[Rhodes22-list] Re: Sky Car

[Bill Effros]

Interesting.

He really did repeat the same gag over and over.  We never got any 
closer to the Mystery than that.

Now for my second funny story...about the time I got into an elevator in 
an apartment building late at night without first noticing that there 
was a huge black guy already in the elevator.  I pushed the button for 
the lobby and dropped all pretensions of atheism.  Elevators move 
e.x.t.r.e.m.e.l.y slowly when there is a huge black guy behind you in an 
elevator.  I escaped with my skin and never looked back.

Later I learned that Patrick Ewing owned the penthouse in that building.

Bill Effros

Brad Haslett wrote:
> Bill,
>
> Funny!  Actually, the stuff is nothing more than gun oil but when 
> atomized
> in a carb or fuel injection system it burns carbon off of valves.  
> Sticking
> valves from all the lead in so-called 100 low lead is a big problem in 
> old
> engines like my Continental E-225.  As an oil additive it is highly
> detergent, which helps clean out crankcase deposits.  You only want to 
> use
> it in small doses near oil change time in older engines (mine doesn't 
> have
> that much time since overhaul so not a problem). There is a similar FAA
> approved additive which costs five times as much since it is government
> approved.  I'm sure it is five times as good though.  Of course, I 
> only run
> the government approved stuff myself!  The guys who run low compression
> radial engines swear by MMO.  They pay $30K plus for overhauls and don't
> dink around with ideas that haven't proven to work.  So here's the 
> choice;
> MMO or a rabbits foot?
>
> Brad
>
>
> On 1/22/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>>
>> The guy who owns Marvel Mystery Oil taught me Celestial Navigation.  He
>> said it was a mystery to him why people bought the stuff.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>> > Mike,
>> >
>> > It was a real simple fix.  I threw massive amounts of money at the
>> > problem
>> > and it magically went away!  The engine driven pump came back free of
>> > charge
>> > from the overhaul facility.  They said it bench tested fine but
>> > overhauled
>> > it anyway.  After re-installation, the engine ran fine but wouldn't
>> > idle for
>> > more than 30 seconds.  I was convinced we were sucking air from
>> somewhere
>> > and the electric back-up pump was the likely culprit.  That, and the
>> > fact it
>> > saved my arse once was reason enough to send it off for overhaul.
>> > Actually,
>> > it saved my arm as much as my arse.  The alternative was to operate 
>> the
>> > manual wobble pump with my right arm and use the other one for the
>> > yoke and
>> > throttle - kinda like using a manual bilge pump to stay afloat while
>> > manning
>> > the tiller and trimming the sails simultaneously.  We installed the
>> > overhauled electric pump and now she purrs like a kitten.  I flew her
>> > to the
>> > Gulf and back over Christmas to pick-up my brother but have been too
>> > busy to
>> > go chase $100 cheeseburgers since.  Total bill was about $1700.  Value
>> of
>> > the fun?  Priceless.
>> >
>> > The E-series Bonanza guru for the American Bonanza Society is a big
>> > believer
>> > in Marvel Mystery Oil for our older E-series engines.  I've done a
>> little
>> > research on the subject and started using it in my cars, both oil and
>> > fuel
>> > systems.  Anyone else have any Marvel Mystery experience?
>> >
>> > Brad
>> >
>> >
>> > On 1/22/07, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Brad,
>> >>
>> >> Speaking of planes for docs, how's the V-tail going?  Did you ever
>> >> resolve
>> >> the fuel pump issue?
>> >>
>> >> Mike
>> >> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> >>
>> >> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> Monday, January 22, 2007
>> >> 11:12 AM
>> >> > Luis,
>> >> >
>> >> > Interesting, but I'll neither fly it or invest in it - too many
>> moving
>> >> > parts, extremely optimistic performance numbers, and its ugly.
>> >> However,
>> >> if
>> >> > the doctor or lawyer population gets out of control, it might be a
>> >> good
>> >> > idea!
>> >> >
>> >> > Brad
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 1/22/07, Luis Guzman <trpclman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Brad,
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > The Jetsons are coming.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Check this out: http://www.moller.com/m400.htm
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Luis
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > ---------------------------------
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>> >> > > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.
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