Stumped! engine quitting skylark!?
a question for you==when you say your car dies out at about 50==is this under full or almost full throttle==if so it is probably a fuel supply problem being it kicks back in at about 35 mph=does it make that good old wooooh sound then die out on you==then powers back up== the R-2 has a very small fuel bowl and if float settings arent EXACTLY right you will run into this problem along with low fuel pressure/volume==pressure and volume work together=so you can have good pressure at idle =but lose volume at higher R.P.M.==you lose the volume by a restriction or lack of fule pump capacity==being a 70 there are more variables==fuel restriction caused by internally rusted lines=restricted by in tank fuel strainer-"sock"-plugged fuel filter possibably caused by the above==or a fuel pump that is bad and cant pump to capacity==simpley==fuel supply problem==but this is what to check---and if i read " plugged catalytic converter" again --1970 did not have cats
Which line in a novel really resonates with you?
But at some point, I realised that no matter how hard I try, I can't keep running from my own self, my own soul.And I get the answers. What I need is not to escape from my own self, but to change my thinking/thoughts.I want to let myself fall in love, or better, rise in love.I was, and am now, a creator not a destroyer.These lines from the book 'This is Not My Story' by Savi Sharma. I am so thankful to her for writing this and making me realise that this is certainly not my story.There are many such captivative lines in the book but what best resonates with me are these. Simple. No literary figures. No such literary beauty or anything like that.Just impactful.What resonates best may change with time as I read more and more.To answer why ?I would just say I was terribly helpless, stuck in a life I didn't ever dreamt of, a toxic relationship (you can say a lesson learnt the hard way) and not at all happy with my life.P.S If you are still into scrolling long kilometers of screens, better do that at the ground or else learn to turn pages.It works.Amazingly, honestly and beautifully.
Can you fit a 575 engine in a 71 chevy vega?
FIRST, Jenkins' car was custom built. Tube frame (probably) with Vega sheet metal screwed on. Since you said "can it be done cheaply" the answer is NO! I had a Monza (same as a Vega) with a factory 350, and it was tighter than (well, we wont go into that), so a big block would require MAJOR mods. Better look for a 60's Nova, Malibu, M/C, or Camaro........ (where did that guy find a '70 Vega? they didn't come out 'till '71)
What is the saddest thing you have ever read in a book?
This is an excerpt from The Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini and this is the saddest thing I’ve ever read in a book.Mariam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was not regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Mariam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.This part makes me sad everytime I read it.The saddest part in the book was the death of Mariam.Mariam demonstrates maternal instinct after Rasheed’s death and convinces Laila to start a new life in Pakistan with Tariq. She takes the blame of Rasheed’s death and allows Laila to continue with her life.Though she had led a life of complete misery where she was always looked down upon even as a child , she was happy that she was leaving the world as a mother , a sister and a friend.Back then , Jalil Khan had come to visit Mariam and has written a letter for her. But Mariam is so angry at Jalil Khan for making her undergo all those difficulties at a tender age that she tore the letter without even reading it. Later , after Mariam’s death Laila travels to Afghanistan and visits Kolba to find out about Mariam’s childhood , where she discovers a package that Mariam's father had left behind for her: a videotape of Pinocchio, a small sack of money, and a letter. Laila reads the letter and discovers that Jalil had regretted sending Mariam away.At this point , I just wished that Mariam had read the letter so that atleast one of her childhood fantasy of watching Pinocchio could have been fulfilled. Her death was the most saddening part in the entire story because she really led a very sad and tough life :(
What would happen to your manual transmission and to the direction of your car if you shifted into the reverse gear while driving at highway speeds?
I attempted this once by accident. I had a 2000 Camaro with a 6 speed. The reverse gear is right next to 5th gear all the way to the right. I was going through the gears accelerating quickly. About halfway through 3rd gear I was already at the speed of traffic so I decided just to shift into 5th and cruise at the prevailing speed. There is a solenoid that is supposed to keep you from accidentally shifting to reverse while at speed. It seems with the proper application of force it is possible to overcome this solenoid. The gears did grind. I was not actually able to engage reverse. I realized quickly what I had done and promptly put the car into 5th gear.Initially I didn’t feel any damage. The next time I went to use reverse gear the transmission would not stay in gear. After struggling with the inability to back-up for quite a while I decided it was time to get it fixed. The dealer quoted about $750 to repair it (not knowing, or saying anyway, what was wrong). Well being the young and resourceful engineer I was at the time (and no money in the bank) I decided to try to fix it myself. After doing a bit of research on the Internet I thought I found the problem. I removed the transmission, took off the rear cover, and replaced two small plastic spacers I melted when I accidentally attempted shift into reverse at speed.Total cost was about $2 for the spacers, about $8 for transmission sealer, about 8 hours of my time. I estimate a mechanic that knew what they were doing could have done it in two hours.So that’s what happened to mine. I learned a little about manual transmissions.
How do I bypass power steering pump and completely get rid of it?
What do you mean when you say that the pump can't be repaired or replaced? If it's a matter of not being able to afford to fix it or you can't get the parts, then you are probably going to be without a truck for a while until you can get it fixed properly. While it may technically be possible to do away with the power steering, it is most likely going to be more difficult and more expensive than making repairs (if you want it to be safe at all).Vehicles that have power steering simply aren't designed to be driven without it. You will cause damage to other steering components such as the rack or gearbox. Not only that, but vehicles are geared differently now. The steering on a non powered vehicle was designed to function without hydraulics. Without power, a modern system's steering radius is affected greatly, they literally can't turn as far without power.The heavier the vehicle, the harder it is to steer without power. In particular, I would not attempt to drive any pickup(or larger vehicle) on the road without power steering. There's simply to much risk.There are only two times when I would even consider driving a vehicle with failed power steering:In an emergency. Either I need to get the vehicle home, or I need to get someone to a hospital and have no other options.It's a farm vehicle, the only thing I use it for is moving a few tools around a field.I've had to move two modern vehicles with failed power steering. The first was a Honda Civic that wouldn't run. We dragged it about ten miles with me steering the car. It was really hard to turn at all, and that was with a fairly lightweight car. Afterwards it felt like I'd spent the entire day weightlifting, just from a short drive.The other vehicle was my friend's Dakota pickup. I went out with him to get the truck. The pump had failed and we needed to get it back to his house so that we had space and tools to work with. We got it started, he hopped in to drive, and I followed in my car. I followed him right up until he plowed into a tree on a particularly sharp turn. He simply couldn't make the turn without power steering. He ended up with a tow bill, body shop bill, the repair bill for the pump, and a hospital visit on top. That's why I will never recommend doing away with power steering on a vehicle.