Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 10:12:07 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: any flux capacitor conversions available?
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Back to flux capacitor:
The Germans and Swiss used the flux capacitor on 65-72 VW Busses, they
never got the system tweaked to its full potential. In 1972 the Japanese
discovered the patents and with additional engineering built successful
units for the motorcycles being exported to the US, hence the term "Rice
Rocket". The flux capacitor was integrated into the first Mazda rotary
engine and qualified the first automobile to the name of "Rice Rocket". A
year later it was installed into the Datsun 240 and later into the Datsun
260Zx, 280zx, 300zx. The ultimate second failure of the Flux Capacitor
was that even expert Japanese engineers could not overcome the 65,000
mile self destruct feature that the Germans had built into the original
design. Most Datsuns with the feature are stacked like cordwood at US
Auto Crushing facilities.
If you want to recover a Flux Capacitor from Japanese built automobiles
you will find it right behind the top cam gear, behind the timing belt on
most Japanese automobiles.
General motors made an unsuccessful use of it on 1979-82 350 ci diesel
engines in sedan and pickup trucks.GM engineers defeated the 65,000 self
destruct feature and reset it to 5,000 miles. It is located in the
ignition switch on all these GM cars.
With a new staff of engineers GM Cadillac moved the flux capacitor the
"Engine Control Module" in their 82 Cadillacs with the 4-6-8 cylinder
features and successfully reset the self destruct feature to 12,001
miles.
This was a great success for GM and they continue their practice today of
setting the flux capacitor to the exact mileage that your warranty
expires.
Lexus has further refined the system to include electrical failures of
most components on various schedules.
Ford used the system with some success on their 91-99, Crown Victorias,
Mercury Marquis, Lincoln Continentals with the first Electronic
transmission.
Jaguar used it until the company was bought out by Ford Motor Company, it
is located on the rear main seal on all Jaguar automobiles. Jaguar also
overcame the self destruct feature and set it to infinity.
Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia
On Sun, 30 Sep 2001 04:15:56 EDT Robert Keezer <WarmerWagen@AOL.COM>
writes:
In a message dated 9/30/01 12:06:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
wilden1@JUNO.COM writes:
There was a memo put out the employees at the General Dynamics plant in
Grand Prairie Texas about two years ago, I'm going to try to repeat as
best I remember what the memo said.
Recently the authorities discovered a large grey stain on a rock face of
,,, Mountain rock face. After further investigation it was discovered
that the stain was comprised of a 64 Chevrolet and the remaining parts of
the same vehicle.
Upon further investigation the authorities discovered that the owner of
the vehicle had recently attended a US Air force auction and purchased a
surplus JATO cartridge. His friends said the man that purchased the JATO
cartridge spent several weeks modifying the 64 Chevrolet to mount the
JATO cartridge as a means of propelling the car to around 200 miles an
hour.
Air force officials speculated that the Chevrolet weighed approximately
3500 pounds and the JATO cartridge provide boost in excess of 50,000
pounds. They further predicted that the Chevrolet became fully
uncontrolled at approximately 140 miles per hour and shortly afterwards
at about 235 miles per hour became fully airborne and crashed into the
800 foot rock face at the 500 foot altitude causing the grey stain on the
rocks.
Skid marks on the highway indicate that the vehicles driver tried to gain
control and reduce his speed repeatedly approximately five miles from the
impact point. It is estimated based on the thrust produced that the
vehicle was traveling in excess of 1000 miles per hour at the point of
impact on the rock face.
The vehicle owner or any remains of his body have never been found and it
has rained recently in the area causing the grey stain to rust and blend
in with the colors of the natural stone color of the rock face.
The wife of the deceased driver of the 64 Chevrolet said that her husband
had purchased two of the JATO capsules and the remaining cartridge had
been stolen from his barn.
If any person currently working for this facility has any information on
the location or the whereabouts of the missing JATO cartridge, please
come forward or drop a note in any of the suggestion boxes so we can
recover the JATO before another unfortunate accident occurs.
Now that is supposed to be a true story.
Stan Wilder
There is a picture on e-bay
( http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1009231709)
for auction of a PBY Catalina taking off using the JATO -if it can push
an aircraft-imagine what it can do to a car? The story is almost
believable.
On a Vanagon, especially an air-cooled, the JATO would probably at least
get it to freeway speed and no more,lacking the assistance of the
powerful V-8 engine!
Robert K
1982 Westfalia
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