Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:06:10 -0700
K&Ns are well-known to pass as much crud as air... better to have a nice airbox both carb mouths with room for the stacks and a good, high-quality filter around the whole deal. Gary McCormick San Jos
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:50:21 -0700
I used to use them, too on racing motorcycle engines that were torn down and frequently, but for long-term use they have been shown to pass an unacceptable amount of the finer, engine-grinding size o
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 14:15:06 -0700
A carefully selected spring of the correct load rating and length would extend tensioner foot enough to keep the chain off of the bracket w/o interfering with the tensioner's operation once full pres
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:58:03 -0700
The open flame will /work/, but a heat gun is safer, easier and reduces the scorching to near zero. At my work location we shrink-wrap some large electro-mechanical components for overseas shipment,
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 07:26:44 -0700
I forget the exact year span, but it includes '63 - '69, as Leigh pointed out, California license plates were yellow on black. For the "authentistica" among us who like to keep our cars stock, or at
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 11:09:28 -0700
212 deg. F is the boiling point for pure water at 1 atmosphere - 14.7 PSIA. anything - the composition of the liquid, or the ambient pressure - and that changes. Pressure cookers work because the hig
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 11:31:22 -0700
It's not that simple - there is a phase change curve (solid to liquid to gas) different for different materials. There is one for pure water, but if you change the composition of the fluid, by adding
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 07:12:15 -0700
Funny you should mention that, Charlie - when I first started experiencing the dreaded "cracked firewall syndrome" on my '70 2000 I looked under the dash and came to the same conclusion - if the brac
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 12:29:51 -0700
Hey, SoCalROC'rs Go for it somebody! How cool will it be to see a Roadster on TV again? Gary McCormick San Jose, CA (too far from Hollywood to tow my hangar queen... )
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 08:56:11 -0700
Great pictures, Paul. Thanks for putting them up! Can anyone tell me what type of motor that is in the red car car with NM plates (the V6 w/red valve covers)? That is a really tidy installation! Gary