Recent content by Kevin Johnson

Both to the people that posted and the many PMs -- greatly appreciated! Kind regards, Kevin

Last month our registration of the website was up for renewal after ten years and I made the big mistake of trying to move it from the outfit that had it to my webhost. Wow! I did not realize it could get jazzed up so badly. It has been renewed but people are telling me they cannot see it in...

Lots of counterfeit auto parts out there. I have had exactly the same experience with off-spec fuel hose. On my old Turbo LeBaron I completely replaced all the vacuum hoses -- several months down the road I noticed all the fresh hose had gotten really hard and brittle. Had to replace it all...

Ages ago I was told to weld a bolt shank or piece of steel rod to the center of the end of an old spark plug (break or grind out the porcelain around the electrode there). Makes a great, dirt cheap, piston tdc stopper. I did buy the degree wheel.

Hi David, Here are links to the two images. One shows the starter shim and the other the dust cover for the tranny. http://itsyourlife.110mb.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22&products_id=460&zenid=867c59d95005df81103c84a43518c698...

Maybe you're thinking about the inspections plate or cover on the bottom or forward end of the auto transmission.

You might want to invest in a leakdown kit. This should tell you if the motor is just worn out and needs to be rebuilt. The kit would be a good investment for diagnosing future engines as well.

No, I just found your juxtaposed comments interesting. Now even more so given your education and profession. I suggest you look at a few more and a bit more closely. Due to the age of the engines it is likely that well used examples will be on the second or third gear. Maybe a...

Yes, and pointing out the very basic errors in his rebuild procedure that you failed to catch. That's certainly worth a chuckle in the morning. Please tell me that you do not work on aircraft systems of any type whatsoever.

I will intersperse some remarks with real evidence. One would think that after performing this operation so many times it would occur to the installer that some of the FSM steps were there for a good reason. It just goes to show you that it is possible to become very proficient at doing...

Hi Dan, First, I think I should quote you: That is a nice line. It would be great if you held yourself to it. Thanks, yawn. Wow. Yawn. I guess it is a good thing that someone out there took the time to actually look at the "evidence." The evidence is that the replacement...

It is important for people to understand that the diagram with respect to the drilled hole(s) is unique to your distributor. The replacement gears that I obtained had only one hole drilled and the one hole could be 180 degrees off and not relatively indexed the same in any event. Your diagram...

Be very careful when using this picture. One of the ways in which the aftermarket and (various) OEM gears all differed was in the inconsistent placement of the pin hole with respect to the gear teeth.

Yes, well I have pointed out that if the fate of the allies hung upon your perceptive abilities with technical drawings and blueprints we would all be speaking German at present. The drawing speaks for itself. Q.E.D...

I agree that right angles would be superior but economical engineering would prefer a drilling jig that only had to shift along one axis. I don't think the drawing was a goof. Also, parallel dual pinning was already accepted sound engineering practice -- there are examples with transmission...