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  1. Neil Young eh? In the nascar thread I am accused of liking the sound of whining, maybe that is true of F1 cars but....
  2. Yeah there is money in both venues. Different kind of glamour though. I am impressed by both because of the driving talent involved in both. Most innovations that filter down to the average guy have come from F1 historically, sort of like the innovations in sailing trickling down from the America's Cup.
  3. The cars are so cool in F1, I wish they would modify the tracks to allow for more passing. Nascar is somewhat less boring to watch on TV, but the sound of the cars is more boring. Nothing beats the sound of those F1 cars. So I guess I'll have to keep watching both.....
  4. For those fans of the romantic period of classical music: Box set LP's---Tchaikovsky Symphonies No.4,5, and 6. Recorded by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra on the Deutsche Grammophon label. This is the most precise and best recording I have ever heard of the 4th symphony. Yevgeny Mravinsky conducts.
  5. You are so lucky to have a drive in! We used to take lawn chairs and a cooler and sit in front of the beetle in Pearl City. When it closed down there were no more left on Oahu. Back here in north Texas the closest one is about a 2 hour drive west. "Joe Bob Briggs" used to do drive in movie reviews which were hilarious in the local paper, and always included a "communist alert" when another one was being closed and/or torn town. My wife would set up a drive in just for fun if we had the land and the bucks. You have the most amazing drive in speaker set-up I have ever seen. Enjoy!
  6. It sounds more like he is drumming up publicity to get contracts as a Jordan look-alike.
  7. gotta be Fargo. from the same folks "Well I ain't no marriage counselor." Plus: "He was alive when I buried him."
  8. I agree with Bob it could be the coil. However the old ballast resistors are long gone as far as I know. Good luck!
  9. Maybe I will hunt you down like the dog you know you are Thebes (see last weeks MWMR's thread). BTW Meagain, I would have also chosen the button, good work! ______________________________________________________ See Thebes avatar quaking with fear? That's how he will look when I unleash my attack bunny against him(see my avatar).
  10. Front wheel drive, which is sort of going back for me, lately I have been driving rear wheel drivers. I test drove the 88 spider (when new) and agree with you. Been working on a real antique, a 71 spider off and on as my garage queen. The 71 to 74 GTV's are a real joy to drive, and getting noticed again (prices going up). Glad you like the 928, I remember when they came out, and of course when the one in risky business goes into the lake......I've always had a mid 70's 911 in the back of my mind, love air cooled vw's, so why not? I will have to get rid of a couple in the fleet to justify adding something else (plus have any space at all).
  11. found this with a quick search, maybe some help here: http://www.jonko.com/auto_repair/honda/honda_auto_repair.html Hope it helps, no dash (warning?) lights sounds more like a computer issue to me, but don't take my word for it, could still be something simple.
  12. Ouch! Could be a computer problem. I take it it cranks over with spark and catches then dies due to no spark? Make sure fuel and air are ok before focusing on spark. Check all grounds too.
  13. Here is the official site for anyone who wants to see newer production models: http://www.alfaromeo.com
  14. Seen pics of the newer 156's and 166's. Not sure of the design house but the new ones look super hot.
  15. JB, hp is rated at 192DIN. The owners manual states 183 CV SAE net at(5600 rpm). The best part is torque max 191 ft-lbs at 4400rpm!
  16. You are a lucky man as the pun says Colter. I would love to be able to hear Palmer live in a setting like that. As for the magnum of wine, a friend of mine saw ELP back in the seventies and told me that emerson downed a bottle of cognac during the show.....
  17. Then there's the story of the (airline) scab who got hit by lightning while standing in her kitchen...
  18. Hey! What d'ya know! Didn't try anything different than before but it worked. Feels kind of anti-climactic after so much frustration, yet some satisfaction is seeping in. I hope someone at least enjoys the pic.
  19. try it this time with pop up blocker off. that did not help either....... I think the problem lies in getting the attachment window to download correctly.
  20. At least I'm not the only one......If it would work I would go out a take a pic of one of my German engines and post it just to save my sanity. However, I have tried other pics as well just to test and no luck.
  21. Thanks Marvel but it just doesn't work no matter which file I try, including ones I have used successfully before. This appears to be between me and the forum.
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