[elky] Re: Sprint's generator nos 1, 2

  • From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:27:14 -0600

I have a feeling Elkys have not seen their hay day yet. Although I get a lot
of looks at the gas pump, for some reason people think the back end is so
light that it can't be useful. I can get more in it than most do in an S-10,
for instance. Besides that, They are just cool, or none of us would be here.

It goes back to that thing Mary found many years ago. I think I was still
living in Des Moines (that would make it the 90's.... right Mary?)  Real Men
drive El Caminos.
I think this is it:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips-article/1008338_mechanics-tale-what-real-men-driveThis
is from 2005, so I am off a few years. Go figure.

I love it,
JC


On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  These Big Babies are just not popular.  I figure in time, as the smaller
> ones become scarcer, the market will increase for any Elky.  Meanwhile parts
> is hard to get.  I have extra tail light lenses I spotted, just in case.
> Good news is when you do find parts they are usually cheap.
>
> Would it be practical to start building another engine in the garage?  '73
> was a bad year for emissions - the new laws went into effect and
> manufacturers were scrambling to meet them.  The end result was a '73
> Mustang kluged together and barely running.  (when is the last time you saw
> one, and they sold a lot because they were the last of the big ones). We're
> still trying to figure out what the toilet ball is in Sprint's engine.  It
> looks like the entire engine should flush.     (What were you
> thinking?!?!?!)
>
> have luck, it sounds like you need to be thinking about starting all over
> again.  On the plus side, think of all you are learning.
>
> Mary
>
>
>
>  The catalog has many '73-'77 parts with a note saying "May be out of
> stock...call for availablity."  It gives me the impression that he had a
> limited number of parts made, but does not plan on continuing to carry them
> in the future.
>
> Mary, the limerick is mine....I like joking about my car as much as I like
> working on it.  As far as the manifold and carb go, I still toss around the
> idea of getting an aftermarket carb and manifold.  My car is so far away
> from original, with cut wires and tubes spliced and emission control parts
> missing...I just don't think I'd be able to hook up a correct Quadrajet up
> to it anymore.  But if I do, I will definitely try to have my ducks in a row
> before I remove any bolts.
>
>
>

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