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underthetire
post Dec 8 2009, 10:11 AM
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I'd be in. January might be too soon for me since i no longer have any teeth on my flywheel. I can help with electrical if you need it.
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post Dec 8 2009, 10:43 AM
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QUOTE(underthetire @ Dec 8 2009, 08:11 AM) *

I'd be in. January might be too soon for me since i no longer have any teeth on my flywheel. I can help with electrical if you need it.


Hey Bob! Do you mean auto electrical or my ongoing home issues? I am enjoying the wonders of a 60 year old house with Zinsco breaker box and breakers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) I might have a flywheel around here somewhere...
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post Dec 8 2009, 10:52 AM
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QUOTE(underthetire @ Dec 8 2009, 08:11 AM) *

I'd be in. January might be too soon for me since i no longer have any teeth on my flywheel. I can help with electrical if you need it.


Hey Bob! Do you mean auto electrical or my ongoing home issues? I am enjoying the wonders of a 60 year old house with Zinsco breaker box and breakers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) I might have a flywheel around here somewhere...



I actually just picked up a GA with a perfect flywheel. just to cold right now to work in the garage. Plus the top of my long is gone, so not sure if i'm gonna save the car or not. The rest of the car is pretty nice. I can do auto and home electrical. Not much of a pipe bender, but I am NFPA certified for low voltage up to 600. I normally do low voltage logic/PLC programming stuff, but I think I could help you out. Really only 3 wires in a house!-jeff
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post Dec 8 2009, 12:17 PM
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I loved having people hanging out for the trans clinic. I'm not sure on all the details, but I've been pondering a recurring 'work weekend' for awhile. If we can figure out how to make it all run, I would love to host.

I have WB O2 sensor, but not a five gas analyzer.
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post Dec 8 2009, 12:35 PM
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Are we talking about a work-on-anything type of weekend or more of a topic based weekend, i.e. this weekend is all about carbs, FI, electrics, etc?
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post Dec 8 2009, 01:49 PM
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Are we talking about a work-on-anything type of weekend or more of a topic based weekend, i.e. this weekend is all about carbs, FI, electrics, etc?


We are more likely to get more participants if they get to choose. But this is an idea that I had, brought to Mark and found out he already was thinking about it. Of course, 5 people wanting to adjust valves is more manageable than 30 people with various goals. I just noticed that we have a lot of very capable people at the transmission clinic running around helping. Why not put that brain trust to work for the greater 914World good?
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post Dec 8 2009, 01:53 PM
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I hate how im in the middle of california (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) lol
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post Dec 8 2009, 10:25 PM
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QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Dec 8 2009, 08:43 AM) *

QUOTE(underthetire @ Dec 8 2009, 08:11 AM) *

I'd be in. January might be too soon for me since i no longer have any teeth on my flywheel. I can help with electrical if you need it.


Hey Bob! Do you mean auto electrical or my ongoing home issues? I am enjoying the wonders of a 60 year old house with Zinsco breaker box and breakers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) I might have a flywheel around here somewhere...



WOW! Zinsco breakers and the house hasn't burned down? Zinsco's have a habbat of not tripping when needed and tripping when not needed. Be careful!
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post Dec 8 2009, 10:38 PM
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QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Dec 8 2009, 08:25 PM) *

QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Dec 8 2009, 08:43 AM) *

QUOTE(underthetire @ Dec 8 2009, 08:11 AM) *

I'd be in. January might be too soon for me since i no longer have any teeth on my flywheel. I can help with electrical if you need it.


Hey Bob! Do you mean auto electrical or my ongoing home issues? I am enjoying the wonders of a 60 year old house with Zinsco breaker box and breakers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) I might have a flywheel around here somewhere...



WOW! Zinsco breakers and the house hasn't burned down? Zinsco's have a habbat of not tripping when needed and tripping when not needed. Be careful!


No kidding...Rob asked me about the fuses just after we met and I had to look up the damn things since the pre-date me by several decades!
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post Dec 8 2009, 10:56 PM
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If you ever need Zinsco's they are available from D&F Liquidators in Hayward, CA.
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post Dec 9 2009, 09:08 AM
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If you ever need Zinsco's they are available from D&F Liquidators in Hayward, CA.


Jim Dupree rewired his own house and kept the Zinsco breakers. It must be a local contractor from the 50's because both our houses date from that time.
We can talk more about it at a Sacramento Porsche Family Reunion if you come up...
I hear you on the not tripping when they should and tripping when they don't need to.
Been there done that. Got the flashlights to prove it.
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post Dec 9 2009, 09:47 AM
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I'd be in for a couple of these depending on what the topics are.
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post Dec 9 2009, 10:24 AM
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post Dec 9 2009, 10:53 AM
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QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Dec 9 2009, 07:08 AM) *

QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Dec 8 2009, 08:56 PM) *

If you ever need Zinsco's they are available from D&F Liquidators in Hayward, CA.


Jim Dupree rewired his own house and kept the Zinsco breakers. It must be a local contractor from the 50's because both our houses date from that time.
We can talk more about it at a Sacramento Porsche Family Reunion if you come up...
I hear you on the not tripping when they should and tripping when they don't need to.
Been there done that. Got the flashlights to prove it.


Yes I rewired and kept the Zinsco, as in they are out in the garage in a cabinet. I put in a Square D panel from Home Depot. New breakers are about $7 now.
My zinsco kept melting parts of the bus bar the breakers fit on to. When it melted the bar where the main breaker fit I replaced the whole thing. Of course it melted down on a Friday afternoon while I was at work.

Anyone need some used Zinsco breakers or panel?

Jim

PS I am up for a monthly or semi monthly tech gathering.
I think we should have a specific topic or topics so we can control the tools, knowledge, prep needed. I have a 4 gas analyzer but the O2 sensor is bad.
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post Dec 9 2009, 11:05 AM
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I re-did my grandparents panel. It actually had the old screw in glass fuses. Not that those were bad, in fact I think they are better than breakers in some areas, but they got real spendy to change. Thats where "put a penny in it" came from. They used to jumper them out with coins! I went through the house after and threw away about a dozen FABRIC covered extension cords. Wow, can't believe they never had a fire!
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post Dec 9 2009, 02:47 PM
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depending on the topics, I'd be interested as well. doing a valve job has been mentioned a few times...would definitely be interested in that!
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post Dec 9 2009, 02:57 PM
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depending on the topics, I'd be interested as well. doing a valve job has been mentioned a few times...would definitely be interested in that!


An actual engine out, heads off, valve job is beyond the spirit of what we are hoping to develop here. You can certainly talk to McMark about that as a shop job though. I think what you might mean and what has been mentioned is valve adjustment.
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I don't have the necessary equipment to redo the heads. We could certainly have a discussion about heads, valves, and what goes wrong. But as far as fixing heads, that's a job best left to people with years of experience.
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post Dec 9 2009, 11:58 PM
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Hmmm, how do I get my rotisseried 'teener to Napa???

Actually, these are the kinda get togethers I enjoy, and I'm bummed I was out of town for the trans clinic (of course, I'm using a Suby trans...). I'm a real hands-on kinda guy.

Even if I have nothing to work on, I'd be happy to lend a hand on someone else's project. Count me in.

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My idea is to have a Tech-Day monthly where you guys bring a list of things you want to accomplish on your cars. We potluck lunch and some guys who are spectators help the guys who brought cars and lists accomplish those lists. For example, here is my list.

Install early speedo cable to replace the late model one that I eliminated when I put in the Morphenspectra subbox.

Install my solid steering coupler in place of the aging factory rubber part.

Install new bushings to take the up down slop out of my steering column.

Wire my foglights and rear license plate light. Wire in the fog light flash unit from JWest.

Regularly, adjust my valves.

Bleed my brakes with someone other than a 12 year old doing the peddle tromping.

This is an example of a real list of things that could get accomplished in a weekend event with other guys around who have skills I don't, and I have skills some of them don't.

In education, we call this a collaborative cohort. Together as a group, we are greater than any one of us alone.

Plus, and this is a big plus - Those of you who don't know McMark will be amazed at his ability to see a solution so subtle it looks like it might be factory.
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