<VV> new 140 motors? April Fools Jokes

[Mike Stillwell]

 No, but it has an A.I.R. pump and the primaries with
an air bleed so they run leaner. Grant can probably
tell you if the secondaries are different. I want to
say they are, but I'm not 100% sure.

 Mike
 YS-117

--- Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net> wrote:

> Doesn't the '69 140 have domed pistons like the
> other '69 engines?
> 
> Frank DuVal
> 
> airvair wrote:
> 
> >Not really, Mike. The '69 140 is a GOOD engine.
> Haven't had a bit of
> >problem with mine, which has almost 100,000 miles
> on it. The '69 140 is
> >identical to all the previous editions. Nothing
> wrong with it at all.
> >
> >-Mark
> >
> >Mike Stillwell wrote:
> >  
> >
> >> Mark, I knew it had to be a joke. Everyone knows
> that
> >>the '69 Smog 140 would be the worst 140 to make.
> >> Smitty's letter, on the other hand was excellent.
> >>It's even funnier if you know Alan and Smitty, and
> are
> >>familiar with the dynamic they share. I can see
> them
> >>racing back from FL with all sincerity. That one I
> >>read over and over, as there is still part of me
> >>that's not sure it was a joke!
> >>
> >> Mike
> >> YS-117
> >>
> >>--- airvair <airvair at richnet.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>If that really IS an April fool's joke, then it
> is a
> >>>lousy, stupid one.
> >>>I could understand if the last line of the column
> >>>said "And by the way,
> >>>all of the above is an April fool's joke." But to
> >>>lead the membership on
> >>>without even a hint of it being anything but the
> >>>absolute truth would be
> >>>totally irresponsible and absolutely
> reprehensible.
> >>>If it IS meant to be
> >>>a joke, then she should rightly be publicly
> >>>repremanded for such
> >>>stupidity.
> >>>
> >>>I certainly hope, for everyone's sake, that it
> isn't
> >>>an (im)practical
> >>>April fool's joke, and that what I just typed is
> >>>unnecessary. I'd like
> >>>to think that someone in such a position of
> >>>responsibility wouldn't so
> >>>abuse his/her position. After all, we depend upon
> >>>total honesty and
> >>>absolutely true, factual information from our
> >>>leaders.
> >>>
> >>>-Mark
> >>>
> >>>"Brown, David" wrote:
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Yes, Sarah did a good one last year about
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>expenses- got a few folks
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>riled up before they realized it was a joke!
> >>>>Dave (WAITING for my Communique!) Brown
> >>>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>
> >>>>I missed that, but don't forget April 1.
> >>>>Later, JR
> >>>>
> >>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>
> >>>>i just received my communique (april 06) and
> read
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>that the tonawanda
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>plant is going to build a limited run of 140
> crate
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>motors. Is this for
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>real? sign me up!
> >>>>
> >>>>jeff ballard
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
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