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Recent content by RJRENTON

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    Reliable starter relay

    You don't know this.....show us your sample calculations and sample conditions, that either prove or disprove your premise. You ignorance is further demonstrated with your reference to the fictitious story about "Rainman" ( which mean nothing). Or more precisely, your statement showing...
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    Mallory Tach Drive Distributor ID

    Looks like a candidate for the round file OR a for sale ad on th FBBO forum...... BOB RENTON
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    Reliable starter relay

    And YES.....we do have a given number of heart beats/life time....its called an actuarial table. .It's quite obvious thar you know NOTHING about statistical sampling and the normal bell shaped distribution curve that determines low-average-maximin based of a given population density for a...
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    Reliable starter relay

    It has been statistically proven that there is a average of 21,769 "starts" built into the relay. When one approaches this maximum number, starting becomes probable/marginal and sometimes not at all. Consider replacing the relay at 21,000 operations just to be sure ...they are reasonably...
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    Sudden Loss Of Power

    Quite possible, you're experiencing the "tired motor" syndrome, due to a multitude of problems ranging from: . Corroded or loose bulkhead connections and associated wiring issues . Bad coil, wrong coil, wrong value of ballast resistor, ECU going bad . Vacuum leaks under the carb spacer ...
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    Report Suspicious Member/Buyer?

    A condescending "D like you" (your words), it was determined by that person and the overall job criteria or skill level/ability or perhaps it was the interviewee's attitude or financial requirements that disqualified you......one will never know....unless you say so..... As for the x workers...
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    Go an watch the movie "THE DEER HUNTER" very brutal and explicit about three steel workers (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania...Duquesne Pa specifically) about Vietnam....before, during the war, and the resultant consequences......for those that experienced that time, in history.....expertly produced and...
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    As the old expression says....."kill them with kindness (and fairness and consistentcy).....or...if one believes in scriptures (depending on one's personal beliefs)...."do unto others as they would do unto you" or patience is a virtue as some people need a little extra persuasion and help .....a...
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    Originally the plant was called Vulcan Detinning, which was purchased by Vulcan Materials Company which was purchased bt AMG Resources Company. They chemically detinned tin plate scrap (cans, sheet steel, old gas meters), compressed the detinned steel scrap into 20"x20"x24" long #1 factory...
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    ABSOLUTELY.....Well, let's round up some of the 85 craftsmen (welders, pip fitters, mill-wrights, electricians, laborers, firemen) when I ran the maintenance department of the local chemical plant which included the president, vice-president and chairman of the grievance committee of the local...
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    YES.....I'm definitely not going to divulge that fact......my choice....... BOB RENTON
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    Again, it's what one perceives.......I can definitely appreciate humor....but it depends on the subject....and one's personal tastes and expectations.... BOB RENTON
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    capacitor discharge spark plugs

    I wonder what the OP's GTO engine used? Many were 3/8" reach gasketed AC R44S. Perhaps the engine was a transplanted Chevy using a 14 mm tapered seat plugs. You said Pulstar did not make plugs for your B block 400 engine.....3/8" reach plugs....just curious.... BOB RENTON
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    Humor is like how one perceives or interpretation beauty....in a woman or car or life in general.....it's an individual thing or experience. My own preferences are programs that involve interpretation of the story line....ie, police drama or sports or similar or making one think......to each...
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    Never watched the program....IMO...a complete waste of my time......btw....I don't take meds...for tastless programs..especially those for stupid TV programs....instead of being called "Laugh-In" it should have been called humor-less.....some people watched it....some did not......I was a did...
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