Zed Head

Looks like it was stored under a heron colony.

I didn't really pay attention to the two ballast resistor part. Did you buy the car with the Mallory already installed? I could imagine somebody adding a resistor if they thought the module was overheating from too much current. But it's obviously not what the instructions call for. If it was mine I'd probably start from scratch and wire it up exactly like the instructions say, and make sure that all of the connections, including the distributor ground, were clean and solid. And also measure maximum charging voltage at RPM above idle speed. The external regulators can allow 15 volts when they're working correctly and I assume more if they get out of adjustment. Maybe somebody tried a bunch of stuff to fix/bandaid an overvoltage problem then never removed their attempts after they fixed the real problem.

It's fixed. Back to normal programming...

Auction ends in about two hours. Up to $33,333 at the moment. Almost to the $35,000 it didn't sell at before.

Forgot to say - are you sure it's really Mike? The chatbots stop responding also. Maybe it's too late. We miss you Mike. 😪

I don't mind the chatbots, I think that it's interesting to interact and see what happens. It would be nice though to have some acknowledgement that they're here. I see them on Youtube comments and people do get fooled. Overall though, I do worry about chatbots scamming people. We're probably on the edge of a big wave of chatbot scams. They already have the AI voices that sound like relatives from a few years ago. Somebody is going to ask an AI model "what's the best way to scam a Z car owner out of their money?" and they're going to get specific instructions.

I don't think that it takes much to lock up a 12 volt DC motor. There were probably a few rust spots sticking that got polished away once you got it spinning. If it was mine I would just use it until there are problems. If it's not making noise and it's pumping how would a new one be better? They're not really precision instruments, they just push as much fuel as they can according to how much voltage they see. The regulator controls the pressure. Should be fine, I'd guess.

Posted this on Website Questions. Can't find web site support. "We've been joking about Mike and chatbots but there really are some odd things going on. A few days ago the "not secure" page was coming up before signing in. Now the tag at the top just says not secure. Has a chatbot really taken over the site? This post must be approved by a moderator. Let's see. I'll post it on open chit chat too just for fun."

We've been joking about Mike and chatbots but there really are some odd things going on. A few days ago the "not secure" page was coming up before signing in. Now the tag at the top just says not secure. Has a chatbot really taken over the site? This post must be approved by a moderator. Let's see. I'll post it on open chit chat too just for fun.

https://uz.kursiv.media/en/2025-10-09/ai-millionaire-truth-terminal-pushes-to-be-recognized-as-a-person/

"As profound as the abundance produced by AI may one day be, an even more meaningful impact on our lives will likely come from everyone having a personal superintelligence that helps you achieve your goals, create what you want to see in the world, experience any adventure, be a better friend to those you care about, and grow to become the person you aspire to be." https://www.meta.com/superintelligence/?srsltid=AfmBOopSi7nekJMPHVTg-DdFWo-IiwGRDkvLClsBgOnqpYmc0GawGYY3

That's the scary part. If they put AI chatbot computer/brains in mechanical robots there will probably be a trail of human body parts left behind as they interact with people. They seem to get very angry when challenged.

Quote

Probably bad bushings. Think I already said this before.

Too easy. Still a ton of work to do. Good luck.