Dad’s Garage

02/10/2024

02/10/2024

The Montague Emergency Communications Team page has been compromised and is currently being under review. Please follow the NEW page Emergency Communications Team Montague County for new information and updates! - PLEASE INVITE EVERYONE IN YOUR FREINDS LIST TO FOLLOW THE NEW PAGE! So everyone has access to Emergency Communication in Montague County shared by the team!

01/30/2023

Due to potentially deteriorating road conditions, BISD will release all campuses at 11:30am.

12/21/2022

Hey folks! We saw heavy frost this morning here in North Texas. Thursday and Friday is supposed to get down in the single digits...with that said....how's the antifreeze looking in your vehicles? Did you have to add water to your cooling systen this year? A normal system has about a 50% antifreeze and 50% water solution. More than 50% water raises the freezing point. Less than 50% lowers the freezing point. A good system here in North Texas is typically at about -34°.

With all of that said, check it before it's too late!!

An all water solution wil crack an engine block at even 15°. We're getting down to less than that.

As always, if you got questions, feel free to contact me!

-Ken

10/11/2019

Yesterday the founder of Dad's Garage was awarded with the Modern Woodmen of America Hometown Hero Award. Ken was nominated because of his dedication to this ministry of helping others in need. I am very proud of his passion to serve and show the love of Christ to others. - Stephanie (Ken's wife)

10/03/2019

Here's a video on AC Dye. Hope it's beneficial!

09/12/2019

A little "flywheel" information. Some people call it a flex plate...anyway...some people don't even know what this is. That's okay, too! I'll teach ya today.

So, I'm replacing the transmission in a GM truck today, because it doesn't move. I take out the transmission, and it exposes the flywheel. The transmission's torque converter bolts up to the flywheel. It also bolts up to the engine's crankshaft. Whenever you go to start your vehicle, the starter motor engages it's gear onto the outer teeth of the flywheel - thus turning the engine....and vroom....away you go.

The two pictures I included are one with orange paint markings on it...and another that is a close-up of one of the bolt mating surfaces.

The first one of the paint markings shows where the metal is cracked. It's cracked because the torque converter bolts were loose.

The second one is a close-up of the mating surface. You see how it looks like it's dimpled down? Those bolts were the loosest ones and the flywheel vibrated so much it wore a dimple into it. Not good.

Not good at all. If that flywheel would have broke (it was not far from being broke), you would have been stranded. No connection to the engine....just a lot of ugly noise.

This brings my mechanical mind to my spiritual mind. Follow me...

So, we are flywheels. Sounds silly....stay with me.

The flywheel is the middle piece between the engine (the source of power) and the transmission (the thing that gets you where you're going). If the flywheel breaks, you lose connection to the power source and you are stuck right where you are.

So how does this make us a flywheel??

If you look to the source for your power, you can get to where you need to go.

I guess if you're making God your source of power (or life), and you're in a good relationship with him (not breaking into pieces because you're allowing loose things to wreck you)...you'll get to where you need to be!

Am I crazy? This is how God is kept in my focus daily. 🙂