Sounds like you had fun. I'm really glad you got that information on your engine. Forgive me, but I knew you were running plugs that were too hot. I had no idea about the gas though. You said you'd ping and knock on hot days but I thought that might be a timing issue. A "mother & daughter" team to participate in WHAT events??? Probably not what I'm thinking. Rich --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > Greetings from the frozen north. Is COLD on NJ shore this time of year. > > Have met David Teitelbaum in person. He does not read DMCFORUM because > is not moderated. Says enough. > > Rob Grady conclusively identified my block. Identical to Volvo B27. ID > tag is Renault, but "R30" is a car model designation, not engine > model. Would be correct to say "engine that goes into an R30". Is > 9.5:1 compression. Source of SO much difficulty for SO long -- I've > been screwing around with 89 octane and plugs that are too hot. > Dropped in a set of Delco R42's and started burning 93 octane > exclusively. Is a whole new experience. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER > REDLINED MY CAR! Was so excited I wee wee'd all over the leather seat. > > Watched re-run of Monster Garage with Rick G, the man himself. People > up north are a bit more abrasive -- teased him a god bit. Of course > he's a Yankee too so I think comments just slid off. > > Was in line ahead of Rick's twin engine. Only Prelude block currently > running. A bit too much weight for the Japanese. His Cadillac block is > high compression 500 something, but gas tank only 5 gallons. He'll be > lucky to travel 50 miles between stations. Even the Prelude block > needs a fillup at 80 or so. > > Ken K taped a "Going to Pigeon Forge" plug. Actually it's a "Going to > Pigeon going Forge to going Pigeon going going Forge..." plug. Totally > disfunctional, even after several takes. Should make fun viewing if he > uses. > > I-95 North sucks. Is the most useless highway on the face of the > planet. I can't believe they charge you $10 in tolls to use the stupid > thing. At least am halfway home in DC (sorry Rich and Mike, no time to > stop by). Thank God for the American South. > > Confidential to Rich and Mike: are a mother/daughter team in western > MD (Susan & Tiffany) who would be amenable to participating DC area > events. Or so they say. > > Long enough post from a man whose DeLo is now smoking but who just > spent 5 hours idling the thing in a 3 lane parking lot... > > Bill Robertson > #5939 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o885gmo/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autore dir?camp=556&lineid=3614674?=egroupweb&pos=HM> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=152560567> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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