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last day of work tomorrow, just small stuff left to do on the trailer, leaving for California on Monday..... meeting up with Keven on Wednesday. And on to the BBQ. WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

I have wanted one of these for a long time. Today it was installed. I hope I'm not too old to enjoy it. As a side note: It is a 2 car garage - when it's empty it looks huge. When you put 2 cars in it that sucker just shrinks right up. And what a chore to empty out the old garage with 10 years of accumulated parts and junk and rat turds. But it keeps me busy.

How many of the broken pistons are just flat out OLD? Metal fatigue from so many heat cycles. Aluminum gets brittle as it ages...

There are multiple reasons that MotherMopar went to Electronic in 1970 and overall better engine performance was one of them. With the Mopar electronic system parts certainly are available everywhere, and at low cost. The ballast resistor sells for about $2 so carrying a spare is a non-issue, and the ecu rarely fails but, again, spares can be tossed in the glove box. The single biggest and most common runability issue with the Mopar electronic system is loss of proper ground to the ecu which is an easy fix during the initial install.

If I had a Red "Spitfire" Head like that, I would be the happiest kid in the world, but my Dad would not buy me one. He said, I would drop it on my toes, and I would not be able to talk along time because of all the soap in my mouth.........

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Gotta use GPS for Bonneville. When you're speeding down the salt, your tires break free at different speeds. Your tach might be showing 5000 rpms, but the previously calculated speed to that RPM is not reliable. So with GPS, easing off the throttle, its possible to see your speed climb as the tires get traction back. 48D

When I first viewed this film clip a few days ago I sent the following message to a group of friends (many of you here have already read this). Way back when auto smog testing first came into being I asked myself the question that in one gallon of fuel there are X number of smog producing chemicals. If we stretch that gallon of fuel to cover as many miles as possible the smog level would be reduced (because there is not as much fuel being burned) and the atmosphere would be "saved". In other words attack the issue by using less fuel and not by clogging up the engine with smog reducing devices that in reality burn more fuel. I asked my self that question because nobody else would listen as they were brainwashed into beliveing what was being told to them by the powers to be. Now today many light years later I was sent this short film clip. I now understand what the brainwashing was all about. But in my opinion it is still brainwashing. I will now get off my soapbox. Don Coatney 48Dodger AKA Tim sent me this interesting response. Hey Don, This is is an old issue. The US goes by HC output and Europe by MPG. And all because of taxes. The Hybrid guys are fighting a State Bill in California that would track them thru GPS, report the miles logged and send a tax bill to said car owner. HC's are basically unburned gas.....so containers and dispensors of fuel are regulated heavily in Ca. too (ie more taxes). Tony Capanna, Land Speed Racer and fuel developer, was contracted by Chrysler in the late 60's/early 70's to improve gas formulas. He was probably one of many independent racers who were given factory support to do this. Not by our government. He developed a diesel car that got 50 plus mpg, I believe in 1970. Back when 15-20 was thru the roof. He was ignored and quickly realized that the driving force behind it was money. Every now and then, someone sees the problem with our system and writes and article or in this case a video. But world racers have known about this since the very begining. Its only a good technology if the government can make a buck. Tim http://www.wilcap.com/webdoc7.html A few details are left out of this promo article, but you get the idea of his work with MPG.

That is why I recommend disassembly and measurement prior to buying engine parts. You will be lucky if your engine does not require any machine work to clean up the bore and crankshaft. I do suggest you take measurements and do more than a visual inspection. The piston damage you found is very common to a high mileage flathead 6 engine. I found the same thig when I disassembled my original engine.