Woo with lots of added Hoo.

I unremember how long my Corvette's been sat in a field, but it's at
least 5 years. Anyway it's now sat in my garage. I've just been down
there welding a broken chair from the cafe, & noticed the 'vette's new
battery had finished charging. Well it would've been rude not to at
least try, wouldn't it?

About 2 seconds of cranking was all it took to fire, followed by a bit
of chugging, then silence. Another bit of cranking, some more
spluttering, then that lurvely V8 burble burble as smooth as you like.
Idle's perfectly with no hint of any misfiring.

All that on the same petrol that's been in there for lord knows how
many years - significantly more than the 5+ it was sat in the field
for. I is mostly very happy (unlike the swarm of *huge* spiders that
emerged from all over the place).

--
Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

A 'reawakening' is great isn't it? Almost as good as the first start up
after a reasonably big engine out rebuild.

Your post reminds me that I need to get a can of super unleaded to gee
the Nordwest up a bit. It starts OK but my experience with the Guzzli
suggests it will perk up on fresher stuff - a dash of E85 might be fun
if I can get my hands on any.


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+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Pete Fisher at Home: |
| Voxan Roadster Gilera Nordwest Yamaha WR250Z |
| Gilera GFR Moto Morini 2C/375 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Those small block Chevy motors may be old technology, but they'll run on the
smell of an oily rag.

Apparently there have been more Chevy 5.2litre motors made than any other
engine in the history of internal combustion.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

They do that, don't they? I get very wary of poking into headlight
shells of SOBs these days, because that seems to be one of their
favourite nesting places.

 

Now there's an interesting thought.

I'd have thought something like the old VW flat four would be up there.
or maybe even the Honda C50/70/90 stepthru lump.

There again, they did fit that engine into a hell of a lot of cars. Was
the Rover V8 Chevy-derived? Actually, I think it was Buick.

<Googles>

Yes, it was.

 

In

Surely not, the ubiquitous Honda 50/70/90 must have that accolade I'd have
thought, that "fact" sounds like the type 'Merkins like to bandy around 'cos
they only consider whats made in Merkinland.

 

Evil bloody things. The next step in the restoration is to get
underneath & replace all the body mounts, rubber hoses & suspension.
However that ain't happening 'til I figure out a way of getting rid of
all the spiders.

Anyone know if carbon monoxide kills them? If so, I'll just leave the
'vette running for a few hours. If not, any other suggestions
gratefully received. My parents brought some smoke bombs back from the
States once that killed anything that moved, but I've never seen them
in this country.

--
Krusty
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That may be true of the 5.7 (350cui). It has appeared in a hell of a
lot of US & Aussie motors.

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Krusty
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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

But surely not as many as the flat four that's in Beetles, vans,
Kubelwagens, various aircraft, water pumps, generators and the like?

Even they must be trumped by the 50 million [1] Honda step thrus?


[1] Is that number right?

 

Conkers.

I'm sure I read that putting conkers in the places spiders congregate
(such as air filters) stops them, er, congregating.

 

I have a lovely V8 in my 101 forward control Land Rover, the sound
can't be beaten!

--
'Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you'

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover 101 GS/Ambi (Morph)
BMW 650 GS Dakar
WANTED Kawasaki ZZR 1100 D series in mint nick

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Krusty belched forth and ejected the following:

Bastard, you've got me looking all over eBay now.

I can't afford one, of course but I can dream.

 

Krusty says...

Agricultural machinery is like that, designed to plod along year after
year with no maintenance or development.

 

Steve Parry says...

Henry Ford invented the motor car[1], I know it's true because I read it
in an American school book when I was working over there.

[1] Not mass production of motor cars, but the motor car itself.

 

Whinging Courier says...

SteveH had a Spider you could have swept out of his garage and taken
home in a rucksack.

 

I wasn't thinking bikes TOG, but the small block topped 65 million units a
few years ago, so they're probably neck and neck.

Yeah, Buick 286cu (IIRC). That was an ali motor though, not an iron lump
like the small block Chevy.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I fitted an ex TVR (boed out Rover) V8 to a Transit van about 15 years ago.
It ran faultlessly for the 7 years I kept it and I put 200,000miles + on it
with nothing more than oil/filter changes for maintenance. I had Cobra
sidepipes on it too, so I got the full brnt of that wonderful noise.



--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Slip of the fingers Krusty, I meant 5.7 of course.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I'd think that was a very conservative estimate. The Chevy small block
numbers are up around the 65 million mark the last time I heard and that was
a good few years ago.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Beav says...

<chomps on cigar>

I'll bet you love it when a plan comes together.