I'll probably get kicked off for starting this thread anyway, but since
Dsquared mentioned the "Red Green show", I have to say, it is a wonderful a
place to get really good ideas for practical solutions to automotive
problems, usually involving the "handyman's secret weapon, duct tape".
Unfortunately, we don't get the show in our area, so I have my daughter in
Boise tape it for me - I get my "Red Green" fix about every 6 weeks on my
VCR.
Dick Benjamin (who had Imperial margarine on his toast again this morning)
----- Original Message -----
From: D. Dardalis <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: IML: fuel pump rotisserie
> Mike, I have never replaced a fuel pump on a 440 (or any car for that
> matter), so I am not sure about the geometry. Based on the geometry you
> are presenting, a 15 degree tilt (easily attainable with a jack stand)
> could reduce the gravitational pull by about 12%. Not a huge reduction,
> but if you are close to the limit of rod is falling or sticking, anything
> could help. The jack is more practical than parking the car on an
incline,
> because I think usually when you replace the fuel pump, the car may not be
> moving under its own power. But which side would have to be raised,
driver
> or passenger side? If its passenger, reaching the fuel pump may be a bit
> harder. However, the rotisserie that Dick suggested should be far more
> effective. Even better, if you can produce zero-G conditions easily
> attainable on a free fall situation, that would be the ultimate
> solution. May be we should let the guy on the Canadian "Green Show" on
PBS
> explore that one!
>
> D^2
>
> At 04:37 AM 3/13/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >had a good laugh (at my expense) at your email,
> >nonetheless, the physics of my idea are sound
> >(Dimitris, help me here!). If the car is level, the
> >rod might hang at a downward angle of, say, 60
> >degrees. If you rotate the car (not using a
> >rotisserie, but by parking on the side of a hill or
> >jacking up the side of the car) by 10 or 15 degrees,
> >you have just decreased gravity's pull on the rod to
> >9.8*[sin(60-10)]
>
>
>
>
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