--- RC Macaulay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He predicted the > coming generations would be so accustomed to change > that change would become a habit.
I can see some good coming from this, and also quite a bit of bad. There is enough crap being floated around by my generation today. Of course a lot of it is more of the same. Gee, just thinking the phrase "more of the same" brings back memories of the Bush/Kerry debates....will the mental damage ever heal? > I noticed when I tried to replace an electronic a/c > thermostat and couldn't find the standard electro > mechanical Honeywell round baby that has been > standard for years. And which lasts much longer than that electronic wonder as well. :) > Kyle Mc. mentioned older autos. Looking over the new > stuff with the computers, I wonder if the Cubans > could convert a new fuel injected computerized model > back to the carb with distributor, points and coil. You can do this with some engines, others no. If it has a port for a distributor you can make it work with points or HEI. As far as fuel injection to carburetor goes, you can readily convert TBI (throttle body injection) back into carbureted with a minumum of hassle. If it is multi-port, you will almost certainly need a new intake manifold. But anything is possible with a good mind and set of tools. Mostly, this applies to Chevy small/big blocks...easy and cheap to work on. If a carburetor starts to act up, you clean it or get a rebuild kit. If a fuel injector or the computer that drives it (or any of the myriad sensors which control it) gets crunchy, you'd better have some serious cash on hand. Especially if its foreign. Distributor points are cheap as dirt, and cap/rotors as well. Ignition module for my HEI dist ran about $30. Ignition coil about $20. Got DIS? Distributorless Ignition System, that is. Module costs a few hundred, if its not built into the coil pack. Coil pack costs a few hundred. On Volvo's each of the three coils costs a couple hundred (!). And if the module and coil pack is all one unit...you see where this is going. > Hmmm. Maybe I better not scrap my old 1948 chev 1/2 > ton pickup w/ 6 cylinders. That would definitely be a keeper, IMHO. > Interesting thought I have regarding technology. We > may be in approaching a technilogical future shock > where segments of the industrial base cannot > accelerate to the speed required to keep pace with > change in the level of technology of the other > segments. What will need to give ? Well, this has also got to take into account the cost of whatever new has come along where it concerns the consumer. If someone comes up with a technology that makes a nonpolluting, super-fuel efficient car available with cutting edge technology but it costs $500,000 a unit, obviously not many people are going to even be able to buy it. --Kyle __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail