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How to Install a Coolant Flush Kit
It's important to flush out your coolant system every few years. Over time, particles in your antifreeze can clog up your cooling system, leading to overheating and engine damage. Luckily, flushing your radiator and changing your coolant is easy with a fl...
How to Build Stairs
Stairs are an essential part of many construction projects, from decks to interiors. It can seem daunting to think of making your own, but they’re actually made of just three main parts: stringers, treads, and risers. Stringers are diagonal 2 in × 12 in (...
How to Troubleshoot Your Brakes
The brake system is the most important safety feature of your vehicle. Unfortunately, there are many things that can go wrong with your brakes. All these problems require immediate attention, but first you have to find out exactly what's going on with you...
How to Respond When Your Car's Battery Light Goes On
If you’re driving along the road and your battery light comes on, you may only have a few minutes before your car stalls. Try to get to a safe location right away to pinpoint the problem and figure out what to do next. You might have an issue with your ba...
How to Tell a Girl Your Feelings if You're Shy
One of the hardest things to do when growing up is tell a girl your feelings. Unfortunately, it sometimes doesn't get any easier. While telling a girl your feelings is tough when you are shy, you should always remember that she can't read minds, and you'l...
How to Dye Leather
Whether you are creating a new leather item or restoring an old one, leather dying instructions can quickly take you to your finished product. Knowing how to dye leather will allow you to easily change the color of a leather item. Keep in mind that every...
How to Format a Laptop Hard Drive
This wikiHow teaches you how to format a hard drive in a Windows or macOS laptop. If you want to format the main hard drive (usually the Windows "C" drive or "Macintosh HD"), you will need to reinstall your operating system afterwards to continue using yo...
How to Look Up Divorce Records: Your Questions Answered
If you need to present divorce records to prove that you or someone you know is actually divorced, you may be wondering where to get them. While every state and county has their own process for pulling these records, it’s typically pretty easy to figure o...
2 Quick Ways to Always Display Bookmarks in Chrome
If you accidentally hid your bookmarks bar in Google Chrome, you can easily get it back in a few simple clicks. When this bar is active, you can see all your most recent bookmarks for easy access. Here's how to display bookmarks in Chrome using your compu...
How to Melt Brass
Brass has a relatively low melting point compared to iron, or steel, but it still requires a special furnace. Many beginning metalworking hobbyists start out with aluminum, which is easier to melt, but brass is often the next step. Make sure to follow all...
How to Read a Feng Shui Bagua Map
The bagua map (BAH-gwa) is a very basic tool used in feng shui to learn which parts of a space–-such as a home, office building, room or yard–-correlate with particular areas of life. Once we know which area of a space corresponds to which life aspiration...
How to Eat Pancakes
A stack of hot and freshly baked pancakes dripping with syrup may seem like a modern-day treat, but the pancake has actually been around for thousands of years, and has always been a popular way to consume cereal grains. Pancakes are thin, round cakes mad...
How to Become a Sheriff
Sheriffs are responsible for general law enforcement, with duties that include arresting criminals and operating county jails. In most jurisdictions sheriffs are elected to the position to serve a four-year term. Prepare yourself to become a sheriff by gr...
How to Judge Conformation in Cattle
Conformation in cattle is one of the utmost important qualities that a cattle producer must know about and understand when raising a good, solid breeding herd of cattle. Conformation is the desirable and undesirable skeletal and muscular structures of an...
How to Hang a Mirror
Hanging a mirror is a great way to open up your space and make it look bigger and brighter! Weigh and measure your mirror to determine Once you’ve picked the perfect spot to hang your mirror, it’s time to straighten it up and mark where the hardware will...
How to Hold and Throw a Cast Net
Knowing how to throw a cast net can come in handy if you forget to pack your baitfish or need to catch more baitfish during a long day fishing out on the lake, river, or ocean. The key to a good throw lies in the setup and technique. Keep the weight of th...