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#1
Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?
Last post by b5blue - Today at 04:44:55 PMHave you flushed a toilet in the last 24 hours? 
#2
Interior / Re: Classic Auto Air
Last post by John_Kunkel - Today at 03:16:01 PMA/C leaks can be a nightmare even for the pros. The dye only seems to work for spotting leaks if the gas leakage is accompanied by oil leakage and the dye is hard to spot in closed places like the evaporator box. Sniffers have their limits too.
A lot of pro shops are now using nitrogen to test for stubborn leaks.
#3
Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?
Last post by John_Kunkel - Today at 02:54:00 PMQuote from: Kern Dog on Yesterday at 07:24:24 PMStuff like this is why the majority of Americans have a hatred for the state of California. The stupidity that starts here spreads to other states.
I was born in and lived my early years in the Los Angeles "basin". When I left there in 1957 the smog was so bad that you sometimes couldn't see the end of your own street and your eyes burned and watered on a summer day. Now, with many times the number of people and cars, those conditions have improved dramatically. You think that would have happened without government "interference"? Ditto for many other big cities that followed California's lead. Ever see pics of Bejing? People were wearing masks long before Covid because of the polluted air.
One doesn't have to be a "tree hugger" to want breathable and drinkable water.
#4
Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?
Last post by John_Kunkel - Today at 02:42:40 PMQuote from: Kern Dog on Yesterday at 01:35:45 PMIt is pointless to argue with idiots, I'll agree with that.
I know, I've been arguing with YOU for years.
QuoteThe argument that oil will run out is another silly one when even at the current rate, that timeline runs about 400 years
You stated that once before and I challenged you for a credible source which you couldn't provide.
Quote....while old reserves we abandoned are often found to have replenished themselves. It isn't from dead dinosaurs either, oil is an organic substance that the earth creates.
The debate is whether it "replenishes" at the rate it's being consumed. The population grows daily ad the demand grows with it.
QuoteGas vehicles are nowhere near as toxic to the environment as mining for and disposing of battery chemicals.
Sez you. Interesting statistic..there are estimated to be 3.2 million abandoned oil and gas wells in the continental U.S. Most of those were just walked away from without any attempt to mitigate the toxic gasses that spew from them. Some discharge so much toxic gas that the plumes of gas are visible from infrared on orbiting satellites. Battery technology advances almost daily...new ways to make batteries without rare earth elements is in the works.
QuoteIt really is US against the EVs because if we don't fight for what we love, those that follow us will have fewer choices. They will miss out on what we know and love.
The root definition of conservative is "reluctant to change". Sometimes it takes government intervention to bring about beneficial change. I witnessed all the whining about emissions devices robbing horsepower and killing gas mileage and now technology has brought us IC cars with more power, better mileage and cleaner air at the same time they smoke your big inch carburated behemoth.
QuoteTo take the attitude of so what? I got mine, I'll be dead soon.. is pathetic and selfish.
And, yet, that's exactly what you're advocating but you just can't see it.
#5
Charger Discussion / Re: Booster help
Last post by bakerhillpins - Today at 11:25:27 AMIsn't that a Bendix single diaphragm unit? Do you have power drums or disc?
My 69 had one of those when I got it too and I have power drums but it's likely a replacement unit. IIRC the Midland-Ross unit was on power drum cars. I'm pretty sure 68s had the MR unit too.
Old brain is telling me that the Bendix in OP could be found on the 69s but that's probably wrong.
My 69 had one of those when I got it too and I have power drums but it's likely a replacement unit. IIRC the Midland-Ross unit was on power drum cars. I'm pretty sure 68s had the MR unit too.
Old brain is telling me that the Bendix in OP could be found on the 69s but that's probably wrong.
#6
Parts & Accessories For Sale / Re: Carter, AVS 4734S carburet...
Last post by Bossman963 - Today at 10:56:44 AMhow about a cost?
#7
Interior / Re: Classic Auto Air
Last post by Kern Dog - Yesterday at 10:56:11 PMI am a bit stubborn....(Big surprise, huh ?) I just can't get myself to bring this car to a shop except for an alignment! I built the car, I'll be the one fixing it. (With a little help of course)
I have a buddy a couple towns over. I'll make a trip out to see him and report back when we get it figured out.
I have a buddy a couple towns over. I'll make a trip out to see him and report back when we get it figured out.
#8
Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?
Last post by Kern Dog - Yesterday at 07:24:24 PMThank you. That was my point, that we need to fight the forces that are trying to eliminate what we have and what we have chosen for ourselves.
If the EV sales were just market driven and completely up to the buyer to choose, I'd have no problem with them.
I am very resistant to accepting what is being forced on me. I see a group of people that just blindly accept what any government is pushing and it both saddens and disgusts me.
Kunkel rails against such things using keywords like "groupthink" yet fails to use that phrase he likes to describe the sheep that willingly go along with slow and gradual moves to eliminate gas and diesel cars in the state that we BOTH live in.
This isn't Chicken Little crying out here. I'm not crying wolf either. The enviro maniacs are relentless. Gas and diesel cars are cheaper, more reliable, easier to service and maintain, are cleaner now than ever and the vehicles last far longer than any EV does. They are easily recycled at the end with far fewer toxic components to dispose of than any EV.
What some people either fail to realize or are denying is that the BAN on new gas/diesel vehicle sales will surely lead to a ban on registering an old car bought out of state. There goes the classic car market here...
Oppressive change has to happen incrementally because if they tried it all at once, the public would revolt. They know that if these measures are implemented slowly and spread out over time, the sheep will not fight it.
Stuff like this is why the majority of Americans have a hatred for the state of California. The stupidity that starts here spreads to other states.
If the EV sales were just market driven and completely up to the buyer to choose, I'd have no problem with them.
I am very resistant to accepting what is being forced on me. I see a group of people that just blindly accept what any government is pushing and it both saddens and disgusts me.
Kunkel rails against such things using keywords like "groupthink" yet fails to use that phrase he likes to describe the sheep that willingly go along with slow and gradual moves to eliminate gas and diesel cars in the state that we BOTH live in.
This isn't Chicken Little crying out here. I'm not crying wolf either. The enviro maniacs are relentless. Gas and diesel cars are cheaper, more reliable, easier to service and maintain, are cleaner now than ever and the vehicles last far longer than any EV does. They are easily recycled at the end with far fewer toxic components to dispose of than any EV.
What some people either fail to realize or are denying is that the BAN on new gas/diesel vehicle sales will surely lead to a ban on registering an old car bought out of state. There goes the classic car market here...
Oppressive change has to happen incrementally because if they tried it all at once, the public would revolt. They know that if these measures are implemented slowly and spread out over time, the sheep will not fight it.
Stuff like this is why the majority of Americans have a hatred for the state of California. The stupidity that starts here spreads to other states.
#9
Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?
Last post by lloyd3 - Yesterday at 06:50:55 PMKD: I spent the last year working for the USEPA in their Technical Assistance Branch here in Region VIII. I did not talk about my hobbies or my politics ever because it would have been seriously unwise for me to do so. Almost everybody I worked with there was a big fan of electric vehicles (and many were owners). Your concerns about the future of ICE vehicles (internal combustion engine) in California and elsewhere are justified IMHO. This issue will likely also begin affect the value of these vehicles going forward for the simple reason of not being able to register them for use in the future (certainly in California after 2035).
Certainly, lots can happen before that time but forces are aligning to eliminate or at least restrict the use ICE vehicles in many (mostly urban) places. Many coastal states & big cities (i.e., all Blue) are looking at this issue these days.
Certainly, lots can happen before that time but forces are aligning to eliminate or at least restrict the use ICE vehicles in many (mostly urban) places. Many coastal states & big cities (i.e., all Blue) are looking at this issue these days.
#10
Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?
Last post by HANDM - Yesterday at 06:26:06 PMQuote from: Kern Dog on Yesterday at 03:03:37 PMTry driving on roads where you're overtaxed and underserved. This state has the highest gas taxes and some of the worst road conditions, especially for not having snow to deal with.
Try I-5 through Seattle sometime, talk about shitty. I'm down in Santa Anna and the freeways are like glass compared to Seattle and surrounding areas around it