Bill,
If you've been reading the recent posts they've discussed fuel mixture with SU
carbs at high elevations. Did you change anything, or did you re-adjust? Any
power issues?
How's the games at the Horizon? Did you win?
Hope Casper is all better by Triumphest, John
On Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:06 PM, Bill & Skip Pugh
[SMTP:anabil@caltel.com] wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Casper took AnnaBelle and I on a dry run to the Horizon
> Casino in South Lake Taho today, I can report that it is 115 miles,
> and 2.5 hours from Wallace, via Hiways 88 and 89. Had a nice lunch,
> but gas will be expensive, cheapest we saw for premium was $2.45 and
> most expensive $2.55 (Chevron). Great trip up there, coming home ...
> not so good ... started with a grabbing left rear brake drum (great
> fun in the fast downhill corners) and then a knocking noise from
> the front ... and this is the new engine we are breaking in
> ... oil pressure great, temp great, engine running strong.
> Stopped (of course) looking for loose anything ... nothing, even
> pulled the valve cover looking for broken rocker arm. Beyond cell
> phone range of anywhere ... so press on regardless, at a very
> reduced rate, figured we had to get with in AAA+ range of home.
> Eyes glued to oil pressure and temp gauges, but the noise just did
> not sound like internal engine, more like a bolt inside the hubcap
> ... which we ruled out cause of wire wheels.
> Finally on a long downhill we heard a thud, clunk, clunk,
> bounce, bounce ... clearly something fell off the car, gen light
> lights up, temp gauge starts climbing, immediate full stop on a
> service road ... the nut holding the generator pulley had come off,
> then the pulley. OK ... hello AAA+ I think I will take this
> opportunity to convert to an Alternator ... still have to check
> out that left rear brake ... probably stuck ... anyway "It Was
> An Adventure"
>
> Press on Regardless.
> --
> Bill Pugh
> 1957 TR3
> aka
> Casper
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