Gasoline Alley

[Mason Michaels]

Must have been an I-4.

I-4?

[MAGA MAN]

This is under the hood of my '18 Porsche Macan with the engine dress cover off. It's a 2.0T VW engine, I4. Everything is very accessible. All the spark plugs, fuel injectors, and engine sensors are right there. Since the hood encompasses the tops of the front fenders, all of the attachment points to the suspension are easily accessible.

Changing the oil is a breeze by using the vacuum extraction method. I never bend my knees, never mind get under the car. The dipstick, filter cover and fill are all within 6-inches of each other, right at the front of the engine.

[MAGA MAN]

I-4?

Inline 4 cylinder. But I read later that it was an I6.

[Mason Michaels]

Inline 4 cylinder. But I read later that it was an I6.

Was a big Straight 6 ,the Gremlin was great in the snow,even when I had bald tires.
When I found a set of snow tires mounted at the junk yard,it was like a tank!

[MAGA MAN]

Was a big Straight 6 ,the Gremlin was great in the snow,even when I had bald tires.
When I found a set of snow tires mounted at the junk yard,it was like a tank!

I know a guy who drag races one if those. Has a big ol 440 under the hood. The front wheels come off the ground when leaves the line.

[MAGA MAN]

Had a tire puncture this morning and had to change it on route. The last time I had to do that was over 40 years ago.

Nice to have a tire pressure warning system. It alerted me of a problem within seconds of hitting an object in the road. That gave me time to find a nice safe commercial driveway before the tire was half-deflated, saving the rim.

[Mason Michaels]

Had a tire puncture this morning and had to change it on route. The last time I had to do that was over 40 years ago.

Nice to have a tire pressure warning system. It alerted me of a problem within seconds of hitting an object in the road. That gave me time to find a nice safe commercial driveway before the tire was half-deflated, saving the rim.

I never had a flat tire in my life,then when I finally did,I had three in the same day on my Chevy 62 Impala SS convertible

[MAGA MAN]

I never had a flat tire in my life,then when I finally did,I had three in the same day on my Chevy 62 Impala SS convertible

Is this a classic car that you own, or a beater that you had in high school?

[Mason Michaels]

Is this a classic car that you own, or a beater that you had in high school?

Was the first car I bought for myself in 1968 for $700

[MAGA MAN]

Was the first car I bought for myself in 1968 for $700

Where is it now? I'm sure you've heard that before.

[Mason Michaels]

Where is it now? I'm sure you've heard that before.

Traded it in on a 1969 Ford Torino!

[signalmankenneth]

[Rune]

This is what a xenon arc bulb looks like. There is no filament. The light source is an electric arc, or plasma, arcing between the two electrodes within a nobel (inert) gas contained inside the tiny glass bulb. Variations in light color are achieved by small amounts of impurities in the gas.

Noble gases, Nobel Prize.

[Rune]

Mostly cruise-ins for me. I did one s,all show, about 40 cars, and one 2nd place in the only category. First place was a Camaro that had been featured in magazines and spent the last 30 years in a museum until the current owner bought it. A big check trumps sweat every day, unfortunately.

You won one.

[NiftyNiblick]

Car guy stories only.

Somewhere a little bit down the list is a thread called "new car day" in which I recently described my collection of high end restomods.
Nobody was interested in commenting upon it which is fine, but yes, we do have some motorheads on the forum