ebay

Ebay is a very good place to learn things. It is a good reserch tool. For example I bought a used apple powermac g5 dual 2 ghz computer. So far it is very nice. One must look at alot of listings to learn offered features and value. Mine had the correct model number but the wrong processer description. so I ended up with a 2003 (dual processer) vs 2005 (dual core). There was more than enough information in the listing but I failed to reconize it. Neither could run snow lepord and Im running lepord but the extra 8 gig of ram would have been nice. Using ebay listings I have learned a lot of company history and product offerings for numerous toppics such as my topper Johnny lightning collection. My computer is awsome and ny error has allowed me to find out about and buy the video card that will drive the dual 30 " displays for a very small amount. I found it listed for 139 to 700 (all used). I bought the $139.00 one. Im going to see if the sony handy cam I have will connect via firewire like the one I saw on Ebay listed for $209.00. Some guys are using them as their webcam using record without a tape installed. It also provides a way to download all the old family videos into the computer onto a more usefull and shareable media.

beach

Went to the beach today. It was awsome! One of the benifits of living here in Florida.  I enjoyed the sunset from the water. I stayed out there untill the water started to cool off.  If you enjoy sunsets and stars this place rocks. One couple (retired) watched the sunrise in Daytona and the sunset here in Crystal River.  We had dolfins, flying fish and of course lots of seagulls.  

My little girl has sprouted again. She is an amazing reader. I need a new Japan anamie series for her to read. Any sugestions. It must be clean. We ave read fruitsbasket, Inuasha, and a few others that I cannot rember at this time. Probably going to work on my car tonight. I need to finish moving the tools around so I can get back to paint prep.

My daughter made this video in the library.

today

today I am at work. Thanks Dennis Bungo for helping clean the garage and thanks Liz for the bed set. My garage is now clean and with a little bit of shuffling it will be well organized. My daughter Jacquellynne is turning into a little woman right before my eyes. Soon there will be nothing left of the little girl, but a little woman instead. Shane is an awsome little boy I enjoy his insite and watching him explore his world with new wonder in his eyes. Between the two of them I resee my world in new ways each day.

edging patent

somender singh grooves

I tried the grooves on my 1600 cc vw engine. I put new pistons, rings, and rebuilt heads. I set the compression ratio at 7 as per my knowledge at the time (Geen Berg book).  I edged the heads (as per Dana 44's edging from the alpar forumn.)  My heads had 2 grooves pointing toward the exhaust point side of the spark plug. The rebuilt heads with the grooves pulled very well smooth power up to the limit that my small carberator appeared to set.  I ran the car around the block to seat the new rings and raced it up and down.  With the engine tuned in it would idle at 500 rpm with the vac advance /retard distrbuitor set at 5 deg after top dead center to ~`28 at 3000 rpm.  The alternator did not like 500 rpm as the gen trouble light would flicker untill I reved it. The generator light stayed out with the idle set at 700 rpm. Upon return from my trip to seat the rings I noticed that the rear wheels were smoking!!  My car having sat for so long (~12 years) seized the brakes which I did not reconize as the motor pulled right through them.  Upon inspection I found that only one side of the front was working the rest were siezed from sitting so long.  While I was waiting for a new right hand drive master cylinder and wheel cylinders from England, I would run the motor once a week for ~10-15 minuits. One day the tune changed. It had a nice low rumble at idle.  I shut it off after I heard a "put put " sound from #3 spark plug area.  The rebuilt head had a thread insert in it on the #3 plug. Something I did not like but as I traided for the rebuilt heads it was what I got.  The insert failed and I found the spark plug was dangling outside of the head.  

    I have since started a complete rebuild with new parts. The reason I did the top end rebuild was the previous heads overheated and cracked from the exhaust valves to the spark plug when the fan ate part of the tarboard insulation that I put in to deaden the engine noise. (My fault It had a tear and I drove alot on the high way. ) 

I think the grooves worked well.  I ran 7:1 compression which I should have bumped up to 8.5 or 9.  My new heads will have dana44's edging and one somender singh groove aimed at the left of the spark plug.  The grooves speed up the burn a little and appear to like less timing.  However I do not have much time playing with them due to the failure of the spark plug insert.

Merry Christ Mass every body!!!

I wish you all Lots of joy and love.