Return-Path: Received: from fort-point-station.mit.edu by po12.mit.edu (8.9.2/4.7) id HAA17038; Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:37:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from hh.egroups.com (hh.egroups.com [208.50.99.210]) by fort-point-station.mit.edu (8.9.2/8.9.2) with SMTP id HAA16752 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:37:22 -0500 (EST) X-eGroups-Return: sentto-2090616-217-983795841-chris=mit.edu@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.56] by hh.egroups.com with NNFMP; 05 Mar 2001 12:37:21 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <983795841.372.74838.l10@yahoogroups.com> Mailing-List: list amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com; contact amphicar-lovers-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: 5 Mar 2001 12:37:21 -0000 From: amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com Reply-To: amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com To: amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amphicar-lovers] Digest Number 217 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Evolution: 000000b6-0000 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> eGroups is now Yahoo! Groups Click here for more details http://us.click.yahoo.com/kWP7PD/pYNCAA/4ihDAA/x1OVlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: amphicar-lovers-unsubscribe@egroups.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 11 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. fuel gauge From: "richard martin" 2. top frame From: David Derer 3. Ebay Amphi From: David Derer 4. Re: Ebay Amphi From: mknwavs@cs.com 5. Re: Almost Spring From: martyandcaryl@charter.net 6. Re: Re: saggy top adjuster From: "John Croshier" 7. gas gauge fix From: "Wayne & Kathy" 8. Re: gas gauge fix From: "richard martin" 9. Boat Show near Atlanta From: Arnold Hite 10. Wandering Less From: Arnold Hite 11. Sunday Swim on the Rock River From: martyandcaryl@charter.net ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 08:28:56 -0800 From: "richard martin" Subject: fuel gauge Need someone who can rewire my fuel gauge for -ground ,please send me price and info. regards the Penquin martin@discover-net.net [This message contained attachments] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 09:17:38 -0600 From: David Derer Subject: top frame I will bet one ice cold beverage to be served at Celina that the problem with Tommys top frame is it was repaired WRONG the first time. The front header bow is at wrong angle. I'll bet that cold beverage is that in its past it cracked like most do then welded together incorrectly. Another spot is that pivot point over rear window. Hugh has sheet with the easy to do repair. A slight bend in side bar is not some back woods repair. If you need to bend inches out then it is clear that the frame is wacked. I think this might be a good repair for newsletter. Most cars suffer from some form of this. The reality is the frames are of poor quality almost made as an after thought. The tops shrink and then the frames get bent and broken by forcing them to lock in up position. Later Dave the Wave ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 09:27:42 -0600 From: David Derer Subject: Ebay Amphi Wow at 32k they could of popped for a bottle of 409 to clean that crap interior. Are those Pep Boy tires? 4 for 99 dollars? He he he he he he hahahahahah. Oh man I almost wet my drawers! Later Dave ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 10:56:14 EST From: mknwavs@cs.com Subject: Re: Ebay Amphi Dave, My guess is that "very rare lead-sealed string around the steering column" adds about 20 grand to the price. :>) John [This message contained attachments] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 16:43:32 -0000 From: martyandcaryl@charter.net Subject: Re: Almost Spring Dave We were thinking about going in yesterday too, it got up to 43 here. Maybe today. Marty --- In amphicar-lovers@y..., David Derer wrote: > November 10th was last time Amphi was on road. What a long bilgeing > bilgeing bilgeing bilgeing bilgeing winter. Went for fuel and ended up > going about 60 miles. It takes a little while to get used to. Now it is > time to recheck fluids and such and head to river. My heart rate goes up > just thinking about it. A nervous excited anticipation I drove to the > river. It was high and the current swift. I wish I could describe all > of the feelings. The ramp was covered in slick mud. Ohhhhhhh man o man. > It was so good . I got to cruise river again. I hate winters freeze. My > back seat speakers were sounding good. Jimmy Buffet and Madonna. I > needed this BAD. I really enjoyed this first river cruise. Later Dave > the Wave ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 14:23:17 -0800 From: "John Croshier" Subject: Re: Re: saggy top adjuster I need some help also- my frame was left outside by the last owner and seems to work but real hard to compress, any clues before I wreck it by forceing it Thanks pedlcar ( John Croshier) ----- Original Message ----- From: tommyintpa@aol.com Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 5:22 AM To: amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [amphicar-lovers] Re: saggy top adjuster Hi, What if I cut about 6" out of that bar on the top frame, then weld a short but heavy turn buckle into the gap. They make beautiful stainless enclosed turnbuckles that are used with wire rope. So tell me what you think. - Has anyone figured out what actually happens to the top frame to let it sag? What part has bent or wore or twisted or whatever it did? Tommy in Tampa - with the saggy top blues Yahoo! Groups Sponsor Click for Details To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: amphicar-lovers-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
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[This message contained attachments] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 13:33:34 -0600 From: "Wayne & Kathy" Subject: gas gauge fix I did not rewire my gauge . I added two gaskets one under the sending unit and one under the gauge. I retapped the gas tank to u.s. 10/24 and gauge to u.s.6/32 thread and used nylon bolts. you need to run a battery positive wire to one mounting bolt on each unit to complete the circuit on the now isolated gauge and sending unit. I put a fuse in battery feed wire, use a key on feed. My gauge works fine. Wayne Schmiedlin 608-837-3948 need help call Wayne & Kathy Kathy's dream red 63 [This message contained attachments] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:13:29 -0800 From: "richard martin" Subject: Re: gas gauge fix Thanks a lot Wayne, I was thinking of doing the same thing but was concerned about possible spark problems near the gas tank. I have the fuel gauge out right now but I do not want to take it apart (old and shacky fingers) so I may do what you suggest.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne & Kathy" To: Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 11:33 AM Subject: [amphicar-lovers] gas gauge fix > I did not rewire my gauge . I added two gaskets one under the sending unit > and one under the gauge. I retapped the gas tank to u.s. 10/24 and gauge to > u.s.6/32 thread and used nylon bolts. you need to run a battery positive > wire to one mounting bolt on each unit to complete the circuit on the now > isolated gauge and sending unit. I put a fuse in battery feed wire, use a > key on feed. My gauge works fine. Wayne Schmiedlin 608-837-3948 need > help call Wayne & Kathy Kathy's dream red 63 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > amphicar-lovers-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 9 Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 20:47:59 -0400 From: Arnold Hite Subject: Boat Show near Atlanta I see in my Woodenboat Magazine that there is an Antique and Classic Boat Festival in Hartwell Georgia the weekend of March 29-April 1. It's at the Hartwell Marina which should be a great launching place for some Amphicars. Anyone interested in going? I'll meet you there. Arnold Hite Johns Island, SC ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 10 Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 21:05:35 -0400 From: Arnold Hite Subject: Wandering Less O.K. so I work slower than most of you, but finally after two months, I have my wanderer off the jacks. We took her out for a test drive today. I replaced the two kinpin bushings and the big stubaxle bushing in the right front assembly. The steering is much tighter now and she drives straight and true up to about 55 mph. At 50-55 she begins to wander a little, but not nearly as bad as before at 40mph. Next, I plan to instal the steering box brace described in this months news letter. I notice that, with the wheels on the ground, the steering box pivits about 1/2 an inch when turning the steering wheel from side to side. Is that normal or excessive? Arnold Hite ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 11 Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 03:13:23 -0000 From: martyandcaryl@charter.net Subject: Sunday Swim on the Rock River We had 43 degrees here on Saturday and couldn't find time to break out the swimming gear due to our 9 year olds BD party/sleep over, those girls stayed up way past my bedtime. We did however find time this 30-degree Sunday afternoon to check fluids and fire Her up. After warming up we headed to the Anchor Inn on the Rock River in Beautiful Downtown Newville. We checked the bilge plug more than twice and checked our door locks a few times just to be sure we hadn't forgotten anything, it's been a long time since we had her out. I've never gone in so slow, we inched her in and that's all it took to bring those "Only an Amphicar person knows this feeling smile" smiles across our faces. It felt great, we did a trip under the bridges and waved to the traffic on I-90, cars were also slowing down on the Hwy 59 Bridge to see what they could see. We came out and went back in 3 of 4 more times just for the fun of it. We did have a good first swim of the year. No bilge. Marty & Caryl `64 Turq BUOYANT~in~WI ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/