Gas Prices

Alright People Don't loose you mind now that gas prices are down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just because gas prices are down doesn't mean we can push the pedal down further. We need to stay alert and drive responsibly and prices will dip down even more. Lets keep our heads and our money!!!!

Technical Tips

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Technical Tips food for thought!

Hey ya'll, I love watching those Automotive TV shows about muscle cars, where they put a new engine in the car. Then they try to start it and “Boom” it backfires and shoots flames out the carburetor. Now I don't know about you but this really pisses me off big time. These guys are professionals and can't get a car to start properly??? So with that being said I decided to start a Tech Tip Page, so that I can show you some short cuts on how to be more professional at your job!

TECH TIP NO. 1 -

Let's say your installing a new engine and your are about to start it for the first time. Something to make sure of is that the motor has been primed for oil pressure, (I will make a new Tech Tip for this procedure also). Ok, now lets assume (be careful of that word, we all know what that means) we want to get the motor started. Follow this procedure:

1. Remove No.1 spark plug
2. Get a breaker bar and a socket to fit the crankshaft bolt.
3. Start to bar the engine over and put you finger against the spark plug hole till you feel compression pushing against your finger.
4. At this point look at the damper pointer(make sure you mark the damper with paint or white out)
5. Look at the numbers on the damper and make sure that the “0” or zero is directly in line with the pointer!
6. At this point we should be at top dead center on the compression stroke so we can advance the damper to the recommended timing specification. (0 or 2 or 10 or what ever the manufacture recommends)
7. Now remove the distributor cap and see where the rotor is in respect to the No.1 spark plug wire .
8. If all looks well then re-install the distributor cap.
9. Now, re-install No. 1 spark plug.
10. At this point we are almost ready to start the engine.
11. Using a screw driver or a spark substitute, connect the spark plug wire to either one and turn on the key.
12. Rotate the distributor in the direction of rotation till the spark plug substitute fires a spark across it,
13. Lock the distributor in place till after the engine is fired and running for a while.
14. Re-install the spark plug wire.
15. The purpose of this is too get a preliminary timing point so the engine will start on the first key turn!
16. Once the engine is running, use a timing light to set the correct spec!

I used to do this every time I built a new engine and never had to worry about backfire or destroying a power valve in the carburetor!

Good luck with this and be careful. If you mess it up, always have a fire extinguisher on hand to grab in case of an emergency!

AS ALWAYS SAFETY FIRST!!!

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Something I never used but there is always a possibility that you may have to use it.I was used to the American version but again if you don't have standard specs you may have to use the Metric version.

This is a long way from the horse and buggy! I hope I live to see whats next! The good part about this is that somebody has to fix this when it Malfunctions!

0ne More Gas waisting story! The state that I live in has now raised the speed limit on the turnpike in certain areas to 70 miles an hour! What is it going to take to realize that the further down the gas pedals goes, the further UP the price of gas goes. If you read the sticker on the drivers door jam that explains the recommended fuel mileage at the recommended speed limit, common sense would tell you that going faster than the recommended speed is going to cost you! 

Come on people, lets get our heads out of our A#% and get together and slow down. So it takes a few minutes longer to get there but it also saves lives and money! The economy is not what it should be and saving a few pennies here and there is a good idea. If you want to waist money, go gamble it away, because that is what you do when you get in the car and go 90 miles an hour. Slow down and leave early for your appointment or work or pleasure and enjoy life knowing your helping us all to be responsible to the economy and save valuable dollars for your kids an the generations to come! If we all did this the price of gas would go down and we could all save a few bucks for our dreams and wants! That's my opinion, SO what is yours?????????