From isensee at aol.com Wed Jun 1 15:00:02 2011 From: isensee at aol.com (isensee at aol.com) Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:02 -0400 Subject: [Bricklin] Headlights Message-ID: <8CDEEB602D5DC1B-1A70-3C18E@webmail-m135.sysops.aol.com> I talked to Terry Tanner about some problems I am having with my headlights and he had some observations I thought I should pass along. He said that Bricklin adopted the Corvette pneumatic headlight system assuming that GM would have done a good job engineering it, but it turned out to be a poor design. The actuators exert as much as 400 pounds of force. Only about 14 pounds are needed to open the headlights so all that extra pressure just serves to bend the headlight covers and be hard on everything else. There are lots of points in the system where leaks can occur and they often aren't easy to track down. He recommends testing each component of the system one at a time. A hand operated vacuum pump is helpful to create vacuum without having to run the car while troubleshooting. He also recommend using a vacuum gauge to see if there is a drop in pressure at any point. A vacuum leak will not only make the headlights misbehave, but can also cause the engine to run poorly. Scott From treefrogno9 at webtv.net Thu Jun 2 03:43:53 2011 From: treefrogno9 at webtv.net (D Walker) Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:43:53 GMT Subject: [Bricklin] Headlights Message-ID: I thought that equal atmospheric pressure was used to open the lights. And negative atmospheric pressure was used to close them. -----Original Message----- From: isensee at aol.com Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 5:00 PM To: bricklin at autox.team.net Subject: [Bricklin] Headlights I talked to Terry Tanner about some problems I am having with my headlights and he had some observations I thought I should pass along. He said that Bricklin adopted the Corvette pneumatic headlight system assuming that GM would have done a good job engineering it, but it turned out to be a poor design. The actuators exert as much as 400 pounds of force. Only about 14 pounds are needed to open the headlights so all that extra pressure just serves to bend the headlight covers and be hard on everything else. There are lots of points in the system where leaks can occur and they often aren't easy to track down. He recommends testing each component of the system one at a time. A hand operated vacuum pump is helpful to create vacuum without having to run the car while troubleshooting. He also recommend using a vacuum gauge to see if there is a drop in pressure at any point. A vacuum leak will not only make the headlights misbehave, but can also cause the engine to run poorly. Scott _______________________________________________ Bricklin at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bricklin/treefrogno9 at webtv.net From isensee at aol.com Thu Jun 2 09:33:08 2011 From: isensee at aol.com (isensee at aol.com) Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:33:08 -0400 Subject: [Bricklin] Headlights In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CDEF5181DBFC3F-1A70-524A8@webmail-m135.sysops.aol.com> No, the actuator applies force in both directions. In the absence of vacuum, however, pressure from the spring is often sufficient to raise a headlight. That's why you sometimes see one or both pop up after a Bricklin has been sitting for a while. Terry said, if this is a problem, you can attach a strong rubber band to the headlight mechanism to hold it closed. When you go to raise the headlights, the actuator will have no problem overcoming the force of the rubber band. Here is a headlight troubleshooting article for Corvettes that is applicable to Bricklins as well. http://www.corvette-101.com/vacuum.htm Scott -----Original Message----- From: D Walker To: isensee at aol.com; bricklin at autox.team.net Sent: Thu, Jun 2, 2011 4:43 am Subject: Re: [Bricklin] Headlights I thought that equal atmospheric pressure was used to open the lights. And negative atmospheric pressure was used to close them. -----Original Message----- From: isensee at aol.com Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 5:00 PM To: bricklin at autox.team.net Subject: [Bricklin] Headlights I talked to Terry Tanner about some problems I am having with my headlights and he had some observations I thought I should pass along. He said that Bricklin adopted the Corvette pneumatic headlight system assuming that GM would have done a good job engineering it, but it turned out to be a poor design. The actuators exert as much as 400 pounds of force. Only about 14 pounds are needed to open the headlights so all that extra pressure just serves to bend the headlight covers and be hard on everything else. There are lots of points in the system where leaks can occur and they often aren't easy to track down. He recommends testing each component of the system one at a time. A hand operated vacuum pump is helpful to create vacuum without having to run the car while troubleshooting. He also recommend using a vacuum gauge to see if there is a drop in pressure at any point. A vacuum leak will not only make the headlights misbehave, but can also cause the engine to run poorly. Scott _______________________________________________ Bricklin at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bricklin/treefrogno9 at webtv.net From isensee at aol.com Mon Jun 13 17:14:54 2011 From: isensee at aol.com (isensee at aol.com) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:14:54 -0400 Subject: [Bricklin] Bricklin on TV Message-ID: <8CDF836D6B01860-1D88-27A7@webmail-m042.sysops.aol.com> I took my Bricklin down to one of the TV stations on Austin, TX along with several other collector cars to advertise a car show coming up this weekend. The segment is posted on their website at: http://weareaustin.com/austinlive-story/?nxd_id=153456 Scott From serge.ber at sympatico.ca Tue Jun 14 02:53:26 2011 From: serge.ber at sympatico.ca (serge berube) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:53:26 +0000 Subject: [Bricklin] 869 hey Message-ID: http://ewia.info/3i.ht ml bricklin at autox.team.net From panepintos at verizon.net Tue Jun 14 06:38:57 2011 From: panepintos at verizon.net (Smoky and Connie Panepinto) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:38:57 -0400 Subject: [Bricklin] Bricklin on TV In-Reply-To: <8CDF836D6B01860-1D88-27A7@webmail-m042.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CDF836D6B01860-1D88-27A7@webmail-m042.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <000501cc2a90$07a8c520$16fa4f60$@net> That was a great 'bit,' Scott! Thanks for sending. Wow; a 3-minute piece - nothing like a slow news day! The car looks awesome, btw. Smoky P Smoky Panepinto Perkiomenville, PA 18074 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible Black/Maroon/White 1975 Bricklin SV-1, Original Owner Suntan, VIN 1302 -----Original Message----- From: bricklin-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bricklin-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of isensee at aol.com Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 7:15 PM To: bricklin at autox.team.net Subject: [Bricklin] Bricklin on TV I took my Bricklin down to one of the TV stations on Austin, TX along with several other collector cars to advertise a car show coming up this weekend. The segment is posted on their website at: http://weareaustin.com/austinlive-story/?nxd_id=153456 Scott _______________________________________________ Bricklin at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bricklin/panepintos at verizon.net From isensee at aol.com Tue Jun 14 06:55:32 2011 From: isensee at aol.com (isensee at aol.com) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:55:32 -0400 Subject: [Bricklin] Bricklin on TV In-Reply-To: <000501cc2a90$07a8c520$16fa4f60$@net> References: <8CDF836D6B01860-1D88-27A7@webmail-m042.sysops.aol.com> <000501cc2a90$07a8c520$16fa4f60$@net> Message-ID: <8CDF8A97ABD2CD3-1D88-AC87@webmail-m042.sysops.aol.com> Thanks, Smoky.That station does an hour long community events program each day so it wasn't the nightly news show. It was an interesting experience. Five of us car club guys showed up at the studio and they told us to relax in the "green room" with the rest of "the talent." So we sat down with the members of a wild west show in costume, several young girls from a boutique putting on their makeup, a dude from a surf shop, and a farmer holding a tomato plant. I was wondering if I might be on Candid Camera! The staff was impressed with the Bricklin though. It was a good chance to get a little publicity. I put it in the new car show at the convention center last year. They had a "memory lane" display of classic cars along with new ones from every manufacturer. Not many people know what a Bricklin is so it helps to give them some exposure. Occasionally I will run into someone who knows all about them because a friend of his had a Bricklin with the stainless steel body ;-) Scott -----Original Message----- From: Smoky and Connie Panepinto To: isensee at aol.com; bricklin at autox.team.net Sent: Tue, Jun 14, 2011 7:38 am Subject: RE: [Bricklin] Bricklin on TV That was a great 'bit,' Scott! Thanks for sending. Wow; a 3-minute piece - nothing like a slow news day! The car looks awesome, btw. Smoky P Smoky Panepinto Perkiomenville, PA 18074 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible Black/Maroon/White 1975 Bricklin SV-1, Original Owner Suntan, VIN 1302 -----Original Message----- From: bricklin-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bricklin-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of isensee at aol.com Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 7:15 PM To: bricklin at autox.team.net Subject: [Bricklin] Bricklin on TV I took my Bricklin down to one of the TV stations on Austin, TX along with several other collector cars to advertise a car show coming up this weekend. The segment is posted on their website at: http://weareaustin.com/austinlive-story/?nxd_id=153456 Scott _______________________________________________ Bricklin at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bricklin/panepintos at verizon.net = From serge.ber at sympatico.ca Tue Jun 14 19:46:09 2011 From: serge.ber at sympatico.ca (serge berube) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:46:09 +0000 Subject: [Bricklin] 859 hey Message-ID: http://ewia.info/jh.ht ml bricklin at autox.team.net made $ 881 allready From jblair1948 at cox.net Wed Jun 15 05:51:49 2011 From: jblair1948 at cox.net (John T. Blair) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:51:49 -0400 Subject: [Bricklin] NewZeland update Message-ID: <6.2.5.6.1.20110615074852.04d14358@cox.net> Hey gang, I don't know if Loretta (our member in Christchurch, NZ) email this to everyone on not. But here is some video of what is happening in Christchurch now. If you haven't heard, and I hadn't, they just had a 6.3 on June 13th. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/rebuilding-christchurch/5146476/Key-disputes-estimate-of-up-to-6-billion-bill Unbelievable!!!! Please keep NZ and Japan in your prayers, they've still got a lot of work to do. John John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948 at cox.net Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229 48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1106) 75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887) 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III 65 Rambler Classic Morgan: www.team.net/www/morgan Bricklin: www.bricklin.org If you can read this - Thank a teacher! If you are reading it in English - Thank a Vet!! From jblair1948 at cox.net Mon Jun 27 20:19:08 2011 From: jblair1948 at cox.net (John T. Blair) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:19:08 -0400 Subject: [Bricklin] Free Concerts - Hamden, CT; Ridgefield, CT; Convent Station, NJ; Newton, NJ; Boston, MA Message-ID: <6.2.5.6.1.20110627221122.04e06360@cox.net> As most of you know, my son is in the Army and plays Clarinet for The Army Field Band. They are going to be putting on some shows around the 4th of July. Anyone near any of the following cities, check out the show. June 30 7:00 PM Newton, NJ Sussex County Community College - Lakeland Bank Pavilion - This is an outdoor event. No tickets are required. For information call 973-300-3171 July 1 7:15 PM Hamden, CT Town Center Park - This is an outdoor event. No tickets are required. For information call 203-287-2546 July 2 6:00 PM Ridgefield, CT Veterans Park - This is an outdoor event. No tickets are required. For information call 301-677-6586 July 3 8:30 PM Boston, MA The Hatch Shell - This in an outdoor event. No tickets are required. For information call 301-677-6586 or visit www.july4th.org July 4 8:30 PM Boston, MA The Hatch Shell - The Concert Band & Soldiers' Chorus will be joining the Boston Pops Orchestra to celebrate Independence Day. This in an outdoor event. No tickets are required. For information call 301-677-6586 or visit www.july4th.org July 5 7:00 PM Convent Station, NJ Ginty Field - This in an outdoor event. No tickets are required. For information call 973-326-7371 John John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948 at cox.net Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229 48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1106) 75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887) 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III 65 Rambler Classic Morgan: www.team.net/www/morgan Bricklin: www.bricklin.org If you can read this - Thank a teacher! If you are reading it in English - Thank a Vet!!