As the great Peter Egan points out in this month's Road and Track, us old British car guys usually aren't efficiency experts when it comes to time spent looking at and working on our cars. On my "blu
All right, I'm a veteran lister (does "Lister" mean I lean to one side?). I was off the list for a month or so and don't know who the hell Montana Bob is? By the way, Mr. Turk, as the late great Keit
Give British Parts, NW a try (503-864-2001). Hate to plug anyone, but: The parts ARE British, and the hot cam I got from them for a 1275 is a scream. If you're not comfortable with a "mom and pop" gr
Philip, Deficiencies in the cooling system will be exploited when standing still - lots less cooling air flow. I've also had hoses that collapse on the inlet side only at speed when there is higher c
Another thing, especially in a place like Florida where I came from and you can drink the water with a fork: Always used distilled water. The iron, copper, and other metallics in tap water will put t
Me too. But I must jump in (and I swore I wouldn't) - the average speed would be distance traveled divided by the time to get there, so if you're going 30 and then 90, 2 miles in 2.75 minutes = avg s
I can vouch for Frank's generosity and stock of parts. During the last days of a rebuild, I mentioned to him that I couldn't find a non-vac dizzy for the Sprite, and there was one from Frank at my do
Actually, that would be the specific heat you'd care about, and yes, water's is 1.0 and ethylene glycol's is around .55 (in btu/lb F units). Of course EGW is caustic - ever spill it on paint? But the
Ah, but the food! We go back once a year just to eat in civilization (Sheboygan Brats and Point Beer are helping to ease the pain here in the midwest, though). I'm from Commack, and yes, I went to hi
Almost full credit! You're right about the sqrt (it was in there, but the equation editor symbol didn't translate to mail); I also forgot the "*" should be "/". Let me know how the LCB works out -- I
Mine does, from Hagerty's Classic Car insurance (1-800-922-4050). Good rate, liberal drive policy, and if you insure multiple cars, they only charge liability once, since, as they say, you can only d