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That attitude makes you judge, jury, and executioner. In the split second you get to evaluate the scene, you have no idea of the circumstances that put that person in your path, nor do you know what they were thinking, or what innocent lives may be traveling with them, or dependent upon them...

I don't much care for texting myself, but I think it is an outgrowth of passing notes in school. The kids start out texting surreptitiously in class, and it becomes a habit. I see kids texting in the audience at movie theaters, concerts, restaurants... etc... I am not sure that I would...

Assuming that you have a type E Injection pump, and most LDT465's do, look at the red arrows in the enclosed pictures. -Chuck

If you bypass the FDC on an LDT-465 engine that was previously set up correctly, you will need to decrease the fuel adjustment (smoke) by 12-16 nut flats (2 to 2-2/3T counter clockwise), and turn the droop screw 1-2T clockwise. [It is very important to note that you do NOT turn the fuel screw...

There is more to bypassing the FDC than just bypassing it. You also have to turn the fuel (smoke) down, because after you bypass the FDC, it will tell the IP that you are running the thinnest fuel (gasoline), and will set the IP to get the maximum fuel possible... making a lot of smoke, and a...

Many states (Most?) have a "last clear chance" law that requires the innocent party to swerve, stop, or turn, to avoid a collision, if it is possible to do so safely. If you stay in your lane, and hit a driver that drifted out of his lane, you could be held liable if you don't try to avoid the...

There isn't much point in converting the deuce's Electric Wiper kit to a civy wiper... it already is a civy wiper blade. It is a 13 or 14 inch heavy duty wiper blade as is used on Peterbilt and Kenworth tractors... The blades are readily available at NAPA. The part number is NAPA 60-1451 for...

To set the blade linkage, unbolt the ball end from the wiper lever, and rotate the ball end so that the screw thread shortens or lengthens the actuator rod as necessary. Also, when you mount the blade to the wiper arm, rotate it slightly so that the blade tip is to the right of the wiper arm...

It could be an oiled up clutch, but I think it is more likely that your brakes are applied. There is a failure mode on the airpacks where the air valve leaks and applies the brakes fully. Is your brake pedal really hard? -Chuck

And yet, GM puts a 1-3/4 ton ac unit in the Blazer. That's about 22,000 BTU for those of that stroke. They must not understand cooling cars. Buildings and boxes have advantages that a car doesn't: Minimal air infiltration, minimal air passage over the walls (60MPH winds are rare), and...

A car air conditioner is also designed to cool the cab only. It takes several tons of capacity to do the job, and it takes quite a while to pull the temperature down to reasonable on a hot day. An air conditioner meant to cool a single room in a house wouldn't be able to do the job unless it...

A belt driven compressor is generally more efficient than a belt driven alternator driving an electric driven compressor. If you are expecting to load the engine less that way, it isn't going to happen. Most car air conditioners have greater capacity than is required to cool a moderate sized...

Hmm? That surely isn't lighter. I used to have 12V packs made up of wet NiCad's from surplus airplane starter packs, and I am sure that they were lighter. They weren't marked for A-H capacity (that I recall), but ten of them were physically similar in size to a normal automotive start...

Yes, and most of them revolve around their being lighter than lead acid batteries. Wet cell Nicads make dandy house batteries. -Chuck

Not out of joint at you Kyle, I am just fed up with people taking an ownership interest in other peoples property. It happens when the Historic Commission of your local community decides that the old dilapidated log house on your property is historic, and you must fix it up proper, or get...

Any chance someone could post a real picture of Lifer? I never met the man, but I think I would rather remember his real visage, than his avatar. -Chuck

Sigh! Rest in peace Lifer. We are all better for having known you. -Chuck

It didn't look to me like the damaged P51 was unflyable, but then I wasn't sitting in the cockpit. It is within the realm of possibilities that a more seasoned P51 pilot would have landed the plane... The only pilot that mattered in that plane thought it best to bail out and head for Dodge...

If you are out and away from the grid, I suppose this would suffice, but if you want to charge batteries, you would be way better off using a plug-in-the-wall battery charger. Diesel is expensive. NiCads in a deuce? Do tell! The deuce alternator isn't really suited to charging NiCads. What...

I guess it all comes down to whether ownership means that you own something. They own these birds, and they can do whatever they want with them. If you think that not flying them will save them, put your money where your mouth is and save a few...guess not. Were it not for the ability to fly...