This video was a bit of a long time coming as the repair and painting of the exterior parging of my basement took a long time due to the drying requirements as well as the need to have reasonable weather to paint in. From a difficulty stand point this was a pretty easy job, but …
After finally getting my Honda Pilot up and running after a timing belt failure, I found out that I had damaged the knock sensor at some point in the re-assembly process. As a result, I need to do some significant work on the top end of the engine to fix the broken sensor. Overall the …
After the timing belt broke on the Honda Pilot I spent about 4 months slowly picking at the repairs and have finally gotten around to a test drive.Sadly it appears that I broke the knock sensor at some point during the re-build process. The vehicle is now running smoothly, but needs to get taken apart …
As a quick and easy project this long weekend I will be programming my Nissan Homelink to work with garage door opener. Really this took not more than 4 minutes to complete. The most time-consuming part was going to get a ladder when I found out that my garage door opener had a rolling code. …
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In this video I take a break from working on vehicles and small engines and start working on some DIY projects that I have around the house. The first of which is sealing my stamped concrete patio. The old sealant was starting to flake off and was therefore no longer protecting the concrete from the …
After conducting some research on the required tools I decided to take on a Transfer Case fluid change in my 2012 Nissan Pathfinder. Overall the job was very easy and only requires about 40 minutes to complete. The cost savings when doing this job as a DIY project over taking it to a dealership for …
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After conducting some research on the required tools and I decided to take on a front and rear differential fluid change in my 2012 Nissan Pathfinder. Overall the job was very easy and only requires about an hour to complete. The cost savings when doing this job as a DIY project over taking it to …
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After a great deal of pain in the editing process, I was able to complete a video that used 100% voice over after the video was shot. I think in the future that I will have to put more effort into the voice work as it sounds somewhat flat throughout the video. I ended up …
After visiting a local Nissan dealership and getting their recommended maintenance on my 2012 Nissan Pathfinder, with associated prices, I decided to undertake some of the tasks myself. The first in the list of maintenance items that I wanted to tackle was the brake fluid service. This involves slowly removing old fluid while at the …
With the summer halfway through it has become time to start to put some maintenance efforts into my lawnmower to ensure that it keeps running for the rest of the season. Thus far the Lawn Boy mower, although a basic model, has proven to be an outstanding lawnmower for my small yard. The oil change …