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Old 01-11-2019, 08:55 AM
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^ Agreed, and for the same reasons. (Assuming that the belt is initially set per OEM specs with the gears in the "neutral" position.)

Edit: was responding to DNMakinson and the cams.

Edit ii: Now the message-composition window switches to purple after I've pasted in a username? Ok, I'm too lazy to change it.
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Old 01-11-2019, 09:36 AM
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^ Agree with DNMakinson
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Old 01-11-2019, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by DNMakinson
With explanations of logic.
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
^ Agreed, and for the same reasons. (Assuming that the belt is initially set per OEM specs with the gears in the "neutral" position.)

Edit: was responding to DNMakinson and the cams.

Edit ii: Now the message-composition window switches to purple after I've pasted in a username? Ok, I'm too lazy to change it.
Originally Posted by m2cupcar
^ Agree with DNMakinson
OK, you all see it as I do. That's the head I'm buying from "Der Idiot" here on the forum. He indicated the Maruha cams were originally cut with 110 lobe separation angle and he increased it to 115 with the adjustable gears. I think he adjusted them the incorrect direction from what his intentions were. Just making sure I wasn't crazy.
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Old 01-11-2019, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
OK, you all see it as I do. That's the head I'm buying from "Der Idiot" here on the forum. He indicated the Maruha cams were originally cut with 110 lobe separation angle and he increased it to 115 with the adjustable gears. I think he adjusted them the incorrect direction from what his intentions were. Just making sure I wasn't crazy.
Whoa, we did not say you were not crazy. That's a whole nuther subject.



EDIT COMMENT:
The common phrase a whole nother, formed by splitting the adjective another, makes no sense from a logical or grammatical standpoint, but it is often used informally or to create a colloquial tone in writing. Because it is informal, the phrase might be considered out of place in any type of serious writing. A whole other makes more sense, and there are one-word equivalents, such as different, separate, and unrelated, that are usually better in formal contexts.

Many writers insert an apostrophe in a whole ‘nother, but this would logically indicate that the writer means a whole another, which makes even less sense than a whole nother.

(Not only the above, but I even misspelled it.)

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Old 01-11-2019, 02:42 PM
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Old 01-11-2019, 02:53 PM
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I couldn't resist.
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Old 01-11-2019, 03:33 PM
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Heading out to South Bend Monday for a week. They actually booked me in a nice hotel this time.

They're calling for 1-3 inches, but some reports say up to 6.
Debating on taking the Miata or company car which ran without transmission fluid for a few months...



Pump #2 ready to **** off.
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Old 01-11-2019, 03:43 PM
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Old 01-11-2019, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by good2go
Well, apparently the guy died testing that trike not too long after that video was posted... https://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/...kets-has-died/

Equally nuts... ZX14 nitrous quad:

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Old 01-11-2019, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Erat
Heading out to South Bend Monday for a week. They actually booked me in a nice hotel this time.

They're calling for 1-3 inches, but some reports say up to 6.
Debating on taking the Miata or company car which ran without transmission fluid for a few months...​​​​​​
Unless you plan to drive the whole way with the top down, I don't think that pump will fit in the Miata.

Obviously driving from Detroit to Indiana with the top down in January will be a tad chilly, but I've done moderately long trips like this. The cyclist-style balaclava makes it much more tolerable.



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Old 01-11-2019, 04:18 PM
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Trip to SB and dead pump are not related.

I did put a couple heads in the front seat a couple days ago. Balaclava not required.
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Old 01-11-2019, 04:22 PM
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What 305 are you rebuilding?
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Old 01-11-2019, 04:32 PM
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The one that was in the boat, bottom end is still good(I think), so we're going a little further with it. Decked heads from 63cc chamber to 59cc. 100lb springs. Nice valve job. Better flowing vortec exhaust valves. This is kinda a cheater engine, but I don't think my old boat will set records so I'm not worried about a tear down.

Going to pick up a spare block Sunday. Hopefully I can find the time to go through this one. Needs a bit of work .
But I'm going to look at another boat in NY in a couple weeks and I really don't think I can run cheater in that hull.

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Old 01-11-2019, 04:39 PM
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Added to the list of things I would not do.
It would appear in other videos that he's not actually sitting on a seat of any kind, but rather just on top of the tank... and that he's physically strapped to the bike in a manner that keeps him from sliding aft. And that he's wearing jeans and a lycra shirt... why even bother with a helmet at that point?
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Old 01-11-2019, 05:34 PM
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Six

Thousand

PSI.

Directly between your legs.

Accelerating from 0 to 60 in a half second, on the way to 150 mph. On go-kart tires.

With, well, pretty much nothing at all in the way of safety equipment. Or a seat.



That would pretty much be like riding this:

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Old 01-11-2019, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Six

Thousand

PSI.

Directly between your legs.

Accelerating from 0 to 60 in a half second, on the way to 150 mph. On go-kart tires.

With, well, pretty much nothing at all in the way of safety equipment. Or a seat.



That would pretty much be like riding this:
You can't fix stupid.





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Old 01-11-2019, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by chiefmg

You can't fix stupid.
But nature can. ;-)

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Had one of these as a kid. Thanks to lots of time on my hands while looking for work, finally found and bought a nice one off eBay. For those who don't know (probably most of you), it's a bank.

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Old 01-11-2019, 06:47 PM
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There is a service advisor at my dealership that would write up this kind of ****....
Reminds me of the "Pilots vs Engineers Aircraft Reports":

After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet” which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humour. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: #2 Propeller seeping prop fluid
S: #2 Propeller seepage normal – #1 #3 and #4 propellers lack normal seepage

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That’s what they’re for

P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you’re right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

And the best one for last.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

As a software engineer, I can relate to the responses of the maintenance engineers.
A vague problem report with no supporting logs or information is bloody useless in most cases.
I simply respond with "More information required." to these useless Problem Reports - eventually they get it.
Note to noobs: This applies to queries on this forum too.
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