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Coal burners and hybrids do nothing more than allow a few rich enox to feel like they're "saving the planet", when in fact they're making no difference at all. Possibly even making things worse. The painful part is the taxpayer foots the bill to satisfy these pseudo-intellectual indulgences.

"Bite my shiny metal ass, meatbag" My favorite Bending Unit 22 phrase. :jester:

Fisker Karma car dies in Consumer Reports testing

I think you're on the right track. In the LMconfig (LC-1) software, you can enable narrow band sensor emulation. Alternatively, your Pectel software can possibly be enabled to read a wide band as well. If you change strategies (narrow to wide) in the Pectel, you may be looking at an extensive remapping session. Again, I'm not that familiar with Pectel. Make sure the LC-1 has good power and ground from the battery. They tend to pick up noise if you wire through indirect sources. I don't find much info on the Pectel on-line. Did they get absorbed by somebody else?

I'm not positive, but I think the Pectel T2 will only run in a closed loop mode with a wide band O2 sensor. You'd have to review the manual. Since you have throttle bodies and no wide band sensor, I'd venture the system has been set up for alpha-N operation. IOW...the narrow band O2 sensor's function is strictly to plug the hole in the tail pipe.

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10 or 15 parts of parachute cord on each side of the spring. It works like a block and tackle to multiply force to compress the spring. Not a good idea unless the spring wire has a smooth finish. Old desert racing trick. A real tool would be better.(and safer)

I don't know much about the CVH. Most of my cars (mostly fords) were older generation. I did buy a Lima block SVO Mustang in 1986. The Lima was a throwback to the 70's, so I became somewhat familiar with it. Hope everything goes together well. Can't be missing any blats. :driving:

Sweet! Looks classy.

Steve, Wot is it? It looks similar to the German Ford EAO 2.0 liter SOHC engine, but the sump, oil pump, and water pump is not what I remember from my old Mercury Capri. Definitely not a Kent or Lima block engine. It is a Ford, right?

Simply Brilliant! The calender is beautiful. I see my demonstration of fuel pump repair made it to the February page. BTW Herb, thanks again for providing the shade. : :cheers: To a fantastic holiday with some of the greatest people I've ever met.

Thanks Guys, I'm leaning toward the Tekonsha Prodigy. My local (very opinionated) hitch and trailer welder guy says "Tekonsha Prodigy, Only thing I sell." At least if I have trouble with the install or something, he'll be able set me straight.

Thanks guys. Perusing the travel trailer forums, I can see that brake controller threads are very much like spark plug and oil debates on car forums. Every body has an opinion. It probably comes down to anything with similar features will work just as good as the next... It does seem as though the Tekonsha stuff is slightly more popular. Skip, I'd take you up on the wiring plug, but FWIU the 1999 Tahoe doesn't have a PnP interface. It's purely CnS. (cut & splice) PnP didn't happen in the Tahoe until the 2000 model year.

I'm finally upgrading the car hauler with new electric drum stoppers. Any suggestions for a good brake controller? I know there are some real wiz-bang $300-$500 units out there, but I'm more inclined to stay under $200 for my light usage. What's the current thinking on these devices?

Me too! Pmt on it's way.

I once got a ride in a Kenworth W924 with a 16V71 (2X 8V71) jimmy engine wedged into it. I think the turning radius was smaller than that twin engined Miata. Handling was probably very similar as well.

Unfortunately, the shear volume of shirt-tail vendors makes finding a filtering algorithm rather difficult. I really admire the propeller heads that develop spam filters. Copy one of those links to a text editor and you'll see how many vendors I've already logged. Hundreds.

This last weekend, commercial parts sellers have again overloaded Ebay categories with crap. Here's the updated searches. Caterham Lotus 7 Lotus Seven

The second one is a rare Caterham HPC with a Vauxhall/Swindon EVO 1 prime mover. There are only a few examples of this model in the US. Nice powerful car for someone who's willing to get engine replacement bits from overseas.

It's powered by a 4-cylinder Mopar midget engine. (half a hemi) http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_0810_dodge_hemi_speed_demon/viewall.html

Wot colour are the clams?

Do the Wipaks have the auxiliary bulb sockets for the parking lamps? I have the same Cibie RHD headlamps/parking lamp combos that you currently have. I've not been able to find LHD lamps with the aux sockets.

Lotus had L516's on the clamshell Sevens as well. Clams just don't look correct without them. Unfortunately, 516's are a bit pricey these days. It's as if they're made of diamond plated unobtainium. Needless to say, I check the fixings on mine regularly. I have an unused set of the Caterham(Fiat?) side lamps I'd be willing to part with.

Hmm...brake fluid reservoir hoses. A common mistake in VW and Mercedes restorations. (Don't ask me how I know.) It always looks as though a bit of common fuel hosepipe from the auto parts store should work nicely. After all, it's only under atmospheric pressure, right? It's not until later that certain migrating plasticizers create havoc.:ack: Glad to see you've got things sorted.

I second John's take on brake bleeding. Pressure systems make the most sense. When you use a pressure bleeder, there is very little chance to introduce air into the brake system. Vacuum systems have the ability to suck air in through cylinder cups and seals. I liken the vacuum bleeding process to some poorly designed electrical cabinet cooling systems I have to deal with. Crappy systems have fans sucking the air into the cabinet though filter panels. This means dirt and dust can be pulled through the door seals and joints in the conduit. Good designs pressurize the cabinet with filtered air so any leaks are blowing clean air outwards. Same goes for heavy equipment cabs.