--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200005 Date: 01/31/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 06:13pm \/To: CHARLES BOWMAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Mobil 1 vs. Castrol Syntec CB> Heck, I even used synthetics in my mower (when I owned one). CB> I started CB> using Mobil 1 in 1975 in my Sportster tranny (wet clutch) CB> and saw the CB> results immediately, it convinced me that synthetic oil was CB> the way to CB> go and my initial impression has been reinforced many times CB> over. I duly agree. CB> Thanks for the comparison, can't wait until the next oil CB> change and I CB> can switch back to Mobil 1. I am about to research an oil additive used in F1 cars. I had it in a BMW catalog (Bavarian Autosport) but do not have the catalog in front of me to reference the additive. 'course it may not have been F1. :) Air cooled engines needing as much friction reduction as possible. This was the additive used benefitting in cooler engine temps, more power, more mileage, etc. I will log back on if I find the catalog. :) --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200006 Date: 01/31/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 06:16pm \/To: ALEX VASAUSKAS (Read 0 times) Subj: Mobil 1 vs. Castrol Syntec AV> Your original report never got here. Since I am using AV> Syntec, I am AV> very interested to see your original post of the results of AV> your AV> experiment. Would you please repost this? It was several years ago. 89 Dodge Shadow. Went fromt Castrol GTX to Mobil 1 and picked up an average of 60 miles per tank. After many moons (full oil change) we went to Castrol Syntech and lost an average of about 15 miles per tank based on the same driving distance. Test conducted early spring through early fall with the driving distances the same each day. (city and highway) --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200007 Date: 01/31/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 06:33pm \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: TCC Lockup AM> I'm a bit of a Chevy fan, and right now have two. A '75 AM> Monza and a '85 AM> Z28... Both motivated by small V8s. You need to drive to Memphis and pick up my 63 wagon for 1500. :) Cutest thing seen in these parts in a long time, I just have too many kids and projects in front of it. --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200008 Date: 01/31/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 06:36pm \/To: DON DELLMANN (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation DD> I doubt something like that would happen here. The normal DD> procedure DD> is for an officer to give a "five day" ticket for any DD> vehicular DD> violation, from a burned out light, no muffler, right up to DD> and DD> including expired plates, or even no registration at all, DD> giving you DD> 5 days to correct the violation. You then take the car to DD> any police DD> station, or any officer on the street, show him it's been DD> corrected, DD> and the ticket is cancelled. In this case, since he WAS in DD> process DD> of repairing the light, even though the officer wrote the DD> ticket it DD> would have been cancelled five minutes later if he stuck DD> around to DD> watch him do it. I agree that the guy was breaking the law. I disagree with the officer if he was indeed making the effort to rectify the problem. Around these parts that would be considered harassment. All one would need is a time/date stamp on a register ticket from Autozone and the time/date on the ticket. --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200009 Date: 02/01/98 From: KEVIN RELKOFF Time: 08:19am \/To: DEVIN DIMITRI (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: American Sports Car DD> Actually, nowadays, i understand ABS to be a total emergency DD> system. It's supposed to activate only when you've got the DD> pedal all the way down. Then it would stop the car faster DD> simply because the car IS coming to a complete stop. I thought that too.. But my car when i have brake pedal down mildly and i'm drivign over like leaves, ect.. ABS does kick in.. i also think it kicks in when slowing down quick and i through it in first, and when it goes into first, it doesn't let the rear wheels `chirp' since the rear wheels are `locking' up so it releases the brake pressure.. --- Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR] * Origin: Value Link BBS 930-0715 (1:153/959) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200010 Date: 02/01/98 From: KEVIN RELKOFF Time: 08:19am \/To: DEVIN DIMITRI (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: cool cop cars DD> Hi, i've got a Ford with one of those AOD trannys, and i've DD> never really abused it too badly, so, what exactly is this DD> 1-2-1 shuffle? Just banging it around the gears on a start? Well I abuse my once in awhile, But i'm doing that becuase i want to rebuild it, and ad a few things too It.. and MAYBE a Manual Shift Valve body> Well it's 1-D-1 shuffle =] Well It's just a way of getting it into 2nd faster..and also getting it too hold it.. but it kills the valve body.. Most cars.. like my friends '92 Mustang <5L AOD> if you have it in first when the thottle down.. and put it in D it basiclly goes straight into 3rd.. my car <'91 Cougar XR7.. 5l AOD.. I do the same.. and dpending on the speed it does into second and holds it itself for awhile all and all making it ALOT easier to catch 2nd.. Also change the postion of the TV cable helps out on the shifting.. I had mine set up that it shifted pretty Firm and quick.. but not no more.. THe other half is back.. and well I like to try and make the ride smooth for her Least till i get another car/truck --- Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR] * Origin: Value Link BBS 930-0715 (1:153/959) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200011 Date: 01/31/98 From: RONNIE THOMPSON Time: 08:31pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation -=> Quoting TOM WALKER to DEVIN DIMITRI <=- -> Did you see the original message??? It tells how a guy was -> in his driveway getting ready to replace a headlight and he -> was ticketed for it. He didn't deserve it. It was an error -> that he was about to remedy. TW> I DID and the Implication was that the Officer Followed him HOME. TW> Meaning HE HAD ben driving on the Public Road, AN ILLEGAL ACT, with a TW> burnt out headlight. And even though he was Changing the Light he got TW> a ticket anyhow. BUT in my mind SINCE HE DID drive with the burnt out TW> light. Even Though it was to go an BUY one he RATED a ticket. For TW> STUPIDITY if nothing else. C'mon Tom!! Would you feel like YOU deserved a ticket if you were driving down the highway and your headlight suddenly burned out??? I don't think so. I think our policemen have more important jobs to do than to take up their time in a court room, sitting, to tell the judge "yes sir, your honor, this criminal was coming down the road with a burnt out bulb" Ronnie in NC ... Logic and practical information do not seem to apply here. --- AreaFix Fido MILITIA * Origin: Thor's Retreat/2 BBS Fayetteville, NC 910.424.0956 (1:3634/37) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200012 Date: 02/01/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 11:03am \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation JAY EMRIE wrote in a message to MICHAEL SHARON: MS> Do you realize that in the state of New York, you CANNOT renew the MS> vehicles MS> yearly license plate if it is deemed unsafe/not road worthy? In New York, MS> a driver HAS to subject their vehicle to a safety inspection BEFORE they MS> are issued a license renewal! That's why you don't see cars on New York's MS> roadways with fenders hanging precariously onto the vehicle, or some of MS> the more dilapidated vehicles you'll see driving around here in MI.! JE> I well remember the last time I drove through New York city, JE> on the expressways, seeing numerous cars off to the side of JE> the traffic lanes in various stages of beign stripped! JE> Wonder why they were left there. Some had obviously been JE> there for some time. You'd be surprised... Sounds to me like you're talking about the Cross Bronx Expressway, among others. I wouldn't say that a car had to be there for long at all, in spite of the way they looked. Maybe half an hour or so? :-) I used to know guys that were into acquiring parts like that, you tell 'em what you wanted and they'd go out and get it. Didn't matter where it was at the time, either, as long as there was enough of a prospect of them being able to get it off the car without the owner coming back and bashing their head in with a tire iron or whatever. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200013 Date: 02/01/98 From: MARK LOGSDON Time: 05:49pm \/To: RONNIE THOMPSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation RT> C'mon Tom!! Would you feel like YOU deserved a ticket if you were RT> driving down the highway and your headlight suddenly burned out??? I RT> don't think so. I think our policemen have more important jobs to do RT> than to take up their time in a court room, sitting, to tell the judge RT> "yes sir, your honor, this criminal was coming down the road with a RT> burnt out bulb" The main reason that we have two bulbs anyway is for redundancy. One bulb out is not quite such a disaster, even if it does sometimes look like cyclops. :) Besides, there's no victim in this terrible crime. Is there? I'm amazed at the zealots who want to criminalize those evil cyclops monsters! --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0232 * Origin: IBMNet Connection - Indpls, IN - 317-882-5575 28.8 USR (1:231/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2200014 Date: 02/01/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 09:44pm \/To: JOHN PUMMILL (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation John Pummill wrote in a message to Devin Dimitri: JP> Also, please, no MANly pounding on the chest claiming to be JP> THE MAN and always checking the bulbs to insure proper JP> function. I try to stay on top of it too. That means there are JP> two of us out of how many million cars that we are SURE get JP> checked regularly ?? Sure, we try to stay on top of things, but... How easy would it be to build a small electronic circuit that could alert you to a bulb having burned out? Maybe even which one? I'll bet it wouldn't be all that difficult, though getting to the appropriate points in the wiring of the car is another matter entirely. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615)