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Re: Murphy's law, and Boogie Woogie's malady....THANKS Fellas!

To: lsr_man@yahoo.com, land-speed@autox.team.net, DancinDye@aol.com,
Subject: Re: Murphy's law, and Boogie Woogie's malady....THANKS Fellas!
From: "Doug Anderson" <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:36:55 GMT
oNE MANS FIFTEEN MIN'ITS  IS ANOTHER MANS  WEEKANAHALF....
          .KINDA LIKE OL' DIRTY DOUGS  STARTIN' PRA'LEMS OF LATE.


     I'D LIKE'TA  TAKE THIS  OPER "TUNE" -ITY   TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR 
MOST EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE RESPONSES!    I THINK WE'RE "OUT OF THE 
WOODS" NOW   'CAUSE WHEN I WENT HOME AFTER COLLEGGGG ALL DAY THE NEW BATTERY 
HAD BEEN ON TRICKLE FOR ABOUT 8 HOURS.    TRIED IT, AND WHOOOM-BAH   SHE'S 
MO-BETTA!   A CLASSIC CASE OF "OLD AGE" BEFUDDLEMENT,  ELECTRONIC WIZARDRY,  
AND TOO COOL "PRESUME ITS ALL SHOT 'CAUSE WE KNOW HOW TA FIX IT"  HOT 
ROODERITIS ALL MIXED TOGETHER.
IN OTHER WORDS,....I WORRY TOO MUCH.

     SOME OF YOUR ANSWERS WERE MOST INFORMATIVE AND THOUGHT PROVOKING AS 
WELL.

    IN ANSWER TO SOME OF YOUR QUERYS,   MY POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE IS A FAT 
WELDING CABLE (FORGOT WHAT SIZE BUT ITS BIG...)  MY 10" GROUND CABLE GOES 
FROM THE POST ON THE REARMOUNTED BATTERY TO THE FRAME.   AT THE FRONT, 
ANOTHER LARGE CABLE GOES FROM THE L.S. ENGINE MOUNT BOLT TO THE BOLT HOLDING 
THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME RAIL.   I KNOW ABOUT, AND AM CAREFUL TO MAKE 
ALL CONTACTS-INCLUDING THE ONE AT THE STARTER CLEAN AS A WISTLE.

TOM, YOUR ADVISE ABOUT USING A VOLTMETER IS INTERESTING  -I'VE NEVER HEARD 
OF IT BEFORE.....I'M A LITTLE UNCLEAR ABOUT PART OF WHAT YOU A SAID:   "  A 
volt meter can be put to use measuring volt drops through the circuit to 
locate the problems. Put the meter on low scale (2V) hook the positive lead 
of the meter on the battery post and the negative lead at the starter motor 
positive connection and take a reading with the engine cranking, ign off.   
Should be less than 0.5 volts.   If you have a higher reading start moving 
the negative lead back toward the battery positive at each connection to 
locate the high resistance."

JUST TO CLARIFY,....DO YOU MEAN   TOM,    THAT TO CHECK THE CRANKING,  YOU 
HOOK UP BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE LEADS   -FROM THE TESTER-  TO THE BATTERY 
+ POST AND TO THE LARGE HOT POST ON THE STARTER SOLONOID ?
                       -A GUY SURE WOULD'NT WANT TO SCREW THAT UP…..

     MIGHT COULD BURN DOWN THE BARN THERE MYRTLE   -COULD'NT YA?

    YOUR REPLY TO THIS QUERY COULD HELP US ALL IN A PINCH,….YES?
                   THANKS AN EXTRA BUNCH TOM……


SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU ALL:

TOM BRYANT  somewhere in sunny Cali... Redding is it?
ARDUN DOUG  in Nor Cal
CHRIS HARRIS   way, way, around th' otherside of da' worl'
DICK J  in East Texas  -whom I'm now squatting on,but he's a good guy.
BRYAN SAVAGE  _don"t have a clue where you are>>>
RACE 427  -Somewhereselse, New Yawk
CHUCK  ROTHFUSS  Polecat Holler Nawth Ca'linnna
KVACH BUTTERS  - in AWESOME, IDAHO ?


BOYS, I THINK WE GONNA BE ALLRITE AGIN NOW


  "DIRTY DOUG, and BOOGIE WOOGIE
                      -in exile, in New Yawk -out by th' cows





From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: Finishline Coatings <lona@finishlinecoatings.com>,        
"land-speed@autox.team.net" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Murphy's law
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 06:11:06 -0700 (PDT)

Think of all the hours upon hours of fun we'd
miss if those fifteem minute jobs actually took
fifteen minutes.  After all, we do this for fun,
so the longer those fifteen minute jobs take, the
more fun we have.  NO?


Dick J


--- Finishline Coatings
<lona@finishlinecoatings.com> wrote:
 > O.K. List..here's the way it is!!
 > The following words do not refer to anyone
 > living or dead, or are they
 > in any way intended to offend anyone - either
 > living or dead.
 > So here goes..I think that there is a
 > conspiracy going on..probably the
 > flat motor guys putting hexes on us inliners or
 > some one let "murphy"
 > loose in our shop the last couple of weeks!he
 > he heee.
 > About three weeks ago, we had a extra 400 turbo
 > rebuilt sitting on the
 > shelf so that we could change it in the ton
 > before B=ville.  We did 22
 > shows and swap meets throughout the NW this
 > last winter and  spring with
 > about 200,000 miles on the trans and I knew it
 > wouldn't pull the trailer
 > over the mountains. So, Saturday looked like a
 > good day.  We borrowed a
 > trans jack, put the truck up in the air,
 > cardboard on the drive way and
 > went to work.  Thought it would be about a
 > 4-hour job start to finish.
 > Wrong!!! Got the old one out in an hour..looked
 > everything over and the
 > out-put shafts are different.  (I don't do
 > automatics-my mom told me
 > that the directions that came with me 60 years
 > ago said that I was given
 > a left leg to work a clutch pedal and a right
 > arm to shift a 4-speed.)
 > So, off to the trans man with the 2 autos.  Six
 > hours later it's back in
 > the driveway ready to put in.  The 4-hour job
 > has already taken 7.  So
 > get it all in and mostly hooked up..(also
 > wanted to put on a cooler and
 > a new huge radiator I had built for going
 > through the mountains). The
 > original was in the same condition as the
 > trans.  Sunday I figured about
 > 2-hours to finish it.  Wrong!! The hoses were
 > to short, drilled a hole
 > in the overflow tank while drilling through the
 > radiator bulk head to
 > run the cooler lines through.  I was the only
 > one working Sunday so I
 > had a nice walk to the auto parts store to get
 > what I needed.  About the
 > only thing that went right was the push bar
 > mounts that I wanted to put
 > on while the truck was up in the air.  Anyway
 > Monday comes and
 > everything looks good for getting the short
 > block back this week.
 > Wrong!! Marlo calls me early Monday morning to
 > tell me they gave me the
 > wrong rings (I'd even been talking nice about
 > the motor the last month
 > so that it would go together right.) (I didn't
 > call it a garbage truck
 > motor once!)
 > So went out to Marlo's shop and picked up the
 > rings (can't blame this
 > onto the flat motor guys), Bruce ordered them
 > for me and he's an
 > inliner! I think Murphys sitting on my shoulder
 > - they have to make the
 > rings special cause these pistons have been in
 > the motor since 1951.  We
 > were looking at this weekend to put the car on
 > the chassis dyno. Wrong!!
 > Maybe next week.  Anyway, the reason Marlos
 > putting the motor together
 > is because I don't have time with trying to get
 > the truck and trailer
 > together and change all the pedals and shifter
 > and steering wheel in the
 > roadster to fit Jacquie.  There just isn't time
 > left to put this motor
 > together.  After 3 years, I finally get to take
 > the car to Bville with
 > my own truck & trailer. They're not done by a
 > long ways but at least I
 > can use them.  Anyway, back to the pistons and
 > special made rings...the
 > pistons are Veniolla made in '51. Down through
 > the years, I had to
 > replace 2 pistons. Back then ring sizes were
 > different than today. So
 > unless I re-machine the ring lands, I'm stuck
 > with having rings made.
 > Anyway, I'm letting Marlo handle this..he is a
 > Great Friend.
 > I went to use the small lathe to machine some
 > parts for the steering
 > extension and the carriage wouldn't move.So,
 > take it all apart and fix
 > it. The thing is - it's worn out.  The lathe
 > was made in 1917 and is a
 > real piece of junk but it still makes parts for
 > me. So, 4-hours later,
 > it's working again and I can maybe get
 > something done.  Looks like it
 > will be right down to the wire again this
 > year... like last. At least no
 > more pop rivets and racer tape holding the body
 > together while going to
 > the starting line.
 > Doug...I'll give you some more history on this
 > antique motor when we get
 > to B-ville.  In spite of all the problems, its
 > still fun and I don't
 > complain cause I love to do it!!
 > Russ  #902 XO
 > PS..Doug - they told me they shipped my new
 > roller this morning to late
 > for Speed Week this year. As I don't have any
 > lifters yet. So will run
 > with the McGurk I put in it in 1964.  Not the
 > lift and center line I
 > want, but it's what I got.  Lona can't
 > understand how I can stay so calm
 > with all these things happening. Hey, its part
 > of life. I told murphy to
 > buss off and you flat motor guys have your
 > problems too. At lease it's
 > not a dull life.
 > RM
 > PPS  Ed..what gears are you wainting for? I
 > didn't know murphy had that
 > many cousins.


=====
.............................
..........Dick J.............
......(In East Texas)........
..........# 729..............
........Roadsters............
.Hemis and Flatheads Forever.
.............................

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