I am a little offended with your illustration, Slanteyedshootist, given my close association with honorable, once-used Charred White Oak Barrels! You should have used a standard 55 gallon steel drum that had been used to slop the hogs for several years! That would be the environment this scum would be in, or looking into! :tooth:
I am a little offended with your illustration, Slanteyedshootist, given my close association with honorable, once-used Charred White Oak Barrels! You should have used a standard 55 gallon steel drum that had been used to slop the hogs for several years! That would be the environment this scum would be in, or looking into! :tooth:
Speaking of British auto manufacturers, I read an article once about how when they first started importing their cars here, they couldn't understand why clutches were burning out so quickly. Turns out it was because they had no concept of running 70 miles an hour for 8 hours. This does not explain their electrical issues.
In my younger days I spent some quality time in an MG Midget and an MGB GT. And a little time in an Austin Healey. Also a Jag J type but that thing was in the shop more often than not.
Teach your children to love guns, they'll never be able to afford drugs
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It appears you have one! :tooth:
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer” ― Douglas Adams
The last person to post on page 9 wins a spent .22LR case, The first person to post on page 10 wins copies of pics cpj sent me that buffco sent him. And if your post is particularly interesting I'll include a zorba video.
Teach your children to love guns, they'll never be able to afford drugs
The last person to post on page 9 wins a spent .22LR case, The first person to post on page 10 wins copies of pics cpj sent me that buffco sent him. And if your post is particularly interesting I'll include a zorba video.
Wow, that's a real "buzz-kill". Come on .22LR case!
The fire service needs a "culture of extinguishment not safety" Ray McCormack FDNY
Yes. Positive ground. Which it really make no never mind, other than its backwards.
Well I guess everything is relative. I bet Teach or Tennmike can possibly give some specific examples, but I can remember some American cars and a tractor or two that had positive grounds back in the 50s and 60s.
Daddy, what's an enabler?
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Studebaker Hawks, circa 1957, had a V-8 engine but a 6 volt positive ground, if I recollect correctly.
A friend had one that ran like a scalded dog. It had no seats in it, so he sat in a lawn chair, and carried a five gallon bucket for the passenger side. That made for some exciting moments when he goosed it and the lawn chair tipped over backwards and folded up with him in it. I was powerless to help, because I ended up in the trunk.
Studebaker Hawks, circa 1957, had a V-8 engine but a 6 volt positive ground, if I recollect correctly.
Nope, you recollect wrong. In 1957, all American automakers standardized their electrical systems at 12 volt negative ground. 56 Ford, Packard, Nash, and Studebaker used 12V positive ground systems, a one-year only situation after using 6V systems in 1955. All GM vehicles went to 12V negative in 1955 except 1st-series Chevy and GMC trucks which had 6V systems until the mid-year body style change. GMC used a 6V positive ground system prior to mid-1955.
The standardization to 12V negative was at the insistence of aftermarket accessory manufacturers such as radios and air conditioner systems. It was too difficult to make 3 or 4 varieties of the same product to accommodate different voltages and ground polarities. Chrysler Corp. and Ford used 6V positive ground through the 30's, 40's, and early 50's, while most General Motors cars and trucks were negative ground.
Jerry
Nope, you recollect wrong. In 1957, all American automakers standardized their electrical systems at 12 volt negative ground. 56 Ford, Packard, Nash, and Studebaker used 12V positive ground systems, a one-year only situation after using 6V systems in 1955. All GM vehicles went to 12V negative in 1955 except 1st-series Chevy and GMC trucks which had 6V systems until the mid-year body style change. GMC used a 6V positive ground system prior to mid-1955.
The standardization to 12V negative was at the insistence of aftermarket accessory manufacturers such as radios and air conditioner systems. It was too difficult to make 3 or 4 varieties of the same product to accommodate different voltages and ground polarities. Chrysler Corp. and Ford used 6V positive ground through the 30's, 40's, and early 50's, while most General Motors cars and trucks were negative ground.
Jerry
Was there any advantage to using a positive ground system? Or rather was there any real disadvantage to it, other than the accessory issue?
I don't know why I thought there may have been some US cars with Positive ground in the 60s other than most of what we tinkered with then was made in the 50s. Mama took a dim view of me tinkering with her beautiful 62 Pontiac. When she wasn't looking, I was always jackin with it trying to shave a little time off the quarter. I was always jackin with the tension on the lifters. I'd loosen 'em up till that cylinder was missing and come back down till it quit clicking, then go a half turn. Next time i'd try 3/4 a turn. And they wondered why that Catalina burned valves, LOL!!!
Daddy, what's an enabler?
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Nope, you recollect wrong. In 1957, all American automakers standardized their electrical systems at 12 volt negative ground. 56 Ford, Packard, Nash, and Studebaker used 12V positive ground systems, a one-year only situation after using 6V systems in 1955.
Well, OK, that was over 40 years ago, so I guess I had the model year wrong. I just remember that it seemed odd at the time. This was in the '60's, and I was used to 12v negative ground. It had to be jump-started frequently, and you always had to be paying attention when you connected the cables.
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Theme? no, meme. or better said muse, ala Clio, which is why I predicted 10 pages based on history.
You always struck me as a "wax" kind of guy.
Well, if it's gotten that bad maybe you should look into using one of these:
― Douglas Adams
Woodsrunner, so solly offend. This better?
"We can't eat this. It's full of dummycrats."
Well, alrighty then, here you go!
― Douglas Adams
In my younger days I spent some quality time in an MG Midget and an MGB GT. And a little time in an Austin Healey. Also a Jag J type but that thing was in the shop more often than not.
It appears you have one! :tooth:
― Douglas Adams
More like "Wonder............where it is".
Wow, that's a real "buzz-kill". Come on .22LR case!
I know it's the wrong zorba. He's not wearing a skirt.
Hey who do you think you are? Stealing Ned's line???
"Welcome Aboard"
:jester:
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Well I guess everything is relative. I bet Teach or Tennmike can possibly give some specific examples, but I can remember some American cars and a tractor or two that had positive grounds back in the 50s and 60s.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
A friend had one that ran like a scalded dog. It had no seats in it, so he sat in a lawn chair, and carried a five gallon bucket for the passenger side. That made for some exciting moments when he goosed it and the lawn chair tipped over backwards and folded up with him in it. I was powerless to help, because I ended up in the trunk.
You people are...ah.... weird?
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
I find it very hard to believe that you are just now figuring that out.
Well, I didn't see any empty cans on the ground. They always leave em where they lay, when they're through......
That's why I thought we don't like spammers, they're so messy......:jester:
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Nope, you recollect wrong. In 1957, all American automakers standardized their electrical systems at 12 volt negative ground. 56 Ford, Packard, Nash, and Studebaker used 12V positive ground systems, a one-year only situation after using 6V systems in 1955. All GM vehicles went to 12V negative in 1955 except 1st-series Chevy and GMC trucks which had 6V systems until the mid-year body style change. GMC used a 6V positive ground system prior to mid-1955.
The standardization to 12V negative was at the insistence of aftermarket accessory manufacturers such as radios and air conditioner systems. It was too difficult to make 3 or 4 varieties of the same product to accommodate different voltages and ground polarities. Chrysler Corp. and Ford used 6V positive ground through the 30's, 40's, and early 50's, while most General Motors cars and trucks were negative ground.
Jerry
Was there any advantage to using a positive ground system? Or rather was there any real disadvantage to it, other than the accessory issue?
I don't know why I thought there may have been some US cars with Positive ground in the 60s other than most of what we tinkered with then was made in the 50s. Mama took a dim view of me tinkering with her beautiful 62 Pontiac. When she wasn't looking, I was always jackin with it trying to shave a little time off the quarter. I was always jackin with the tension on the lifters. I'd loosen 'em up till that cylinder was missing and come back down till it quit clicking, then go a half turn. Next time i'd try 3/4 a turn. And they wondered why that Catalina burned valves, LOL!!!
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Well, OK, that was over 40 years ago, so I guess I had the model year wrong. I just remember that it seemed odd at the time. This was in the '60's, and I was used to 12v negative ground. It had to be jump-started frequently, and you always had to be paying attention when you connected the cables.