Umm. The alcohol wasn't 15%. I also forgot to mention that I burned
and split two exhaust valves. I'd not thought about it before but I
suppose that could have been due to the lack of tetraethyl lead whose
function was to protect valves.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/22/2010 8:58 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> But not a 1940's Ford Bill. Would rather have a diet with tetraethyl
> lead without etoh.
>
> Charlie (who's not sure if his '04 Honda will swallow 15% etoh when
> it comes down the pipe)
>
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Bill Pearce<bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Why is that aproblem? I run alcohol just fine.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent:
>> Saturday, November 20, 2010 7:50 PM To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
>>
>>
>>
>> But it is necessary to remove the oil pan when all the ground up
>> brass bits of your bearing surfaces have made a thick pile of brass
>> mud in the bottom of the pan. (relatively) stock flat head Fords
>> apparently weren't built to run alcohol. Didn't help the clutch
>> either. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 11/20/2010 4:22 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>>> They were trying to tell you that you shouldn't removed the oil
>>> pan, as
>> all
>>> the oil will be making a mess under the car.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent:
>>> Saturday, November 20, 2010 12:38 PM To: Olympus Camera
>>> Discussion Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving
>>> money?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Or my 1940 Ford convertible which required removing the motor
>>> mounts and jacking up the front of the engine to remove the oil
>>> pan. :-)
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/20/2010 1:26 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>>>> Amazing! It looks like it could be serviced without unbolting
>> motormounts
>>>> and jacking up engine, unlike some American Cars of the
>>>> seventies and eighties.
>>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 20 November 2010 14:40, Bill Pearce<bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote (on the subject of V6 engines in Miatas):
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