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"   Floating Feeling   Disintegrated float in the carburetor of your dune buggy? Make a fuel injector out of a Bic ballpoint. Gut the pen, leaving the plug in the top. Disconnect the fuel line from the carb, and push it over the Bic&amp;#039;s pointy end. Strap the pen--vent hole facing down--over the carb throat with a rubber band or a piece of wire. The gas squirts out the vent hole. The engine will run pretty well at half throttle. It won&amp;#039;t idle, and will run lean at full throttle, but at least you&amp;#039;ll be able to drive back to civilization.  Charge Attack  Deeply discharged car batteries can take days to charge with a conventional charger, because their internal resistance is high. MythBuster (and PM contributing editor) Jamie Hyneman suggests using a DC stick welder for a few minutes to wake the battery up. Use the lowest amp setting, stand back, and, if the battery starts to get hot, cease immediately.  Liquor Fix  Some of us save money by using water for windshield-washer fluid. Naturally, the water should be replaced with a premixed winter blend when cold weather rolls around. But who thinks of everything? Here&amp;#039;s the scenario: The water freezes. You can&amp;#039;t find the blue fluid. Instead of waiting for spring, you remember that cheap vodka works fine. You don&amp;#039;t have any vodka, Vladimir? Try methyl or isopropyl alcohol, which can be found at most hardware stores. Even rubbing alcohol will do in a pinch.  Dusting for Oil Leaks   Matt Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft, came up with this: &amp;quot;Chase oil leaks by cleaning the engine, and spraying a generous coating of foot powder in the area of the leak. Run the engine for a minute or two, and any fresh oil will soak into the white powder, leaving a noticeable stain.&amp;quot;  Not Just a Digger  Demolishing a room for a home improvement project is a lot easier with a tool commonly found in the shed: a square-nose shovel. It removes just about anything that a thin blade can get under. The handle provides plenty of leverage to pull up carpeting, tacks and all. If the blade is even a little bit sharp, old vinyl floor tile or linoleum lifts from the adhesive. Peel old quarter-round, wainscoting and crown molding off the walls and ceiling. Even crumbly old roof shingles--nails and all--peel up easily. Drywall doesn&amp;#039;t have a chance. Best yet, you&amp;#039;ve already got a shovel handy for cleaning up after the demo is done.  Stuck Wheelo  Kicked and hammered the wheel of your car, but it still won&amp;#039;t pop off the hub? Run the lugs back on and leave them two threads shy of tight, then lower your ride to the ground. Drive the car around the block while you simultaneously stab the brakes and shake the steering wheel. The wheel and tire assembly will pop loose. Next, wire-brush the hub/wheel mating surface to clean up any corrosion; use antiseize compound to prevent a recurrence.  Clean the Clipper     Free your lawnmower deck of dried grass by idling it for 5 minutes or so while spraying water under the blade. No more putty-knife scraping.  Baker&amp;#039;s Secret  Have you ever struggled to fill a transmission on a transfer case or other hard-to-reach reservoir? Since space is so tight, funnels are useless. Try this: Fill a quart zip-lock freezer bag with lube, and cut a quarter-inch off one corner. You&amp;#039;ve just made the automotive equivalent of a pastry bag, used for decorating cakes. Now you can squeeze lube up or over into the fill hole from almost any angle.  Mechanical Advantage   Got a bunch of fenceposts to remove? You can dig &amp;#039;em up with a shovel, huff, puff. Better yet, get a big pipe wrench and clamp it to the base of the post about 8 inches above the ground. Now use a floor jack or just a scissors jack under the head of the wrench to lift the posts--even if they&amp;#039;re anchored in concrete.  Cleanup in Bay 4  It&amp;#039;s not just for cleaning carburetors anymore. It makes a perfect solvent for most anything around the shop. Spray some on a sticky gasket or on gasket sealer residue to make scraping a lot easier.  Mounting Issues  Trying to mount a tubeless tire but can&amp;#039;t quite get the bead to seat so you can inflate it? A 2-second shot of carb cleaner, followed by a flick of your lighter, literally blows the beads onto the rim, allowing you to air up normally. Warning: We&amp;#039;re not responsible for singed eyebrows or pinched fingers.  Coming Unglued  Got some leftover gooey adhesive from that Grateful Dead sticker on your new used minivan? Carb cleaner dissolves it and won&amp;#039;t damage the paint, unless your car is coated with old-fashioned lacquer instead of modern enamel.  That Sucking Sensation  Is a vacuum leak somewhere underhood causing that idle misfire? Use carb cleaner to find it: Spray a quick shot around the intake manifold. As the cleaner is sucked into the leak, the lean mixture is enriched, momentarily raising the idle speed. Short puffs narrow the search.  Get Me Outta Here  Door locks gummed up by years of pocket lint, especially if someone&amp;#039;s been lubing with 3-In-One oil (which traps dirt)? Blast carb cleaner into the key slot to remove the glop, then lube with nonsticky graphite.  The Running of the Wires   There are times when a length of conduit outstretches the fish tape. Then what? Tie some monofilament fishing line around a small sponge ball or a wadded-up plastic bag, then stuff it into one end of the conduit. Attach a Shop-Vac to the other end and flick the switch. Within seconds, the sponge or bag is drawn through the conduit and into the vacuum. Now use the fishing line to pull the wires. Need a shim? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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