--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGW00066 Date: 12/26/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 04:52pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: 325i On, 25 Dec 97 at 18:38, JAY EMRIE was overheard shouting over the engine noise, saying something to ROY WITT about "325i",: JE> RW> RJT>> Once I realized what I was looking at, I didn't blame them for RW> RJT>> not wanting to move it out of there -- it was a V-16 engine! JE> RW>> Packard and Cadillac both made V16's, both died during the mid-30's. JE> JE> And Lincoln made a V12 in the late 30s. I had one. They were made up until 48....Then they made a big ugly flathead V8 in 49 to about 52 or 53... ... "Where do you see it's not a violation?" - Jeff Edmonson --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGW00067 Date: 12/26/97 From: ROY WITT Time: 04:56pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Engine Wanted On, 25 Dec 97 at 21:53, JAY EMRIE was overheard shouting over the engine noise, saying something to ROY WITT about "Engine Wanted",: RW>> Both are ignition timing changes. Stopping vacuum advance and RW>> resetting the ition timing to 0 crankshaft...that is, if we're RW>> talking about the Firebird JE> JE> What I am trying to say is that the vacuum advance is ignition timing JE> ONLY and the cam gear placement affects both ignition AND valve JE> (mechanical) timing. So when you change the ignition timing ONLY, you JE> have only half done the job. Now I think we're talking apples and oranges. ... "I intentionally baited Roy Witt." - Elvis Hargrove --- * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGW00068 Date: 12/25/97 From: SEAN DUNBAR Time: 12:53am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Heater core. Okay.. anyone care to tell me what I face in changing my heater core? The thing finally started leaking into the cab and fogging the windows up completely (and giving a nasty coolant smell)... not to mention staining the carpet under the heater box. Going to change it soon. What do I face in doing this...? --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: tos * 972-818-0339 - dallas texas (1:124/6630) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGW00069 Date: 12/27/97 From: SEAN DUNBAR Time: 12:48am \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Mobil SpeedPass AM> I haven't been into a Mobil in a while, so I don't know if they are AM> here or not. Maybe I'll stop in and check on that. So do you do any AM> of the software development yourself, or are you in a different AM> position? Nah, I'm a lowly 1st level help desk type of person myself. Maybe some day I'll be doing development, but it's not gonna be anytime soon :) --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: tos * 972-818-0339 - dallas texas (1:124/6630) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGW00070 Date: 12/26/97 From: SEAN DUNBAR Time: 03:41pm \/To: JASON WEDEHASE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Oil pump? JW> Dont wanna ask a stupid question... but... do you have enough oil? JW> =) Yes! :) It's probably a quart low right now (parked for 2 days, then drove it about 3 miles today, and it's going to sit until Monday or Tuesday), but.. JW> This makes me wonder about above, sort of. higher than usual... JW> is it heavier than usual? No.. though we have been having cooler weather lately. And I've been buying dirt-cheap-crappy oil lately.. --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: tos * 972-818-0339 - dallas texas (1:124/6630) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGX00000 Date: 12/26/97 From: JAY EMRIE Time: 08:27pm \/To: RONNIE THOMPSON (Read 0 times) Subj: '91 Mk VII RT> -=> Quoting JAY EMRIE to KEVIN RELKOFF <=- RT> KR> RT> I agree, Kevin, but how many people out there are gonna pull out th RT> KR> RT> own FWD transaxle, tear it down in their backyard and rebuild t?? RT> KR> RT> many I would guess. If it's too complicated for Haynes to put in RT> KR> True, Very true.. heh I've had both.. and i'm not one to like tear do RT> KR> a Automatice transmission, ect.. But for the stuff i do do.. the Hop RT> KR> manual Is alot better.. Also I've seen Haynes Manuals that have been RT> KR> wrong with certain things.. and how they are done.. Who would know ho RT> KR> car is built better then the company that builds them? RT> JE> Probably the guy that ends up making them work - ie fixing them! RT>I'll agree with that!! I've often said that if the engineers who build RT>cars, were the ones who had to repair them, a lot of things would be put RT>together differently than they are. Certain spark plugs, for instance. RT>Ronnie in NC If the engineers that designed the 80 Olds Cutlass V6 had to change the right rear plug every Friday afternoon starting at 4 PM before they went home for the week end I KNOW LOTS of things would be designed differently!!!! * OLX 2.1 TD * "God is dead"-Nietzche "Nietzche is dead"- God --- RemoteAccess 2.50+ * Origin: Northern Lights! * San Antonio * 210-499-6299 V34/VFC (1:387/23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGX00001 Date: 12/26/97 From: RONNIE THOMPSON Time: 10:17am \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: Radiator Leak -=> Quoting Roy Witt to Ronnie Thompson <=- JE>> opportunity to get it. - not just those that get on the net. RT> RW>> No, but they do give you a 1-800 number to call so you can get RW>> that information. That is, if you have a telephone...:) RT> RT> With a line that is live :) RW> Or a quarter for the pay phone. STILL have to have a line that is live or you can have a truckload of quarters, all to no avail :) Ronnie in NC ... Racing: where you go very fast to get back to the starting line. --- AreaFix Fido MILITIA * Origin: Thor's Retreat/2 BBS Fayetteville, NC 910.424.0956 (1:3634/37) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGX00002 Date: 12/26/97 From: RONNIE THOMPSON Time: 10:46am \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: Monte Carlo probs. -=> Quoting Roy Witt to Ronnie Thompson <=- RT>> Doesn't take much to make a carb act up, especially Holleys. RT> RW>> That's right. Q-jets, on the other hand, can have all kinds of RW>> junk in the float bowls and still get you down the road. RT> RT> Usually it's not what's IN the float bowl, it's what is stuck under RT> the needle valve. RW> The difference between a vertical valve and a horizontal one. If trash gets trapped, it doesn't matter if the valve is horizontal or vertical. Ronnie in NC ... "~\~_~\~_~\~_~\~_~\~_~ OH NO, a worm in my Hard-drive!" --- AreaFix Fido MILITIA * Origin: Thor's Retreat/2 BBS Fayetteville, NC 910.424.0956 (1:3634/37) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGX00003 Date: 12/27/97 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:28am \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: 325i -> And Lincoln made a V12 in the late 30s. I had one. And the V-12 Lincoln engine stayed in Production until the end of the 1948 Model year. Was only available in the Lincoln Contential though. Introduced in 1936(In the Series H Zephyr car) as a 267.3 Ci. 110 Hp engine. Was increased to 292 Ci in 1940. Incidentally the BIG Lincoln V-12(in the Model K car), Introduced in 1932 at 448 Ci stayed in production until the end of the 1940 model year. It was though reduced to 414 Ci in 1934. --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Jim's East County BBS! El Cajon, CA. (619) 561-8424 (1:202/100) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: EGX00004 Date: 12/27/97 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:46am \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: Battery sizes -> TW> campers that allowed the standard Vehicle Alternator. With -> TW> an External regulator, to Put out 110 Volts DC for whatever -> TW> you needed it for. Lights and Universal Drill Motors, and -> TW> other AC/DC rated appliances. The Diodes stood up quite well -> TW> so I assume the Inverse Voltage rating is something MORE -> TW> than 110 Volts. -> -> I'd guess that this kit you're talking about was involving the use of -> transformer in there someplace (I've heard of people tapping into -> alternators _before_ the diodes for just that purpose) but in any -> case if you have info on it I'd sure like to know more about it... The kit I am thinking of only worked with an External Regulator Alternator. And didn't go inside the alternator at all. Besides that would produce Variable Frequency three phase AC. Very difficult to work with. The switch in Secondary regulator just changed the regulation point from a nominal 14.5 volts to 110 volts. And the 110 DC worked great fro incandescent lighting for camp sites and fro running "Universal Motor" Tools like drills etc. Played havoc on things like Irons and electric skillets though as the Arcing of the contacts designed for AC on DC ruined them in a short time. --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Jim's East County BBS! El Cajon, CA. (619) 561-8424 (1:202/100)