[DeTomaso] Flex-a-lite question
Asa Jay Laughton
asajay at asajay.com
Thu Aug 21 00:18:12 EDT 2014
Did anyone else realize that Jeff Detrich was responding to a post from
LAST FEBRUARY?
I imagine Larry is wondering why we are dredging up a conversation that
he probably solved six months ago.
Asa Jay
Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 8/20/2014 5:23 PM, Boyd Casey wrote:
> Larry,
> From my limited experience most men tend to give their machines female
> genders when the assign them Anthropomorphic attributes ie. Fighter
> planes, boats , hot rods. Off course their are exceptions (like the
> "General Lee" from Dukes of Hazard, but then again I always thought
> those Hollywood hillbillies were gay anyway! So only you can answer the
> question of whether or not your Pantera has "Balls" or not! Now I have
> known some women who had balls ( although many of them I suspect were
> acquired by castrating their Pussy whipped husbands while others had a
> higher testosterone level then many men . These were the same women who
> used to compete for East Berlin in the Olympics and were subject to
> gender identification testing when that practice was in
> Vogue.Personally I preferred to think of my toys in the Feminine
> gender. A high powered sexy machine that tended to run hot! For those
> who prefer an assignment of male gender attributes many auto parts
> stores and truck stops now sell "Truck Nuts" They look like a scrotum
> with two testes and can be hung from a trailer hitch. A I don't think
> anyone has come up with an artificial vulva that can be affixed to the
> exhaust although now that I have mentioned it you can probably expect
> to see some thing similar A undoubtedly made in China on sale A at your
> local auto parts store or on E-bay soon!A
> Boyd
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Larry - Ohio Time
> <[1]Larry at ohiotimecorp.com> wrote:
>
> << You cannot fix what you cannot measure.">>
>
> So Jeff your saying there's hope for me?
> Larry (12" but don't use it as a rule) - Cleveland
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:[2]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
> Detrich
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 2:51 PM
> To: Boyd Casey
> Cc: [3]detomaso at poca.com; Larry Finch
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Flex-a-lite question
>
> To paraphrase an old Hewlett-Packard mantra,A "You cannot fix what you
> cannot measure."
> Jeff
> 6559
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Boyd Casey <[4]boyd411 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >A Mike Short makes a good pointA when he mentions that Larry is
> assigning
> anthropomorphic
> > attributes to parts of his Pantera.(A Anthropomorphism is the
> attribution
>
> > of *human characteristics to machines or animals). **If Larry (or
> anyone
>
> > else)A thinks that their automobiles fans ( or any other component )
> is
> not
> > operating up to specifications they can easily measure the
> effectiveness
> of
> > the system in question.A You can easily obtain a variety of devices
> that
> > are capable of measuring the actual airflow, rpm of the fan blades
> etc. As
> > an example for measuring CFM ( which can be useful for measuring air
> flow
>
> > for cooling or forA air intake for the engine** , **Carburetion,
> **Fu**el
>
> > injection etc.)A This linkA shows a small sample of some of the
> devices
> >
> .[5]http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=gmail&ie=UTF-8&
> oe=UTF-8
> #q=HVAC+cfm+meter&rls=en
> >
>
> <[6]http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=gmail&ie=UTF
> -8&oe=UTF-8
> #q=HVAC+cfm+meter&rls=en>
>
> >A This removes the question of wondering if your car or fans
> are"tired"
> and
>
> > replaces the *Anthropomorphic attributes with technically
> appropriate and
>
> > scientifically accurate measurement devices. Although many of us like
> to
> > assign a name and or a gender to our favorite "Toys" which I believe
> can
> > actually enhance the ownership experienceA when it comes to
> maintaining
> > peak operating performance it is necessary to rely on technology and
> not
> > asking our Cat " If it's a little tired"
> >
> > Boyd
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Jeff Detrich
> <[7]jjdetrich at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>A A Check your fan grounds.
> >>A A Jeff
> >>A A 6559
> >>
> >>A A On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Larry Finch
> <[1][8]fresnofinches at aol.com
> >> >
> >>A A wrote:
> >>
> >>A A A AA A All,
> >>A A A AA A I've come to the conclusion the Hall Pantera Meriah
> fans are
> >>A A A getting
> >>A A A AA A tired and are not up to the task of slow traffic
> cooling.
> >>A A A AA A I say this because in Summer/Winter I now always see a
> large
> >>A A A jump in
> >>A A A AA A temp when I get into city traffic versus highway
> travel. 20-30
> >>A A A degrees
> >>A A A AA A jump. Wasn't always that way.
> >>A A A AA A I would rather not remount the three-pass Quella/Ron
> Francis
> >>A A A radiator
> >>A A A AA A for sucker fans, so I'm looking at pushers.
> >>A A A AA A Felx-a-lite offers model 440 as a pusher. 2500 cfm,
> S-blades,
> >>A A A etc.
> >>A A A AA A But I noted the online-available PDF installation
> sheet groups
> >>A A A the 440
> >>A A A AA A pusher and the 420 puller in the same section.
> >>A A A AA A It instructs the 420 puller to be wired red/red and
> >>A A A black/black, fan to
> >>A A A AA A power source. And to reverse the wiring to red/black
> and
> >>A A A black/red for
> >>A A A AA A the 440 pusher model. This tells me the fan blades are
> expected
> >>A A A to
> >>A A A AA A perform whether rotating CW or CCW. But I've always
> heard
> >>A A A blades are
> >>A A A AA A optimal for one direction only, and show reduced
> efficiency
> >>A A A when
> >>A A A AA A rotating opposite to the intended function.
> >>A A A AA A I will try to talk with a Flex-a-lite tech about this
> on
> >>A A A Monday, but in
> >>A A A AA A the meantime I'm asking for any of your ideas,
> thoughts and
> >>A A A AA A suggestions.
> >>A A A AA A Thanks,
> >>A A A AA A Larry
> >>A A A AA A ......and no, I don't know why my emails (at least in
> the
> >>A A A archives) are
> >>A A A AA A now getting duplicated by the List software.
> >>
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> References
>
> 1. mailto:Larry at ohiotimecorp.com
> 2. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
> 3. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
> 4. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
> 5. http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=gmail&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=HVC+cfm+meteer&rls=en
> 6. http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=gmail&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=HVC+cfm+meteer&rls=en
> 7. mailto:jjdetrich at gmail.com
> 8. mailto:fresnofinches at aol.com
> 9. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
> 10. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
> 11. mailto:fresnofinches at aol.com
> 12. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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> 14. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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