Hi Greg:
Sniffing gasoline and carbon monoxide will do that to you. I'm told that
with perseverance it takes longer and longer to make one's senses go
numb. Soon tuning your own car won't be enough. You will start haunting
autocross events and volunteering to help adjust other owner's machines.
"Just a quick tweak" you'll beg, "It's been so long; at least twenty
minutes. You don't know what could have happened to your spark plugs in
that time. Just one quick sniff and I can tell you." People will get
used to the sight of your feet sticking out from behind their parked
cars as you lie prone on the pavement, nose next to the tailpipe,
waiting for that first whiff as they fire up to get away from you as
quickly as possible.
You'll take to carrying peanut-butter jars with captured clouds of smog
to the office for quick "tuning breaks" when nobody is looking. Jars
with labels like "TR3 1957-hot intake valve" and the house favourite,
"TR6 1972 - captured 1999".
Eventually you will resign your existing job and take work as a gasoline
truck driver just to stay close to the source of your delight. Trading
shifts with the other drivers to get the truck with the super gas
because "It's the good stuff".
You don't want to end up going this route. Be warned; it could happen!
Buy a Colourtune today and avoid "Tuner madness".
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Greg Perry
Sent: October 30, 2005 5:20 PM
To: samuelsma@aol.com; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: carburetors
Michael,
I used the color tune twice about 20 years ago. I learned that one
should not use the system in full sunlight. One cannot see the blue
flame during the day but at night one can. The color tune kit will help
one to get a starting point on setting the carbs after a rebuild. But
I just learned to tune the engine and carbs by use of an air flow meter,
sense of smell (exhaust), hearing, color of exhaust and by feel. I
believe that the latter does a better job and quicker for me. Beware
that one's senses (especially smell) are only good for tunning for about
15-20 minutes at a time. I have learned not to keep adjusting for long
periods at a time.
My .0002 cents worth,
Greg Perry
72 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: samuelsma@aol.com
Sent: Oct 30, 2005 1:32 PM
Subject: carburetors
Listers:
Has anyone used the ColorTune system? It is touted in the catalog, but
costly at about $60.
Thanks.
Michael
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