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Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout
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On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo
wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Frank Gilliland wrote:
On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) |
On 26 Sep 2004 02:43:38 GMT, Steveo
wrote in : Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Well, ok, if you really like driving a popcicle....:-0 BTW, what's that string coming out of the passenger door window? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Frank Gilliland wrote:
On 26 Sep 2004 02:43:38 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Well, ok, if you really like driving a popcicle....:-0 Yep, ford and chevy hate that color. BTW, what's that string coming out of the passenger door window? It's tied to my wrist in case he needs to stop me in under the sixty seconds you get to impress the crowd. I can't see anything behind me. My hood is ajar in case something catches on fire there, and there's extinguishers on both sides of the car. There is a red/green light right in front of me on a timer too. It's as controlled as it can be except for the spectators if something really went south, and I told him about that too. He moved almost everyone to the side where the pic was taken after I ran. If you scroll to the right you'll see the DARE Corvette. That cop was yellow.. he wouldn't do a burnout like the other 17 contestants. :P |
Steveo wrote in message ...
Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Heheh my first car was a Plymouth Fury III, it was painted a very loud green, I called it a combination of babypuke and unripened banannas. It looked uglier than sin especialoly after my mom took the riding lawn mower down the side. But damn that thing would boogie. |
On 26 Sep 2004 15:40:49 -0700, (Keith Hosman
KC8TCQ) wrote in : Steveo wrote in message ... Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Heheh my first car was a Plymouth Fury III, it was painted a very loud green, I called it a combination of babypuke and unripened banannas. It looked uglier than sin especialoly after my mom took the riding lawn mower down the side. But damn that thing would boogie. Hey, I had a '66. That's the car that introduced me to the old poly-head 318. Probably one of the best engines ever built! -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
"Steveo" wrote in message ... Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Same lime green color my old 1970 Challenger R/T was painted. White top and interior, 383 Magnum engine, 4 spd trans with the Hurst pistol grip shifter, AM/FM stereo, air, power steering and brakes. My buddy had a 1971 429 Mustang with a 4 spd. -- Leland C. Scott KC8LDO Wireless Network Mobile computing on the go brought to you by Micro$oft |
"Leland C. Scott" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message ... Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Same lime green color my old 1970 Challenger R/T was painted. White top and interior, 383 Magnum engine, 4 spd trans with the Hurst pistol grip shifter, AM/FM stereo, air, power steering and brakes. Sweetheart ride, what did you with it? My buddy had a 1971 429 Mustang with a 4 spd. The prices these vintage muscle cars are fetching now boggles the mind. |
"Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ...
"Steveo" wrote in message ... Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Same lime green color my old 1970 Challenger R/T was painted. White top and interior, 383 Magnum engine, 4 spd trans with the Hurst pistol grip shifter, AM/FM stereo, air, power steering and brakes. My buddy had a 1971 429 Mustang with a 4 spd. there is a 72 Charger R/T Special setting in my home town that has never been titled |
From: (Steveo)
Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. |
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:10:48 -0400, (Twistedhed)
wrote: From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. Hmmm...... I wonder how one does that with WebTV........ Dave "Sandbagger" |
(Twistedhed) wrote:
From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! Hi Twist, the back tires are on a big ole steel plate that has been watered down right before the burnout..there's no traction at all. Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. Cool, do you have a generator down there for when you lose power? |
"Keith Hosman KC8TCQ" wrote in message om... "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... "Steveo" wrote in message ... Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Same lime green color my old 1970 Challenger R/T was painted. White top and interior, 383 Magnum engine, 4 spd trans with the Hurst pistol grip shifter, AM/FM stereo, air, power steering and brakes. My buddy had a 1971 429 Mustang with a 4 spd. there is a 72 Charger R/T Special setting in my home town that has never been titled I was talking to a guy at a customer's plant where I was working a few months ago and he told me a story about a Corvette. Seems a guy brought a new Vett and then ended up going to Nam right after. Before he went he had the car crated up. The guy came home in a bag so the car sat for years until his parents got curious about what was in this big crate. The car still had air in the tires, no rust mold etc. and had less than 100 miles on it. Think what that's worth today! -- Leland C. Scott KC8LDO Wireless Network Mobile computing on the go brought to you by Micro$oft |
"Twistedhed" wrote in message ... From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. Did you suffer any significant damage to your home? I would think after 4 hurricanes you're about ready to move to someplace safe like Michigan? 8-)) Lots of nice lakes for boating and fishing here. -- Leland C. Scott KC8LDO Wireless Network Mobile computing on the go brought to you by Micro$oft |
Steveo wrote:
(Keith Hosman KC8TCQ) wrote: Steveo wrote in message ... Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Heheh my first car was a Plymouth Fury III, it was painted a very loud green, I called it a combination of babypuke and unripened banannas. It looked uglier than sin especialoly after my mom took the riding lawn mower down the side. But damn that thing would boogie. Hey, here's a 66 in Jersey. http://www.cars-on-line.com/66ply17498.html hey steve just got back online after the mucho work on the house. those were a good looking group of humans in that picture. where did you light it up? and how much did it cost to replace the rubber???? didn't know you had a challenger as well as a belvediere (sp?) |
jim wrote:
Steveo wrote: (Keith Hosman KC8TCQ) wrote: Steveo wrote in message ... Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Heheh my first car was a Plymouth Fury III, it was painted a very loud green, I called it a combination of babypuke and unripened banannas. It looked uglier than sin especialoly after my mom took the riding lawn mower down the side. But damn that thing would boogie. Hey, here's a 66 in Jersey. http://www.cars-on-line.com/66ply17498.html hey steve just got back online after the mucho work on the house. Man, you should be about ready for a vacation pretty soon. those were a good looking group of humans in that picture. where did you light it up? and how much did it cost to replace the rubber???? It was at a car show in Seville, heh you can only see a few of the fun bunch in that pic. The DARE vette was there too but just to gander at. I put some may pop scab tires on just for the occasion and took it there and home on the trailer..the friggin' cords were sticking out of the tires when I was done. :P didn't know you had a challenger as well as a belvedere? That's a Charger! (like the color?) :) |
From: (Dave=A0Hall)
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:10:48 -0400, (Twistedhed) wrote: From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=3Dimg8...=3Dmobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. Hmmm...... I wonder how one does that with WebTV........ Dave "Sandbagger" Simple. One makes a webpage with the photos. You forget my skipfish page with them yankee boys? If you need detailed instructions on how basic webtv operates and functions, email me. In any event, let's clear up something for Mopar and myself. Mopar should be reminded that the discontent coming from "George" can be only one of two people....wa3moj, which Landshark has proven beyond reasonable doubt to the masses, or yourself. Now, before you get crazy, allow yourself this simple explanation.... you and "Geo" are the ONLY ones to ever post regarding intimate knowledge of Lancaster (Amish Country).......example: speaking of the previous ownership of Zinn's on Route 30. My other piece of enjoyed entertainment at the moment is you appear to have lost your zest for the quest of meeting up with myself. After expressing your dire want to meet many times on this group and mentioning your trip to Disney, I offered you several avenues in which to achieve your quest, the last of which you failed to respond. I will assume you were having fun and blowing smoke not expecting to actually be given several real-life opportunities to fulfill your curiosity and respond in kind. Behave yourself. |
From: (Steveo)
(Twistedhed) wrote: From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! _ (Hi Twist, the back tires are on a big ole steel plate that has been watered down right before the burnout..there's no traction at all.) Ha,,,,,betcha that smelled like, like,,,,,,big fun. Only thing missing was the RF drag race on another launching pad. _ Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. _ (Cool, do you have a generator down there for when you lose power? _ Absolutely. Using a Troy-Built now..only 3550 watts, 6.75 HP....but it's plenty enough to run the fridge, clothes washer, big screen (wife can't do without her 24 hour local news channel), box fan, cb/hammie radio and the most important of all,,,,,the coffee maker in the morning.I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Kind of neat when a large load is placed on it though, it never chugs, just "shifts gears" by changing the pitch of the engine. It delivers excellent performance..too bad it wasn't quieter. BTW, our power was restored late last night,,many still without power. |
Did you suffer any significant damage to your home? I would think after
4 hurricanes you're about ready to move to someplace safe like Michigan? 8-)) Lots of nice lakes for boating and fishing here. -- Leland C. Scott KC8LDO _ Actually, I did take damage this time. How's this for irony,,,I lost a Hurricane Shutter. I put them down and up twice in the past three weeks. This one wasn't supposed to come to the bay area, so by the time it did, it was too late to go outside and try to put them down...again. Thing was about 5 X 5 and weighed close to 30 pounds, held to the house by eight anchor bolts. It was ripped off like it was contructed of cardboard. I lost a gutter downspout, the neighbor took roof damage, and lots of homes near the beaches, both bay and Gulf sustained damage. I have good friends in Michigan, one owns a farm in Parma and has been telling me about his monster deer for years and trying to get me to come up for all the deer meat I want. My other friend is on the outskirts of Grand Rapids and has been trying to get us to visit since he and his wife moved there from here. I remember the snow from the north, experiencing the Loma Prieta (sp?) (the earthquakes) from the west, and of course, the hurricanes in the south. My order of preference hasn't changed. I'll take the hurricanes (plenty of warning vs. earthquakes) first, earthquakes second, and Jack Frost last. Only thing I want snow for is hunting/trapping season and Christmas morning. The sun disappears above Florida in the northern states for the majority of the winter.....I'm a sun junkie,,I need it almost every day. The sun on your face right when its coming up over the horizon out on the clear blue water, all alone, with no sound except the gulls is practically Heaven on earth. |
Moparholic wrote:
We have a bunch of 5.0 Mustangs running around the country roads out here with nitrous on them..instant asshole's. :P _ Enthusiastically agree! |
"Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ...
"Twistedhed" wrote in message ... From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. Did you suffer any significant damage to your home? I would think after 4 hurricanes you're about ready to move to someplace safe like Michigan? 8-)) Lots of nice lakes for boating and fishing here. Nice places for fishing in Ohio too.... Only problem I would see is that after all the time in FLA, getting used to the climate in the northern states might be a problem... My aunt and cousins came up from Houston to visit a few years back... in the summer time no less... and they were all complaining because it was cold? I wonder how they would feel in the winter heheheh. |
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:43:37 -0400, (Twistedhed)
wrote in : snip .....I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Just a suggestion: Shop around carefully for a generator. Most of the 'portables' and many of the commercial gensets on the market are junk. BTW, did you get my last email? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message ... On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:43:37 -0400, (Twistedhed) wrote in : snip .....I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Just a suggestion: Shop around carefully for a generator. Most of the 'portables' and many of the commercial gensets on the market are junk. Why is that Frank? Are they way overrated for continuous duty? Too much heat? What? I've not maxed one out enough to have a failure, but was wondering what to watch for. |
"Keith Hosman KC8TCQ" wrote in message om... "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... "Twistedhed" wrote in message ... From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. Did you suffer any significant damage to your home? I would think after 4 hurricanes you're about ready to move to someplace safe like Michigan? 8-)) Lots of nice lakes for boating and fishing here. Nice places for fishing in Ohio too.... Only problem I would see is that after all the time in FLA, getting used to the climate in the northern states might be a problem... My aunt and cousins came up from Houston to visit a few years back... in the summer time no less... and they were all complaining because it was cold? I wonder how they would feel in the winter heheheh. Same way you northern folks feel down here in the summer when the temp is 98 and the humidity is two percent above that! ;-) |
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:16:11 GMT, "I am not george,
itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge are morons!" wrote in : "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:43:37 -0400, (Twistedhed) wrote in : snip .....I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Just a suggestion: Shop around carefully for a generator. Most of the 'portables' and many of the commercial gensets on the market are junk. Why is that Frank? Are they way overrated for continuous duty? Too much heat? What? I've not maxed one out enough to have a failure, but was wondering what to watch for. Well, the worst I've seen are some of the Colemans with the plastic end-bell, which is about as dumb as AMC's plastic valve cover, and with more destructive results (got a B&S in the garage from a Coleman with a shattered rod, bent crankshaft and the cam snapped in half). Some brushless heads have problems due to less-than-robust rectifiers in the rotors, which are a bitch to replace. Some seemingly high-end generators are mated to motors that are not designed for such use. Some have poor regulation, some have proprietary connectors, some have limited voltage configurations, etc, etc, etc. What I'm saying is that if you are going to buy a generator, do your homework first or you are likely to have problems. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message ... On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:16:11 GMT, "I am not george, itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge are morons!" wrote in : "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message . .. On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:43:37 -0400, (Twistedhed) wrote in : snip .....I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Just a suggestion: Shop around carefully for a generator. Most of the 'portables' and many of the commercial gensets on the market are junk. Why is that Frank? Are they way overrated for continuous duty? Too much heat? What? I've not maxed one out enough to have a failure, but was wondering what to watch for. Well, the worst I've seen are some of the Colemans with the plastic end-bell, which is about as dumb as AMC's plastic valve cover, and with more destructive results (got a B&S in the garage from a Coleman with a shattered rod, bent crankshaft and the cam snapped in half). Some brushless heads have problems due to less-than-robust rectifiers in the rotors, which are a bitch to replace. Some seemingly high-end generators are mated to motors that are not designed for such use. Some have poor regulation, some have proprietary connectors, some have limited voltage configurations, etc, etc, etc. What I'm saying is that if you are going to buy a generator, do your homework first or you are likely to have problems. Suggestions on better models? I have a really old Pincor with almost no regulation, and was thinking I may replace it with a better model so that I can feel a bit more comfortable plugging electronics into it. I always check this old thing with a voltmeter to make sure it's not overvolting. |
Steveo wrote:
jim wrote: Steveo wrote: (Keith Hosman KC8TCQ) wrote: Steveo wrote in message . .. Frank Gilliland wrote: On 26 Sep 2004 01:33:11 GMT, Steveo wrote in : Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg Lime green? Wasn't that a popular color for the AMC Gremlin? I think it might have been. It's funny you mention the Gremlin, it was the only car we were sure we didn't see at Woodward but I'm sure there was at least one there. Sublime green screams vintage Mopar to me, obviously. I take a lot of ribbing for painting with that color on purpose but what the hey. :) Heheh my first car was a Plymouth Fury III, it was painted a very loud green, I called it a combination of babypuke and unripened banannas. It looked uglier than sin especialoly after my mom took the riding lawn mower down the side. But damn that thing would boogie. Hey, here's a 66 in Jersey. http://www.cars-on-line.com/66ply17498.html hey steve just got back online after the mucho work on the house. Man, you should be about ready for a vacation pretty soon. those were a good looking group of humans in that picture. where did you light it up? and how much did it cost to replace the rubber???? It was at a car show in Seville, heh you can only see a few of the fun bunch in that pic. The DARE vette was there too but just to gander at. I put some may pop scab tires on just for the occasion and took it there and home on the trailer..the friggin' cords were sticking out of the tires when I was done. :P good for snow traction :) didn't know you had a challenger as well as a belvedere? That's a Charger! (like the color?) :) my bad. i should know as the first car i drove was a dodge. thank god the car wasn't painted that ugly chevy yellow. |
AKC Supreme Being wrote:
"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message ... On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:16:11 GMT, "I am not george, itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge are morons!" wrote in : "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message ... On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:43:37 -0400, (Twistedhed) wrote in : snip .....I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Just a suggestion: Shop around carefully for a generator. Most of the 'portables' and many of the commercial gensets on the market are junk. Why is that Frank? Are they way overrated for continuous duty? Too much heat? What? I've not maxed one out enough to have a failure, but was wondering what to watch for. Well, the worst I've seen are some of the Colemans with the plastic end-bell, which is about as dumb as AMC's plastic valve cover, and with more destructive results (got a B&S in the garage from a Coleman with a shattered rod, bent crankshaft and the cam snapped in half). Some brushless heads have problems due to less-than-robust rectifiers in the rotors, which are a bitch to replace. Some seemingly high-end generators are mated to motors that are not designed for such use. Some have poor regulation, some have proprietary connectors, some have limited voltage configurations, etc, etc, etc. What I'm saying is that if you are going to buy a generator, do your homework first or you are likely to have problems. Suggestions on better models? I have a really old Pincor with almost no regulation, and was thinking I may replace it with a better model so that I can feel a bit more comfortable plugging electronics into it. I always check this old thing with a voltmeter to make sure it's not overvolting. just saw consumer reports ratings for generators and their highest rating for 3-4 kw rigs is a honda eu3000is. 4.5-7 kw is a generac. the best buy in the latter is the troy built but it does mention the noise problem. hth... |
"Landshark" wrote:
Did you get the pictures I sent you? Landshark Yep sure did. Lookin' GREAT man! I intended to send you an email back but I've been busier than a one armed paper hanger today..just got home. |
(Twistedhed) wrote:
From: (Steveo) (Twistedhed) wrote: From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! _ (Hi Twist, the back tires are on a big ole steel plate that has been watered down right before the burnout..there's no traction at all.) Ha,,,,,betcha that smelled like, like,,,,,,big fun. Only thing missing was the RF drag race on another launching pad. _ Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. _ (Cool, do you have a generator down there for when you lose power? _ Absolutely. Using a Troy-Built now..only 3550 watts, 6.75 HP....but it's plenty enough to run the fridge, clothes washer, big screen (wife can't do without her 24 hour local news channel), box fan, cb/hammie radio and the most important of all,,,,,the coffee maker in the morning.I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Kind of neat when a large load is placed on it though, it never chugs, just "shifts gears" by changing the pitch of the engine. It delivers excellent performance..too bad it wasn't quieter. BTW, our power was restored late last night,,many still without power. Yea, I have a 5K that is really LOUD! It works fine but you can't be near it because of the noise. My friend had a Honda at the Bristol Nascar race that we ran 3 campers off of. You could sit right next to that thing it was so quiet. Really a nice unit. Glad you got your power back. |
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:10:17 GMT, "AKC Supreme Being"
wrote in : "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:16:11 GMT, "I am not george, itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge are morons!" wrote in : "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message ... On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:43:37 -0400, (Twistedhed) wrote in : snip .....I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Just a suggestion: Shop around carefully for a generator. Most of the 'portables' and many of the commercial gensets on the market are junk. Why is that Frank? Are they way overrated for continuous duty? Too much heat? What? I've not maxed one out enough to have a failure, but was wondering what to watch for. Well, the worst I've seen are some of the Colemans with the plastic end-bell, which is about as dumb as AMC's plastic valve cover, and with more destructive results (got a B&S in the garage from a Coleman with a shattered rod, bent crankshaft and the cam snapped in half). Some brushless heads have problems due to less-than-robust rectifiers in the rotors, which are a bitch to replace. Some seemingly high-end generators are mated to motors that are not designed for such use. Some have poor regulation, some have proprietary connectors, some have limited voltage configurations, etc, etc, etc. What I'm saying is that if you are going to buy a generator, do your homework first or you are likely to have problems. Suggestions on better models? I have a really old Pincor with almost no regulation, and was thinking I may replace it with a better model so that I can feel a bit more comfortable plugging electronics into it. I always check this old thing with a voltmeter to make sure it's not overvolting. There is a hard-drive full of generator FAQs on the net, as well as thousands of posts telling of personal experiences with various makes and models. So I won't even try to make a list. But there are a few things I have learned over the years: Electric start is nice, but make sure it has a backup starting method. A 4-pole generator runs at 1800 rpm which effectivley quadruples the engine life over 2-pole generators, which run at 3600 rpm. If the rotor is a brush-type, make sure it uses 4 brushes. Many generators only have 2 brushes which makes for lots of RFI. Some generators (especially brushless generators) are regulated only by the speed of the motor. That's fine if you only want to run power tools and light bulbs. Make sure the motor has a pressurized oil system w/filter. Otherwise you will have to change the oil every 8-10 hours. It also increases the life of the motor by at least 10 times. This may not be easy, but try to find a generator head that has two seperate 115VAC windings (4-wire) as opposed to a center-tapped single 230VAC winding (3-wires). Suppose the generator has two outputs for 20A @ 115VAC. If it's a 4-wire generator you can parallel the two 115VAC windings for a total of 40A from a single output. This is important because it will provide more surge current for things like electric motors in freezers, washing machines, etc, which need lots of starting current or they will burn out from slow starts (leaving the generator to run happily along as if it wasn't responsible). But if it's a 3-wire generator, you're stuck with 20A and run the risk of burning up your furnace blower motor (ask me how I know!). Keep a stock of spare parts, especially the brushes, bearings, diodes, capacitors and filters. That way you can fix it when you -need- to fix it, not when the hardware store opens back up after power is restored. If these parts aren't available when you buy the generator, don't buy it. One more thing: Run it once in a while! Too many people run their generators once, put them in the garage for months or even years, then pull them out to find that the battery has solidified into a beautiful blue-green mass of crystals, or the motor is frozen, or the carb is gummed up because they didn't drain the bowl. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
"Steveo" wrote in message ... "Landshark" wrote: Did you get the pictures I sent you? Landshark Yep sure did. Lookin' GREAT man! I intended to send you an email back but I've been busier than a one armed paper hanger today..just got home. Likewise, I was moving furniture for my brother in law tonight. Putting the top back on Thursday, don't want to wait for rain to put it on. Man, it was so cool hauling the Buell behind the Bronco for Street Vibrations, nothing but thumbs up the whole way there and back. Went early Saturday morning to Virginia City, got there around 8:30am, only around 2 hundred bikes. Left around 11:30am, some 7,000+ bikes, a 4 mile line of bikes coming up and over the hill into Virginia City. Landshark -- __ o /' ) /' ( , __/' ) .' `; o _.-~~~~' ``---..__ .' ; _.--' b) LANDSHARK ``--...____. .' ( _. )). `-._ `\|\|\|\|)-.....___.- `-. __...--'-.'. `---......____...---`.___.'----... .' `.; `-` ` |
"Landshark" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message ... "Landshark" wrote: Did you get the pictures I sent you? Landshark Yep sure did. Lookin' GREAT man! I intended to send you an email back but I've been busier than a one armed paper hanger today..just got home. Likewise, I was moving furniture for my brother in law tonight. Putting the top back on Thursday, don't want to wait for rain to put it on. Man, it was so cool hauling the Buell behind the Bronco for Street Vibrations, nothing but thumbs up the whole way there and back. Went early Saturday morning to Virginia City, got there around 8:30am, only around 2 hundred bikes. Left around 11:30am, some 7,000+ bikes, a 4 mile line of bikes coming up and over the hill into Virginia City. Landshark Sounds like a fun combo, Buell and Bronco. 7000 bikes wow! |
"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message ... On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:10:17 GMT, "AKC Supreme Being" wrote in : "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message . .. On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:16:11 GMT, "I am not george, itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge are morons!" wrote in : "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message m... On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:43:37 -0400, (Twistedhed) wrote in : snip .....I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Just a suggestion: Shop around carefully for a generator. Most of the 'portables' and many of the commercial gensets on the market are junk. Why is that Frank? Are they way overrated for continuous duty? Too much heat? What? I've not maxed one out enough to have a failure, but was wondering what to watch for. Well, the worst I've seen are some of the Colemans with the plastic end-bell, which is about as dumb as AMC's plastic valve cover, and with more destructive results (got a B&S in the garage from a Coleman with a shattered rod, bent crankshaft and the cam snapped in half). Some brushless heads have problems due to less-than-robust rectifiers in the rotors, which are a bitch to replace. Some seemingly high-end generators are mated to motors that are not designed for such use. Some have poor regulation, some have proprietary connectors, some have limited voltage configurations, etc, etc, etc. What I'm saying is that if you are going to buy a generator, do your homework first or you are likely to have problems. Suggestions on better models? I have a really old Pincor with almost no regulation, and was thinking I may replace it with a better model so that I can feel a bit more comfortable plugging electronics into it. I always check this old thing with a voltmeter to make sure it's not overvolting. There is a hard-drive full of generator FAQs on the net, as well as thousands of posts telling of personal experiences with various makes and models. So I won't even try to make a list. But there are a few things I have learned over the years: Electric start is nice, but make sure it has a backup starting method. A 4-pole generator runs at 1800 rpm which effectivley quadruples the engine life over 2-pole generators, which run at 3600 rpm. If the rotor is a brush-type, make sure it uses 4 brushes. Many generators only have 2 brushes which makes for lots of RFI. Some generators (especially brushless generators) are regulated only by the speed of the motor. That's fine if you only want to run power tools and light bulbs. Make sure the motor has a pressurized oil system w/filter. Otherwise you will have to change the oil every 8-10 hours. It also increases the life of the motor by at least 10 times. This may not be easy, but try to find a generator head that has two seperate 115VAC windings (4-wire) as opposed to a center-tapped single 230VAC winding (3-wires). Suppose the generator has two outputs for 20A @ 115VAC. If it's a 4-wire generator you can parallel the two 115VAC windings for a total of 40A from a single output. This is important because it will provide more surge current for things like electric motors in freezers, washing machines, etc, which need lots of starting current or they will burn out from slow starts (leaving the generator to run happily along as if it wasn't responsible). But if it's a 3-wire generator, you're stuck with 20A and run the risk of burning up your furnace blower motor (ask me how I know!). Keep a stock of spare parts, especially the brushes, bearings, diodes, capacitors and filters. That way you can fix it when you -need- to fix it, not when the hardware store opens back up after power is restored. If these parts aren't available when you buy the generator, don't buy it. One more thing: Run it once in a while! Too many people run their generators once, put them in the garage for months or even years, then pull them out to find that the battery has solidified into a beautiful blue-green mass of crystals, or the motor is frozen, or the carb is gummed up because they didn't drain the bowl. Corporate radio plants are getting rid of their old gas gennies that they used to power their transmitter shack and going to diesel to power the whole plant, offices and all. The station I worked for just got rid of a 200A single phase Onan 6 cylinder for the price of the title transfer and delivery (dirt cheap) this also included the automatic transfer switch. and wiring to transfer switch I wish I would have jumped on that. I just moved from the city to, well, Bum **** Egypt and I know my power will fail this winter. The cool thing about gas over diesel at this point is that gas engines can be converted to propane and I have a big ass propane tank. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20. Watch Radio World it's a trade rag for broadcast engineers, there's always a couple in there. Chad |
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Kennelmaster of rec.radio's puppy pound, wrote:
Same way you northern folks feel down here in the summer when the temp is 98 and the humidity is two percent above that! ;-) _ Oh yea, that. We call that APRILMAYJUNEJULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER You can always tell the newbie tourists,,,,they stay in the water all day to avoid the heat and try and cool off. You can recognize them by the white gobs of sun block their wives smear on them in the late afternoon on top of their lobster-like appearance, but by then it is too late. They are usually in the emergency room by 9:00 PM, hungry, because they didn't have dinner due to the hours of ambivalance spent deciding whether or not to go to the ER, agreeing to go and seek treatment only when the blisters begin to appear when the sun goes down. These type yanks never return and marvelously blame their amazing and miserable experience on the state itself. 'Ol Sol serves as a sort of weeding process at times g. |
From: (Steveo)
(Twistedhed) wrote: From: (Steveo) (Twistedhed) wrote: From: (Steveo) Did I ever show you the pic of my Charger winning the burnout contest? http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=mobmain.jpg _ How did all that white smoke come about with no pavement? Super cool photo! _ (Hi Twist, the back tires are on a big ole steel plate that has been watered down right before the burnout..there's no traction at all.) Ha,,,,,betcha that smelled like, like,,,,,,big fun. Only thing missing was the RF drag race on another launching pad. _ Speaking of pics, my buddy was here form West Palm (evacuee from Jeanne) and when the damn storm came here (we are still without electric and I'm on a generator so I probably won't be around again until the electric gets turned on) he took some super pics of the palm trees on my property during the eye-wall. When he gets back home and sends them to me, I'll post them. _ (Cool, do you have a generator down there for when you lose power? _ Absolutely. Using a Troy-Built now..only 3550 watts, 6.75 HP....but it's plenty enough to run the fridge, clothes washer, big screen (wife can't do without her 24 hour local news channel), box fan, cb/hammie radio and the most important of all,,,,,the coffee maker in the morning.I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Kind of neat when a large load is placed on it though, it never chugs, just "shifts gears" by changing the pitch of the engine. It delivers excellent performance..too bad it wasn't quieter. BTW, our power was restored late last night,,many still without power. _ Yea, I have a 5K that is really LOUD! It works fine but you can't be near it because of the noise. My friend had a Honda at the Bristol Nascar race that we ran 3 campers off of. You could sit right next to that thing it was so quiet. Really a nice unit. Glad you got your power back. _ That's the type generator I'm talking about. Glad to know someone that actually had an experience with one, 'cause I never tried them. I think I may rent one for a weekend to take camping to get a better feel for it. |
Frank Gilliland wrote:
(There is a hard-drive full of generator FAQs on the net, as well as thousands of posts telling of personal experiences with various makes and models. So I won't even try to make a list. But there are a few things I have learned over the years: Electric start is nice, but make sure it has a backup starting method. A 4-pole generator runs at 1800 rpm which effectivley quadruples the engine life over 2-pole generators, which run at 3600 rpm. If the rotor is a brush-type, make sure it uses 4 brushes. Many generators only have 2 brushes which makes for lots of RFI. Some generators (especially brushless generators) are regulated only by the speed of the motor. That's fine if you only want to run power tools and light bulbs. Make sure the motor has a pressurized oil system w/filter. Otherwise you will have to change the oil every 8-10 hours. It also increases the life of the motor by at least 10 times. This may not be easy, but try to find a generator head that has two seperate 115VAC windings (4-wire) as opposed to a center-tapped single 230VAC winding (3-wires). Suppose the generator has two outputs for 20A @ 115VAC. If it's a 4-wire generator you can parallel the two 115VAC windings for a total of 40A from a single output. This is important because it will provide more surge current for things like electric motors in freezers, washing machines, etc, which need lots of starting current or they will burn out from slow starts (leaving the generator to run happily along as if it wasn't responsible). But if it's a 3-wire generator, you're stuck with 20A and run the risk of burning up your furnace blower motor (ask me how I know!). ) - Haha,,,,that sucks! I'm chuckling because for a moment there you had me calculating the price of a new washer, even though this one is only a few years old. I guess the Troy-Bilt was made for this stuff, 'cause I ran several other things while the washer cycled. - (Keep a stock of spare parts, especially the brushes, bearings, diodes, capacitors and filters. That way you can fix it when you -need- to fix it, not when the hardware store opens back up after power is restored. If these parts aren't available when you buy the generator, don't buy it. One more thing: Run it once in a while! Too many people run their generators once, put them in the garage for months or even years, then pull them out to find that the battery has solidified into a beautiful blue-green mass of crystals, or the motor is frozen, or the carb is gummed up because they didn't drain the bowl.) -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Thanks Frank,,,now I need to bone up on these brushes and les you speak of,,eventually. |
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