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    Welding 316 SS to Copper

    Everdure is still available and also maybe asking for just SIlicon Bronze should get you some different pricing and manufactorers, Everdure I believe is the brand name by Stoody. Good luck with this in Spain.
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    115V Inverter Welding Machines

    Powcon as you are reffering to was one of the originals of inverters. it was designed to boost the power for Mining blasts originally, it then brached out into the welding institute, very good and stable machines, sorry I live in the far north and am told they are no longer marketed under the...
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    Miller vs Lincoln

    The lincoln has one advantage that I really like and that is stable arc at 4 volts < try welding a pop can> mILLER i BELEIVE STARTS AT 40, Miller is a great machine on the top end for thicker stuff. I have the licoln 275 pro and a Hobart 250 tig. The hobart company is now owned by Miller. Pick...
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    dynamics of air flow over / under a car body

    Another trick to try for feild testing is Marking ribbon <Kind of ribbon used for wrapping around a tree or whatever> taped in different locations on the car. Use a video camera for review later to really see what is going on. also food dye in water sprayed from a washer type outlet in front of...
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    Leaded vs. Unleaded Gas

    Gee can you people noy buy fuel from your local airport? 110 or 140 octane it does need rejetting and is heavier on the float etc. Tell them it is for racing and you may get some slick sponser help. also Compression can be fooled by the use of cam overlap or cam seperation angle, We are limited...
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    ENGINE BLOCK BELL BOLT PATTERNS

    If you have the engine there try doing the old gasket trick of cardboard and and tapping it with a ball peen or other hammer, it works for me and I have done this for many years, why meaSURE TEN TIMES TO MAKE IT WRONG ONce <oops wrong key again Caps> Hope thie helps. Make sure you mark the exact...
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    how much crankshaft twist?

    In reading some of the answers it seems some have forgotten that the cam is angled slightly in it,s bearings to load it towards the rear of engine on Chevs, this was designed to save wear on the timing chain, but as the chain stretchs timing changes, when all is well try a trick we use to...

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