- 41. RE: Ignition Problems (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Thu, 19 May 94 17:52:12 EDT
- Yes, that one I do know, at least for normal, sane vehicles. The ballast resistor is what does this. If you have the leads to the ballast resistor on the wrong terminals, it would do this (I think..
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00534.html (7,412 bytes)
- 42. SO's & wrenching (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Fri, 20 May 94 14:34:08 EDT
- I should mention my girlfriend Louise in a most favorable light - when we met she had No Car (gasp!) which actually was part of the reason we got to know each other better (she needed a ride home, b
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00557.html (7,529 bytes)
- 43. Re: English? (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 94 17:03:00 EDT
- Yes, that's about right as far as the definition is concerned. The derivation is quite classical, as far as I recall the term "brake" as a coachwork body style is of similar vintage to the term "lan
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00057.html (7,741 bytes)
- 44. Re: Free Jag XKE (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 94 17:18:02 EDT
- Hey Rob, That's a nice spot. But it's not likely to be very accurate. Do you have better coordinates than that? From what I heard, if you're off by as much as a quarter of a mile, you'll be spending
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00061.html (7,264 bytes)
- 45. Re: Exotic lbc happening in Washington, Missouri! (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Thu, 7 Apr 94 10:55:57 EDT
- He must be jealous - I have a Mark III, and I'm jealous... I'd still wave, though. Have you been watching old Daktari episodes? I can tell you that although I have had the pleasure of banging throug
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00142.html (8,429 bytes)
- 46. Re: Torque wrenches & extensions. (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 94 17:34:07 EDT
- Ummm, I don't think that's too likely. Any torque you apply to one end of the extension is going to have to be opposed by the equal opposite torque at the other end. Sure, it twists some (not so as
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00336.html (7,518 bytes)
- 47. Re: Re- The first drive and Clu (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 94 11:14:22 EDT
- If there's a medium-convenient way to get the box popped into gear, the easy way to alter the input shaft orientation is to put it in gear and turn the output shaft while jiggling the trans into pla
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00353.html (7,007 bytes)
- 48. Re: Statics and Engineers (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 14:11:00 EDT
- Not if you care about the torque setting anyway... This is fine, actually, as long as you do the correction calculation. You will need an exact measure of the offset. This is just a special case of
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00513.html (8,147 bytes)
- 49. Re: Statics and Engineers (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 15:18:44 EDT
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I can apply about 10 lb-ft of torque with my hand, with no wrench needed. If I am trying to hold up the head of a torque wrench with a force roughly equal to that with which I am pu
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00519.html (8,342 bytes)
- 50. Re: Statics and Engineers (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 09:53:34 EDT
- This has never been a problem for me. It could be that the extensions you have been using are really too long for use with a torque wrench - I don't use extensions longer than about 4" for lug nuts,
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00550.html (7,742 bytes)
- 51. Re: Morse the pity (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 14:31:17 EDT
- Not to mention the episode when a perp crashes through the side wall of the garage he was hiding in, only to ram into the side of Morse's Jag... -- -- John R. Lupien lupienj@wal.hp.com
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00567.html (6,660 bytes)
- 52. Re: Screw extractor (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 14:50:50 EDT
- ... I have never had a bolt or stud break off with less torque than some amount FAR beyond the maximum that any electric drill I've ever used could hope to produce (or any EZout could hope to transm
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00568.html (7,308 bytes)
- 53. Re: Minilites (was Re: Midget Confusions) (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Sat, 5 Mar 94 16:04:06 EST
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ So you have a Lola that you're using for a coffee table base - what do you do with the wheel? 8*) I'm pretty sure that if you shave up a sliver, you could get it
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00125.html (8,101 bytes)
- 54. Re: Anti seize goop (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 12:19:54 EST
- Many torque specs give a range. When tightening with anti-seize, I tend to use the lower end of the range. Here Here!!! Will the honorable member from Toronto please take a bow! -- -- John R. Lupien
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00154.html (6,852 bytes)
- 55. Re: Moisture Traps (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 16:59:10 EST
- That is the WRONG PHONE NUMBER!!!! "MRI Scheduling" does not know who TIP is - they are at 800-321-9260. Gee, I wonder if MRI is good for inspecting welds with... -- -- John R. Lupien lupienj@wal.hp
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00166.html (6,704 bytes)
- 56. Re: Beam me up, Scotty... (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 15:54:44 EST
- Ah, well, the BMW cars are Bimmers, but the bikes are Beemers. Note the spelling. -- -- John R. Lupien lupienj@wal.hp.com
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00057.html (7,418 bytes)
- 57. Re: colors (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 94 09:46:13 EST
- Two years ago, I was driving at Lime Rock with the Empire Jaguar Club, and was passed once or twice by a 1961 XKE in original shiny blue paint much like you describe, but not metalic. It looked grea
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00196.html (6,826 bytes)
- 58. Re: MISSING STARTER BITS (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 08:52:13 EST
- Wells Auto Electric in Framingham MA will surely have those parts, and will likely be willing to send them to you if you send them a check... the phone # is 508-875-1022. They do really great rebuil
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00241.html (7,160 bytes)
- 59. Re: Snowbound (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 94 19:46:00 EST
- This is a "good" thing, most commonly, unless you don't care to be compared to a structural component reknowned for its stoutness, solidity, reliability, and penchant for falling on people's heads d
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00352.html (7,019 bytes)
- 60. Re: Healey Glass (and Scarborogh Faire in a way) (score: 1)
- Author: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 10:46:56 EST
- It does not - however, it is not libelous to diseminate factual information. I have not seen any messages regarding SF that said anything other than words to the effect of: "I had a terrible experie
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00435.html (7,267 bytes)
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