1st generation Toyota 4Runner rear cargo mat padding. After cleaning out the bed, rusty areas were treated with rust converter then given a top coat of spray paint. One could use some bed liner paint, but since I have the factory cargo mat, the regular painted surface works fine. The original cargo mat had a fiber backing that over the years must have become wet and it was pretty nasty looking. Materials used: 1" wide x 1/2" thick neoprene rubber weather strip, ~50 ft. needed: Aluminum flat bar: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-1-2-in-x-48-in-Aluminum-Flat-Bar-with-1-8-in-Thick-801987/204273937 https://amzn.to/3t1wSj3 Rivet-nuts: https://amzn.to/3PNQe4b https://www.mcmaster.com/products/rivnuts/thread-size~10-24/ Spacers for the screws, ~1/4" tall: https://amzn.to/3Rv7s7C https://www.mcmaster.com/products/spacers/nylon-unthreaded-spacers/screw-size~no-10/ Killer Toy Tops: https://killertoytops.com/ Some web archive links to soft top companies mentioned. Kayline Mfg.: https://web.archive.org/web/19990428193849/http://www.kaylinetops.com/ Specialty Top Co.: https://web.archive.org/web/20010819040832/http://www.specialtytopco.com/ Can-Back: https://web.archive.org/web/20010202070000/http://www.can-back.com/ #4Runner #softtop ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn8hntEQFGA

Replacing the Reflectix insulation on the back side of the hot air panels that heat my house. Last year, the Reflectix insulation I had applied to the back of the panels back in 2010 wore out, so I removed it. It's now time to replace it. I pre-cut 6 sheets of 16" wide Reflectix foil to span the two 8 foot wide panels. The foil was adhered to the back side of the panels with 3M #90 Spray Adhesive and the seams sealed with aluminum duct tape. So far this seems to be working well. It's hard to get repeatable before/after measurements. This is the primary source of heat for my house. So far this season, I've not used the fireplace and on all but one day, maintained at least 60*F inside temps. Aside from a few weeks in Nov. 2017, when I had a defective solar panel, the system has been running 100% on solar power since 2013. This is an ideal solar electric load as the only time the blowers run is if there is enough sun light to heat the air inside enough to turn on the bimetallic switches. If there's enough sun to heat the air, there's also enough to power the fans. The two hot air panels capture ~1.7KW of thermal heat then the fans and blower take about 150 watts of electric power to run, or about 1 KWH/day. Clear Dome Solar panels: http://cleardomesolar.com/BISFAheatingpanels.html Fantech FG-6XL in-line fan: http://www.fantech.net/products/fans--accessories/circular-duct-fans/fans-for-circular-ducts-with-ac-motors/fg/fg-6xl-centrifugal-inline-fan/ Reflectix insulation: https://www.reflectixinc.com/products/double-reflective-insulation/ 3M #90 spray adhesive: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Hi-Strength-90-Spray-Adhesive/?N=5002385+3293242219&rt=rud More to come, cleaning the heat panel front glazing... Be sure to rate, comment and share And as always, thanks for watching Intro: Louisiana Fairytale by Austin Rogers http://drfiddle.com/show_tune.php?id=94 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN8q4WRpZ5M

Just had to return to this location for a Halloween-eve visit! Grav3stones cache: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC75BP8 This cache has an incredible backstory with lots of interesting twists and turns: - AlphaRoaming, an avid GeoCacher, stumbles on this area in 2013 while exploring an abandoned road - Posts his adventures in his blog - Contacts the MidPen Open Space District and the California Pioneers historical group - After identifying historical head stones, a MidPen work party goes in and recovers those stones in 2016 - This prompts a newspaper article - GeoCacher Werdave places a nearby cache with hints of an old road to the bottom of the canyon in 2016 - GeoCacher TickMag reads newspaper article, blog post and above GeoCache and heads out to the Gravestones site to place a cache - Later, AlphaRoaming sees cache listing and comes back with friend to revisit the site. - AR's friend posts log entry about coming up via and old road the AlphaRoaming knew about along with other log entries about other roads and trails in the area. Sometimes, it really pays to read and reread the cache descriptions and log entries to figure out all this before setting out. A Secret Trailhead Redwood Pair (Premium cache): https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6F63Y San Jose Mercury News article: https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/04/04/herhold-unmarked-road-leads-to-historical-headstones/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170508023706/http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/04/04/herhold-unmarked-road-leads-to-historical-headstones/ AlphaRoaming blog posts: https://alpharoaming.com/2014/09/29/headstones/ https://alpharoaming.com/2016/04/04/return-of-the-mysterious-headstones/ YouTube videos: Initial cataloging (seems to be missing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hID6_Cmgx28 Moving them out!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V595-XMf8b0 Interesting tidbit on the YT algorithm: If the word "grav3stones" is spelled out correctly, then the video gets flagged. "Head stones" seems to be OK, but not that "G" word! Wonder what George Carlin would make of the situation today: https://youtu.be/kyBH5oNQOS0 Another YouTube #Shorts video More to come... Subscribe for more content like this Comment, rate, share & click the bell icon And as always, thanks for watching Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100530 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0oD8IOdhOQ

Repairing the broken hose barb on the hot water / steam valve. Note, this video was shot prior to replacing the water pump, but was posted later. As this valve is listed as no longer available (see below), I had no choice but to repair it in place. It looks like it would be very hard to remove in any event. I found some 3/16" brass rod that would fit into a 3/16" (0.1875") hole drilled into the hole in the side of the valve. For metric, use a 5mm OD tube and drill bit. Then used a 1/4" brass hose barb with the large end cut off and the brass tube slid inside. Some Loctite 638 retaining compound bonds the tube inside the barb and also bonds the tube inside the valve. 3/16" round brass tube: Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/38lPBX7 1/4" brass hose barbs: Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/35BhYQu Hot Water/Steam Selector Valve Assembly Part Number: BES870XL04.1 - NLA https://www.ereplacementparts.com/selector-valve-assembly-p-1810370.html Loctite 638 Retaining Compound: Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2BaOQ4F This is amazing stuff, I've used it a few times for a variety of projects and it's worked every time bonding one part inside another. More to come, testing the old water pump and safety valve... Subscribe for more content like this Comment, rate, share & click the bell icon And as always, thanks for watching #breville #bes870 #bes860 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ0A-pzX-1Y