Welcome to Mike and other comments

[John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>]

>mike a
>> >  1983 dodge mirada                                                 $2k
>> >  1979 ihc scout ii (with 727 auto)                          $2k
>> >  1978 extended van 1ton 400                                $1,100
>> >  1973 ihc 1210 pu                                                     $400
>> >  1974 ihc 1210 rollback                                           $3k
>> >  1970 ihc scout i
>>$100 w/o title $250 with
>> >  1972 dodge challenger 440 cross ram str-14  $6kunder contract
>> >  1972 dodge demon                                                   nfs
>        1971 dodge dart disk 318,83/4                              $500
>> >  1971 dodge demon                                                   $900
>> >  1970 dodge challenger rt                                         $1k sold
>> >  1968 dodge polara sw                                              $500
>> >  1968 dodge polara convert                                      $1k
>> >  1968 dodge pu camper special                             $500
>> >  1967 dodge dart gt
>>$2k
>> >  1964 dodge polara 4dr (no door posts)sdn         $2k
>> >  1964 dodge polara 2dr  (sport roof )                     $2k
>> >  trades and offers welcome
>> >  located in nva
>
Welcome new member Mike with as many vehicles as the rest of us put
together, (not quite). To have that many, you must not be married.
John
>
>Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 16:36:00 -0600
>From: Albert Evitts <albert@domain.elided>
>Subject: SWFDA Land use alert
>
>Just picked up an urgent alert from Blue Ribbon Coalition with
>information that our boy president is about to make another land grab as
>he did in Utah.  Not sure if this is appropriate for this digest if so I
>will provide what I have.  Any Blue RibbonCoalition members should also
>have this alert.
>
>   Al Evitts
Al,
Although I don't own or run the digest, I think this is entirely
appropriate. I would urge members of the ihc-digest to also monitor or
participate in the Land Use Network (LUN) run by my off-roading buddy, and
sponsored by off-road.com.  It has almost exclusively the kind of
information you just posted. It's not, in my opinion, nearly as much fun as
this digest, but that's mostly because in the cause of keeping the public
lands accessible to the public, the news is almost always bad.
John
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 17:48:29 -0500
>From: cookiedan@domain.elided (Daniel Nees)
>Subject: Re: electrical system

>   Now my starting problem on the 71 is like this. When it is cold I
>have to pump up the gas pedal while cranking it over. When it gets
>considerable hot, that is to say running for a while, and shut it off, I
>can't get it to fire right away. Then the starter which I suspect to be
>bad starts to slowly die like the battery is dead. I can push start it
>with no problem so I suspect it is in the starter but I just want to
>check if any one else had an ideal about it.
>
>Dan Nees
>cookiedan@domain.elided
>1979 International Scout EXR                              (Extreme Rust)
>1971 International Scout MD
>                              (Many Dents)
>
Dan,
Many Scouts of the era of your 71 were hard starting even in California
where moisture and cold are not big problems for most of us. Where and when
there is lots of moisture, my earlier post about the distrubutor cap is a
good bet, but... It sounds to me as if your starter is lowering the voltage
available to the coil, when it, the starter,  is turning over. You could
measure the amperage the starter is drawing with a cheap inductive ampmeter
and if it exceeds about 325 amps, be pretty sure that the starter or the
wiring to it is the problem.  Don't by pass consideration of the cables and
connections going to the starter. Poor connections cause the starter to
draw more amperage, not less. The most common failure in the starter that
causes massive current draw is the commutator dragging on the field coils.
This is caused by bad sleeve bushings or bearings. This is most common when
the engine and starter are hot, but of course, the cold engine requires
more oomph to turn it over, ignoring possible dragging. If you continue to
have problems starting after you get the starter issues resolved, you may
consider some sort of ignition enhancer that can make a strong spark even
when the voltage is low. In the past I've installed a number of  capacitive
discharge systems on Scouts of your era, although I like my MSD a lot
better as it is the new technology.  I really did pay attention to what you
said about pumping the accelerator when it is cold, but I doubt if your
problem is with fuel. I had a couple of carbs over the years that would
leak all the fuel out of the bowls, and the truck wouldn't start until the
pump had filled them up. Pumping the accelerator in that case is just
something to occupy your time while the bowls filled. Back where you are, I
would think it's too cold for the fuel to leak out of the bowls (grin)
John H.
>
>to buy.
>
>`68, 3/4 ton PU, 40K original miles, never used as a work truck, like new
>(aren't they always?) $4500  425-822-5122
>
>Steve
Wow, that pickup sounds wonderful. Wish I had a spare 4500.
John H.



John Hofstetter, who nets at   http://www.goldrush.com/~hofs
PROBABLY MORE TO REMEMBER THAN EVER REALLY HAPPENED
Owner of 79 Scout Terra  with 8000 lb. Warn Winch,
Detroit Locker in rear and LS in front,
 4" Trailmaster lift    Holley E F I  Mallory Unilite Dist.   MSD ignition
Too darn long and too darn wide  to always go where I ask it to go.
NRA, Life Member   Calif. Rifle and Pistol Assn.
Blue Ribbon Coalition              Friends of Death Valley
Sierra Macintosh Users Group     MacTwain Macintosh Users Group
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