[ale] Time for this Grey Beard to stir up some stuff

[Sean Kilpatrick]

Jim,
I got my start on Porsches rebuilding A-coupes. You needed the trick tool.
With it balancing the two carbs was a matter of a few minutes.  Without it
. . . LOL!

Sean

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 9:52 AM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> My last carb car I worked on had dual twin Webber's. Keeping those
> balanced was a challenge.
> Don't miss it.
>
> The injection car I tinkered with had miles of vacuum hoses and stranded
> the wife due to a leak.
> She was grinning the day that one was sold ('81 Porche 924 turbo - aka the
> 931 - oodles of fun when it worked).
>
> On May 27, 2021 9:43:56 AM EDT, Jerald Sheets via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 27, 2021, at 9:21 AM, Solomon Peachy via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> ObAnalogy: Do you miss carburated cars?  Having to check and adjust
>>> ignition points?  Hard starts in particularly hot, cold, humid, and/or
>>> dry days?  A pinhole leak in half a mile of vacuum hoses causning
>>> stumbling under load, the inability to hold idle, or simply not being
>>> able to start at all?
>>>
>>>
>> Bad analogy.  I have a carbuerated car that I adore working on.
>>
>> :-D
>>
>> —j
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