[Rhodes22-list] Elevator story

[Michael D. Weisner]

Bill,

He probably breathed a sigh of relief when you left without so much as a
word.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)


From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:21 AM
> 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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