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  1. Not monte related but I did something today that I impressed myself. I bought a compound miter saw a few years ago for my deck project. I have a 26x22 deck and had to replace the deck boards and I decided to put them at a 45 degree angle for a different look so I bought this saw. The deck came out great and I have used the saw for other projects along the way. Well as I was doin my kitcken/dining room floor it came in real handy cutting the laminate flooring. Anyhow the saw quit right at the end. Today I took apart the brushes and found them bad so I put in new ones and now my saw works again. I've never done this before so now I dont have to buy another one. I did get down to garage and worked on the fender that I have been working on too so I did get some monte time too 😀
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  2. Nice going Steve!!!! I might have to put a deck up this year. The better half would like one around the pool that she goes in 2 to 3 times a year. To me it doesn't make sense but with all my toys, who am i to say. LOL Congrats on job well done!! Wait a min There you go buddy!!!
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  3. Glad it worked, but I think it only worked because your key is broke off in the lock cylinder, allowing it to turn from the back side. Reason I say that, is because I initially thought that would work, until I went out in the shop and tried to verify it. Many times, we've all opened the latch from the outside with a screwdriver when the lock cylinder is out, like when we're doing body work/painting and need to open/close the trunk for alignment. Only problem was when I tried it from the back side, it wouldn't turn without inserting the key in the cylinder. (I was working with about 2 hours sleep when I initially typed a reply to you a couple of days ago, but changed it to removing the latch bolts after verifying it didn't work) If you notice in the video, it looks like the lock cylinder is already removed from the trunk lid when he uses the screwdriver. It also looks like that retainer spring was broken from the cylinder which maybe didn't keep that drive pin in place when turning the key, letting the latch work from the back. He verified it when he said the key just went in and flopped from side to side and nothing happened to unlock it. Basically, I'm just putting this out there that it will not work for someone if their lock cylinder is fully intact, and you just lost your keys. Good news is, once you get that cylinder out, your locksmith may find a key in there when you bring it to him to match the doors. ( I also verified this in my '69 Z/28, it won't turn without the key inserted).
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  4. YAYAYAY! Sweet! Glad that was the issue!! Always happy to help. That's what we are here for.
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  5. HI again, I decided to pull oil pan out and replace the rear main seal, no issue there. One issue is the oil pan gasket as the front seal is thin comparing to the old one which is thicker. I went to Advance Auto Parts to discuss with them - they weren’t sure the difference “w/o” or “with” exhaust pipe packing as we identified that the “w/o” doesn’t fit but what is the difference if it’s “with”? Do you know what is the exhaust pipe packing is? And am curious about the front gasket thick vs thin as it shows that I need a thick front one as Advance Auto Parts seems not to have it, am searching for other local auto parts - am curious the difference between thin and thick front seal, any reason for this difference?
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