A really cool trick!

WAR-PARTY · May 3rd, 2007, 01:06 AM

For us wrench spinners here is a clever trick, and jeeze it might be old but I still found it really cool. When you taking apart the engine you always have hoses that leak gas, anti-freeze or some kind of hydraulic fluid all over the place, ya put a pan under the car but never the less…

You know those ear plugs that you can wad up and they expand in your ear…..Oh the work so well to plug them lines, and if they are big lines just wad two or three or four together, and presto….no leaks on the garage floor. Been doing this fro 30 years and my USMC son-in-law showed me the trick. Cool as shit!

matrixpuba · May 3rd, 2007, 03:10 AM

yep. here at work we get those foam ear plugs. i got a box of them at the shop.

throwedoff · May 3rd, 2007, 03:11 AM

That's a bad ass trick, I will definitely use it if I ever get the chance.

zkid01 · May 3rd, 2007, 09:34 AM

My old shop teacher showed me that.. saved allot of messes.

GTsetGO · May 3rd, 2007, 10:32 AM

never thought of that, thanks for the idea.

Casper98GT · May 3rd, 2007, 01:06 PM

Cool idea. I have special tools i bought that do the same thing...and they cost more then ear plugs.

DrHolliday · May 3rd, 2007, 02:50 PM

Sounds like an awesome tip. My only consern is they would melt in a fule line or something... Is there anything that can dissolve those plugs that we should be aware of?

May 3rd, 2007, 01:06 AM	#1
WAR-PARTY Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 YUGO GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GOAT LOCKER PENSACOLA FL Posts: 1,701 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	A really cool trick! For us wrench spinners here is a clever trick, and jeeze it might be old but I still found it really cool. When you taking apart the engine you always have hoses that leak gas, anti-freeze or some kind of hydraulic fluid all over the place, ya put a pan under the car but never the less… You know those ear plugs that you can wad up and they expand in your ear…..Oh the work so well to plug them lines, and if they are big lines just wad two or three or four together, and presto….no leaks on the garage floor. Been doing this fro 30 years and my USMC son-in-law showed me the trick. Cool as shit! __________________ How I met my wife! Our first date...

May 3rd, 2007, 03:10 AM	#2
matrixpuba Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: tennessee Posts: 2,364 iTrader: 0 reviews	yep. here at work we get those foam ear plugs. i got a box of them at the shop. __________________

May 3rd, 2007, 03:11 AM	#3
throwedoff Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 150 iTrader: 0 reviews	That's a bad ass trick, I will definitely use it if I ever get the chance. __________________ 1999 GT - CAI, Flowmaster 40s, MAC O/R X-Pipe, 70mm p&p MAC TB, p&p plenum, SCT Xcal2 running 93 octane tune, and heavy ass 20 inch rims.

May 3rd, 2007, 09:34 AM	#4
zkid01 Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pearl Harbor, HI Posts: 606 iTrader: 0 reviews	My old shop teacher showed me that.. saved allot of messes. __________________ Work Hard....Play Harder.

May 3rd, 2007, 10:32 AM	#5
GTsetGO Cigar Assassin 2004 Mustang GT 12.88 @ 112 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: A Galaxy Far, Far Away Posts: 13,888 iTrader: 10 reviews	never thought of that, thanks for the idea. __________________ Cigar Samplers for Sale

May 3rd, 2007, 01:06 PM	#6
Casper98GT Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW HAMPSHIRE Posts: 2,395 iTrader: 0 reviews	Cool idea. I have special tools i bought that do the same thing...and they cost more then ear plugs. __________________ 91 LX, 5spd. Ex:Toyota/Ford tech Marine Machinery Technician, Department of Defense.

May 3rd, 2007, 02:50 PM	#7
DrHolliday Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Port, NC Posts: 717 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds like an awesome tip. My only consern is they would melt in a fule line or something... Is there anything that can dissolve those plugs that we should be aware of? __________________ Mustangless atm 2006 2500 HD Diesel. Built allison trans and other goodies

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