[elky] Re: Race Car Sunday
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:32:59 -0500
Thanks Brian. The good part is that we have the house to ourselves now. Nate
is still home, at least for the next year (his plan to be in good shape to
move to the city). But it's our nuclear family. He works in the city, and
takes the train between 5:30 and 6:30 AM, and gets home around 7 PM. So it's
quiet during the day now with just Cindy and I.
Cindy and I visited her Mom in her new apartment, and she is very happy.
Has visitors all the time and is doing so much now. She was holed up in her
room before. It's a better situation.
JC
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:57 AM, Brian M <ctsvmongo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> John, you're a good man! Good to hear you're sticking in there and it
> sounds as though you're ready for the long haul. I know too many that have
> let it take over and ruin their lives, has even killed a few, more divorces
> than I can think of and families torn apart.. I'm glad to hear you both are
> ready and motivated to take control and heal. Our thoughts and prayers here
> in Omaha are with you and your family.
> On Sep 13, 2011 5:50 AM, "John Christensen" <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Have a safe trip Chris, and I hope you made it there OK Ray.
> >
> > Events of the last few weeks, and what has been building for probably 2
> or 3
> > years, have forced me to cancel the trip to the salt. As Ray is painfully
> > aware, Alcoholism is a nasty disease to which Cindy has fallen prey to.
> She
> > has admitted it to herself, and has gotten involved with some very
> helpful
> > people outside the family now in AA, and is excited about starting to
> battle
> > this disease. She is the daughter of an abusive alcoholic, and all 4 kids
> in
> > her family have pretty severe issues because of it (and the genetics of
> the
> > disease). Cindy just held out longer than the rest, probably because of
> > caring for Mom, and maybe in spite of it.
> >
> > No amount of money in the world can buy an almost 36 year relationship,
> so a
> > plane ticket was nothing for me to lose as a sacrifice. I am here for her
> > now in this critical time, and that's what counts. I guess this is a call
> > for the positive waves, it is not easy, but we will get through this. She
> > was pumped up about the meeting last night, where she met many that make
> her
> > situation seem tame in comparison, but no less serious. She is looking
> > forward to her next meeting, and learning to deal with this.
> >
> > I have a week of automotive therapy and fix up around the house that I
> have
> > needed for a long time too. The salt will (hopefully) be there next year,
> > and I can try again. I told Nate that it would be cool to have the El
> Camino
> > loaded with overdrive to try that!
> >
> > I ordered a higher flow fuel pump. The TBI chip dude thinks that may be
> why
> > it is leaning out. The stock pump can't deal with the horsepower I have.
> I
> > have to check the pressure, although the regulator is rebuilt now. I will
> be
> > starting on body mounts..... at least spraying them down with PB blaster
> > today.
> >
> > JC
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 8:06 AM, Chris Lindh <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Makes me wonder if that rocker has an issue. Hopefully it was just
> loose.
> >> Looking back your push rods should be correct:
> >> http://www.chevyasylum.com/85monte/85monte10.html and I assume they are
> >> heavy duty. Do you remember what length they were?
> >>
> >> Lord willin' and the creek don't rise I touch down at in SLC 10:27AM
> >> tomorrow.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Friday while I had the race car at the alignment shop it dropped a
> >>> cylinder. It was firing thru the carburetor and actually sounded like a
> rod
> >>> knock or an exhaust leak...that's what I thought it was and I spent all
> day
> >>> Saturday changing exhaust manifold gaskets. Don't ask why it took all
> day.
> >>> Just imagine turning 7/16" head machine screws one flat at a time above
> your
> >>> head and dropping the wrench every 3rd flat.
> >>>
> >>> When I fired it up it did the same damned thing. I drained and changed
> >>> the oil and filter and there was no metal in it so I felt ok about
> that. So
> >>> I figgered it must have been a valve that has its static lash set too
> >>> tight. I found one roller rocker
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> (picture of motor when I built it in 05) that was loose. I pulled the
> >>> spark plug wire on that cylinder and the firing thru the carb went
> away. So
> >>> I knew it was number 5. Then several of us: Jim Halladay, Thomas "Pork
> Pie"
> >>> Graf (a German photographer who's staying with me until we head for the
> >>> salt) and I started trying to figure it out.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Eventually, Thomas, who was messing around with the pushrods said he
> >>> thought he had it correctly installed. I fired it up and it ran great.
> I
> >>> don't understand it a bit. It ran fine when we first started it a
> coupla
> >>> weeks ago and then it didn't. How in the world a pushrod jumped out of
> its
> >>> pocket in the roller lifter is beyond me. But it's running and we're
> >>> buttoning it up so we can load it on the trailer tomorrow morning and
> head
> >>> for the salt.
> >>>
> >>> I dunno, but I'm not gonna argue. It sure sounds good.
> >>>
> >>> r
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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