Don't be too quick to judge us. We thrash stuff out for weeks. Nobody gets bent out of shape because that's what it takes to resolve things. By and large, we're a mellow bunch that that needs a way to pass the winter months away. Wherever you are, if it's warm enough to ride, by all means do it. The snow belt crowd just has to wait for spring. Hang around, it's a fun place.
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 10:34:24 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb/K&N Tunning How about we just follow a great motto... kiss... Keep it simple stupid.... Just use numbers (and doble check them before posting) this "arguement" has been going for much longer then i have been following this group and it looks like its about to blow up... We should be out riding not on our computers (on in my case phone) squabbling about what to call a number... -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:39:27 pm To: [email protected] From: "stanley/ Randolph" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb/K&N Tunning OOPS! I said Graham - it was Gene. Getting senile in my old age as well... Stanley --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb/K&N Tunning To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 10:08 PM You did it too.. 30 thousandth is .030 (or three hundredth) .003 is three thousandth. That is why we write it out. It doesn't matter what it's called, as long as the person can read a dimension from an instrument. Every field has it's own terminology. As far as reading instruments goes, most folks don't have a clue and even after some training still get it wrong. I think that this remote diagnosis deal gets harder when you factor in the terminology problem. I really do try to be as detailed as I can. If I you told I never made any mistakes passing info, I'd be lying. People that can't describe a problem in a manner that I can understand, I can't help. More and more people use some sort of shorthand speak that doesn't relate enough details to be useful. I've been told I always get in on something late here. That's because I think about it first and then about how to word my reply. I'd like to be understood the first time if only to save somebody some time. Edwin Land said something to the effect "if you can state the problem correctly, somebody will answer it" Never truer words. Lots of times, I just don't grasp what's being said and can't even start to reply. Mostly, a process is pretty easy. The more technical it gets the harder it becomes. I worked in a shop way back when and the foreman was big on telling you how to do something but never why. You did our job and didn't learn anything. I try to explain why something doesn't work but I suspect most folks would rather just know how to "fix it"... not my style. I taught secondary vo-tech for a couple of years and the kids were great, they wanted to know how stuff worked. The evening adult ed.classes were totally different. I had to get past embedded ideas first to even start. They only wanted to know how not why. I suppose I could be more brief and get to the point, but what good would that serve ? Isn't it better to know the reason something doesn't work ? To make this long story shorter, I try not to be specific in dimensions too often unless it's called for. I know all too well how easy it is to confuse some. I've been called on an error, and I accept that. We all make 'em. From: stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 6:34:36 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb/K&N Tunning I used to work for Boeing. We had 30 thousandths (0.003),when fabricating templates to make parts. If it was critical, we had one thousandth (0.001). That means we had what amounted to the thickness of the line we scribed on the template in the purple paint we used to show the lines we transferred from a blueprint on mylar made to actual s -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
