Date:         Mon, 2 Dec 2002 11:16:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Larry Chase <lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Larry Chase <lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Speedo Calibration - alternate usages of condiments
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Al,

Is there an adjustment factor for Ketchup?

Since we are on the topic of alternate usages of condiments,

Use Peanut Butter to clean rubber mud flaps.

I kid you not.

Smooth, not chunky .... doh!

Take a cloth ... rub it in like car wax.

Let dry a minute or so and buff off the residue.

They look bright, clean and like the just been 303'd.

Forget about trying it on dashes or tires.

Works fairly well on the plastic bumper end caps.

Disclaimer ....... the neighborhood dogs and cats might be seen licking
the flaps.

Small price to pay for shiny.

Too much time to think,

Larry Chase

Email:  <mailto:lchase@attglobal.net> lchase@attglobal.net
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What: The Great North American Road Trip
When:  Early 2003
How: RoadHaus - 1990 2.2 L  VW Westfalia Syncro
Today: Mesa, AZ - 12V Stuff
From: Mesa,  AZ

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Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 04:11:54 -0800

From: pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>

Subject: Re: Speedo Calibration

You can easily get the rollout figure to a much better degree of
accuracy buy using the mustard method. Make a line of good ol french's
yaller mustard in front of your rear wheel. have the van loaded as you
usually travel. drive straight through the mustard until you've done two
wheel rotations. You can watch out the driver side to see. Measure
leading edge to leading edge with a serious metal tape measure over the
three marks. This will give rollout times 2 accurate to ~1/4 inch. Frank
will use Grey Poupon, BenT will borrow some generic mustard from the
Jollibee but they'll both get the reading.

Plug the rollout for one rotation in as the distance travelled per wheel
rotation. (duh).

Work the gear ratios backwards to determine motor revolutions per mile
in the various gears. Plot the results.