--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00028 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 06:32pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: battery sizes 22 Dec 97 14:18, JAY EMRIE said this about battery sizes to ROY WITT. RW> JE>> Seriously I have a few metric pipe taps here. Joking, Why didn't RW> JE>> you come by? JE> RW>> Seriously, I'll bet you don't. Joking, because San Antonio isn't on RW>> my regu route. JE> JE> Seriously: JE> Guess I was mistaken. Back in the early 70s when I saw metric was JE> going to come on us I bought a set of Sears metric tap and dies. In JE> it was a couple of pipe taps. Just dug out the only one I have left JE> and it is a 1/8 B.S.P. !!! Why would they put that in a metric set? Because they're British Standard Pipe taps and are probably bastards in the American system. I'm sure you'll recall that the Brits used English inches for measurements before they switched to the metric system. All of Europe used BSP pipe threads. The Japs have picked up on BSP as well as using our pipe system. The difference isn't in the measurements, as they will both be the same in English or Metric. The difference is in the number of threads per inch or millimeter if you want. BSP threads are usually one more or one less than American Pipe threads. The taper per inch/millimeter is the same. The metric system has been around a lot longer than my 1963 Machinists Handbook and I failed to find any reference to metric pipe threads in it. That was a few years ago and when this subject came up again here, I called my tool supplier to inquire about it. He confirmed what I just told you, above. JE> Seems like when I was working on the gauges on my 77 Datsun PU I JE> needed a metric pipe tap and that is what I used. Since that was JE> almost 20 years ago guess I am not too sure any more. Be assured that you used the right tap. Even if it was a BSP tap. JE> NOT joking: You'd probably be happier if it was on your regular JE> route. One whale of a lot less traffic! Never been as far south as San Antonio. El Paso to Armarillo and Dallas before swinging north. My daughter and family live in Houston. If I ever get enough time to close the shop for a while, I'll be heading that way. ... When your computer has a virus, don't use chicken soup. --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00029 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:07pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Radiator Leak 22 Dec 97 13:30, JAY EMRIE said this about Radiator Leak to ROY WITT. RW>> No, but they do give you a 1-800 number to call so you can get that RW>> informa . That is, if you have a telephone...:) JE> JE> However it is NOT incumbent upon the user to call for any info not JE> placed on the product. It IS incumbent upon the manufacturer to place JE> ALL necessary info on the product for the user to read or ignore. That's right. It's also incumbent on the inquiring user to take it upon himself to research further. The instructions as written on the bottle, if followed, won't get you into trouble you can blame on the manufacturer. ... Age is only important for dead fish and good beer! --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00030 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:15pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Silicone 22 Dec 97 14:23, JAY EMRIE said this about Silicone to ROY WITT. RW>> I didn't try to seal a hole with it. Since the antenna mount had an RW>> o'ring f gasket, I thought including a little silicone grease on the RW>> inside would ke ny moisture that got past the o'ring out of the RW>> connector hole. JE> JE> All I can say is that the property of silicone grease that allows it JE> to be extremely easily displaced by two electrical contacts coming JE> together would easily allow moisture to seep through the condition JE> you describe. Agreed. And, since the roof of the Olds would flex while at speed, the o'ring may have lost it's seal just enough to allow the air pressure to blow enough gap to allow the silicone to seep out... JE> A heavier grease, such as wheel bearing grease would have done JE> better. Actually there are quite a few better materials that could JE> have been used (a non hardening gasket cement for instance). What works is RTV Rubber. JE> I have to agree though, it was a good thought on the surface. Worth a try, since I had a pint of it just laying around the shop. JE> Reminds me of the time we were in the Black Hills at Mt. Rushmore, JE> Came a terrific downpour and water came pouring in one of my trailer JE> windows. A quick look outside showed a surprisingly large gap about JE> 2' long between the top of the window frame and side of the trailer. JE> A quick plastering of wheel bearing grease in the gap stopped the JE> leak until we got home and I could do a proper repair, which JE> required remounting the window. Good job. ... If'n it ain't broke, it ain't mine! --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00031 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:27pm \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: Electrical loads, battery 22 Dec 97 18:33, Mark Logsdon said this about Electrical loads, battery to Roy Witt. ML> RW>> If you look at a schematic of an internally regulated alternator, RW>> you'll see a self-excitation circuit. RW>> ML> ML> What exactly do you mean by "self-excitation circuit?" I just explained that to Jay. Should be in this packet somewhere. ... Some of us are more perfect than others... --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00032 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:28pm \/To: CHRIS ZYCHSKI (Read 0 times) Subj: Chevy Impala 22 Dec 97 16:25, Chris Zychski said this about Chevy Impala to Roy Witt. RW> AM>> What?? A W-twelve? They took their narrow-angle V6 and RW> AM>> JB-welded them together to make a 12 cylinder engine that RW> AM>> may look something like this: \||/ CZ> RW>> That's old news...I think it was Ford who built some W10 cylinder RW>> engines for tanks in WWII... CZ> CZ> Tanks, but, no tanks! Talk about C A R S gee-dammit! CARS has tanks, bygummm.. CZ> BTW, what kinda ET an' TS did them tanks turn anyway? Har! ET? don't know...TS was about 45mph??? ... Takes one to know one, I say... --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00033 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:30pm \/To: MARTIN BISHOP (Read 0 times) Subj: 325i 22 Dec 97 21:30, Martin Bishop said this about Re: 325i to Marc Gerges. MB> -=>> My 4cyl brings my car with 4 people to 110mph. It's a -=>> 1.7-l-engine. Oh, and it's a diesel. MB> MB> thats interesting.......what type of automoblie is it?? MB> MB> anyway - i found out that the beamer was a '86 325 with a 6 cylinder MB> engine....now has over 100,000 miles on it.....top speed according to MB> the Illustrated BMW Buyers guide is 118 mph...so i guess he was right MB> up there! im the idiot... i never realized though why, if the top MB> speed of that car is only around 120 mph, the dash reads all the way MB> up to 140???? and in most camaros it reads only up to 80 or whatever MB> [the late 80's camaros]. My 1970 Firebird goes to 160, it never did nor will it ever see that. My 1988 IROC Camaro goes to 120...It's seen that and more. ... Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.. --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00034 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:33pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Engine Wanted 23 Dec 97 06:54, TOM WALKER said this about Engine Wanted to ROY WITT. ->> And in California, the DMV made it retroactive to everything made sin ->> 1966. My 1970 Firebird had a vacuum advance kit installed that would ->> allow it to advance and the timing reset to 0. ->> ->> That lasted about as long as it took to pass the smog check and get ->> it back to the garage.. TW> TW> Do you mean you Also, while working under the hood, "accidentally" TW> knocked some Vacuum Hoses off and Reconnected them "Accidentally" in TW> the Wrong place? :-) :-) That and that damn bolt holding the distributor in place came loose and the timing advanced to 6 all by it'self...:) ... And yesterday the planet seemed to be going so well. --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00035 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:37pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Silicone 23 Dec 97 07:03, TOM WALKER said this about Silicone to ROY WITT. -> TW>> The Silicone itself is not thin enough to enter the very small -> TW>> space around the control shaft. It needs the alcohol to thin it o ->> ->> That's why they put it in a spray can...It's plenty thin enough for t TW> TW> And at one time they made a special Adapter that was screwed over TW> the Control Shaft and hooked up to the spray can to solve the Noisy TW> Pot problem. Worked quite well as one had to waste quite a bit of TW> cleaner to get it down between the Shaft and the Case of the TW> Potentiometer. If you've got the lid off the equipment, you can spray it right where the wires connect to the pot. It's called "trickle down lubrication"...not the same as trickle down economics. ... Three out of four people make up 75% of the population. --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00036 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:39pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: BMW vs Corvette 23 Dec 97 07:13, TOM WALKER said this about BMW vs Corvette to ROY WITT. ->> The 302 began a production run in 67 and was superceded by the 350 in ->> 69 model. BTW, the 69 model also was sold as the 70 model until Febru ->> 1970, when the 70 1/2, 2nd generation body was introduced. ->> ->> The 327 also met it's demise the same year, as they introduced the ->> 307 in 69. The 327's bore was 4.002, which made the 3" de-stroked ->> 327 closer to 302 than you think, 301.89ci.... TW> TW> My reference shows the 302 in the Z28 being replaced with the 350 in TW> 1970. 1970 or 1970 1/2? TW> The 307 was introduced in the 1969 model year fro use in the TW> Chev II and Chevelle. It was used in 1970 in a Camaro model plus the TW> Nova and Chevelle. The 307 lasted until the end of the 1973 model TW> year. That long, eh? ... Are you sure it isn't time for a colorful metaphor? Spock --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGU00037 Date: 12/23/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:42pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Chevy Impala 23 Dec 97 07:16, TOM WALKER said this about Chevy Impala to ROY WITT. TW> -> AM>> What?? A W-twelve? They took their narrow-angle V6 and -> AM>> JB-welded them together to make a 12 cylinder engine that may -> AM>> look something like this: \||/ ->> ->> That's old news...I think it was Ford who built some W10 cylinder eng ->> for tanks in WWII... TW> TW> But they didn't hold them together with JB weld. And Neither is VW TW> with their W12. There is a lot of speculation about what the real TW> purpose of that engine is. Could VW be thinking about a F-1 Racing TW> program? F1 racing would depend on how much the displacement is... ... Can I yell "movie" in a crowded fire station? --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13)