I need to heat the garage, I unhook the dryer vent and use that   
    RW>> for heat. I've done that for years.   
      
    MH> That is a great idea.   
      
   Home Depot and Lowes both sell a vent that you can install into the dryer   
   exhaust. I used to have one in San Diego, but it got lost in the   
   transition and I havn't bothered to replace it yet.   
      
    MH> I will sometimes just leave the door that goes to the garage from the   
    MH> house open to let some warm air in, plus my little portable heater   
    MH> next to me.  Provided the garage doors are closed, it does get warm   
    MH> in there.   
      
   I'm going to be installing my verticle mill in the garage soon. My poor   
   Camaro or my 56 will have to sit in the weather for a while. I can't   
   decide whether to build a garage in the back yard or an addition behind   
   the garage and move the mill back there.   
      
    RW>> I wouldn't have bought their harness or switch, but I would have   
    RW>> wired them to the battery, no doubt.   
      
    MH> I'm happy to not have any electrical issues after all my   
    MH> modifications. The added riding lights, the "heat deamons" (heated   
    MH> grips), my LED riding lights, and new headlight.   
      
   I wouldn't have had any problems either. Draw the schematic, layout the   
   parts where they should be located and cut the wire and begin making a   
   loom.   
      
    MH> I did tap one of the accessory wires for the heated grips.   
      
   That's OK, as long as the accessory and the lamps aren't too much draw.   
      
    RW>> I've never ridden mine more than 60 miles from home but have had the   
    RW>> pleasure of riding in the rain with that windshield in place.   
    RW>> Getting soaked isn't my idea of fun.   
      
    MH> No, and getting stuck in a massive thunderstorm is even worse.   
      
   My friend Andrew rode his Kawasaki to visit his mother and family in   
   Minnesota, via New Mexico northward through Colorado and S Dakota. He was   
   bucking headwinds full of rain all the way. He found a motel somewhere in   
   Colorado where they let him park his bike under a sheltered spot so he   
   could start out with a dry seat in the morning. He had monkey butt almost   
   all the way. I'm glad I dicided not to venture that far away from home.   
      
    MH> Not to mention very stressful, I poured the water out of my boots   
    MH> when I got home.   
      
   Sounds like Andrew. 8^)   
      
    MH> Made the mistake that I thought I could outrun the storm - and lost.   
      
   That's what he thought too. It was a big front out of the Alaskan Gulf and   
   it kept going and going and going.   
      
   On top of that he had a flat in nowhere-in-particular S Dakota, and   
   finding a bike shop and a new tire was like finding the proverbial   
   needle...   
      
      
                   R\%/itt   
      
      
     ... Only those who will risk going too far can possibly   
     ... find out how far one can go ~ TS Eliot   
      
      
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