<div dir="ltr"><div>Jim,</div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>Sean<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 9:52 AM Jim Kinney via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>My last carb car I worked on had dual twin Webber's. Keeping those balanced was a challenge. <br>Don't miss it.<br><br>The injection car I tinkered with had miles of vacuum hoses and stranded the wife due to a leak.<br>She was grinning the day that one was sold ('81 Porche 924 turbo - aka the 931 - oodles of fun when it worked).<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On May 27, 2021 9:43:56 AM EDT, Jerald Sheets via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<pre><br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(114,159,207);padding-left:1ex">On May 27, 2021, at 9:21 AM, Solomon Peachy via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>ObAnalogy: Do you miss carburated cars? Having to check and adjust <br>ignition points? Hard starts in particularly hot, cold, humid, and/or <br>dry days? A pinhole leak in half a mile of vacuum hoses causning <br>stumbling under load, the inability to hold idle, or simply not being <br>able to start at all?<br><br></blockquote><br>Bad analogy. I have a carbuerated car that I adore working on.<br><br>:-D<br><br>—j<hr>Ale mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org" target="_blank">Ale@ale.org</a><br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Computers amplify human error<br>Super computers are really cool</div>_______________________________________________<br>
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