Somewhat perplexed, non-understanding

[bubblerboy64]

Good points made on both sides of this one. Isn't it a little like
restoring and old car? Some want it original, some what the "looks"
of the old car with all new stuff under the surface. I think Ralph's
position (at least as I see it is) know were you are starting from
and were you are going to before you fire up the ole plasma cutter
and start in on her. If you don't understand how a carb works you
likely aren't going to get that new fuel injected super charged motor
to work right either. Gregs position is also valid. A good engineer
or mechanic should hopefully be able to go either way. I just wish I
had more knowledge and for me what Ralph is saying makes sense. Don't
just cut off stuff and hope. Go a little slower and learn from those
who have been there before ya. Makes life a lot easier if you "think"
about it first rather then later might be a way to say it? That's
what this group is about. Right?

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC





>
> Aw Greg, did you not see the word "up grade" in my post?
>
> But then your right, todays engineering has made great strides in
many
> areas including items such as up graded compounds on rubber or even
> synthetic rubber o-rings and re build kits for valves, cylinders
and so
> forth. It is not more cost effective to re build a valve with a
34.00 kit
> rather than replace a valve at a cost of 2 to 3 hundred dollars.
Then to
> have to re plumb a system to accept the new valve? Of course it
does.
>
> Up grade from an 8 track to a cd system, sure! But not to the point
of
> gutting a system or by passing safeties just for the sake of doing
it.
>
> Making a change for the sake of betterment is great if it can be
done and
> maintain integrity but to make a change because a system, any
system, is
> not understood is ludicrous, and usually more costly in the long
run.
>
> Much of the earlier post comes from working on my '84 and going
through non
> working systems to bring them back on line and the changes made to
by pass
> certain systems. One example of this is on the gen set, the fuel
pump had
> quit working so the PO removed the fuel lines, tossed them out and
brazed a
> fitting to by pass the pump instead of replacing it, re building it
or "up
> grading" to an electric fuel pump. Or how about using "new
engineered"
> relays in the electronics, that shut down the gen set when running
only
> because of "contact bounce."
>
> Besides, Greg, I sort of liked the record players that swung out
from under
> the dash that played 45's when the 8 track came along.
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> 84FC35 "Ruff Diamond"
> Duncan, Oklahoma
>
> At 03:23 AM 3/20/2008 +0000, you wrote:
> >Ralph, where do you find 8 trac tapes for your deck? Quite a bit
of
> >the old engineering is junk when compared to new tech. I never met
an
> >engineere who didnt want to make change for the chance that the
change
> >was better. Many of the parts are obsolete not because they
are 'just
> >not made any more' but because they have been replaced with better
> >and are no longer marketable.
> > Origional is ok for fried chicken.
> >
> >GregoryO'Connor
> >94ptRomolandCa
> >
> >
> >
>