Seal driver, home shop made.

[ebinmaine 67,657]

I posted this somewhere else already but I figured I'd throw it up in the tools section here.

I needed a seal driver that would get around the crankshaft because the engine is not disassembled.

Even my own favorite small engine repair shop doesn't have these and this was the advice he gave me, along with several people on here.

 

I took the actual seal into the adapters section of plumbing heating and electrical in a  Hardware store.

 

I bought the bend so I could chop off a few inches on one side leaving it perfectly straight and then insert that into the adapter.

The large end will work on a big block Kohler and the small end will work on a small block Kohler.

 

 

 

[953 nut 55,324]

               I keep an assortment of short PVC remnants and couplings around fot that purpose, they work well.

[ri702bill 8,347]

OK..... would not a straight section be easier to strike with a mallet??

But -  thumbs up for finding a low cost solution - 2 thumbs up because one tool does both styles - always a huge plus...

[ebinmaine 67,657]

4 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

would not a straight section be easier to strike with a mallet??

 

Sure as heck would but I had to buy 10 ft to get a straight stick so I picked up the type of corner that had the least amount of bend and the most straight section in it.

 

 

[peter lena 8,637]

@ebinmaine  often look around for anything that will help me out on a problem , absolutely  doe s not have to be related to the problem, that electrical grade plumbing comes in many stages . think that size to size seal face off is a great start , adding to that is a no brainer . dare I say it ?  think out of the box  , pete  

[oldlineman 1,481]

Eric, if you heat that pvc with a heat gun slowly it will want to straighten back to its original shape. We used to do that when we needed an angle in-between the factory bends. Don't heat the ends just the bend slowley, you really don't have to help it , bend wants to go back straight. Bob

[squonk 41,158]

LOWES sells short sticks of PVC. Like 2 footers.

[ebinmaine 67,657]

7 minutes ago, squonk said:

LOWES sells short sticks of PVC. Like 2 footers.

Oh sure.  NOW ya tell me!

 

😁

[ri702bill 8,347]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Oh sure.  NOW ya tell me!

Hold on, there Bear - Ya never asked in da first place... 

[ebinmaine 67,657]

13 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Hold on, there Bear - Ya never asked in da first place... 

Yabutt I thought @squonks reads minds!! 

[squonk 41,158]

21 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Yabutt I thought @squonks reads minds!! 

No. And I tell my wife I'm not a mind reader all the time.

[953 nut 55,324]

19 minutes ago, squonk said:

I tell my wife I'm not a mind reader all the time

              Glad to know I'm not the only one who's wife thinks her whims are my wishes therefore I can be expected to do her bidding without being asked.       

Edited February 2, 2023 by 953 nut

[SylvanLakeWH 25,602]

8 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

              Glad to know I'm not the only one who's wife thinks her whims are my wishes therefore I can be expected to do her bidding without being asked.       

 

Two words come to mind:

 

Yes Dear...

 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,326]

"Yes dear " is better than a grunt. That what I have been told.

[ebinmaine 67,657]

10 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

Two words come to mind:

 

Yes Dear...

 

I got .... other words for the "honey-do list".  

 

 

 

 

I also... Don't have one.  Ever.  

[SylvanLakeWH 25,602]

A Haiku

 

Eb's honey do list 

Whatever BBT wants

Yessah that'll do

[ri702bill 8,347]

9 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Two words come to mind:

 

Yes Dear...

It's all in the presentation..... "Yes Dear" means you win, I'll drop what I'm doing to keep you happy.

Yes, DEAR... them's fightin' words!!  Means Kiss off - go away!!!

[ebinmaine 67,657]

1 minute ago, ri702bill said:

It's all in the presentation..... "Yes Dear" means you win, I'll drop what I'm doing to keep you happy.

Yes, DEAR... them's fightin' words!!  Means Kiss off - go away!!!

 

 

Oh yeah. I'd try that.

 

 

 

I absolutely love the fact that the life I lead is so simplistic.

 

I seriously do not have a honey do list.

Each of us has a certain amount of chores that one does more often than the other. 

I like to kid with people about the laundry and cooking. She bought a new washing machine several years ago. I'm fairly sure I've never used it.

I do put the laundry away though so it works out.

Cooking? Maybe 1%.... 

 

 

The ONLY time I get called beckoned requested asked to do fix repair remove anything is when her physical size and strength is a limitation.

I can reach things at least a foot higher than Trina can but she wouldn't hesitate half a heartbeat to go find a ladder or step stool.

 

Lots of folks wouldn't even consider lifting their own body weight but I've seen her do it multiple times. On a good day I can lift more than she does...

Big stuff. We team up. We pick t'ings up. We puut dem down.

 

Overall we do alright although how she puts up with me I'll never know....... 

 

[Pullstart 62,916]

13 hours ago, squonk said:

LOWES sells short sticks of PVC. Like 2 footers.

 

13 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Oh sure.  NOW ya tell me!

 

😁

For about the same price as 10’.  They are selling convenience for the price of materials.  

[953 nut 55,324]

7 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

 

For about the same price as 10’.  They are selling convenience for the price of materials.  

Kevin,   the short pieces are just right for people who don't have a truck and don't know how to tie off a slippery 10' piece of PVC to a compact sedan.   

I don't know why you would buy short pieces of PVC, do a little dumpster diving at any plumbing shop and you will find cut-offs of every size.