Craig's Garage

10/29/2026

3 broken bolts removed from this 69 350HO timing cover. Love when not stainless bolts break off... did not wish to use my T/A timing cover as had different markings.

10/27/2026

Next extract 3 broken bolts from timing cover, paint., install cam and lifters, double roller or gear drive and pan. Then find it a home
1969 Pontiac 350HO aka Ram Air...
Want a 70 Ventura...

10/20/2026

I think I should get one of these machines.
What do you think?

09/17/2026

So putting my Cat back together and missing 2 washers that go against bearings in cover.
Pulling back apart to see if they stuck together and doubled up.
Doesn't help manual shows a 400 and not the 500 as hi/lo is in different location.

09/07/2026

Bought one of these off AliExpress for half this price for the Mercedes C300.
Then bought a camera that snaps into a place underneath near license plate so I can actually see when backing up. Guess relies on Google maps which are constantly updated vs whatever system this had. It assumes I have a touch screen and I do not think our cars had that option for the 4.5 Harmon Becker radio. Claims the k**b can navigate so must be how use it, find out in a few weeks when it arrives. I bought the camera off Amazon.com as I should have added to cart when bought radio to get that for 1/2 price as when tried to buy separate I was below some threshold to pay via PayPal or Google pay.

Plug and Play: This amazing kit adds full CarPlay functionality to your existing NTG 4.5 system while retaining all NTG 4.5 functions. There is no need to dismantle the car, which is convenient and quick.

09/03/2026

So I am out using the 99 Arctic Cat 500 4x4 to move and unload a trailer and hear this high pitched squeal, lasted 5 seconds, goes away, I back up, bike dies, would not start, check battery 1.3vdc, so I quickly get tools to disconnect, battery hot, huge arc disconnecting, something fried.
Smells sort of like burning glass, like when coating melt when an alternator cooks, so ordered a used stator and flywheel for $60, battery already recovered to 11vdc.. so back out to push her to shop of which I can now use as we moved the big items in way, charge its battery and start to pull that apart.. This is the bike I cannot keep the oil clean unless I drive her 10m each time ride her and so many times just moving trailers or getting mail so oil milky over n over, even added breather to airbox to suck fumes out of the motor, wish did not have to driver her 10-15m every time start her up.
Now I did have cooling fan on bypass, did not check to see if that failed, but only out 60 of something else and parts I could use one day...
It never ends...

09/01/2026

The Yamaha shift shaft must have touched ground when on side and knocked her out of time for shifter. Centered and ready to rip once seat brackets arrive. Year old gas and laying her on side for repair sure makes for sore foot when in sandals... she must be flooded...

08/29/2026

Bad cable?

08/29/2026

Is this all the travel we get?
78 IT250.

08/29/2026

New clutch stack and springs on 78 IT250 but doesn't feel right. Adjuster in as far as possible cable and perch Adjuster fully extended to get my slack and full tension pull. She pulls hard.
Hoping after break in I do not need to pull side cover again but new to this and need some tips.