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Moen shower faucet provides no cold water, only hot

By Jimmy November 3, 2015 DIY, Repair 28 Comments
Moen shower faucet provides no cold water, only hot

A common issue with older Moen shower faucets is only cold, or only hot water coming out of the faucet or shower head.  This often happens with showers that are…

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Miata Padded Leather Armrest How-to

By Jimmy February 1, 2015 DIY, Mazda, Miata No Comments
Miata Padded Leather Armrest How-to

One of the more annoying aspects of my 1994 Mazda Miata was the center console armrest’s hard plastic cover.  Whenever my elbow touched that cover, it just plain hurt.  So,…

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Noisy Mazda Miata Speedometer Cable – Eliminate the wobble.

By Jimmy July 11, 2014 DIY, Mazda, Miata 1 Comment
Noisy Mazda Miata Speedometer Cable – Eliminate the wobble.

  Miatas are known for speedometer cable noise and associated needle wobble.  The obvious symptom is a loud clicking sound that varies with speed, and a bouncing or wobble of…

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Parts required to rebuild Mazda Miata Shifter Turret

By Jimmy June 23, 2014 DIY, Mazda, Miata No Comments
Parts required to rebuild Mazda Miata Shifter Turret

After 140K miles,both of my Miata’s rubber shifter boots were rotten and ripped.  I decided while I was replacing them, I would also perform a full shifter turret rebuild.  There…

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Verizon FIOS box keeps beeping and red battery light is on – Cheap Replacement

By Jimmy April 25, 2014 DIY, Electronics 7 Comments
Verizon FIOS box keeps beeping and red battery light is on – Cheap Replacement

So you suddenly notice that your FIOS box, usually mounted in your basement or garage, is beeping. On closer inspection, the red replace battery light is on. If you call…

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Simple DIY Lotus Elise Front License Plate Bracket

By Jimmy April 6, 2014 Cars, DIY, Lotus 1 Comment
Simple DIY Lotus Elise Front License Plate Bracket

Since buying my Lotus Elise in 2005, I have been pulled over three times for not having a license plate on the front of the car.  Fortunately, the friendly police…

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  • 1993 Mazda RX-7 CYM
  • 1997 Mazda Miata
  • A Day at Summit Point – 5/17/1997
  • Datsun 240Z show in PA – 5/25/1998
  • Frederick Air Show – 8/18/2003
  • Gary’s House of Z
  • LilyPon’s British Car Day June 1,2008
  • Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
  • Mazda RX-7 crash at Summit Point
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
  • Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
  • R/C Flying 2008
  • Rockwell B-1 Lancer
  • Rockwell International Space Shuttle
  • Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center – National Air and Space Museum
  • Sukhoi PAK FA T-50
  • Westminster Airshow 2008

Recent Posts

  • 2005 Laser Blue Lotus Elise for Sale
  • 2011 MacBook Pro GPU Failure – A software fix to disable GPU
  • Unable to renew using LetsEncrypt Certbot-Auto with CRON – Fail
  • Installing LetsEncrypt Certbot on Amazon Linux Server
  • Upgrade your Miata’s headlights with Hella H4 halogen bulbs, Cibie eCode projectors, and a relay kit.

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