Just an Earth-Bound Misfit: The Rantings of an Aging, Armed, Pinko Chick

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Trump Alarms

Trump's forecast for Hurricane Sally's landfall is: "Calm seas, not much rain, little wind, no reason to panic."

A little automotive humor:

18 comments:

CenterPuke88 said...: Please note that Lucas part number 530433 is only correct for vehicles with the standard Lucas three position (dim, flicker and dead) light switch.; 9/13/2020 8:54 PM
Stewart Dean said...: All hail, Lucas, the Prince of Darkness! Contributing to the legendary British single digit MTBF sports car endurance.; 9/13/2020 9:38 PM
CenterPuke88 said...: Don’t forget Alfa Romeo used Lucas electronics into the 60’s, British electronics in an Italian built sports car, what could go wrong?; 9/13/2020 10:39 PM
Dark Avenger said...: Why didn’t the British make TV sets?
They couldn’t make one that would leak oil.; 9/13/2020 11:17 PM
dinthebeast said...: Positive ground.

-Doug in Sugar Pine; 9/14/2020 1:46 AM
Ten Bears said...: Anyone here old enough to remember Marvel Mystery Oil? Not too long my son put a Lucas Oil oil treatment product in a car that was smokin'. I said "son, I don't think that's such a good idea, I've seen stuff like that spin bearings." EYup, spun the bearings. (after he sold it, which is beside the point)

I've got a small-block, 350 inch four bolt in my one ton four-by, which I like to run a little higher octane in, if only to not see so much water (ethanol) run out the tailpipe. And, there's a Lucas Specialty Fuels outlet in town, where I have - just for the halibut - bought some 97 octane. No noticeable difference in fuel consumption or power, and just as much water runs out of the tailpipe. Ten miles to the gallon, whatever I'm doing: uphill, downhill, under load, runnin' empty, ten miles to the gallon.

However, if I run a 93 or 95 octane non-ethanol, not watered, fuel mix I can push that to twelve, fifteen miles to the gallon, with a noticeable improvement in poser, and no water runs out my tailpipe.

As much of a mystery as Marvel Oil.; 9/14/2020 6:27 AM
Ten Bears said...: Power, improvement in power.

Stupid smart phone.; 9/14/2020 6:29 AM
CenterPuke88 said...: Ten Bears, had a ‘73 Mustang, with a 351 Cleveland, that had noisy lifters in 1985. Mechanic’s first solution was Marvel Mystery Oil...didn’t help, but didn’t hurt.; 9/14/2020 8:36 AM
Comrade Misfit said...: Ten Bears, Lucas Oil has no relationship to Lucas Electric.; 9/14/2020 9:51 AM
Unknown said...: Why do the British drink warm beer?

Lucas makes refrigerators also.; 9/14/2020 11:13 AM
Ten Bears said...: Darn, was too off-topic 😒

CP, I had a '65 Galaxy 500 XL w/the 351 Cleveland (two-door, w/vinyl roof and consel shift) that smoked like a battleship. Marvel Mystery Oil got it through a Jersey inspection.; 9/14/2020 11:28 AM
w3ski said...: I was attending a GM Tech school electronics class, about 2002, and the teacher informed us "Electrons are smoke and when the smoke comes out it doesn't work anymore.". He also had one for fluorescent tube lights. They were "Dark Suckers" when they filled up, they turned dark and didn't work anymore."
We did also manage to learn some serious electronic theory, diagnosis, and repair though.
w3ski; 9/14/2020 12:36 PM
dinthebeast said...: My '70 Torino had a 351 Cleveland in it, but the only thing I ever put Marvel Mystery Oil in was my Honda Mini Trail when I was a little kid, and jealous of my friends with their two stroke race bikes.
Yes, motorcycles can make you a little crazy sometimes.

-Doug in Sugar Pine; 9/14/2020 4:14 PM
Stewart Dean said...: See how much happier and even-tempered everyone is discussing things mechanical instead of the latest outrage and idiocy of Mr. Orange Sh*&gibbon?
Gus Wilson of the Model Garage for Prez.......or the Tappet Bros.
http://www.gus-stories.org/
http://gus-stories.org/AQArticleS.pdf; 9/14/2020 4:48 PM
CenterPuke88 said...: That’s true, Stewart, until one of those 351 Windsor heretics shows up!; 9/15/2020 8:29 AM
Ten Bears said...: Had one in a '57 F100. Wasn't original.; 9/15/2020 2:18 PM
dinthebeast said...: My dad had a 351 Windsor in his pickup. '74, if I remember correctly. Kind of a 12 miles to the gallon situation, but the truck was nice.

-Doug in Sugar Pine; 9/15/2020 5:30 PM
Chief Squirrel said...: I DON'T TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE...

https://cdn.dopl3r.com//media/memes_files/i-dont-turn-on-my-headlights-because-6-it-may-be-a-law-but-it-is-1-i-am-not-a-sheep-2-i-refuse-to-live-in-fear-3-i-can-see-just-fine-4-i-respect-your-choice-to-use-your-lights-so-respect-my-choice-not-to-unjust-and-infringes-F7EdI.jpg"No Headlights; 9/18/2020 3:08 PM