Still Going After All These Years..
I still run an '85 Mazda 1.5L rwd station wagon.
Standard for the era Jap downdraft twin throat carb...perfectly stable.
Ignition, points !.
I forget when I last replaced the points, but timing is still spot on...I do a timing light check periodically.
First bump of the starter motor and it's running, no cranking for even a whole second !.
So, except for the radio, there is no electronics in this car and it still runs like new and gets me 40mpg.
Ok, it's not super fast, and it's not totally chick pulling, but hey what's not to like....and I am not contributing to green house effects by replacing my car every few years and the commensurate manufacturing energy costs.
Dan.
I still run an '85 Mazda 1.5L rwd station wagon.
Standard for the era Jap downdraft twin throat carb...perfectly stable.
Ignition, points !.
I forget when I last replaced the points, but timing is still spot on...I do a timing light check periodically.
First bump of the starter motor and it's running, no cranking for even a whole second !.
So, except for the radio, there is no electronics in this car and it still runs like new and gets me 40mpg.
Ok, it's not super fast, and it's not totally chick pulling, but hey what's not to like....and I am not contributing to green house effects by replacing my car every few years and the commensurate manufacturing energy costs.
Dan.
My last hurrah on the matter ... Lamborghini on fire ? Top Speed Record, 402 kph (250 mph) on one mile - YouTube
For some strange reason I'm reminded of listening to 'high end' audio when I watch this ...
For some strange reason I'm reminded of listening to 'high end' audio when I watch this ...
Hi John -
I had a V8 car that i did everything you can imagine to it's engine... way, way beyond stock... then the smog laws got too tight in calif and I sidelined it for 3 yrs... all the while trying to get it clean... three custom car computers and reprograming equipment, A/F eqquipment etc etc. In the end, I got it back on the road by putting on a big, long, free flowing high tech cat-converter and then it passed smog.
-Richard
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Russians have some catching up to do : давай (Pronounced as da-vai. Though in this case, not OK)
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Well I just got back from tweaking up a system. JJ gave me a hand and since we finished early spent Friday doing the winery thing. The amusing bit was when they offered to ship wine home for me until their system warned them it is a felony for them to do so.
Around here you have to get permission from the state first as they want to be sure they get their 26% tax. Of course it also has to be a wine that is not available through the state store (including special or Internet orders.)
As to autos, my first car I bought was a Chevy Citation that lasted me 125,000 miles followed by a used Buick version of the same that I gave away after I put another 65,000 on it. My next station wagon lasted 95,000 miles until I hit a transmission on the interstate, took out the air conditioning and the cost of conversion and repair had me trade it in. Then on a friends recommendation I switched to Ford wagons. First one lasted 245,000 miles and the second 225,000 miles.
Once I got a real truck I switched back to sedans and am just breaking in my second only has 10,000 miles on it so far.
Now I use synthetic oil and change it every 10,000 miles. Tires last about 60,000 miles and brakes 80,000. Transmissions with fluid changes go for around 150,000 miles.
The only real problem with the earlier Ford transverse mounted engines was that snow would build up on top of the front spark plugs and cause the coil packs to fail. Latter versions had a silicone rubber mat covering them.
BTY NO MOVING VIOLATION TICKETS!
ES
Around here you have to get permission from the state first as they want to be sure they get their 26% tax. Of course it also has to be a wine that is not available through the state store (including special or Internet orders.)
As to autos, my first car I bought was a Chevy Citation that lasted me 125,000 miles followed by a used Buick version of the same that I gave away after I put another 65,000 on it. My next station wagon lasted 95,000 miles until I hit a transmission on the interstate, took out the air conditioning and the cost of conversion and repair had me trade it in. Then on a friends recommendation I switched to Ford wagons. First one lasted 245,000 miles and the second 225,000 miles.
Once I got a real truck I switched back to sedans and am just breaking in my second only has 10,000 miles on it so far.
Now I use synthetic oil and change it every 10,000 miles. Tires last about 60,000 miles and brakes 80,000. Transmissions with fluid changes go for around 150,000 miles.
The only real problem with the earlier Ford transverse mounted engines was that snow would build up on top of the front spark plugs and cause the coil packs to fail. Latter versions had a silicone rubber mat covering them.
BTY NO MOVING VIOLATION TICKETS!
ES
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This section of OT posting began with a VW and then Audi moan!
Having run Audis since the late 1960s (Super 90) to date (Quattro 3.0l turbo Avant) I have had very few problems with them. Likewise with the Misses's car - a variety of VW Golf GTI models). The old Super 90 did 119000 miles before it was written off by a silly woman. My local garage guy bought the wreck and did a further 160+ thousand miles. x1 clutch and uprated shock absorbers so that I could tow a horse trailer were the only non-service spends. The last - a 2.7T Avant did 115K miles with one clutch and a set of new discs before I changed it. From earlier posts I have been blessed with good luck!
Having run Audis since the late 1960s (Super 90) to date (Quattro 3.0l turbo Avant) I have had very few problems with them. Likewise with the Misses's car - a variety of VW Golf GTI models). The old Super 90 did 119000 miles before it was written off by a silly woman. My local garage guy bought the wreck and did a further 160+ thousand miles. x1 clutch and uprated shock absorbers so that I could tow a horse trailer were the only non-service spends. The last - a 2.7T Avant did 115K miles with one clutch and a set of new discs before I changed it. From earlier posts I have been blessed with good luck!
In many places (most), it's more complicated than that. Besides the state wanting their cut, the wholesalers and distributors (who are "connected" and very limited in number, analogous to taxi medallions) want everything to flow through them. So even if you're willing to pay the tax, you just can't do it. I've committed several felonies by moving my personal wine collection from state to state.
Wine collecting is like boutique audio .....
Usually just visual appreciation and something to impress/bore friends.
I'd rather drink it and listen [I keep all but speakers hidden in an adjoining room!
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As far as visual appreciation is concerned, I just spoke with Charles Hansen on some audio test matters, and I just happened to ask him for a recommendation for a quality hd video projector. This phone contact might get Demian helping out with schematics for the QuanTech, if he can, and Kirkwood Rough for experienced input. We like to share our experience.
I just bought the recommended video projector that Charles recommended.
I just bought the recommended video projector that Charles recommended.
I have a full set of QuanTech schematics, including the test fixtures. I now can pdf/email them from our copy machines.
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