Official Thread - Simple things to know when your in a bind

[General of Darkness]

Just going to start this off because I didn't know this, and was thinking, what other little tips and tricks you should know when your in a bind.

1 - I didn't know this but I saw it work. You've got power to your car but the starter won't turn the motor. Take a hammer and hit the starter a few time. It will loosen the brushes and should get it to turn so you can start your car.

2 - Having trouble in loose sand or dirt, air down your tires to 5 psi, it will make the tire spread over a wider area giving you more traction.

3 - Warm beer, got ice? Spin the beer on the ice for about 60 seconds and it will chill the beer quickly.

4 - Got a bad cut, no where near a hospital but you've got crazy glue? Put a little on an it will seal the cut.

That's what I have for now, but I'd love for this to be living thread with additions from other members. I bet we can get a great list of ideas. The only thing I would ask is if you could cut and paste my 4 then start with 5 etc etc.

[Ponce]

Number 3 I dind't know about, don't drink..........and #4 being doing it for ages, the military use it all the time.......#1 and #2? older than me........#3 good, specially on ice OR SAND.

[freespirit]

i tried starting a "home remedies"thread similar to this...it never took off...hope this one does...

[freespirit]

1 - I didn't know this but I saw it work. You've got power to your car but the starter won't turn the motor. Take a hammer and hit the starter a few time. It will loosen the brushes and should get it to turn so you can start your car.

2 - Having trouble in loose sand or dirt, air down your tires to 5 psi, it will make the tire spread over a wider area giving you more traction.

3 - Warm beer, got ice? Spin the beer on the ice for about 60 seconds and it will chill the beer quickly.

4 - Got a bad cut, no where near a hospital but you've got crazy glue? Put a little on an it will seal the cut.


5 - to remove permanent marker from a dry erase board:

--take a paper towel, dampen it, and dip it in cigarette ashes, then firmly rub the area. the ashes act as a mild abrasive, and readily removes permanent marker ink. (works on other hard surfaces too, test in an inconspicuous area first)


6 - short term relief from poison ivy/oak:

--rinse the affected area under hot water for about a minute. the water should be as hot as you can stand without burning yourself. your brain shuts down the pain receptors and the itch goes away. this lasts for about 20 minutes or so.

7 - keeping the oil system in your engine clean:

--when you change your oil, add some transmission fluid to it. for example, if your oil reservoir takes say 4 1/2 liters to fill, add 4 1/4 liters of oil, and 1/4 liter of transmission fluid. the fluid is essentially 5 weight oil and detergents, and has an excellent cleaning effect, rinsing sludge and deposits into the oil pan where they can be removed from the system, rather than building up. i first tried this when i owned an '89 cherokee, after about 2 oil changes, i bought some new valve cover gaskets for it and was amazed how clean the inside of the covers were! they looked almost brand new! everything else under the covers was also very clean for a vehicle that had over 220,000km.

[osoab]

use ether to pop a tire on a rim. 90% and stand back once you light it.

[General of Darkness]

LIKE THIS FREESPIRIT

1 - I didn't know this but I saw it work. You've got power to your car but the starter won't turn the motor. Take a hammer and hit the starter a few time. It will loosen the brushes and should get it to turn so you can start your car.

2 - Having trouble in loose sand or dirt, air down your tires to 5 psi, it will make the tire spread over a wider area giving you more traction.

3 - Warm beer, got ice? Spin the beer on the ice for about 60 seconds and it will chill the beer quickly.

4 - Got a bad cut, no where near a hospital but you've got crazy glue? Put a little on an it will seal the cut.

5 - to remove permanent marker from a dry erase board:

--take a paper towel, dampen it, and dip it in cigarette ashes, then firmly rub the area. the ashes act as a mild abrasive, and readily removes permanent marker ink. (works on other hard surfaces too, test in an inconspicuous area first)


6 - short term relief from poison ivy/oak:

--rinse the affected area under hot water for about a minute. the water should be as hot as you can stand without burning yourself. your brain shuts down the pain receptors and the itch goes away. this lasts for about 20 minutes or so.

7 - keeping the oil system in your engine clean:

--when you change your oil, add some transmission fluid to it. for example, if your oil reservoir takes say 4 1/2 liters to fill, add 4 1/4 liters of oil, and 1/4 liter of transmission fluid. the fluid is essentially 5 weight oil and detergents, and has an excellent cleaning effect, rinsing sludge and deposits into the oil pan where they can be removed from the system, rather than building up. i first tried this when i owned an '89 cherokee, after about 2 oil changes, i bought some new valve cover gaskets for it and was amazed how clean the inside of the covers were! they looked almost brand new! everything else under the covers was also very clean for a vehicle that had over 220,000km.

[EE_]

1 - I didn't know this but I saw it work. You've got power to your car but the starter won't turn the motor. Take a hammer and hit the starter a few time. It will loosen the brushes and should get it to turn so you can start your car.

2 - Having trouble in loose sand or dirt, air down your tires to 5 psi, it will make the tire spread over a wider area giving you more traction.

3 - Warm beer, got ice? Spin the beer on the ice for about 60 seconds and it will chill the beer quickly.

4 - Got a bad cut, no where near a hospital but you've got crazy glue? Put a little on an it will seal the cut.

5 - to remove permanent marker from a dry erase board:

--take a paper towel, dampen it, and dip it in cigarette ashes, then firmly rub the area. the ashes act as a mild abrasive, and readily removes permanent marker ink. (works on other hard surfaces too, test in an inconspicuous area first)


6 - short term relief from poison ivy/oak:

--rinse the affected area under hot water for about a minute. the water should be as hot as you can stand without burning yourself. your brain shuts down the pain receptors and the itch goes away. this lasts for about 20 minutes or so.

7 - keeping the oil system in your engine clean:

--when you change your oil, add some transmission fluid to it. for example, if your oil reservoir takes say 4 1/2 liters to fill, add 4 1/4 liters of oil, and 1/4 liter of transmission fluid. the fluid is essentially 5 weight oil and detergents, and has an excellent cleaning effect, rinsing sludge and deposits into the oil pan where they can be removed from the system, rather than building up. i first tried this when i owned an '89 cherokee, after about 2 oil changes, i bought some new valve cover gaskets for it and was amazed how clean the inside of the covers were! they looked almost brand new! everything else under the covers was also very clean for a vehicle that had over 220,000km.

8 - Heart Attack
If you or someone you know is having a heart attack, immediately take/give a teaspoon of red Cayenne pepper in a glass of warm water. It will stop the heart attack and save a life.

[General of Darkness]

EE, really?

[EE_]

EE, really?

All the research says yes. Check for yourself. Good to know!

[mrnhtbr2232]

9 - If you need to unscrew a stripped head, put the flat side of a rubber band over the head then apply pressure gently and consistently with your screwdriver.

[freespirit]

like this, mrnhtbr2232...

1 - I didn't know this but I saw it work. You've got power to your car but the starter won't turn the motor. Take a hammer and hit the starter a few time. It will loosen the brushes and should get it to turn so you can start your car.

2 - Having trouble in loose sand or dirt, air down your tires to 5 psi, it will make the tire spread over a wider area giving you more traction.

3 - Warm beer, got ice? Spin the beer on the ice for about 60 seconds and it will chill the beer quickly.

4 - Got a bad cut, no where near a hospital but you've got crazy glue? Put a little on an it will seal the cut.

5 - to remove permanent marker from a dry erase board:

--take a paper towel, dampen it, and dip it in cigarette ashes, then firmly rub the area. the ashes act as a mild abrasive, and readily removes permanent marker ink. (works on other hard surfaces too, test in an inconspicuous area first)


6 - short term relief from poison ivy/oak:

--rinse the affected area under hot water for about a minute. the water should be as hot as you can stand without burning yourself. your brain shuts down the pain receptors and the itch goes away. this lasts for about 20 minutes or so.

7 - keeping the oil system in your engine clean:

--when you change your oil, add some transmission fluid to it. for example, if your oil reservoir takes say 4 1/2 liters to fill, add 4 1/4 liters of oil, and 1/4 liter of transmission fluid. the fluid is essentially 5 weight oil and detergents, and has an excellent cleaning effect, rinsing sludge and deposits into the oil pan where they can be removed from the system, rather than building up. i first tried this when i owned an '89 cherokee, after about 2 oil changes, i bought some new valve cover gaskets for it and was amazed how clean the inside of the covers were! they looked almost brand new! everything else under the covers was also very clean for a vehicle that had over 220,000km.

8 - Heart Attack
If you or someone you know is having a heart attack, immediately take/give a teaspoon of red Cayenne pepper in a glass of warm water. It will stop the heart attack and save a life.

9 - If you need to unscrew a stripped head, put the flat side of a rubber band over the head then apply pressure gently and consistently with your screwdriver.


(is that better, general?) lol ;D

[General of Darkness]

Damn Freespirit you ARE teachable.

[freespirit]

LMAO

i know, eh? whoda thunkit?

;D

[Dick_Stabber]

Add some valve lapping compound to the end of a screw driver to stop it from stripping the head of the screw.

[solid]

10. Coca-cola. Amazing product, 1000's of uses. Some police depts carry it in the trunk of their cars, coke will kill anything in blood, all viruses. I spilled thick transmission oil from an outboard motor onto porous concrete. No cleaner worked to get the stain out. I used Coke and a strong brush and it took out the oil stain. I've heard Coke will dissolve a steak in a matter hours too. Stumped? Try Coke! Just don't drink it. :)

[Ponce]

Broken fan belt? ask your girlfriend for her panty hose.......and do it, to the car not to her.

Hole in a radiator?.......get a couple of eggs and put the white in the radiator.

[D sciple]

Evading the Chinese Army after Obama gives them the green light on invasion? Oh it's cold as hell outside and you might not be able survive. Build this badboy. Debris Hut shelter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf3AXl-OCAo

[zap]

[QUOTE=freespirit;492730]like this, mrnhtbr2232...

1 - I didn't know this but I saw it work. You've got power to your car but the starter won't turn the motor. Take a hammer and hit the starter a few time. It will loosen the brushes and should get it to turn so you can start your car.

2 - Having trouble in loose sand or dirt, air down your tires to 5 psi, it will make the tire spread over a wider area giving you more traction.

3 - Warm beer, got ice? Spin the beer on the ice for about 60 seconds and it will chill the beer quickly.

4 - Got a bad cut, no where near a hospital but you've got crazy glue? Put a little on an it will seal the cut.

5 - to remove permanent marker from a dry erase board:

--take a paper towel, dampen it, and dip it in cigarette ashes, then firmly rub the area. the ashes act as a mild abrasive, and readily removes permanent marker ink. (works on other hard surfaces too, test in an inconspicuous area first)


6 - short term relief from poison ivy/oak:

--rinse the affected area under hot water for about a minute. the water should be as hot as you can stand without burning yourself. your brain shuts down the pain receptors and the itch goes away. this lasts for about 20 minutes or so.

7 - keeping the oil system in your engine clean:

--when you change your oil, add some transmission fluid to it. for example, if your oil reservoir takes say 4 1/2 liters to fill, add 4 1/4 liters of oil, and 1/4 liter of transmission fluid. the fluid is essentially 5 weight oil and detergents, and has an excellent cleaning effect, rinsing sludge and deposits into the oil pan where they can be removed from the system, rather than building up. i first tried this when i owned an '89 cherokee, after about 2 oil changes, i bought some new valve cover gaskets for it and was amazed how clean the inside of the covers were! they looked almost brand new! everything else under the covers was also very clean for a vehicle that had over 220,000km.

8 - Heart Attack
If you or someone you know is having a heart attack, immediately take/give a teaspoon of red Cayenne pepper in a glass of warm water. It will stop the heart attack and save a life.

9 - If you need to unscrew a stripped head, put the flat side of a rubber band over the head then apply pressure gently and consistently with your screwdriver.

10- Hydraulic oil can double for steering pump fluid or tranny fluid.

11- coke or any carbonated beverage can clean your battery posts.

[Gaillo]

Re: Official Thread - Simple things to know when your in a bind
[QUOTE=freespirit;492730]like this, mrnhtbr2232...

1 - I didn't know this but I saw it work. You've got power to your car but the starter won't turn the motor. Take a hammer and hit the starter a few time. It will loosen the brushes and should get it to turn so you can start your car.

2 - Having trouble in loose sand or dirt, air down your tires to 5 psi, it will make the tire spread over a wider area giving you more traction.

3 - Warm beer, got ice? Spin the beer on the ice for about 60 seconds and it will chill the beer quickly.

4 - Got a bad cut, no where near a hospital but you've got crazy glue? Put a little on an it will seal the cut.

5 - to remove permanent marker from a dry erase board:

--take a paper towel, dampen it, and dip it in cigarette ashes, then firmly rub the area. the ashes act as a mild abrasive, and readily removes permanent marker ink. (works on other hard surfaces too, test in an inconspicuous area first)


6 - short term relief from poison ivy/oak:

--rinse the affected area under hot water for about a minute. the water should be as hot as you can stand without burning yourself. your brain shuts down the pain receptors and the itch goes away. this lasts for about 20 minutes or so.

7 - keeping the oil system in your engine clean:

--when you change your oil, add some transmission fluid to it. for example, if your oil reservoir takes say 4 1/2 liters to fill, add 4 1/4 liters of oil, and 1/4 liter of transmission fluid. the fluid is essentially 5 weight oil and detergents, and has an excellent cleaning effect, rinsing sludge and deposits into the oil pan where they can be removed from the system, rather than building up. i first tried this when i owned an '89 cherokee, after about 2 oil changes, i bought some new valve cover gaskets for it and was amazed how clean the inside of the covers were! they looked almost brand new! everything else under the covers was also very clean for a vehicle that had over 220,000km.

8 - Heart Attack
If you or someone you know is having a heart attack, immediately take/give a teaspoon of red Cayenne pepper in a glass of warm water. It will stop the heart attack and save a life.

9 - If you need to unscrew a stripped head, put the flat side of a rubber band over the head then apply pressure gently and consistently with your screwdriver.

10- Hydraulic oil can double for steering pump fluid or tranny fluid.

11- coke or any carbonated beverage can clean your battery posts.

12- Zippo lighter fluid easily cleans just about ANY adhesive labal residue from old peeling labels, tape, etc.

13- To get catsup, mustard, etc. that is "stubborn" out of glass bottles, invert the bottle and gently hit upward on the jar neck with the palm of your hand. Inertia will do the rest!

14- To save your life if you are snowed in in your car, carry this kit: A roll of toilet paper, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, matches, and a #10 tin can to keep it all in. If you are stranded, put the TP in the can, dump the rubbing alcohol in, and light it. It makes a weak-burning stove that will burn cool enough to not torch your car, and long enough to keep you warm through the night.

15- To remove a stuck cartridge from a reloading die, drill and tap the base of the cartridge (where the primer is), then "block" it with large washers so you can screw in a bolt which is working against the die housing (through the washers), and "pull" the cartridge out through the washers' holes. I've done this dozens of times, it never fails to work.

[zap]

You did it wrong Gaillo ! come on pay attention.

[General of Darkness]

1) Zippo lighter fluid easily cleans just about ANY adhesive labal residue from old peeling labels, tape, etc.

2) To get catsup, mustard, etc. that is "stubborn" out of glass bottles, invert the bottle and gently hit upward on the jar neck with the palm of your hand. Inertia will do the rest!

3) To save your life if you are snowed in in your car, carry this kit: A roll of toilet paper, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, matches, and a #10 tin can to keep it all in. If you are stranded, put the TP in the can, dump the rubbing alcohol in, and light it. It makes a weak-burning stove that will burn cool enough to not torch your car, and long enough to keep you warm through the night.

4) To remove a stuck cartridge from a reloading die, drill and tap the base of the cartridge (where the primer is), then "block" it with large washers so you can screw in a bolt which is working against the die housing, to "pull" the cartridge out. I've done this dozens of times, it never fails to work.


For fuck sake, you can't read for shit can you?

[Gaillo]

Damn! Tough crowd! Wrote mine, posted, went to copy the previous and edit it in (I'm using an iPad, it's just easier that way!)... and you 2 are ALL OVER IT before I can even finish the process! :o

[D sciple]

Also I don't know if my debris hut shelter in post 17 was worthy of this majestic list, though I think it's pretty money.

[General of Darkness]

Also I don't know if my debris hut shelter in post 17 was worthy of this majestic list, though I think it's pretty money.

That's great, just put it in the format I've asked for. Don't be a dumbass like SOME OTHER MEMBERS and pay ATTENTION. ;)

[solid]

Man, you guys skipped mine...I thought I locked in number 10. :(

[freespirit]

Man, you guys skipped mine...I thought I locked in number 10. :(

you didn't put it in the requested format, solid...lol the general is surely pulling his hair out by now...lol

[Ponce]

Oh well, I can see that what I posted does not count........anyway.......one more....... cylinders in your old car? pour some Coke in each of them and they will loosen up in 24-48 hours.

[solid]

you didn't put it in the requested format, solid...lol the general is surely pulling his hair out by now...lol

That shouldn't be grounds for getting skipped though? Instead of GoD, we should call him GoN. General of New world order thugness. There's too many damn rules in this thread. What happened to the freedom of posting free, not all of us are tech guys, remember that.

EDIT: ^^^ Ponce, above didn't even add a number to his tip. Another great Coke tip. Ponce's tip should be number 11, right after my number 10 Coke tip.

[General of Darkness]

OK, just to clarify. I'd "LIKE" to make it nice and neat so it can be made into an orderly PDF so "WE" could share it with people and have it in a PRINTABLE format. I'm not trying to be a dick, just thinking we could put together something that has some "VALUE".

[freespirit]

OK, just to clarify. I'd "LIKE" to make it nice and neat so it can be made into an orderly PDF so "WE" could share it with people and have it in a PRINTABLE format. I'm not trying to be a dick, just thinking we could put together something that has some "VALUE".

the value is in the content, but you make a good point.

what happens when the copy/paste overruns the max character count in a single post?

[Mouse]

16 Shoot them.

[General of Darkness]

the value is in the content, but you make a good point.

what happens when the copy/paste overruns the max character count in a single post?

We start page 2.

[Joe King]

OK, just to clarify. I'd "LIKE" to make it nice and neat so it can be made into an orderly PDF so "WE" could share it with people and have it in a PRINTABLE format. I'm not trying to be a dick, just thinking we could put together something that has some "VALUE".Just a suggestion, but why don't you just let people post their tips and then you can add them to your original list in the OP?
As opposed to forcing everyone else to build, number and orginize the list on a post-by-post basis for you?

It would at least save you the grief of getting upset because people aren't doing it the way you like.
...and like they say, if you want something done right, you gotta yell at others to do it for y.....errr, wait a minute. I meant, you gotta do it yourself.

[mightymanx]

I reserve spot 234,356

Until then here is a tip to tide you over:

Granade pins are not easy to remove like in the movies they are fully curled cotter pins pulling one hurts like hell on the finger. (this is a good thing because it keeps you from accidently blowing you and loved ones up.) If you ever decide to straighten the pin out some TAPE THE SPOON DOWN!!!

When the "spoon" is released the grenade will jump a bit in your hand so don't throw from a flat palm or it will probably land at your feet which is not fun.

Throwing is not like the movies either. For practice grab a full sized red brick and throw it. That is reality not like a baseball in the movies

[Ponce]

For a long distance reach hand granade take the pin off and veryyyyyyyy carefull put it inside of a bottle and then throw the bottle, when the bottle breaks the spun will come out.......if you cannot find a bottle with a wide mouth then grab a wine bottle, tie a string at the middle, drip some gas on the string and light it up......after the fire dies then FAST LIKE put some water on it and it will break evenly where the string was at.......... I have hundred of military tips but I don't want to make this tread about the military.

[freespirit]

For a long distance reach hand granade take the pin off and veryyyyyyyy carefull put it inside of a bottle and then throw the bottle, when the bottle breaks the spun will come out.......if you cannot find a bottle with a wide mouth then grab a wine bottle, tie a string at the middle, drip some gas on the string and light it up......after the fire dies then FAST LIKE put some water on it and it will break evenly where the string was at.......... I have hundred of military tips but I don't want to make this tread about the military.

...apparently you don't want to put it in the requested format, either! lol

[Ponce]

I am sure that when the shooting starts that no one will pray before squeezing the trigger......

"Information is not how is given, but how it is accepted"... Ponce