Keith; I have to tell you I have woke up in the middle of the night
thinking things like " I can't remember torquing the mains or something
like that in a motor" so I can relate to the poor engine guy. Since I'm
not going to the salt I put my pickup on the dyno instead. Makes all of
185 HP at the rear wheels at 4000 RPM. So what do I need a 454 for?
Doug in big ditch so bored I rebuilt my truck motor
Keith Turk wrote:
>
> Yeah I got's me a Motor and installed it.... then got a Frantic call from
> the Motor Builder.... HEY KEITH DON'T START THAT THING..... I'll Be right
> there.... Hmmmm ahhh okay.... Then he says it needs to come out.... Now here
> is not a Pretty Picture... seems he wanted to roll in a Set of Bearing's
> that were the RIGHT SIZE.... the guy made an honest mistake that I most
> likely would have caught during Priming... but you never know.... seems he
> has some fancy Clearance Mic.... and something got to bothering him... so he
> double checked some figures and Picks up the Phone.... Yes he was Very
> Embarrassed.... but he caught the mistake and what more could I ask for... I
> was VERY gentle with him.... as he was Beating himself up Pretty good
> without our Imput... Get to start it tomarrow and Run it on a Dyno Friday...
> looking forward to the Whole Mess.... hey Ed.... Tell us what you get out
> of that thing on the Dyno... what day are you going ?
>
> Keith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>
> To: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>
> Cc: Don Kerr <dkveuro@pop.flash.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>;
> <IfixMGs@aol.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 9:23 PM
> Subject: Re: CONSPIRACY OR LOST IN SPACE ? Use the Post Office.
>
> > Well, the Great Battle is over, casualties were high and it is uncertain
> who
> > won.........Got the shim pack by UPS yesterday, but no side yokes - took
> the
> > ones out of the old rear-end & put 'em in the new unit. Put the rear-end
> back
> > in the Vette last night with Linda's help (hey Keith, when was the last
> time
> > Miss Kathy held your rear-end in place while you snugged things up with an
> > impact? ;-) ) The side yoke turned up on my doorstep today.......... At
> any
> > rate, the world is back to spinning in greased grooves
> > again................................
> > Ed
> >
> > Jim Dincau wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I have had very good luck with UPS. They have always been as fast
> or
> > > faster than the UPS and they haven't lost or broken anything in the four
> > > years I've been having car parts delivered by them. I also like their
> > > tracking service, you can see where the stuff goes and when its
> delivered.
> > > Jim in Palmdale, who's UPS driver honks if he sees me on the road.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Don Kerr <dkveuro@pop.flash.net>
> > > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Cc: <IfixMGs@aol.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 1:40 PM
> > > Subject: Re: CONSPIRACY OR LOST IN SPACE ? Use the Post Office.
> > >
> > > > So.....the obvious question is...Why doesn't UPS use the US Postal
> > > > service, and just keep the difference??
> > > > I took them to court once (My lawyer did, UPS that is.) about the
> > > > altered
> > > > money orders they sent back to me for a shipment of $1200.00 to
> Philly'
> > > > which I'd marked in the label...CASH ONLY. box.
> > > > I said "Hey, wos this, they've bin' altered.?" They said
> > > > "So....How do you know there not any good unless you try to cash
> them.?"
> > > > "Because it says on the back, 'NOT VALID IF ALTERED'
> dummy.....!"
> > > > "Well try them through your bank before you tell us they are
> no
> > > > good"
> > > > So, like a fool I sent them to my bank.....you know the rest.
> > > > In court they said they are not responsible for the packages
> > > > they carry or the type of payment that is used to collect payment!!!!!
> > > > So you ask yourself WHAT THE BLAZES IS THE POINT OF 'UPS'
> HAVING
> > > > A LOST/STOLEN INVESTIGATION DIVISION..???
> > > > The case was given to them 'cose the judge thought I shoulda
> > > > checked the receiver out better.......Duh.
> > > >
> > > > DK. (really ticked with UPS.)
> > >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > -----------------------------------
> > > > IfixMGs@aol.com wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe,
> > > > > I feel for you. I restore and sell recond parts for Little
> > > British
> > > > > Cars for a living, and rely on UPS/USPS for my parts lifeline. A
> > > disgruntled
> > > > > doc once told me that if he has a package that "Absolutely,
> positively"
> > > has
> > > > > to be there, such as a heart and lung to go into his own body, he
> would
> > > > > rather rely on his spiteful and drunken ex-mother in law than the
> UPS
> > > fort he
> > > > > organ donor delivery . I actually have better luck with the post
> office
> > > than
> > > > > with UPS because the PO delivers on Saturday and Sunday; UPS doesn't
> > > arrive
> > > > > until 4:30pm which can kill an otherwise perfectly good Monday....
> > > > > My worst experience? I sent a very expensive, freshly smoked
> > > vacuum
> > > > > packed turkey to my parents via the old 2 day UPS for Thanksgiving.
> > > Eighty
> > > > > miles. This was "Pre-tracking/pre overnight" era. It was a no-show.
> > > They
> > > > > agreed to pay me for the insured value. Around Christmas, the
> package
> > > turned
> > > > > up on my parent's doorstep. The box was crushed and there was a
> hole in
> > > the
> > > > > vacuum wrapper. How anyone could have stood the smell is beyond
> me....
> > > > > However, another obviously content employee I know says UPS
> is
> > > > > on-time 99.99% of the time. They must be somewhere in-between. A
> > > little
> > > > > math lesson, perfesser....
> > > > > UPS ships 300,000,000 packages between Thanksgiving and
> > > Christmas
> > > > > (peak season for getting the hot rod back together....) If
> 299,997,000
> > > > > packages were delivered on time, then 3000 fell thru the cracks and
> > > didn't
> > > > > make it ON-TIME. That's because they were shipped to desolate
> places
> > > like
> > > > > Dallas and Chicago and New York City. So, if 99.99% of the remaining
> > > 3000
> > > > > eventually make it to their actual destinations, the remaining 3
> > > completely
> > > > > undeliverable, yet plainly addressed and wholly unreplaceable at
> any
> > > cost,
> > > > > yet somehow uninsured packages get shipped to the UPS's Black Hole
> > > Division
> > > > > which is located in beautiful downtown Bountiful, Utah, just a short
> > > drive
> > > > > from nowhere where they sit until the middle of August.... and are
> > > finally
> > > > > tracked down via www.oops.com...
> > > > > ....on the phone, a dutiful employee:
> > > > > "Hello, UPS Black Hole. Oh, I'm sorry, sir, we only have three
> > > packages
> > > > > here. Oh golly, they ARE yours! Well, gosh, figure the odds.... Oh,
> I'm
> > > so
> > > > > sorry again, sir, but gosh darn it, we close down this afternoon for
> > > > > Speedweek. We all go down to Salt Lake City and sell Mormon Meteor
> Tee
> > > Shirts
> > > > > to the tourists. We'd be more than happy to send them right off.
> The
> > > > > packages, sir, not the Tee Shirts. The shirts are fourteen ninety
> five,
> > > plus
> > > > > tax and UPS shipping and are high quality one hundred percent
> cotton.
> > > Oh, I'm
> > > > > sorry. You mean your packages.... Sure. They're headed your way as
> we
> > > speak.
> > > > > Oh, by the way, since we're out here in no-man's land, shipping time
> can
> > > be
> > > > > as long as 3 weeks. WE get everything in and out by way of the Post
> > > Office.
> > > > > Takes a day or two less. You should be getting it a couple days
> after
> > > this
> > > > > Speedweek nonsense is over.... Have a pleasant day, sir...."
> > > > > Mark Childers Union Jack Spares & Repairs Virginia Beach
> > > Virginia
> > > >
> >
> >
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