--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500020 Date: 12/27/97 From: GARY HALL Time: 12:27pm \/To: RONNIE THOMPSON (Read 0 times) Subj: 1994 Ply Battery Drain -=> Quoting Ronnie Thompson to Jay Emrie <=- RT> Jay, I might be shooting in the wind here, but I remember a couple RT> years ago, hearing of a bunch of Chrysler vehicles, in which Chrysler RT> had actually put in security systems, but had not activiated them GH> Oh yea, Automobile Companies dont make wireing harnesses for each vehicle. There is a one fits all practice anoung all of them. that is why there is so many unused plugs under your dash and hood. Ditto on some BCU's which contain the alarm amplifier circuits. Chrysler uses the door locks to activate the alarm. Jay if you are reading this lock the doors then test for a high current. remember .5 to 1.5 amp draw is normal on all late model vehicles. ... Woman to burgler, "What do you want?-----(I hope)" ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR] --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Cat House BBS * Tulsa BBS List HQ * (918) 584-3441 (1:170/160) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500021 Date: 01/04/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 10:23am \/To: BILL MITCHELL (Read 0 times) Subj: REVERSE QUESTION Bill Mitchell wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason: RJT> Having once driven a cab in those parts, I tend to stay out RJT> of Manhattan whenever possible... :-) BM> Are you admitting that you drove a yellow cab in NYC? :) No, it wasn't a yellow one... BM> I would assume not, since they are, on the whole, the worst BM> drivers in the western hemisphere. Lately, yeah. This was some 20 years ago or so, though. Those guys knew by the way I maneuvered that I wasn't just a civilian... email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500022 Date: 01/04/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 10:27am \/To: SUE MERRINER (Read 0 times) Subj: 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger SUE MERRINER wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON: SM> $3000.00 Hah! That's more than I spent on my past three or four vehicles, purchase price and maintenance all put together... Good luck. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500023 Date: 01/04/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 10:33am \/To: GARY SPRINZL (Read 0 times) Subj: grades Gary Sprinzl wrote in a message to Don Dellmann: DD> (even climbing the 5% grade, maximum allowed in the interstate) I NEVER GS> Where is this? Here in the Southwest, gradients can exceed 8% GS> in some areas (Interstate 10 into Indio from Blythe, for GS> example), and in Arizona on Interstate 17 alone, there are two GS> areas where the grade is better than 6%. Are those on ramps? I got the impression that he was referring to -ramps... GS> |10 o ________ |04Gary / Black Lightning -- Silicon GS> Speedway BBS |10 /L|\______/| |07ITC * Crossover * Infinet * GS> Q-Net * BlueNet * Fido |10>> |________| |01Always Pushing The Envelope * |09enforcer@inficad.com Cute sig, but pipe codes don't work here, and probably in most of the places that receive your messages. I'd recommend losing them. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500024 Date: 01/05/98 From: TOBIAS HEUER Time: 01:22pm \/To: MARC GERGES (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Forced Induction Irgendein wertloses Leben mit der Bezeichnung Marc Gerges, hat es am 31.12.97 gewagt, die FIDO-Welt unter dem Betreff Forced Induction mit unhaltbaren Behauptungen zu konfrontieren: KH>> It has enough power, a decent suspension and not too much weight, KH>> so MG>> it is big fun as soon as the road bends, and if it's still capable to KH>> stay MG>in sight of the big V8 car, there seem to me a lot of KH>> reasons to prefer it.. KH>> Reasons for you to prefer it, not me. My car does not handle KH>> badly, drive one, you may be surprised. > In fact I never drove one of those big US monsters, I'll definitely have to > try. Wo wohnst du noch mal? KH>> and braking 60-0 MPH in 112 feet is good all around performance. > 112 feet? Either my convertion chart from feet to meters is wrong or your > car breaks better than every Porsche, Ferrari and McLaren available... I has an anti-gravity generator.... KH>> For a under $1000 in mods these stats have been KH>> improved as well, the car is .5 faster in the 1/4 mile, handles KH>> better, and should be able to hit 160mph now. You can listen to KH>> the little 4 banger wheeze, strain, and whine. I prefer the V8s KH>> deep tune a bit more. Also lets talk gas mileage. What is the KH>> advantage of a 4 banger when a V8 gets just as good gas mileage? > Mmmmh... the 98 Firebird gives in the ECE-test 14,3l. That's 16.3mpg. The > Eclipse's number is 9,7, corresponding to 24,7. The americans usually measure their mileage driving straight ahead on the highway with decent speeds. Two weeks ago I drove to Hildesheim and back to Wolfenbuettel (60km one- way) 2 times that day (don't ask me why ;) mostly over the Autobahn. One time I took my car, a 1984 Chevy Caprice Wagon with a 5Litre V8 (carbed!), switched on the CruiseControl as I reached 100km/h (60mph), and enjoyed the ride. The other time I took our 'family-car', a 1996 Fiat Bravo with its 1,4l 4Cylinder-Engine 75hp (DIN). Due to bad weather I drove just about 100km/h too. AND believe me or not the Bravo took MORE Gas for the way... BUT in city driving where my car hits the 20litres/100km easiely, the Bravo does it with max. 10litres. bye. --->[*HEUER*] *THeuer@mailonly.fido.de* --- CrossPoint v4.0 * Origin: *Aaahhhh, der Tod!!!* (2:241/500.6) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500025 Date: 01/03/98 From: ALAN MORRISON Time: 04:03am \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: Active Handling -=> Quoting Mark Logsdon to Alan Morrison <=- AM> I noticed that a Ford Escort in the UK is nicer and cheaper than an AM> Escort in the US. As I recall, they were less than $6,000 US dollars, AM> while a 1.9 liter US version, (which is a cheap, entry level car) is AM> closer to $11,000. It gave me a new insight to car prices here, which ML> Is it the *SAME* Escort? No, that is why I said it was "nicer and cheaper". They appeared less like an entry level "economy" car and more upscale, with many standard features. I didn't do a point by point comparison, though. I noticed many Fords and saw the Cavalier name on Vauxhauls. Both were common vehicles there. ML> By the way, as for currency exchange rates, 6,000 pounds UK would be ML> about the same as 11,000 dollars US. I was aware of the exchange rate; the day I saw the add for Escorts was the day I left the UK and converted my cash. They post the exchange rates where you exchange currency, which at the time was about 0.67 per Dollar. --- Blue Wave/386 v2.20 [NR] * Origin: River Canyon Rd. BBS Chattanooga, Tn (1:362/627) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500026 Date: 01/03/98 From: ALAN MORRISON Time: 04:13am \/To: CHRIS ZYCHSKI (Read 0 times) Subj: Daytona -=> Quoting Chris Zychski to Alan Morrison <=- AM> CZ> Huh?! Dodge Daytona in 1970??? AM> CZ> I musta slept through that one. AM>The original Dodge Daytona was a Charger body with an aero nose attached AM>and a huge rear wing built specifically to have an advantage in NASCAR AM>on the high banked speedways like Daytona. CZ> Nope. To my recollection only the Plymouth sported the high wing CZ> and extended front clip as the "Superbird". Chrysler never built CZ> a Dodge to that configuration. The Dodge "Daytona" was not intro- CZ> duced until the early/mid '80s, if I remember correctly. Best look again. I'm pretty sure it is as I stated. You may wish to look at some books on either NASCAR or Historic Performance cars. You may also see one in some of the current magazines on hi-po Chryslers. As a matter of fact, look atf the Jan. issue of High Performance Chryslers. It has a '70 Dodge Daytona on page 69. --- Blue Wave/386 v2.20 [NR] * Origin: River Canyon Rd. BBS Chattanooga, Tn (1:362/627) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500027 Date: 01/03/98 From: ALAN MORRISON Time: 04:16am \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Monza diagnosis -=> Quoting JAY EMRIE to ALAN MORRISON <=- AM>The Monza seemed to be more cold natured in the morning recently. I AM>had already advanced the timing a little and richened the choke a notch. AM>This helped but it still feels a little sluggish. AM>Care to make a stab at the problem, which I just recently found? AM>It's a 1975 Monza with the 350 and a Holley carb on a Performer intake. AM>Other than that it is nearly stock, with single exhaust and automatic AM>transmission. JE> Accelerator pump or circuit. Thanks for your response, Jay. I will give it a week to collect other input before telling what I found. --- Blue Wave/386 v2.20 [NR] * Origin: River Canyon Rd. BBS Chattanooga, Tn (1:362/627) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500028 Date: 01/03/98 From: ALAN MORRISON Time: 04:18am \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: Battery FAQ -=> Quoting Roy J. Tellason to Alan Morrison <=- AM> I decided it was a Delco when I noticed it had the Delco Eye, AM> even though it still had "Distributed by Johnson Controls" on a AM> label. RJT> That doesn't mean much. I've got one of those on each of the two RJT> Exide NG-27 RV batteries I have here, though they do more than just RJT> green/not, they also show red/black/clear. I've also got one on the RJT> Exide HC-31 that's outside in my truck... I added 2 and 2 (Some Wal-mart's sell Delco + Delco's have the Eye) and decided it must be a Delco. The part I was curious about was why it still had a JC reference on the label. I had not seen the Delco Eye on other batteries, but patents expire, and changes can be made. RJT> Also, those gizmos only tell you what's going on in *one* cell. Yes, I remember when they were attached to a single pull-off cap, which could be placed on any cell you chose. It would be useful for keeping an 'Eye' on a particular cell... Or applying a drop of acid where you want it! --- Blue Wave/386 v2.20 [NR] * Origin: River Canyon Rd. BBS Chattanooga, Tn (1:362/627) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1500029 Date: 01/03/98 From: ALAN MORRISON Time: 04:26am \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: Motor Trend, bribes? -=> Quoting Roy J. Tellason to Alan Morrison <=- AM> Hey, I had one of them too, no rust though. A 6 year old Vega AM> GT Kammback wagon. Wasn't a bad little car, right up there AM> with the '78 Datsun B210 I got later. RJT> I forget what year ours was, but it had the aluminum block *without* RJT> the sleeves in 'em. Yep, aluminum was etched away so the pistons ran on the Silicon in the alloy. The alloy rights were purchased by Porsche who used it in the 928. RJT> Wasn't bad for driving, and we even took it across country one RJT> time, on a trip that ended up running about 7750 miles altogether. At the time, small 4 cylinders without overdrive were not the sort of car one would want to travel in. They got bigger engines, 5 speeds, and more interior space later in the 70's and 80's. It was common to burn a valve or warp an aluminum head from cross-country summer trips with under 2L engines that had no OD. it got to the point where the driver's door needed to be tied RJT> shut, as that little post that was supposed to do the job was RJT> hanging at a rather odd angle... For a couple of bucks, the bronze door pin bushings can be purchased at most auto parts stores. They are easy to install in a few minutes. I have done this on the Monza, by supporting the door, pulling the pin, and laying the door on the grass while I changed the bushings. Yeah, I was under a 'shadetree', and did it by myself. Apply a good grease while you have it all apart and it will last many more years. AM> Still it was the second best car I owned for less than $500; AM> the best being a '66 Impala SS. RJT> Now *there* is a car with some room in it! RJT> I met a guy recently who had a '65 Impala, and when he popped the RJT> hood on that puppy I knew exactly what I was looking at, all over RJT> that engine compartment. Big change from most of the newer stuff... The '66 SS 327 surprised me when I looked under that huge air cleaner and noted it had a small Holley 4 barrel on a factory iron intake. That car always ran great and I, being a gearhead teen, ran the obligatory hell out of it. Was surprised to outrun a much newer Roadrunner/GTX on top-end one night. He may have ran out of guts first, but the old boat buried the 120 mph speedo. --- Blue Wave/386 v2.20 [NR] * Origin: River Canyon Rd. BBS Chattanooga, Tn (1:362/627)