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[littlebittybobby]

okay-----i was reading a little something about the summer of 1816, which was an event i had not heard of before. so anyway, that year is noted as having had VERY cold weather during the summer, particularly in north america and Europe. it is said to have caused crop failures on both continents, which also resulted in migration(of people) to other regions. yup. well see---the cold weather was attributed to a volcanic eruption in Indonesia the previous year, which sent particulate into the atmosphere, partially blocking sunlight, kind of like the Eruption of Mt St. Helens. but yeah---i still wonder about that, because indonesia is on the equator, which is far south of the areas affected. Plus, i don't recollect hearing that Mt St Helens caused any crop failures, but maybe there's no comparison. i guess i need to further study the subject, and if i find anything worthy of note, i will get back to you kids. hope that helps you some. thankk mee.

[littlebittybobby]

okay---update on my motor project. so anyway---there's been some cost overruns. yup. the whole deal was supposed to be: freshen up a perfectly good 118,000-mile motor, out in my driveway, using parts i had on hand. See? well, i been busy DIY-ing it, AMAP. Cleaning up parts, etc. but then, i thought: lets use this new water pump i had sitting in the file cabinet. then: let's take the block and have it tanked & let the tech install the cam bearings & freeze plugs(parts i had on hand) & let him hone the cylinders, too. this saves time & mess out front. while we're at it, lets take the crank(which i assumed was usable as/is) to the only machine shop oreillys has, located next to corporrate HQ in a nook in an out-of-the-way spot. okay---they checked it, said it needed reground, which will necessitate another set of bearings, since i won't be able to use the new set i already had on hand(since 2015). Total cost of all of that: approx. $500. Shoot---that would've been money better spent toward a trip, somewhere, right? ha. plus---i bought another upgrade--a set of Hastings Rings. Plus---the heads i bought several years ago, supposedly 100% good, as-is? well, just to be sure, a teardown revealed several pitted intake valves, though the exhausts were pretty good. So, i changed out all 8 intake valves---$70, for cheap ones. also, some amateur(like me) had assembled them apparently without checking the installed spring height, so it was way off. so, $30 for a set of spring shims. But yeah--the heads apparently are off a 1-ton truch, as they have larger-stem exhaust valves & rotators on both intake and exhaust. I will delete the intake rotators. then, i was diassembling the throttle body to soak, clean & kit it(kits are now $35, but i had one here), and broke the two screws off that retain the TPS sensor. ooops. luckily, i was able to drill the screws out & chase the threads using a littlybitty tap i bought awhile back for another project. so, i hafta go chase down a coupla screws & will get some extras, to have on hand. Plus, may as well replace the gizmos on the throttle body, while i'm at it. how do you like that? why o why didn't i just sign on the dotted line, and take delivery on a nice, safe, clean, NEW Subbbarooo or Toyota? After all--everyone KNOWS they run forever, no problem. then use the cash i spent screwing around with a 34-year old JUNKYARD motor & unsightly eyesore that is nickle-and-diming-me-to-death, and use that CASH for trips & yummy restaurant meals, instead? Ah, yes--gay Pareee! I just can't understand why. oh, well. Wish me luckk. now, back to my regularly-scheduled programming. thank you & of course--thank mee. Yup.

[littlebittybobby]

Okay----I'm wondering if I should go ahead and get the co.prehensive bumper to bumper power train warranty on this thing, since the oe. Warranty expired prolly 30 years ago?

[littlebittybobby]

okay------this is an update on my situation. i figured out where i put my stuff---several items i put up and could not find. i did not get frantic, BUT i was paranoid that one item was stolen. but okay----i found the set of nice, new pistons i bought from a guy for $35, several years ago. i found my c-clamp valve spring tool, that i misplaced a couple weeks ago. i finally remembered where i left my 8' fiberglas step ladder that i haven't seen i a year-and-a half. Yup. so, that is good. hope that helps you kids some.

[littlebittybobby]

okay----usps lost my nice new valve spring height micrometer. so, yeah---will have to order another one, if it doesn't arrive by saturday. okay---i'm making a list of worldwide tourist traps that should be demolished in the interest of saving people from unecessary trips here and there. But yeah--my partial list, so far: The Eye-Ful Tower. THE most useless structure ever built. Cut it for iron, and ship the scrap to china. Yup. 2)pyramids in egypt. Send in the B-52's with a load o' bunker-busters. If that doesn't work, nuke 'em. Yup. 3)Stonehenge. Drill 'em, dynamite 'em, crush 'em for gravel. 3)Bones under Paris. Dynamite the entrances to the tunnels. 4)the Loove(or Louvre, if your an idiot) Bring in the wreckin' ball. But first, burn it & the contents. Allow the FD to use it for practice drill. Yup. Well, I've got other projects, after they finish those. It won't be necessary ta "jet set" ta europe ta eat snails & truffles, now will it? Oh yeahj----they need to complete the demolition of (the former) Roman Coliseum. Move that one up the list. Plus, the Greek Acropolis. Okay. Will be back on this list---it will be a long one. Hope thatt helps you some. Thankk mee.

[littlebittybobby]

okay---got my nice, new valve spring installed-height checking micrometer, and it works great! so, anyway--about half of the spring seats in each head required a shim, to bring it to spec. The heads had 0 shims, and no doubt it would've run, but still....I wonder what the story is on those heads. They are a newer casting than my 90-model engine, have 3/8" exhaust-valve stems, and rotators on I and E. My research says they are intended for 1-ton trucks & other HD applications. But yeah--Glad I disassembled them to check them. One thing though-----I misplaced one of the spring rotators. Looked all over for it. Possibly it will turn up. Okay---The Media loves to cover wimmmins bassabaw "star" Caitlin Clark, and constantly shows videos of her thowin' a bassabaw an' runnin' aroun da sistahs. But, yeah---I was concerned about her ancestry and I looked at a photo of her and though she's a Clark & from ZIwah, I deduced from her photo that she has Italian Ancestry & prolly eats lots of pizza & spaghetti, which is very possible since swhe's also a Catholic from DesMo and attended Dowling. Well, I read her lenghty bio on wikipedia, which had tons and tons of stats about her career, but at the end it says she is Eye-talian from her mama's side. Yup. Figures. One time many years ago, I was in line at the downtown post office, and there was a VERY tall young woman with blond hair and i men she was a stork with super long arms and legs. really tall. Amazing. well---after she left, the postal clerks and I chatted about this local celebrity, because we all knew her name; even littlebittyme & I don't follow sports at all. But yeah--her name was Stephanie Busby, household name & college wimmins bassabaw player. I wonder what she's doing now? Hope that helps you kids. Thankk mee.

[littlebittybobby]

okay----this week there is a 3-day festival, and i prolly will attend at least 1-day. it is named in memory of the manager of a local Walmart who sadly, passed from covid. yup. but yeah-----maybe i will take some photos to post here for you kids. Thank mee. Yup.

[littlebittybobby]

okay----tell you what----hearing that fmr President Trump claimed that Haitians in the other Springfields were eating cats caused me to be concerned----about Trumps' credibility. where did he get that idea? or, is it just hyperbole, a whimsical metaphor, a commentary on the culture of Haitians new to the USA? I usta know a native Floridian who is a "good ol' boy", and he occasionally would make haitian-oriented jokes, just trying to be funny. but yeah----true or not, Trump made a stupid comment, that opened him up for criticism. you bet. We all know that Haitians who come here can walk into any SuperCenter and shoplift a yummy Rotisserie Chicken, and not bother trying to cook a cat. Soo, anyway---too bad we can't have( someone like the late )George Romney running for President. He'd be perfect for the job, in my littlebitty opinion. Yup. His personal vehicle, a nice 63 Rammmler classic two-door sedan is in a car collection, now. Yup.

[littlebittybobby]

okay-----welp, the fanaticrats are at it again, trying to take Trump out, so as to make this a better world, i guess. But yeah----aren't they a buncha wackos? I have several Fanaticrat F-book friends, and I've leasrned to just ignore their juvenile ranting, because I'd just make them upset, angry, butthurt, and then block me. They only tolerate people who agree with their dimwitted world view. See? But yeah---this time the SS(secret service) intercepted the would-be shooter and of course The Media is identifying the kind of weapon but so far, not the identity of the perp. But yeah---now we'll have a multi-million dollar trial and more "news" about this case & kamala no doubt will get her 2 cents in, saying this is exactly why "assault rifles" need to be banned. Yup. you bet. just watch. thankk mee.

[littlebittybobby]

okay----i don't know if anya kids remember it or not----but Butch C's burned down in the Fall of 76. Fortunately, the building was unoccupied at the time, but iirc the paper(Ames Tribune) said a firefighter was injured. So, that's not good. But yeah--A-hole town lost one a it's best pubs. It was a discotheque with a loud PA system. It was so crowded, you could pass a "J" in there, no trouble. Not mee, of course; I'm waay too Holy for that kind of stuff. It was REALLY packed the night they had $5 cover & all the draws you could drink for that price. But yeah---it was sooo packed, you hadta struggle ta get up to the bar to get a refill. Or so I was told. I stayed at home and read my Bible, that night. Hope thatt helps you kids some.