The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[ChristianPatriot]

I sent the pics of the damaged Nitrous kit box to Jegs stating my displeasure that they would put an already damage product in the box and ship it. I included 2 pics of the shipping box, undamaged, so as to prove my point.
They responded yesterday that were sorry and asked if the actual contents were damaged. I responded that I have as yet to open the damaged box waiting on them.
I do not want to mess up any returns etc.
Lets see what they say.

What a pain

 

[churchmouse]

What a pain

Knowing how these are packaged inside the box I seriously doubt there will be any real damage. I just want this on record.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I’ve been reading up a lot on carb and ignition tuning.

 

[churchmouse]

I’ve been reading up a lot on carb and ignition tuning.

Uh-oh.....

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Uh-oh.....

Scary, I know

 

[churchmouse]

Scary, I know

Remember that like a good well balanced HVAC system the same applies in tuning.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Remember that like a good well balanced HVAC system the same applies in tuning.

Boiler tuning was my favorite thing to do

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Bit the bullet and ordered a timing light

 

[churchmouse]

Boiler tuning was my favorite thing to do

And it correlates to Carb tuning. Especially variable rate power burners.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

And it correlates to Carb tuning. Especially variable rate power burners.

Having a combustion analyzer helps

 

[churchmouse]

Having a combustion analyzer helps

Cheater.....

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Cheater.....

What’d you old guys do? Lick the flue?

 

[churchmouse]

What’d you old guys do? Lick the flue?

You do realize I will be seeing you again.....

Actually we had the Honeywell fluid analyzers and they sucked so freaking bad you just got good at tweaking them. A good flu temp gauge and a serious attention to details could get you so close the Honeywell was the last test. Maybe 2 were required but beyond that the stacks ran clean.

Then the new stuff came along. Clean run burners and EPA guidelines to follow. The new digitals were a godsend and with them a lawyer could check the set up.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

You do realize I will be seeing you again.....

Actually we had the Honeywell fluid analyzers and they sucked so freaking bad you just got good at tweaking them. A good flu temp gauge and a serious attention to details could get you so close the Honeywell was the last test. Maybe 2 were required but beyond that the stacks ran clean.

Then the new stuff came along. Clean run burners and EPA guidelines to follow. The new digitals were a godsend and with them a lawyer could check the set up.

Pretty flame and good stack temp normally got me close.

 

[churchmouse]

Pretty flame and good stack temp normally got me close.

Lots and lots of Fuel burners in the :Fogey: days. Lots of them. A few heavy 9 systems.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Lots and lots of Fuel burners in the :Fogey: days. Lots of them. A few heavy 9 systems.

I never had the privilege of tuning #2. Lots of gas burners with oil backup but I never got to spark it up.

 

[churchmouse]

I never had the privilege of tuning #2. Lots of gas burners with oil backup but I never got to spark it up.

Heavy #5 and heavier #9 are a serious treat.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Tuning boilers and doing pump alignments were my absolute favorites. Probably why I‘m drawn to engines. None of that laser nonsense. Magnets and dial indicators.

 

[churchmouse]

Tuning boilers and doing pump alignments were my absolute favorites. Probably why I‘m drawn to engines. None of that laser nonsense. Magnets and dial indicators.

Depending on the coupling I could get very close with a steel rule. Dial came out after the initial.

 

[thunderchicken]

Sad to say it but we have lost a legend and one of my childhood heros...Bob Glidden passed away yesterday at 73yo.