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("Jay Honeck" wrote)
I've been sticking pins in little Dodge Dart dolls for months now. Luckily, I think it blew a head gasket the other day, so my voo-doo finally worked! ....and you think this will kill that slant six? I laugh at you. Haha. He'll probably drive it that way for months :-) Voo-doo the "brain box" on the firewall. That'll stop a slant six Dart every time - easy fix if you have a spare and recognize the symptoms though. Other voo-doo point are the tie-rods and/or rusted A-frames. Snap! Doh. Starters are too easy to replace (come at it from the top, like you're changing a spark plug) and engines never die - don't waste your mojo there. Dart 225 slant six ...........3 (1973, 75, 76) Dart 318 V-8 ..................1 (1974) Aspen 225 slant six .......1 (1979?) Total ...............................(5) Montblack |
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Voo-doo the "brain box" on the firewall. That'll stop a slant six Dart
every time - easy fix if you have a spare and recognize the symptoms though. Other voo-doo point are the tie-rods and/or rusted A-frames. Snap! Doh. Hey, thanks! You guys still coming to Iowa City tomorrow? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
And I think over the state line in Virginia they behead you if your exhaust system is not up to code. I wish Iowa had something like that. I've got a neighbor who takes great pride in the fact that his '73 Dodge Dart still runs. Unfortunately, he's kept it original stock -- including the muffler...and he goes to work EARLY. I've been sticking pins in little Dodge Dart dolls for months now. Luckily, I think it blew a head gasket the other day, so my voo-doo finally worked! ;-) Just be grateful you're not in Milwaukee. The Harleys are starting to appear again and as we all know they are exempt from any of the muffler laws. I should be able to charge my neighbor the cost of my Tivo. Until I bought it I'd miss 15 minutes of dialog every time he'd go somewhere on his "hog". -- Frank....H |
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Just be grateful you're not in Milwaukee. The Harleys are starting to
appear again and as we all know they are exempt from any of the muffler laws. I should be able to charge my neighbor the cost of my Tivo. Until I bought it I'd miss 15 minutes of dialog every time he'd go somewhere on his "hog". Hee hee! I've lived all over Wisconsin, including Milwaukee -- and I know EXACTLY what you mean. Quite frankly, I just don't understand many Harley riders. I've ridden motorcycles for 28 years, and have NEVER felt the urge to drill holes in my mufflers -- yet, for some odd reason, Harley owners feel compelled to make themselves as annoying as possible. I suppose they are the equivalent of the guy in the 210 that flies over Iowa City at high RPM and low altitude every few days... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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("Jay Honeck" wrote)
You guys still coming to Iowa City tomorrow? Yup. Mont and Black |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Quite frankly, I just don't understand many Harley riders. I've ridden motorcycles for 28 years, and have NEVER felt the urge to drill holes in my mufflers -- yet, for some odd reason, Harley owners feel compelled to make themselves as annoying as possible. The reasoning they use is louder=safer. We all know that car drivers tend to ignore motorcyclists. If your bike is loud, it give the drivers another clue that you might be in their blind spot. -- __!__ Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___ http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! ! http://www.oceancityairport.com http://www.oc-adolfos.com |
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The reasoning they use is louder=safer. We all know that car drivers tend
to ignore motorcyclists. If your bike is loud, it give the drivers another clue that you might be in their blind spot. That's pretty funny. Especially given the riding prowess of the Harley riders I've had the misfortune of riding with... (Now before anyone blasts me, I realize that most Harley riders are safe, and nowadays are probably my dentist. I rode with these guys in the 1980s, and -- aside from stopping at every Pabst sign for 300 miles, and deliberately cutting off auto traffic on a 4-lane highway -- they were great riders...) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
That's pretty funny. Especially given the riding prowess of the Harley riders I've had the misfortune of riding with... It's no funnier than riding a Goldwing. ![]() -- __!__ Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___ http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! ! http://www.oceancityairport.com http://www.oc-adolfos.com |
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Jay Masino wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote: Quite frankly, I just don't understand many Harley riders. I've ridden motorcycles for 28 years, and have NEVER felt the urge to drill holes in my mufflers -- yet, for some odd reason, Harley owners feel compelled to make themselves as annoying as possible. I don't get it either. The really ironic part is that most of these guys are well to do types (that's about the only kind that can afford Harleys nowadays), hardly "rebels". A friends neighbor is a wealthy business owner with a Ferrari and a Mercedes SL in his 6 car garage, yet the bike has straight pipes. The reasoning they use is louder=safer. We all know that car drivers tend to ignore motorcyclists. If your bike is loud, it give the drivers another clue that you might be in their blind spot. Then we should all take the mufflers off our cars too, after all, I want to be safer too..... If they're not paying attention then noise isn't going to matter. Around here anyway there are so many bikes the noise doesn't make them stand out. -- Frank....H |
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Frank wrote:
I don't get it either. The really ironic part is that most of these guys are well to do types (that's about the only kind that can afford Harleys nowadays), hardly "rebels". A friends neighbor is a wealthy business owner with a Ferrari and a Mercedes SL in his 6 car garage, yet the bike has straight pipes. "Rebels" aren't defined by their salaries. The reasoning they use is louder=safer. We all know that car drivers tend to ignore motorcyclists. If your bike is loud, it give the drivers another clue that you might be in their blind spot. Then we should all take the mufflers off our cars too, after all, I want to be safer too..... That's ridiculous. There's a significant difference between car/car interaction vs motorcycle/car. Motorcycles are regularly ignored by car drivers. Everyone who's ridden any amount of time has had cars cut in front of them or change lanes into the motorcycle's path. If they're not paying attention then noise isn't going to matter. Around here anyway there are so many bikes the noise doesn't make them stand out. You would think that would be the case, but in practice, every additional thing you can do to make the cars notice you makes you safer. -- __!__ Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___ http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! ! http://www.oceancityairport.com http://www.oc-adolfos.com |
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