Model T? Nah. Splittie or a Bay? Heck yeah!
On 3/9/09, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 12:58 AM 3/9/2009, Keith Hughes wrote: >>points: Assuming you make it through your nuclear EMP, or Mayan mystery >>apocalypse, you'll still be dead in the water unless you go back to >>points and condenser as well (none of those nasty ICU's and Hall >>sensors), with all the charming issues they present. So now, you're >>looking at poor spark control as well as degraded fuel delivery >>control. Additionally, when talking about carbs, Bernoulli is the > > Fact is, modern cars require modern infrastructure to operate. If > the infrastructure goes away, for *whatever* reason, we'll be right > back to Model Ts that the local blacksmith can mostly fix. But when > the infrastructure *is* there, they beat the old ones all hollow. > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" > -- Sent from my mobile device Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur" |
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