tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post758219165384324227..comments2024-03-18T17:08:18.111-05:00Comments on Fatale Abstraction: phlegmfatalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-71837733909056791302008-08-07T10:10:00.000-05:002008-08-07T10:10:00.000-05:00"Break's over. Back on your heads."I had forgotte..."Break's over. Back on your heads."<BR/><BR/>I had forgotten that one. I wonder if I'm the only one who took notice?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>tweakerSpeakerTweakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520767686388236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-9744008093955149852008-08-06T17:15:00.000-05:002008-08-06T17:15:00.000-05:00Cool! Thanks!Regards,Rabbit.Cool! Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-81674886809355438392008-08-06T07:39:00.000-05:002008-08-06T07:39:00.000-05:00Rabbit, Http://www.megasquirt.info. Mix that with....Rabbit, <BR/><BR/>Http://www.megasquirt.info. Mix that with... oh, a CFI unit from a mid-80's Thunderbird V6 or Lincoln 320CFI and you've got a winner. Those CFIs are performance anathema so they're probably quite literally a dime a dozen at junkyards, and they fit the 2bbl Autolite carb bolt pattern.<BR/><BR/>As simple as the electrics are on older vehicles, shouldn't take you a day to assemble and a day to tune :)Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-25108748903313706122008-08-05T19:12:00.000-05:002008-08-05T19:12:00.000-05:00But...but...Obama is a Lightbringer. We can't exp...But...but...Obama is a Lightbringer. We can't expect him to lower himself to discussing petty annoyances.Zeldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057183557031707514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-69517137592119118512008-08-05T18:05:00.000-05:002008-08-05T18:05:00.000-05:00I moved into the 1980's with Ol' Hulsey, my '60 F-...I moved into the 1980's with Ol' Hulsey, my '60 F-100 pickup almost as soon as I took possession of it. 'Twas my grandfather's truck, bought new when he retired. When I got my hands on it, I swapped in an aftermarket electronic ignition, put the old points and condenser in a pill bottle in the toolbox, put in new spark plugs and wires (I found 2 surface gap plugs in there, presumably for a Johnson outboard- he was known to 'make do') and proceeded to drive it. <BR/><BR/>It vastly improved the miles per gallon and the driveability. Amazing.<BR/><BR/>I keep thinking about pulling off the old carburetor and putting on fuel injection, but that's a project for cooler days.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-34138240705389715012008-08-05T07:47:00.000-05:002008-08-05T07:47:00.000-05:00Heh. I remember the "tune-up". Had a beat-to-death...Heh. I remember the "tune-up". <BR/><BR/>Had a beat-to-death '67 F100 with the 360 V8 for a while, that still had the single point ignition. <BR/><BR/>While it was nice to have something capable of being tuned to close to top performance with a business card, screwdriver, and hammer, it would have been nicer to have something that didn't need a tweak weekly, or if the weather changed more than fifteen degrees. Oh, colder today? Let me give the idle needle a half twist before we run around today... we're loping a bit much? Tap the distributor over a degree or two with a hammer at the next gas stop. <BR/><BR/>Can't say much else though... got it extremely cheap because previous owner didn't know all that and the points were set to barely open, truck would run for 5 minutes then load up and die flooded.Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-17202135099307272582008-08-04T21:50:00.000-05:002008-08-04T21:50:00.000-05:00My people, go down to Advance auto and get your se...My people, go down to Advance auto and get your self a part time job, an hour or two a week (find out when truck day is and don't go that day) you will be required to take a computer based rianing course that will help you overcome a lot of misconceptions about what your auto does and doesn't do.<BR/><BR/>I worked there for fun, belive it or not, I enjoyed helping people, even those who only knew their car was BLUE.DWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855431129767288706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-53288898072785818112008-08-04T13:51:00.000-05:002008-08-04T13:51:00.000-05:00jpg - This is a help-it free zone. I encourage bl...jpg - This is a help-it free zone. I encourage blurting, darling.<BR/><BR/>breda - Yup. A lot like that, indeedy!<BR/><BR/>thud - We are blessed.<BR/><BR/>redneckinny -- Surprised by your comment, I axt an expert mechanic I know about your model of car, and here's what he said: <EM>Those are just the electrodes on the inside of the cap-- every distributor cap ever made has those<BR/>Points are not on the cap-- they were on top of the distributor</EM>phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-50439824440337393592008-08-04T13:18:00.000-05:002008-08-04T13:18:00.000-05:00My '94 Civic had a distributor cap with 4 points a...My '94 Civic had a distributor cap with 4 points around the distributor rotor. The rotor spun hitting each point in order to create spark at the plugs. Are these the points you're talking about?<BR/><BR/>This was why I bought the car - so I could retard or advance the ignition timing for fuel economy or performance, respectively. I've since moved on to my truck (after my Civic got stolen last year).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-26396283043668478262008-08-04T13:00:00.000-05:002008-08-04T13:00:00.000-05:00It's such a pleasure to be lectured by the obamess...It's such a pleasure to be lectured by the obamessiah...a privilege even!Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-19102930616230046162008-08-04T08:11:00.000-05:002008-08-04T08:11:00.000-05:00It's like Jimmy Carter recommending we all wear sw...It's like Jimmy Carter recommending we all wear sweaters.bredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216098318849287384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-31392714677702483702008-08-04T02:55:00.000-05:002008-08-04T02:55:00.000-05:00Karl Childers: Some folks call it a sling blade, ...Karl Childers: <I>Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a Kaiser blade.</I> <BR/><BR/>I reckon I shudena wrote that but I jest couldn't help it, hmmm.JPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.com