- 21. tools definitions (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 20:40:43 -0700
- I got this from one of my other car lists, enjoy! -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy" HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00197.html (15,628 bytes)
- 22. Volt meter accuracy (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Fri, 04 Jul 1997 13:00:40 -0700
- I'm suspecious that my multimeter is not accurate. Specifically I think that the voltage is always reading high. What is the best way to check/confirm this? -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00253.html (6,832 bytes)
- 23. Re: Oil Coolers/alternate radiators??? (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jul 1997 12:16:06 -0700
- I vote oil cooler. The oil is actually touching the bearings, pistons, cam, valve train, etc., all the important stuff where the friction and heat is actually generated. IMHO too hot coolant is much
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00297.html (7,442 bytes)
- 24. 4th of July Salute (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jul 1997 12:42:17 -0700
- Totally unautomotive related, sensitive types delete now....... $80 worth of fireworks, all Chinese, some more than three years old, and not one dud. I'm always amazed that they can import fireworks
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00298.html (6,847 bytes)
- 25. Re: Midget 1500 fender removal and fiberglass bugeye bonnets (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 11:08:11 -0700
- My '78 is screwed on, with phillips head sheet metal screws. I don't know if that's origional, but it looks like it. -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy"
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00327.html (7,033 bytes)
- 26. Re: Oil Coolers/alternate radiators??? (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 22:14:10 -0700
- Yes, I agree. Most of the heat occurs due to the combustion process, but most of the problems due to heat occur in the bearings, valve train, pistons, etc. This is what I ment. Combusion is in the cy
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00359.html (10,349 bytes)
- 27. Weber downdraft/Holley 5200 (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 22:51:01 -0700
- There was some discussion on this list awhile ago about this carburetor. I knew that I had a text book about this carb, and now I found it. Just to jog your memory, this is the downdraft carb used in
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00366.html (8,663 bytes)
- 28. Little tip (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 23:01:37 -0700
- When getting ready to pull an axle, park the car so that there is enough room to slide the axle all the way out. I've made this mistake twice this year. Today I pulled the axles out of the '71 Midget
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00367.html (6,887 bytes)
- 29. Re: Sill replacement with Oxy-Acet, techniques? (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 23:35:18 -0700
- I have a Daytona Pocket Mig. It just plugs into a regular outlet. I've never blown a fuse or a circuit breaker. This is kind of a 'bottom of the line' model Mig welder, but it does the job. I would r
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00370.html (8,813 bytes)
- 30. Cheap Waxoyl (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 23:44:09 -0700
- I use chain lube for my rustproofing. This is the stuff you are supposed to use on motorcycle chains. It's thin, but stickey, and sprays well. Very tacky too, I feel that it is the right compromise b
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00371.html (6,573 bytes)
- 31. Re: Sill replacement with Oxy-Acet, techniques? (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 14:46:52 -0700
- Can you elaborate on this? I sometimes have feed problems too. -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy"
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00426.html (7,601 bytes)
- 32. Re: Painting (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 17:45:13 -0700
- Do you know how many abandoned lbc's I could buy with 6K? At least enough to cause the wifes head to explode, and a visit from the zoning board. -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy" P.S. Dem P
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00462.html (8,117 bytes)
- 33. Free MGB engine (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Tue, 08 Jul 1997 22:32:38 -0700
- It's probably early '70's, long block with some pulleys and other odds and ends. You have to pick it up, I live in Palm Bay, Florida, near Cape Canaveral, NASA, etc. The story behind the engine is th
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00568.html (6,960 bytes)
- 34. Re: tools definitions (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 20:14:04 -0700
- Hey, the internet is a free for all, that's what makes it great. If any uptight bonehead from Road & Track wants to 'actionable' on me, they are more than welcome. I got the list from one of my other
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00619.html (8,342 bytes)
- 35. Hydroforming (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 20:35:03 -0700
- Here's a link about how to hydroform an exhaust pipe, for a motorcycle, but could really be for anything. Interesting. http://www.eurospares.com/frame8.htm -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy"
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00620.html (6,301 bytes)
- 36. Re: tools definitions (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 22:16:24 -0700
- Yes, I agree. But the internet is, for lack of better words, more 'open minded', than other media forums. Which means to me, posting a list of humorous tool definitions, that I recieved from another
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00627.html (9,662 bytes)
- 37. Re: SU Carb piston stuck (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 13:29:29 -0700
- If the WD40 didn't work, you're really stuck. Try brake fluid or ATF fluid. Sometimes a good temp change will do it, like stick it in the oven at 200*F, or the freezer (but not just after the oven!).
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00661.html (7,779 bytes)
- 38. Re: Bad Day :( (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 17:14:51 -0700
- There's a local parts store that rents hoists here. It's $15 per day, but if you rent the hoist and return it on the same day, it's free because the computer cash register they have can't cope with h
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00743.html (6,811 bytes)
- 39. Re: Midget Clutch Master Cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 08:34:33 -0700
- You can always get it sleeved. There are brake master cylinders hones that will work. Or, you can get a wooden dowel (small enough to fit in your drill), cut a small slot in it, put a folded piece of
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00784.html (7,755 bytes)
- 40. link (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 12:14:16 -0700
- Here's a link, and you can order a free catalog too. http://www.racerwholesale.com -Aron"in a frenzy"
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00822.html (6,151 bytes)
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