Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-23-2024, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 512
According to the late Roger Huntington ( 60s...
According to the late Roger Huntington ( 60s automotive journalist) Pontiac “fudged” its advertised compression ratios by as much as 3/4 of a point. 10.5 minus .75 equals 9.75 actual compression...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-23-2024, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 855
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Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
05-20-2024, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 208
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
05-20-2024, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 292
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-20-2024, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,012
Update: had my appointment with the ortho this...
Update: had my appointment with the ortho this morning. My infection was not MRSA as originally diagnosed but septic arthritis instead. That explains why the culture for MRSA came back negative. In...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-20-2024, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 3,303
Best wishes got a speedy recovery, Greg. I...
Best wishes got a speedy recovery, Greg. I celebrate my fifth year cancer free in October. I was one of the lucky ones; mine was detected very early where chemo or radiation weren’t necessary. A good...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-20-2024, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 1,727
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-16-2024, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 689
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-16-2024, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 689
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-16-2024, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 689
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-16-2024, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,012
It IS! I’m susceptible to staph after having it...
It IS! I’m susceptible to staph after having it as a child( how stupid do you have to be to put a geriatric patient with staph filled bedsores into the pediatric ward with a seven year old…me and a...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-14-2024, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 2,975
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-13-2024, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 870
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-13-2024, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,012
Keith, that is what’s crazy; nothing I had been...
Keith, that is what’s crazy; nothing I had been doing would have had contact with MRSA contaminated surfaces. I know mice can carry MRSA; I fight mice in the garage constantly. This is the ONLY thing...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
05-13-2024, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 634
Thanks, Jack. I’m used to using a Berco BC-5...
Thanks, Jack. I’m used to using a Berco BC-5 align boring machine with three different cutting bars and tool holders. Even with short bits ( carbide) and reduced feed speed (.5 inch per 100 rpm) we...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-13-2024, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,012
Use gloves!
Being an old dog mechanic, I have always resisted using gloves while working. My reasons: I couldn’t “feel” and I could find any that fit correctly ( 3XL glove size…not easy to find!). Nearly two...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
05-10-2024, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 634
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Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
05-01-2024, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,821
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-01-2024, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 800
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-01-2024, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,197
Align bored TWICE? WHY? I’ve align bored around...
Align bored TWICE? WHY? I’ve align bored around 3,000 blocks. You only align bore when replacing main caps, repairing the main saddle after a spun bearing or you have an unusually out of alignment...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-01-2024, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,532
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Forum: THE LOBBY
05-01-2024, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,735
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-16-2024, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 757
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Forum: THE LOBBY
04-13-2024, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,460
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Forum: THE LOBBY
04-04-2024, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,677
Yep. Pythons have reduced the small animal...
Yep. Pythons have reduced the small animal population in the Everglades by 90%. The annual python hunt started while we still lived in SE FL. The largest one caught that year was a mere 110lbs.
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