<VV> Fwd: OLD Time Tuners

[Ken Pepke]

Exactly ... If you don't have a coffee [or water] handy the corner of the open hood also works well on older cars ... but not a Corvair.  Best to leave a door open and observe the top lockside corner.  

Ken P
Wyandotte, MI
Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.

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> From: Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net>
> Date: August 5, 2011 7:56:27 AM EDT
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> OLD Time Tuners
> 
> The coffee cup on the air cleaner also offered a visual indication of 
> how the engine was vibrating. An image to remember the next time he 
> looked at the engine to see if it was operating differently.
> 
> Frank DuVal
> 
> On 8/4/2011 2:32 PM, rbuckridge at comcast.net wrote:
>> 
>> I remember stopping by his house and saw him tuning his '59 Chevy Impala out in the street. As I joined him at his side, I noticed his coffee cup resting on the air cleaner, which was his usual practice. I asked him what he was doing. He replied, "it's not running right."