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Re: Tach and Rust Advice, Please

To: SDeane7000@aol.com
Subject: Re: Tach and Rust Advice, Please
From: Tom Hall <modtiger@engravers.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 17:45:41 -0700 (PDT)
At 12:22 AM 6/19/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Tom,
>
>What a twit.  I can't believe I didn't think of the rev limiter.  Great idea!
> I even have a limiter on my suburban; it's a built-in option of the
>aftermarket fuel injection setup I installed.  Can you think of a simple
>settup that parallels the electronic module that replaces the points.  Most
>of the limiters I've seen are part of the ignition amplifier/coil driving
>circuitry.  I guess it depends on how smoothly you want the revs controlled;
>simply cutting out the spark or retarding or something else?

        Yes on the electric point module.  Dennis Knapek, of Knapek Auto
Electric (26 West 4th, Eureka, CA) has one he sells that is a drop-in
replacement for the points.  His e-mail address is "mariak@razorlogic.com".
  Most of the sophisticated after market systems start dropping plug
firings to control RPM.  


>It sounds like you have me roofing my floorboards.  For all it does appear to
>be raining down there, it does surprise me.  Is the heavy paper a replacement
>for the jute mat? 

        No! The material I'm talking about is a replacement for the heavy
black paper base under the jute.  The jute was essentially insulation and
padding.  High tech insulation is a good idea as long as it can take the
under floor heat.

 I've been thinking of putting some space-age insulating
>material in place of this material.  There's some 1/8" stuff available that
>has an R-factor somewhere between 6 and 8.  Sticking it down with some
>sparing amounts of contact cement.  You know, some of that stuff used to hold
>down baseball caps at 100+ MPH.  This should tame the 289 CID heater out
>front.
>
>What's the "engravers" in your address?  Just curious.

        I own an industrial marking shop that does engraving, screen
printing and many related techniques and services, such as nameplates,
labels, panel overlays, etc.

        Tom Hall



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