Farrar's car blog

[dvonk]

the liquid in the boosters in your 'Whats in the chimneys' video is gasoline... or at least it should be.

check out this episode of How It's Made:
(this is the first time ive heard this female narrator. i prefer the U.S. narrator, Brooks T. Moore.)



you can watch the whole spot (c. 5 mins) or jump directly to the boosters in action at 5:03.

[congerz83]

I really don't want to be alone with Bill for 3 nights. I'm not sure I would survive.

I realize I'm way late with this... but what the hell...

[stevedmc]

I realize I'm way late with this... but what the hell...

Don't talk like that. Bill is currently mad at me and Farrar. I don't think you want to get added to the list.

[congerz83]

Don't talk like that. Bill is currently mad at me and Farrar. I don't think you want to get added to the list.

I may've been on that list before the both of you...

[Farrar]

the liquid in the boosters in your 'Whats in the chimneys' video is gasoline... or at least it should be.

The reason I was suspicious is because it didn't look quite like gasoline. Maybe it's because I was wearing my sunglasses, but the color didn't look right. Also, gasoline and water are slightly different when it comes to viscosity, and the way it was dripping made me think of water. Of course, since the engine was rocking that may have created the illusion that the droplets were different.

"Boosters"? Ha! This is a DeLorean!

On the off chance that a backwards PCV valve was causing the miss, I turned it around to match Steve's and made sure it rattles. No effect. One evening later this week (probably Thursday) he may stop by so we can swap carburetors and/or intake manifolds and see if that fixes the idle problem. Maybe I just did a shitty job of rebuilding the carburetor. It wouldn't be the first time I screwed something up on the first attempt.

[stevedmc]

One evening later this week (probably Thursday) he may stop by so we can swap carburetors and/or intake manifolds and see if that fixes the idle problem. Maybe I just did a shitty job of rebuilding the carburetor. It wouldn't be the first time I screwed something up on the first attempt.

I thought we were talking about Tuesday?

On another note, let it be known that Bill ain't mad at me. We're still going to be roomies. Hopefully Farrar will join us if we can get his car road worthy and his AC working by then.

If Farrar doesn't go, then I will only have Bill to blame for the shaving cream in my shoes.

[sean]

If Farrar doesn't go, then I will only have Bill to blame for the shaving cream in my shoes.

At least you hope it's shaving cream he puts in our shoe.

[stevedmc]

At least you hope it's shaving cream he puts in our shoe.

You better hope we aren't in the room next to you.

[sean]

You better hope we aren't in the room next to you.

You know it!

[dvonk]

The reason I was suspicious is because it didn't look quite like gasoline. Maybe it's because I was wearing my sunglasses, but the color didn't look right. Also, gasoline and water are slightly different when it comes to viscosity, and the way it was dripping made me think of water. Of course, since the engine was rocking that may have created the illusion that the droplets were different.

i noticed on the DMCSouth forum that they stopped dripping after spraying carb cleaner into them. makes me wonder if there were deposits that were interrupting the flow and pulling the droplets out of the main stream.