--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00008 Date: 02/21/98 From: ROBERT VAUGHN Time: 11:40pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: Wheel torque RW>Super Shops uses a tag somewhere in the interior stating; RW>"Caution. Check wheel lug nut torque at 12miles." And then RW>goes on to tell you how much torque they used. It was RW>almost 12 miles from Super Shop to my shop, so I checked it RW>when I got back to work. I used a dial-up torque wrench RW>and approached it at the 50lb mark too. I progressed to 80 RW>lbs and found that the nuts were still torqued to spec. Guess I should not have got all excited over a recall for wheels falling off then seeing the check 'em at 500....... stuff. Worked my way 50, click; 60, click......100, click around 2 wheels then just 100, click, on the other two. Having a cup of coffee and pondering led me to going back at them. They were all between 100/110 on my wrench. Backed them off and went to 100, then we went joy riding for the rest of the day. After 40 years since my 1st and only Ford, I'm rapidly joining the rest of the family. Bob V. --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Pocket Lint * 610-363-2617 * (1:273/304) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00009 Date: 02/22/98 From: DON DELLMANN Time: 07:01pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 0 times) Subj: Active Handling While tripping merrily through the mail, Vern Faulkner was overheard VF> Heh. The company truck, which I sometimes operate, has continued to VF> take what little open mind I had about trucks, and bury it with an VF> ocean of evidence. Tuesday the starter blew, and the wipers didn't VF> work. Now the wipers work, but the turn signals don't. That thing (a VF> Ford, obviously) has been nothing but trouble... Could be worse! My company truck is a Toyota (Toy-auto). :-) Don ... Of course I know what I'm doing! Now gimme that magnet. --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 8.4 GIG * RA/FD/FE * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00010 Date: 02/22/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 06:11pm \/To: ANDREW GRILLET (Read 0 times) Subj: El Paso Andrew Grillet wrote in a message to Mark Logsdon: AG> Hi Mark, -=> On 12 Feb 98 20:32:00 Mark Logsdon said to Jason Wedehase <=- JW> AG> Well we in Europe pay $1 per LITRE, and there's five litres to a JW> AG> gallon. JW> JW> Try 2. 2 and change. not 5. ML> 5 liters = 1.32 gallons ML> Andrew's price is $1.00/liter * 3.8 liters/gallon = $3.80/gallon. AG> One extra fact - American Gallons are smaller than English AG> Gallons. I've never heard of an "English" gallon, but I have seen reference to an "Imperial" gallon, 20% larger than the American counterpart. AG> We have 8 pints to a gallon. Two pints is a quart (Quarter of a AG> gallon) One pint is 20 ounces. AG> What you call a 'quart' of whiskey is actually 26 ounces - AG> nowhere near a quart (dont trust those liquor dealers - or any AG> other drug dealers :-) I don't call that a quart -- I call it a fifth! Some stuff is available in both sizes... AG> I have no idea whether your pints are too small or your ounces AG> have been skimmed, but you are being ripped off by your petrol AG> stations too :-) What used to mess me up was when I was last in Canada, and trying to evaluate, as we were driving into an intersection, which gas station had the better prices when some posted their pricing in (Imperial) gallons while others posted it in liters! email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00011 Date: 02/22/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 06:14pm \/To: DON DELLMANN (Read 0 times) Subj: Racing Trans Don Dellmann wrote in a message to John Faerber: DD> While tripping merrily through the mail, John Faerber was DD> overheard JF> My Aunt has a 1978 Fairmont (quit laughing!) she lives out of town, JF> and had her trans rebuilt. She says she will be driving along and it JF> acts as though it starts racing (slipping would be my guess) and she JF> is wondering what the problem is. JF> What did the rebuilder need to go back in and fix to solve this JF> problem? DD> Did she JUST have it rebuilt? That happened to me on my V-6 DD> Buick FWD, although I'm told it's most common with Chrysler DD> transmissions. It could be just low on fluid. What happens, DD> when the trans is rebuilt, there can be air bubbles trapped in DD> various places, so not enough fluid is put in. It reads as DD> full on the dipstick, but after a couple days driving, the DD> bubbles work theer way out and you find the fluid level is DD> actually quite low. Speaking of Chrysler transmissions, the one in my Dodge is acting a little strange. When I first start up the car, it just doesn't wanna go, seems like it's slipping or something. After it warms up a bit, things are just fine... I'll have to look for bubbles on the dipstick. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00012 Date: 02/22/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 06:17pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 0 times) Subj: Active Handling Vern Faulkner wrote in a message to Roy Witt: RW> roadside camaras setup with RADAR or that new fangled thing RW> they use with light. They take a picture of you driving and RW> one of your rear plate as you go by. Then they send you a RW> citation in the mail. VF> You wanna know what *really* pisses me off about those cowboys? VF> I bike to work these days (the truck is parked in the carport, VF> with only storage insurance, as I ponder exactly what move to VF> make next: sell axle/sell truck and get new beast; patch truck VF> together; fix engine; replace engine) and on the route I take, VF> there is often a little van taking photo-radar pictures. The VF> problem? They are parked right in front of a multi-use VF> pedestrian/cycling path. Right in front of the "NO PARKING" VF> symbol. So have you complained about it at all? If so, what was the response? email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00013 Date: 02/21/98 From: MARC GERGES Time: 10:51pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: Active Handling Salut Roy! RW>>> "to the limit" driving on uncrowded roads. MG>> Sure... on the limit for most cars is mindbogglingly fast - you MG>> can't do it in a crowd. Without being at the limit, I often drive MG>> 80+ mph on country roads. RW> I would if the LEO's would either stay home or put their camaras and RW> RADAR guns away. They seem to think that high speed is only for them. RW> They even use roadside camaras setup with RADAR or that new fangled RW> thing they use with light. They take a picture of you driving and one RW> of your rear plate as you go by. Then they send you a citation in the RW> mail. The germans like these photo installations too - they take a rather poor quality black and white photo of you in your car and let you pay quite a high price for it... :-> But radar warners are allowed in the US, aren't they? MG>> I was in Mainz (200 miles from here) with my sister yesterday. MG>> She did the driving back home in the evening, and used to her 90 MG>> mph VW, enjoyed flirting with the 110 mark on the speedo. At MG>> about every highway exit she grossly overestimated the possible MG>> speed and consequently found herself way to fast in those tight MG>> exit turns. RW> I found myself doing that with my dad's big boat of a car on time RW> when he visited here from Illinois. I was used to driving a small, RW> well handling car and kept forgetting that his big sedan had a lot RW> more behind the driver than I was used to. It's not only that there are a few inches more car, but it's the weight of them :) Thanks god my car has rather good brakes :) MG>> She braked, changed back and went on, without the car even MG>> showing signs of unstability. It just went where she pointed it MG>> and felt perfectly sure. I didn't, though, as I wanted to take a MG>> nap which was impossible with her driving style :-> RW> :0 Kinda like when my wife drives. I'm hanging on for dear life as RW> she manuvers through traffic at maniac speeds, coming inches within RW> parked cars. I'm a nervous wreck when she drives. I once had ruined my nerves in 5 minutes when driving with a collegue in the italian dolomites: went around curves with squealing tires on the edge of limit when there's just a 500 m valley at the edge of the street... cu .\\arc ... It's a fine line between fishing & standing still --- * Origin: sympathy for the debil (2:270/47) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00014 Date: 02/22/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 08:17pm \/To: JOHN PUMMILL (Read 0 times) Subj: Bimmer JP>KH> really? wow! How did you swing that, at an auction? Thats JP>KH> incredible! JP> Friend of mine is a wholesaler. It was headed to auction. I was beginning to think you went to Newark here and bought it :) hehe --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This is not a rebel song, this is 'O Canada'! --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00015 Date: 02/22/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 08:37pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Formula is hurting I never mentioned it guys, but two Wednesdays ago, Feb 11th I wrecked my Formula on the highway. This was during a bad rain storm and I was not going fast at all, about 50mph. I was in the slow lane about 1 mile before my exit. Cars were flying by me as traffic was barely slowing down even though it was pouring out. Anyways, a late model Pontiac Grand Prix got next to me and I could feel the car get twitchy suddenly. As he got a bit in front of me the car started to lose control and before I knew it I was spinning. I did my best to steer out of it, but it all happened very fast. I wound up going off the road, hitting some shrubbery and small bushes and landing in a ditch. To make a long story short, I was lucky. The car is not that bad, about $1500 in damage and its still in the body shop. My front end was a bit messed up, underneath my drivers door was dented, and my front suspension was messed up. I need a new spindle and right lower control arm. All in all I think I was very lucky though! I was unhurt and the car has no frame damage. Oh, and I also have 2 flat tires. Basically I think I lost control when the Grand Prix made 'waves' in the water, it was sort of like I got caught in his wake. Anyways I did not go through insurance because my premiums would be so increased dramatically, so I have to pay out of my own pocket. Because of this I just got another job as well....I should get the car back by the end of this week, I can't wait! --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This is the coolest video I've ever seen in my life. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00016 Date: 02/22/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 08:18pm \/To: JOHN PUMMILL (Read 0 times) Subj: TCC Lockup JP>KH> I have see dynoes of Hypertech's Power Programmer for the JP>KH> '94+ LT1 JP>KH> FBodies. The HPP costs nearly $300 and was shown to add JP>KH> only about 6-8 JP>KH> horsepower. To me, thats a poor investment. JP>You could get that by removing a headlight door and making a ram air port. JP>hehehhehehe Actually people route a cold air induction through the nose and it does help usually about .1 but it has its problems. Of course rain and other crap wants to get in there. --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This is not opinion. It is solid Fact! (My employer, may --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2S00017 Date: 02/22/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 08:23pm \/To: JOHN PUMMILL (Read 0 times) Subj: TCC Lockup JP>KH> As I said, every car varies. I have seen dynoes showing the JP>KH> K&N FIPK, JP>KH> cat-back exhaust, and a SLP Y Pipe to combine for 19-20 JP>KH> horspower. Then JP> Hard to believe unless they had cotton in their cats and mufflers. I have seen soooo many article on headers and they all show minimal results. Yet for cars like Mustangs, headers help quite a bit. JP>KH> supercharged car, JP>KH> or a car with a nice cam ets, I would think headers would be JP>KH> more of a JP>KH> benefit. JP> Yeppers. Plus true matched headers DO work. BTW my friend Brian got his 502 in his '74 Chevelle. With the old 350 he went 12.7 on the bottle, low 13s on motor. Anyways from what I have heard the car is quite scary. Something about being able to turn the car sideways at 70mph with cheater slicks on it is scary to me :) I haven't even heard it yet, but his brother Don told me that the windows in the house actually rattle when he starts it up! Englishtown should be opening up soon, and I'll see what he does, probably high 11s. Yikes :) --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This is the Bobbitt tagli.... --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0)