- 341. Re: A Brief History of Nissan Motor Company (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:47:22 -0800
- Sounds like a gender-confused royal... You lot have a couple of those roaming about , don't you? ;^) Gary McCormick San Jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00901.html (7,425 bytes)
- 342. Re: "My other car...! (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 07:18:42 -0800
- ...of a Miata?! HAH! Gary McCormick San Jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg01051.html (9,004 bytes)
- 343. Re: "My other car...! (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:28:44 -0800
- I know, I know... deep down I am a bit jealous of Miata drivers - but only circumstances have kept my Roadster in the garage for the last 10+ years. On an intellectual level I acknowledge all of the
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg01055.html (11,715 bytes)
- 344. Re: "My other car...! (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:42:05 -0800
- Only if you have a tow rope - my Roadster hasn't rolled under it's own power since G.W.'s daddy was President. It's not about the technical excellence of the car - advancements in suspension and engi
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg01057.html (10,976 bytes)
- 345. Fog Lights (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 07:29:42 -0800
- This may not be the last word on the issue, but FWIW, here's what I heard back from the technical folks at Road & Track magazine on the subject of yellow vs. white fog lamps: Gary McCormick San Jose,
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg01145.html (7,007 bytes)
- 346. Re: Should have been crushed! (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 16:12:27 -0800
- Gary McCormick San Jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00046.html (7,078 bytes)
- 347. Re: (OT) Permanent wedding ring-or changing batteries (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 08:10:00 -0800
- The problem with hooking up the positive side of the battery first is that you'll get an arc when you hook up the ground - can be death to alternator diodes. Better bet is to reattach battery connect
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00061.html (7,922 bytes)
- 348. Re: (OT) Permanent wedding ring-or changing batteries (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 10:06:23 -0800
- I don't have the reference at my fingertips, but I remember this admonition from the Haynes manual for my old PL521 truck. I have no clue why. Gary McCormick San Jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00066.html (8,750 bytes)
- 349. [Fwd: Re: torque vs thread pitch] (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 12:11:29 -0800
- I meant to reply to the list with this, not just to Pat... Gary McCormick OK - now we're in my bailiwick - mechanical stuff. Sparky stuff is like voodoo to me - I just rely on the best advice I can f
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00073.html (9,553 bytes)
- 350. Was Re: value of a 67.5 2000 but now silly OT (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 16:24:07 -0800
- A mathematician was asked whether he would rather have a watch that lost 3 hour, or one that was stopped completely. He thought about it for a moment and replied, "The watch that is stopped. It will
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00101.html (7,689 bytes)
- 351. Re: [Fwd: Re: torque vs thread pitch] (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 08:11:19 -0800
- You must have flunked Physics 101. See the reply from DAT2000srl@aol.com - he right. The torque/clamping force relationship is not affected the thread pitch. The amount of work performed when advanci
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00115.html (7,506 bytes)
- 352. Re: Should I add a Header? (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 11:55:39 -0800
- All other things being equal, what difference would a header make in the sound level vs. a stock manifold? Gary McCormick San Jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00197.html (8,312 bytes)
- 353. Re: Fog Lights (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 12:36:47 -0800
- The amber lenses do nothing to increase the effectiveness of the lamp in fog. You are better off with a good bright white lamp with a sharp top cutoff, properly aimed. Gary McCormick San Jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00203.html (10,566 bytes)
- 354. Re: Should I add a Header? (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 13:32:01 -0800
- That would be my thought, so Calspeed must have made other mods in addition to the header. Gary
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00205.html (9,782 bytes)
- 355. Re: Fog Lights (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 14:32:27 -0800
- Tule fog is a ground-hugging, often very dense, fog, common in the Central California (and other places, but that's where I've experienced it). Again, the best lamp for foggy conditions is a bright w
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00213.html (12,005 bytes)
- 356. Re: Fog Lights (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 16:29:37 -0800
- Bosch Automotive Handbook, 2nd Edition; pg. 587: "Most fog lamps produce white There is no physiologically justifiable advantages in yellow light." At most, I'd say that the reduced intensity of the
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00224.html (13,728 bytes)
- 357. Re: Fog Lights (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 17:18:07 -0800
- How about - "opinion (noun) 1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds produce certainty." All I'm saying is that the reading I have done suggests that there is no physical or physiological justif
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00228.html (19,059 bytes)
- 358. Re: Bosch book (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 07:44:56 -0800
- Absolutely. I keep it on the shelf with my other reference books at work, and I another copy at home. Gary McCormick San Jose, CA '70 2000
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00263.html (15,260 bytes)
- 359. Re: Fog Lights (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 08:09:32 -0800
- I did both - Major: Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Art; CSUS '81 I don't believe that it's a matter of psychology, it's about visibility - I've never found my attention wandering when trying to get o
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00268.html (9,474 bytes)
- 360. Re: O.T. - Z Concept--Blahhhhhh (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 08:19:13 -0800
- Ironically, the demise of the 300ZX and the 3rd generation RX-7 came about declining sales after their price tags headed north of $30k - then a couple of years later, BMW Z3s and Porsche Boxsters wer
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00270.html (8,368 bytes)
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