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Forum: THE LOBBY 07-27-2021, 05:24 PM
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Posted By JimFB400HO
I just read an article claiming there are five...

I just read an article claiming there are five states that have banned gaming computers because they use too much electricity. Dell now tells consumers they cannot ship those high-end computers to...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-27-2021, 02:29 PM
Replies: 54
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Posted By JimFB400HO
Sirrotica, Thanks for the good info. I suspect a...

Sirrotica, Thanks for the good info. I suspect a zinc additive also be needed on the Pennzoil synthetic? Hopefully ZDDP would be compatible with it.

I have always been obsessed with clean oil,...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-27-2021, 02:18 PM
Replies: 54
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Posted By JimFB400HO
Formulabruce, I think I would probably be fine...

Formulabruce, I think I would probably be fine with 10-30 like you mention and may have to go with it some day.

I do add ZDDPlus to the 30W to get the zinc and phosphorus back to the old...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-27-2021, 01:30 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,981
Posted By JimFB400HO
I suppose I need to research what synthetic oil...

I suppose I need to research what synthetic oil is. I've used nothing but Pennzoil conventional in every vehicle and other engine I've ever owned for many decades. I think the lawnmower is the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-27-2021, 12:10 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,109
Posted By JimFB400HO
A few days ago I noticed the case on my three...

A few days ago I noticed the case on my three year old laptop computer distorting. I opened it up and found the lithium-ion batteries were swelling up, apparently a common failure at the end of...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-27-2021, 11:59 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 10,890
Posted By JimFB400HO
What's "ethanol free gas"? Where I live in the...

What's "ethanol free gas"? Where I live in the Chicago MSA. I would have to use a half tank of gas to get to and return from a corn squeezins free fuel station. It's been that way for many years. ...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-24-2021, 12:29 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,109
Posted By JimFB400HO
Internal Combustion Engine Development

This is one of the better summaries of the auto production industry's plans for the ramp up of software, electric motors and batteries and the demise of gasoline/diesel engines. The expertise of the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-09-2021, 07:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,253
Posted By JimFB400HO
I have an wild crazy idea. Let's make the stuff...

I have an wild crazy idea. Let's make the stuff in the United States. :rolleyes:
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-05-2021, 08:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 925
Posted By JimFB400HO
Probably for the same reason the PHS official...

Probably for the same reason the PHS official records show an engine serial number exactly 100,000 off the stamped number on my '68's engine.
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-03-2021, 08:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,246
Posted By JimFB400HO
God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood and Air Force’s...

God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood and Air Force’s “Singing Sergeants” band

https://www.military.com/video/air-force-teams-lee-greenwood-patriotic-god-bless-usa-performance
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-24-2021, 04:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 845
Posted By JimFB400HO
Thanks! I have to keep shifting my one...

Thanks!

I have to keep shifting my one old charger between vehicles and have been thinking about evaluating and purchasing a second one.

My Genius 1 arrived today.
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-17-2021, 01:48 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,577
Posted By JimFB400HO
I found Ancestry.com the best. I used trees...

I found Ancestry.com the best. I used trees posted by others only for hints for my own research because too many of them are inaccurate or just copies of other's trees. I have not posted any of my...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-15-2021, 10:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,577
Posted By JimFB400HO
I found that my GG Grandmother's brother also...

I found that my GG Grandmother's brother also died at Andersonville on 8/27/1864. She also had another brother who died earlier in 1864, during his Civil War service. Her husband, my GG...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-15-2021, 04:57 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,577
Posted By JimFB400HO
Interesting genealogy stories. One of the...

Interesting genealogy stories.

One of the interesting military finds in my research is about my g-grandfathers who served in the military/militias during the Revolutionary War. I had hoped to...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-10-2021, 10:05 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,577
Posted By JimFB400HO
Personally, I feel a close connection to my...

Personally, I feel a close connection to my parents, grandparents, great grandparents... etc. I wanted to know more about them and document the findings for future generations.

I wanted to know...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-09-2021, 08:14 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,577
Posted By JimFB400HO
You are lucky to have all those old photos. I...

You are lucky to have all those old photos. I did both my wife's and my genealogy (about 8 years of research) and value every photograph I located. Yes, high resolution scanning does a decent job...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 06-04-2021, 01:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,292
Posted By JimFB400HO
See: ...

See:
http://www.badgoat.net/CRH_homepage/Tech_Info/cocktail_shakers.htm
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 06-03-2021, 05:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,292
Posted By JimFB400HO
Good idea. Your adding the upper and lower metal...

Good idea. Your adding the upper and lower metal parts too?
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 06-03-2021, 03:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,292
Posted By JimFB400HO
Those fillers, plus the upper and lower medal...

Those fillers, plus the upper and lower medal baffles, were on 1st Gens equipped with 400s and/or AC. So, if your 350 does not have AC, it would not have had them from the factory.
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 06-02-2021, 04:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,440
Posted By JimFB400HO
The 326 option, engine and "chassis items" are...

The 326 option, engine and "chassis items" are 168 pounds more than the 6. What all "chassis items" means, I don't know.

See: https://firstgenfirebird.org/files/1967/ama/24.pdf
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-30-2021, 12:14 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,791
Posted By JimFB400HO
Coincidentally, last night, I watched a Columbo...

Coincidentally, last night, I watched a Columbo episode where that is a main piece of evidence he used to catch the criminal. Columbo (my favorite detective) pulled into the crime scene and a big...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-25-2021, 11:06 PM
Replies: 712
Views: 70,136
Posted By JimFB400HO
When I visited Australia 12 years ago we went to...

When I visited Australia 12 years ago we went to a facility with several buildings and dishes that NASA uses. Is that one part of that complex?
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 05-22-2021, 11:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,135
Posted By JimFB400HO
Chris, There are many errors/discrepancies...

Chris,

There are many errors/discrepancies in various '68 documentation, some even within the same source. Recall the messed up axle codes I mentioned on another post.

Back a half century...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-22-2021, 12:10 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,050
Posted By JimFB400HO
That's miserable hot. It was probably mid-80's...

That's miserable hot. It was probably mid-80's here today and I was uncomfortable.
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-21-2021, 01:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,660
Posted By JimFB400HO
Unique. Whenever I see that aircraft I...

Unique.

Whenever I see that aircraft I remember my father. He always called the DC3 and the military's version, the C47, the Gooney Bird.
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