What Is It?

Home popsicle maker.

Trigger lock mechanism....

Dotted quarter note.

The safety pin from a now used Kidde fire extinguisher.

Kinda looks like one eyed Suzie from a bar I used to frequent.

Not even close. Go fish!

Ah, ha! It's the Popeil Pocket Fisherman prototype!

Keyless remote shell...

mini whistle

It is the locking device for a fishing reel to untangle a crows nest.

The photograph actually shows the device up-side-down.

The thin arm protruding to the right is actually flat on the "bottom" side.

In use, one would grasp the device with thumb and forefinger in the depressions on each side.

It came from an auto parts supply house and it was free.

"It came from an auto parts supply house and it was free."

Good thing. I would not pay anything for it.

A tool, probably for removing a car radio or something else in the dash of your car.

Some people will take anything for free that they would not pay for.

Thanks for your invaluable contribution.

It's a tire thread depth gauge...

Close, but no cigar.

Brake pad thickness gauge.

Nope.

It's used inside the engine compartment.

damit lyn....your making this $#!t up

I couldn't make this up. I had to ask the clerk what it was.

Final hint coming soon.

It's a fuse removal tool....er,a measures acid level in battery...yeah that's it

Its the tool for resetting the "Check Engine" light.

Either that or Mopar is now making an IUD.

Tool to undo a stuck or jammed seat belt catch.

It's noon where I am, and time for the final clue.

The finger depression on the opposite side contains the name Gates.

Before you rush off to search, it isn't in any catalogs I've looked at.

Answer coming soon!

It's a V-belt gauge...

Nope. Not a "v-belt" gauge.

Nothing is for free! In order to inspect the groove on the belt, it looks like you have to remove the belt from the engine? lay it flat on the bench? There has to be an easier way! It is not easy to remove the belt on some cars! You can hardly stick your hands in there! Just replace the belts as recommended in the Manual! Keeping the belts tight and well tensioned helps to make them last. You can buy belt treatment liquid?

No. The belt can be tested in situ. All you need is room to get the guage on the inside of the belt. No need to remove it.

Ok, I see. It must be small enough to fit in tight spaces.

By the way, what was the prize? You said "Doorman" won the prize! Something free?

I never heard about a belt groove gage. I always went by the looks on the belt and age. I never had a busted belt! Hoses are usually the ones that bust!

Look at it this way.

If they give away some brightly colored trinket that you can use to test your belt and find that the trinket says "time to replace", Gates will sell enough belts to pay for the trinket campaign.

You are right! It is all business for the belt company! smart sales pitch!

You get the prize. The top is flat and if you can see it above the tops of the v grooves Mr. Gates thinks the belt is due for replacement.

It's an all expense paid tour of the LynDoor™ Factory of the Future, due for completion in 2199.

Whole new meaning of; "My cars on the rack".

LynDoor Factory, Somewhere in sapce?

Hope they were Free... Who would buy one?

Is it for digging out pocket change and other stuff lost between car seat cushions?

That was a tough one... I 've got cars much older, than Serpentine Belt users. I do have a V-Bert Measuring length tool hanging in my garage, with 1/2" dust on it.

On with the game...

Here's a tool that'll work on any style belt.

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Automotive V-belt Tension Gauge (91107)

$31.95

Add to Cart:

• Model: 7401-0071
• Shipping Weight: 1lbs

I have one of these. They're cool. It actually clicks when the belts tension is measured. The green thingy sticking up is the indicator hand. There are scales on both sides that indicate pounds/kilowhatevers of tension.

If I can make the belt move 1/16" between Sprockets. " It is GOOD!"

Sounds too tight to me.

That is after allowing for bearing play.

It's whatever you want it to be.

I repurposed a broken dryer door cable to fish my bicycle chain back onto the sprocket without getting my fingers greasy.

Dipstick

Dipstick? Dipstick????? Don't call me a Dipstick!

A gauge for measuring if a belt is 'worn out' or not?

My gauge consists of when the rubber and fuzzy stuff starts coming off the belt and it wont carry its load any more then its worn out!

A urethra gauge, for selecting the size of catheters.