Working on my M117 T5 transmission adaptor plate. Drilled and tapped about 16 holes in 1/2" steel plate.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

That sounds like a full day's work.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Decided to get off my butt and install the ignition control for Megasquirt on my M117. Pulled the shroud, radiator, fan belts, hoses, etc. for easier access to mount the sensor and trigger wheel.

Mounted the trigger wheel to the pulley with the missing tooth in the correct offset (or so I thought). Went to re-install the pulley and got reminded of something I had forgotten. The pulley on the M117 is "keyed" to a certain position. Not an actual "key" but two of the mounting holes are offset and the pulley will only install in one position. Frick! Of course the missing tooth location as I installed it is in the wrong position. Sigh. The only good thing about my mistake is I used J-B weld epoxy to mount the wheel instead of welding it into place. Easy enough to apply heat and remove the stickum. PITA nevertheless.

Trying to stay busy in the shop 'cause the wife is beginning to make "new kitchen cabinet" noises.

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“Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames.”
― Brian P. Cleary, You Oughta Know By Now

Is it not raining in Arizona ? .

'Honey - dos' ~ uh, oh ~ you'd better run .

It's still raining in So. Cal., idiots are speeding up in it as usual and crashing in spectacular fashion ~ I drove to L.A. this morning and was amazed ~ cars flying off the freeway and punching holes in cinderblock retaining walls etc.....

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I wonder how that plays out at the hospital?

I don't know, I always avoid that end of my old job...

I hope it's not making things harder for the C-19 folks, L.A.'s County Hospital was build in the 1930's and used to be HUGE ~ it had an entire separate building for infectious diseases , they tore it down and rebuilt it with about 1/2 the beds a few years ago in spite of a much larger population than the old one was built for....

Keep an eye on Los Angeles, I think we're bout to get hit worse than NYC .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

This critter doesn't spread itself. When the peeps get smart it is over.

went with NGK, man talk about running good,better mpg. I must have not gapped old champions.they were at .025, now at .030

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

I know some won't believe this but champions are crap and have been for decades .

Good to hear it's running better ! .

I need some two wheeled therapy my self .

One should always experiment with wider plug gaps until you find where you get a misfire then go down about .004" .

Few pay any attention to the details, I do and always paid close attention on my training studies .

Oddly enough my California SMOG license training was possibly the best at understanding the tuning details .

I decided to not get the license after I passed the class and was certified .

Still using and sharing tips & tricks I learned long ago .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

? Did I remember to share this ? .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY5BzidOlH0&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BikeBandit+News%21&utm_campaign=BikeBandit+News

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

autolites,and A.C.'s fall apart.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

Ive had a 1979 BMW airhead ("R65") in front of my house for the last 5 or 7 years. Its been 'alone and palely loitering' under a cover, waiting for me to not have kids or something (my oldest just turned 14...). Used to belong to my father

That bike is not in the garage, in pieces, and I'm pricing parts ($500+ for everything it needs to be 'safe'

...I may actually ride again someday soon...

I'm not sure I want to spend $500 on parts, but I think Im seeing motorcycle/scooter prices rise, and I could def. get $1000 for a running airhead, so even if I dont love this bike (I dont, its old/slow) its probably a good investment. Or the 14 year old can learn on it

two-wheeled therapy ? I like the idea...

-John

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2009 Kia Sedona
2009 Honda Odyssey EX-L
12006 Jetta Pumpe Duse
(insert Mercedes here)

Husband, Father, sometimes friend =)

Uncle Trump bought my grandson new

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

I stopped buying champion spark plugs many years ago. Your problem in my mind if not in fact. Is there are issues with them. Enough times to avoid them. How bad? In general you could not give me a set.

NGK plugs in general are good plugs. I do not believe the gaping was the issue. Just my observation from experience. An old line company producing junk. They were early in the business so there is little excuse. One of the earliest companies in producing to sell rather than function well eventually. You cannot avoid stupid. When your bottom line becomes more important than your product.

I got an aftermarket ignition tumbler and keys in the mail today. For one of our 123s. Not impressed much with it. Again just my impressions. I may or may not use it.

Cool mini bike Nate ! .

I never had one as a child, dammit .

I got my son his first Motocycle when he was 12, a 1978 Honda CT90 trail, it's still sitting in my back yard awaiting his re interest some day .

Champion plugs have a terrible rep dating back the 1970's that I know of ~ Foreign engines often use alloy cylinder heads and when the spark plug hole's thread dies, it's almost always a Champion plus they're just not long lived or good plugs .

If you run an 'A' or 'T' Model Ford you're kinda stuck .

The original Heif brand lock cylinders are still available new and well worth the price as they come matched to the rest of the locks on the car .

I installed one and it wasn't too bad, do this before the ignition locks up on you, prolly at night and in the rain, here I live in the freaking DESERT and it waited to lock up until we had some rain .

Puffing graphite into the key hole helps a lot as does not forcing it when it wants to stick .

Once you get frustrated and force it you're on borrowed time .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better