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Hah! If only!You're a real pro John.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Pics from yesterday's Event. Right around 200 people there. The pretty young Vietnamese woman is Chin's niece. The picture of the box is where everybody puts the money when they come into the wedding. The average person gives around 1 million VND or 40 bucks. Some give more. Looks like a windfall.
Congrats to the Bride & Groom .
Lots of sports on today Argentina beats France soccer . The Chiefs win in football . Even the Lions won Yea !
Now I need the Black Hawks to win in hockey !
A 2019 C class in Vietnam. That's cool.
Do they have left or right hand drive there?
-16 to -20 all week. Cold but no snow in forecast.
Its this time of year we are looking forward to a southern vacation,nothing on the books for a while. I miss the warm weather escape this time of year.
Hence my remark earlier.
Its this time of year we are looking forward to a southern vacation,nothing on the books for a while. I miss the warm weather escape this time of year.
Hence my remark earlier.
Hey Rainy! How have you been?
Not bad, just busy. This is a crazy time of year. I have not been working on cars at all for the few months.
Good you are doing good. Sorry about no car work and busy ness.. nice to have to have you stop by. Been a long time
I sold a few cars but now I'm going to buy a few more. I'm getting into wagons again and that's what my latest finds are.
F and B body wagons
Yup, it's a 2020 C200. Everything here is normal drive left hand. You drive on the right side of the road just like in America.
Happy to hear you haven't completely got away from it.
Not much to report today. Recovering after two big days of partying. I sure hope this stuff doesn't kill me. Lol
Good morning everyone. I hope all is well. Nice to have Rainy back in the house for a visit. Not much here to report. Cold, snowy. Truck doesn't start. I hope the block heater cable comes in today. I hope the car starts....or do I??
Good Morning
Good Evening......
dukeboy440
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They’re forecasting -25 hereI just saw on Weather Channel 71° for Christmas Eve here at the wanna beach
dukeboy440
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Well it’s morning. And sure didn’t start out good, pretty sure the trusty Cummins just tore itself apart. Sounds like either a Rod has spun or it’s dropped a tappet or rocker.
Thats cold.
Oh no not it's rod!
Morning!
-20 this morning. Need my tractor first thing, so i left it in shop overnight. Will start easy now. I did start it yesterday, wasnt happy. Buddy need his trailer serviced. Using tractor to get it into shop is much easier.
Think i may have ruined a couple bags of pellets,there was snow in the bucket, and i left the bags in the bucket. They may have taken on water.
-20 this morning. Need my tractor first thing, so i left it in shop overnight. Will start easy now. I did start it yesterday, wasnt happy. Buddy need his trailer serviced. Using tractor to get it into shop is much easier.
Think i may have ruined a couple bags of pellets,there was snow in the bucket, and i left the bags in the bucket. They may have taken on water.
That's not good. My diesel, when the POS starts in this cold weather, sounds like little worker elfs (can we still say that stuff?) banging away with their sledge hammers for a while. Hopefully not bearings. Good Luck
Question: When discussing tuning my 660's on my tunnel ram big block elsewhere, someone replied with this, then my reply. Am I wrong or snarky? Nothing got said, just wanting other's views.
(Another Forum Member) I am willing to bet if you saw the A/F ratio, you might fall out of the drivers seat.[/quote]
(Me) There is a good chance I would, but maybe I wouldn't. May be best not knowing. I read through so many people spending so much time and money over 12.5 vs 12.8 (made up numbers just for example) that they just go crazy. This is a toy, I get 12mpg (best was 15mpg over a 6hr drive) with 2 antique race carbs on a big block. Could I fine tune the combo, yes, and that is what I am trying to do. The car's reaction, drivability and spark plugs should tell the story. I am less concerned over a magic theoretical number. Every engine is going to be different, despite the same basic constants. SBC vs SBF vs BBM vs Hemi vs.....All each will have their own happy place. Then figure in gearing, weight, etc. I see it as the whole package effecting the running and the tune. I could hit a magic number, and maybe it will get the best overall fuel economy or help me pick up 0.010 in the quarter. I just want it to continue to run good and tune out the 10-20% that it is lacking.
(Another Forum Member) I am willing to bet if you saw the A/F ratio, you might fall out of the drivers seat.[/quote]
(Me) There is a good chance I would, but maybe I wouldn't. May be best not knowing. I read through so many people spending so much time and money over 12.5 vs 12.8 (made up numbers just for example) that they just go crazy. This is a toy, I get 12mpg (best was 15mpg over a 6hr drive) with 2 antique race carbs on a big block. Could I fine tune the combo, yes, and that is what I am trying to do. The car's reaction, drivability and spark plugs should tell the story. I am less concerned over a magic theoretical number. Every engine is going to be different, despite the same basic constants. SBC vs SBF vs BBM vs Hemi vs.....All each will have their own happy place. Then figure in gearing, weight, etc. I see it as the whole package effecting the running and the tune. I could hit a magic number, and maybe it will get the best overall fuel economy or help me pick up 0.010 in the quarter. I just want it to continue to run good and tune out the 10-20% that it is lacking.
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