--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00026 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:26pm \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: RADIATOR LEAK 17 Dec 97 19:41, Mark Logsdon said this about RADIATOR LEAK to Roy Witt. ML> RW>> Ever explore the internet? One can find amazing facts, papers RW>> written young engineering students, papers written by engineering RW>> professors, m stuff written by professors of chemistry and chemistry RW>> students at some hifaluting schools like Yale and Northern Illinois RW>> University, etc.. ML> ML> Are you an NIU grad? You've mentioned it twice now. No, just a NIU fan. I don't have a piece of paper, but have an equivilant to an AA from a Tool & Die Apprenticeship I served at Micro Switch, Freeport, Illinois... ... Windows, icons, mouse and pointer = WIMP. --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00027 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:29pm \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: Engine Wanted 17 Dec 97 19:46, Roy J. Tellason said this about Engine Wanted to John Faerber. RJT> Here's a question, maybe some folks can clarify this for me RJT> -- if you look in a bunch of the books that you can get on these RJT> cars (Chilton, Motors Manual, etc.) at engine specs, the '70 Dart RJT> I had was rated at 230 HP for that engine, while the '75 was rated RJT> at 170 HP! Can anybody explain to me just what exactly it was that RJT> they did to change the engine and lose all those horses? Long about 71 or 72 they (factories) changed the way they rated engine horsepower. (I forget the old and new formulas they used) That helped those folks who paid license fees by horsepower. Illinois was one of them. Then, about that same time, the govt said you (factories again) gotta stop polluting the air with those cars. Smog devices were bountiful beginning in 74 and by 75, horsepower was gone... RJT> Is there stuff I can do to reverse that? Or would I be better off RJT> just getting another engine and building it up from scratch? Basically, your engine lost compression and some cam lobe. Put it back with aftermarket stuff and it'll make horsepower again. Some manufacturers used DISHED pistons, some used flat-tops with bigger combustion chambers. You can replace dished pistons with flat-tops or you can use earlier heads if Mopar decided to use bigger combustion chambers instead of dished pistons... ... When a pig burps, do the other pigs yell "HUMAN!"? --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00028 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:40pm \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: Battery sizes 17 Dec 97 20:23, Roy J. Tellason said this about Battery sizes to Roy Witt. RJT> Roy Witt wrote in a message to Peter Harle: RJT> RW>> ... It must be inordinately taxing to have such big boobs. RJT> RJT> Jeez, are they gonna tax *THAT* now? :-( Yup! And then the air that you breath.. ... There's 548 peanuts in a 12 oz. jar of peanut butter... --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00029 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:48pm \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: BMW vs Corvette 17 Dec 97 02:46, Kenny Henderson said this about BMW vs Corvette to Roy Witt. KH> RW> KH>> Yup and I read Caddie is going FWD in the near future. I think RW> KH>> the Northstar will eventually make its way into the FBody. KH> RW>> You won't like this. My AUTOWEEK Buyers Guide suggests that the RW>> F-body will be either restyled in 2001 or will be going away. RW>> Depends on sales in the next 2 years. If they do cancel the F-body, RW>> buy all the F-bodies you can afford if you want to continue to drive RW>> them. KH> KH> I just heard that a few days ago from a GM employee. R&D has not KH> started yet for a 5th gem FBody. The LS1 FBodies run very strongly, KH> hopefully that will help sales. On the other hand, the last two generations had a ten year run. There's still time to do a gen5 design before release in 2003... ... OK, you've reached the bottom of the message. Wake up!!! --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00030 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:55pm \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: battery sizes 17 Dec 97 19:41, Mark Logsdon said this about battery sizes to Roy Witt. ML> RW> TW>> Actually Roy is wrong on that one. There is a Difference RW> TW>> between Metric Pipe Sizes and English pipe sizes. RW>> RW>> Point me in the direction where I can find the dimensions for RW>> metric pipe threads... ML> ML> I thought NPT was the most common with the exception of aerospace ML> tube fittings like AN. Well, there's a difference between pipe threads, NPS straight or NPT tapered, and tube fitting threads. Tubing diameters are what they say they are; IE 1/4" tubing has an outside diameter (OD) of approximatly .250"... Pipe diameters are all screwed up, as there is no way to measure one and say "that is 1/4" pipe.", without consulting a chart or have first hand experience with handling pipe. For the uninitiated, looking in that specifications chart and/or actually measuring what you have is about the only way. I tryed in vain to find a Metric Pipe Tap or Die the other day. There is no such thing as Metric pipe threads, unless they take NPS and NPT pipe specs and convert them to metric specs... ... ThistaglinecreatedbyPKZ204G.EXE --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00031 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:56pm \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: American Sports Car 17 Dec 97 02:45, Kenny Henderson said this about American Sports Car to Roy Witt. KH> RW>> Hey! I'm a x-Corvette owner... I know when I'm outgunned and I'll RW>> admit it. Although I don't like to. KH> RW>> Give the Corvette equal cubic inches as the Viper and you'll be RW>> singing a different tune. That's the ONLY place it's lacking in RW>> comparison and in many places it far exceeds anything the Viper is RW>> claimed to be. KH> KH> That cubic inches arguement is getting old. If horsepower per liter KH> is what we are worried about then we should all drive Honda Prelude KH> VTECs, 2.2l 195 horsepower. Yeah, but it makes that hp at 7000 rpm. The problem with that is, it has to work so hard to get there. And it only produces 156 lb/ft of torque vs the C5's 350 lb/ft. Torque moves a car, horsepower keeps it moving, remember? I've heard that Honda is producing some V8's for import now. Lets wait and see the technology they use on those... ... Post enough and eventually you get quoted.... --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00032 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:59pm \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Bugatti 17 Dec 97 02:48, Kenny Henderson said this about Bugatti to Roy Witt. RW> KH>> The C5 is not as heavy as you think. I am 99% sure its lighter RW> KH>> then a Supra Turbo and a 300ZX turbo. KH> RW>> 3218 pounds curb weight. KH> KH> A Supra Turbo is 3450 and a 300ZX TT is somewhere around there as KH> well. Moot point! We can dispense with the discontinued 300ZX. And, the C5 beats them both without resorting to turbos'. KH> The NSX is quite light, right around 3000 lbs if I remember KH> correctly. The RX7 is very light, something like 2700 lbs. Make it light or build a bigger engine. KH> Mitsubishi's 3000GT VR4 is a portly 3950lbs. What a pig... ... TAG! You're it! --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00033 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 08:06pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Battery sizes 17 Dec 97 11:16, JAY EMRIE said this about Battery sizes to ROY WITT. RW>> It's been many a year that I could see .003 with the naked eye. A RW>> piece of r insures there is a gap. It also insures that the little RW>> tit that is usual n worn point contacts isn't touching. And a match RW>> book cover gets it almost near as a feeler gage. JE> JE> Guess I can see a mite better than you! I always filed that tit off - JE> even used a fingernail file a few times. Ever try that in -20F weather, stalled on a country gravel road, going on dusk? Any other time, I pulled the distributor and did the points change on the bench... ... The perfect lover turns into a pizza at 4:00 A.M.! --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00034 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 08:10pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Antifreeze 17 Dec 97 13:16, JAY EMRIE said this about Antifreeze to JAMES ARNOLD. JE> the warranty period - They say the original coo lant is supposed to JE> last 30000 miles or 3 years. Only if you use that same kind of antifreeze to top it off when it gets low. If you use the ordinary antifreeze, you'll lose the longevity and maybe even change your freeze protection... ... Windows, icons, mouse and pointer = WIMP. --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGP00035 Date: 12/18/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 08:16pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Silicone 17 Dec 97 15:05, JAY EMRIE said this about Silicone to ROY WITT. RW>> Silicon grease is a nonconductor and goes away in the outdoor RW>> environment. JE> JE> Correct, silicone grease IS a nonconductor! However, coating the JE> contact surfaces with silicone PREVENTS oxygen from getting to the JE> contacts, thus completely preventing oxidation. Further, when the JE> contacts are supposed to make (plugging in a connector, inserting a JE> lamp, putting a battery cable on, etc. the silicone is pushed aside JE> allowing as perfect as possible electrical connection but still JE> coating the exposed areas. Go away in the out door environment?? No JE> way. Bullshit!!! I used that shit on my 86 Olds to try and protect an antenna mount from leaking water into the hole for the coax on the roof. I packed it full of silicone grease... 4 months later, it was gone, kaput, not there anymore...got it? JE> RVs are notorious for the clearence light socket contacts JE> corroding, thus preventing the lamp from coming on. Often the bulb JE> an socket are of different materials! My travel trailer is a 1986, JE> with all sockets and lamps coated with silicone when I purchaed the JE> trailer new in 1986. So far not one SINGLE lamp has failed to light Protected environment...not the same.. JE> So >NO< IT DOES NOT GO AWAY IN THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT. I say again, listen real close...B U L L S H I T ! ... Today, I began to write an un-authorized autobiography --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13)