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Date:  Thu, 15 May 1997 18:56:22 -0700
From: "Landen Schooler (the Scotsman)" <skoullar-at-ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Gas and MTBE

Well, the additive you CA folks need to use is Ethanol!
Support America's Farmers! Remember where all that cheap food
comes from?
Landen Schooler
an Iowa Farmer





Mike_Ahlmann-at-infinity.com wrote:
> 
>      Well, it looks like California may ban the use of MTBE as a fuel
> additive.  Seems that it's ending up in a lot of our scarce water supplies
> so the state legislature man ban it as soon as  March '97.  My question is,
> what are they likely to use instead, and what would the drawbacks be?  Is
> MTBE contributing to the rubber rot caused by the "EC" fuels?
> 
>           -Mike A.
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Date:  Thu, 15 May 1997 17:58:42 -0700
From: BG <garrison-at-ptw.com>
Subject: Re: 80+ lbs of oil pressure?

R. Laureano wrote:
> 
> Just when I think I have everything working (I can live with the
> schizoprenic gas gauge)my oil pressure gauge gets delusions of grandure...
> 
> Anyone know why a once healthy oil pressure gauge just goes beserk one day
> and upon ignition goes from 0 to an 80+ reading in 1.2 seconds?  Maybe if
> someone can just point me to where the oil pressure wire is connected I can
> start from there.


Roti... On my 78 J-20 the oil pressure gauge stoped working... started
working... was erratic...  I pulled the instrument cluster out and the 2
nuts that hold the Oil gauge to the back of the cluster were loose! 
This is important because the nuts actually secure the gage both
physically and electrically to the circuit board!!! Once tightened no
problems!

I dont know what model you have but you can try the above procedure...

Don't forget to check your sending unit ... on my truck it's located on
the oil filter block.  I replaced mine when I rebuilt the truck for 12
dollars...

Bert Garrison 78 J-20, 360 4bbl, T-18, D20
Edwards CA

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Date:  Thu, 15 May 1997 20:07:13 -0500
From: Jeff Herbst <JeffHerbst-at-electrosys.com>
Subject: I went off half cocked!

OK guys, I WAS in a hurry this morning.

 Your right, The correct formula to calcite CID is (pi) x radius squared
x stroke x #of cylinders. (Sorry I can't find a way to do superscript).

 So divide your bore in half, square that and multiply by 3.14, then by
the stroke, then by the 8.

Jeff Herbst

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Date:  Thu, 15 May 97 18:12:01 PDT
From: Alisa Mize <jaamize-at-nwlink.com>
Subject: Re: GW doing ruhmba at stop signs

actually, I paid attention to how it felt when it was driving and I  real=
ized that it must be doing it then too, because I have noticed that if =
I go very slow I feel like I am riding a horse so  much so that I have =
started listening to the sons of the pioneers when I drive and I feel lik=
e I am there on the praire driving along with them:) and then  at stop =
signs it goes back to doing the rumba instead of the ambling horse.  Mayb=
e I just have a jeep with character?
Alisa


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Date:  Thu, 15 May 1997 18:08:17 -0700
From: BG <garrison-at-ptw.com>
Subject: Re: Suprise Canyon

bks-at-co.intel.com wrote:
> 
> Have any of you ever taken a FSJ up Suprise Canyon down by Death Valley?
> 
> My mom just got back from soakin up some sun down there and she brought
> be back a video that has amoung other things a trip of 10 vehicles up
> Suprise Canyon.  Looked .... interesting.  There are somthing like 6
> waterfalls you have to get up (and then back down).  Lots of winchin.
> 
> -brad


Brad... I don't know but if you want to get a trip together I'm in...
Hear the surprise canyon can be ugly for us long wheel base guys. There
r other good trail in that area though.  I live nearby and fly over the
Panamint valley all the time...  Looks Tuff!!!

Bert Garrison 78 J-20, 360 4bbl, T-18, D20
Edwards CA

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Date:  Thu, 15 May 1997 18:39:23 -0700
From: Joe Schaefer <joes-at-olympus.net>
Subject: RE: Number 310: aka non fsj

>Gordon McKenzie wrote:
>
>Oops. I hate correcting myself, but that is Cdn 2.23 for US gallon.
>About $1.60 US for a US gallon. Maybe I should stop whining.
>
>Gord
>

Hey don't worry Gord, once Frank and a few of our overseas brethren jump in
here, all of us in N.A. will feel MUCH better about what we're paying for
gas :) Of course the folks S.A. (at least Venezuela anyway) will shame us
big time :(

Regards,
-jj

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Date:  Thu, 15 May 1997 18:46:46 -0700
From: SuperKen <kenns-at-concentric.net>
Subject: Re: Suprise Canyon

i hasvent been up suprise, dont  got a winch, but iv
been up stone canyon. no water tho!!

bks-at-co.intel.com wrote:
> 
> Have any of you ever taken a FSJ up Suprise Canyon down by Death Valley?
> 
> My mom just got back from soakin up some sun down there and she brought
> be back a video that has amoung other things a trip of 10 vehicles up
> Suprise Canyon.  Looked .... interesting.  There are somthing like 6
> waterfalls you have to get up (and then back down).  Lots of winchin.
> 
> -brad
> 
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