--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400009 Date: 12/30/97 From: GARY SPRINZL Time: 11:56am \/To: JOHN FAERBER (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Which Transmission????? |01When confronted with |09Gary Sprinzl's |01stungun, |09John Faerber |01confessed to everything known about |09Which Transmission?????|01. TH> TH> TH> Can somebody here tell me which damned transmission i have in my car? TH> JF> GS> It's most likely a 200-4R. JF> JF> Sure hope you are not saying it is the TH200 which was notorious for failin JF> early on? It's a variant of it. The 4-speed version (4R) was somewhat more of a respectable transmission.. I haven't heard of the mass failures that the 200M had. However, having said that .. I'd rather have a 700-R4 (4-speed TH350) :) |10 o ________ |04Gary / Black Lightning -- Silicon Speedway BBS |10 /L|\______/| |07ITC * Crossover * Infinet * Q-Net * BlueNet * Fido |10>> |________| |01Always Pushing The Envelope * |09enforcer@inficad.com --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Dale Earnhardt: Looking for 8 in 1998!+6024649676 (1:114/511) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400010 Date: 12/30/97 From: GARY SPRINZL Time: 12:03pm \/To: SEAN DUNBAR (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Oil pump? |01When confronted with |09Gary Sprinzl's |01stungun, |09Sean Dunbar |01confessed to everything known about |09Oil pump?|01. SD> GS> hah! I'm running Valvoline Racing straight-50 in my 350! Beat hat! SD> SD> Question... WHY? For the hell of it. But then, I've never had a problem with oil distribution on my engine, either. When it starts in the morning, it gets around 60-80 PSI, and when it warms p, it comes down to the design 40 PSI. |10 o ________ |04Gary / Black Lightning -- Silicon Speedway BBS |10 /L|\______/| |07ITC * Crossover * Infinet * Q-Net * BlueNet * Fido |10>> |________| |01Always Pushing The Envelope * |09enforcer@inficad.com --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Dale Earnhardt: Looking for 8 in 1998!+6024649676 (1:114/511) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400011 Date: 12/30/97 From: GARY SPRINZL Time: 12:05pm \/To: C.A. KLINGEL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Oil pump? |01When confronted with |09Sean Dunbar's |01stungun, |09C.A. Klingel |01confessed to everything known about |09Oil pump?|01. -=> Quoting Sean Dunbar to C.A. Klingel <=- CK> CK> SD> I did switch to store brand 20W-50 today though. Sick of the tarter CK> SD> not being able to turn it over with that 40W in there.. CK> CK> Hello Sean, CK> CK> How about meeting me in the middle and trying 10W-40? 10W-40 is the one weight to avoid like the plague, at least if you live in a hot climate. It breaks down faster than any other value. |10 o ________ |04Gary / Black Lightning -- Silicon Speedway BBS |10 /L|\______/| |07ITC * Crossover * Infinet * Q-Net * BlueNet * Fido |10>> |________| |01Always Pushing The Envelope * |09enforcer@inficad.com --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Dale Earnhardt: Looking for 8 in 1998!+6024649676 (1:114/511) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400012 Date: 12/30/97 From: GARY SPRINZL Time: 08:51pm \/To: C.A. KLINGEL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Oil pump? |01When confronted with |09Gary Sprinzl's |01stungun, |09C.A. Klingel |01confessed to everything known about |09Oil pump?|01. -=> Quoting Gary Sprinzl to Sean Dunbar <=- CK> CK> GS> hah! I'm running Valvoline Racing straight-50 in my 350! Beat hat! CK> CK> Why 50 weight? I answered this in an earlier post. :) |10 o ________ |04Gary / Black Lightning -- Silicon Speedway BBS |10 /L|\______/| |07ITC * Crossover * Infinet * Q-Net * BlueNet * Fido |10>> |________| |01Always Pushing The Envelope * |09enforcer@inficad.com --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Dale Earnhardt: Looking for 8 in 1998!+6024649676 (1:114/511) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400013 Date: 01/01/98 From: GARY SPRINZL Time: 03:47am \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Electrical loads, battery |01When confronted with |09Gary Sprinzl's |01stungun, |09Roy J. Tellason |01confessed to everything known about |09Electrical loads, battery|01. RJ> Gary Sprinzl wrote in a message to Jay Emrie: RJ> JE> Well, Roy, I CAN read. The label says "550 CCA @ 0 degrees/ 750 CCA @ 32 JE> degrees". RJ> RJ> GS> It's a typo then :) CA is measured at 32 fahrenheit, and RJ> GS> CCA is measured at 0 F. RJ> RJ> Either that or they're being deliberately misleading, and putting that hig RJ> number on there as a marketing gimmick. I've seen that done before... THat's probably a better scenario. I've seen it as well. |10 o ________ |04Gary / Black Lightning -- Silicon Speedway BBS |10 /L|\______/| |07ITC * Crossover * Infinet * Q-Net * BlueNet * Fido |10>> |________| |01Always Pushing The Envelope * |09enforcer@inficad.com --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Dale Earnhardt: Looking for 8 in 1998!+6024649676 (1:114/511) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400014 Date: 01/02/98 From: GARY SPRINZL Time: 01:22pm \/To: BILL MITCHELL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: REVERSE QUESTION |01When confronted with |09Jay Emrie's |01stungun, |09Bill Mitchell |01confessed to everything known about |09REVERSE QUESTION|01. BM> BM>>vehicle from rolling. They are not designed to be used in pl BM> BM>>of service brakes, but in an emergency, they must be able to BM> BM>>stop a vehicle. BM> BM> JE> But nowhere near as effective as the service brakes. BM> BM> Agreed. :) BM> BM> Probably should have used "... eventually stop a vehicle." All they do on my car is lock the rear wheels and put me in a spin :) |10 o ________ |04Gary / Black Lightning -- Silicon Speedway BBS |10 /L|\______/| |07ITC * Crossover * Infinet * Q-Net * BlueNet * Fido |10>> |________| |01Always Pushing The Envelope * |09enforcer@inficad.com --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Dale Earnhardt: Looking for 8 in 1998!+6024649676 (1:114/511) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400015 Date: 01/03/98 From: SUE MERRINER Time: 09:06pm \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger -> MSGID: 1:270/615.0 4aa59357 -> PID: timEd 1.01 -> SUE MERRINER wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON: -> -> MSGID: 1:270/615.0 4a4655ee -> -> PID: timEd 1.01 -> No need to quote ^ that stuff... -> -> SUE MERRINER wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON: -> -> -> SM> 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger with rebuilt 318 engine. Excellent -> -> -> SM> condition. no e-check necessary. leave e-mail for -> -> -> SM> sue.merriner@insanitybbs.com if interested. -> -> -> Heh. I had one of those, nice car... -> -> SM> If you're interested in owning another one, this one is for -> -> SM> sale. -> -> I wouldn't mind having another one, but am not really in the mark -> -> another vehicle at this point in time. Plus I don't have any place -> -> to put it, nor do I have the option of the time to mess with it, -> -> since I've got this truck I'm building... -> -> Besides, it's in Ohio and I'm not, and you don't mention a price -> -> Two-door, I presume? -> SM> Yes, 2 door and completely rebuilt. -> Bummer, I liked the 4-door one I had (a '75) better. -> SM> So you shouldn't have to do anything to it. Where are you? -> South central PA, near Harrisburg (though I'm actually in York -> county). And you still don't mention a price. -> email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com -> --- -> * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) $3000.00 --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: The Edge of Insanity Akron, Ohio 330-896-4251 (1:2215/180) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400016 Date: 01/01/98 From: SIMON AVERY Time: 10:51pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Escort Bonjour, All Sorry - just killed the message I was going to reply to. Regarding the UK Escort being cheaper than the US car of the same name: The UK Escort is one of the most expensive of its class now. I've owned half-a-dozen of the MK I and MK II's (RWD, 1100 - 1600cc). The modern car is still one of the most popular in terms of sales, though has suffered recently as competition has hotted up. Retail is around 12,000 to 17,000 (1100cc to 1800 turbo ghia), which for a 4-door small family saloon puts it at the top of its class. The the equivalent money, you could buy something a lot larger. BTW - just out of interest, I don't suppose the Ford Capri made it over there? I run a '82 1600. "The Poor mans' Porshe" - Ford's last successful Uk attempt at a sports car. They released a 90's version, called the Probe, which sold very badly and was recently withdrawn. Simon ... "Bother," said All, as he said f**k in the wrong conference. --- FMail 1.22 * Origin: Tag-O-Matic - Freq T-MATIC from Origin (2:255/90) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400017 Date: 01/02/98 From: C.A. KLINGEL Time: 11:54am \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Oil pump? -=> Quoting TOM WALKER to C.A. KLINGEL <=- -> You need to run a thinner oil like a 5W-30. I saw a store brand *SJ* -> rated oil like that for 87 cents a quart. TW> You can get Castrol 5W-30 or 20-50 fro that price when on sale. Why TW> bother with possible Junk! Yes, That would be better than a no-name store brand. It was a quick example to show Sean that he could do better than SA 40 weight. I run Mobil-1 in all of my equipment. I wish I could get that for a buck a quart. It seems to hover around $4.00 here in Michigan. Do you use synthetics Tom? Regards, Craig Klingel ... "Speak the truth, but leave immediately after." -- Yugoslav Proverb --- Brought To You By VaporWare 3.0 * Origin: Winner's Circle (1:2410/351) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1400018 Date: 01/02/98 From: C.A. KLINGEL Time: 11:59am \/To: JOHN PUMMILL (Read 0 times) Subj: Todd Jaspers M.I.A.? -=> Quoting John Pummill to C.A. Klingel <=- CK> You got that right. I'm afraid the 305 SBC is a loser. :( CK> Better to step up to the 5.7 and be done with the deed. :) JP> Put a wheezer on it. Hi John, Which one are we putting it on? The 305 or the 350? ;-) Did Santa bring the 'Prix or BMW some goodies for Christmas? Regards, Craig Klingel ... If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends? --- Brought To You By VaporWare 3.0 * Origin: Winner's Circle (1:2410/351)