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Bend the the tap upwards, away from the floats a very minor amount. This will make the valve close sooner and lower the fuel level in the float bowl

If we get it properly sorted he would probably love to make laps in the 510... I thought I might register the 510 and hopefully the 240 if I can get it running by then. Might register the 350Z too. That would be my three cars. Signing his life away is not an issue as we have had to do that multiple times in the past. He would love brewery night but that might be frowned upon... So even as a guest or a child registrant they still can participate in all the activities. Any limitations to that, that you know of?

Steve, I had some questions and I was gonna PM but I decided a public inquisition might be better. Ok, so if I register as the main registrant what is the drawback of registering Shelley as my guest registrant? Cody would like to come too. If I register him as a child will he be able to participate in all the events. Any limitations on that?

They don't! They have algorithms that do it and build a profile on you. I bet your FBI file would be lots of fun to read!!!!

3 psi is more than enough fuel pressure to get your car running right!

Sounds good

I might have a fabricator here who could cut them out. Not sure on cost...

I don't have any extra but I could trace one or scan it if that would help.

Here is he PS I found that might have potential http://www.hendor-pe.com/products.php

Some interesting info here. A little more industrial but still good stuff https://www.pfonline.com/articles/plating-rectifiers Especially "Ripple" and "Switch mode" which are the PS's that I keep destroying

That is an excellent video! I tried to ask him some questions but never got a response. I have been doing a lot of reading and the distance between the anode and cathode effect how well concave items are plated. The further away the better...So in his case having the plates a long way away would make the irregular 4 barrel plate more evenly. If a dished area is 2" deep and the plate is only 4" away the dished area will evidently not plate well. It's a ratio thing. That's good. Too high of a current does weird things. Turns your plates black, rough plate, dark spots on your plate, etc. I have bought many things made in China that has served well but these cheap electronic PS just aren't made for what I need. They are really disposable, and I question how accurate and consistent they are. Sort of like a cheap MIG welder. I want a tank of a PS!! One of the ones I found was all sealed and potted so the electronics would be impervious to the corrosive fumes from the tanks.

The vapor tank is behind the interior panel on the passenger side. The panel needs to come out and the tail light interior panel also. It should get clearer then

Hope it's not in "paint jail" too long!

It always is!

If he has the stock air filter and it's pulling a lot air out of the crankcase, then yes that could make the pistons dark

After looking at your bolt some more I am not sure you are seeing rough plate but roughness from the rust being removed, maybe?

Calculate the bolt you plated and see how that compares to the current you were using. You could also drop back down to 0.14 per Squ/in to see if the DIY bath will give smoother results that way.

This is the dangler I made #10 solid copper fed through a shield jacket from some CCTV cable. Put a rounded off SS bolt in the end of the jacket. Fed it through a polypropylene section of hose. Sealed with heat shrink. The copper helps with being able to shape it for tank placement

So becuase I have become convinced that the variability in my plating is elecrtical in nature I decided a couple of weeks ago to build a barrel plater. So I bought tanks at Dollar general (Sterilite clear tank) A set of bowls from dollar General. Used the smallest and an 1/8" drill bit. This was a pain!!!! Then I found rice rinsing bowls on Ebay that look like they would work well for this Cheap rotisserie motor off Ebay A little sheet metal for a mount. Blew some holes through them with the plasma cutter. Some CPVC for a stand. Had that laying around. Was gonna use it yesterday, but when I went to fire up the plating bench, the power supply was "crowbarred" and I couldn't get it to give me any current. Finally gave up. I assume it's dead now. Which will be the third power supply!!! Really frustrating! I enjoy plating and if I could get a barrel plater up and performing I would keep doing my own work. Having to buy power supplies isn't an option. I will have to reevaluate and see if I can find a decent power supply. Preferably North American made and with a warranty. I spent all day looking yesterday but didn't have very good luck. I found one promising industrial 10 amper but it may not make financial sense.

here is my excel spread sheet for calculating bolt and washer area. I need to add a formula for nuts Caswell formulas.xlsx Run the bolt @ 0.18 per squ. inch or the metric equivalent I run bolts for longer than that, but I have also had issues with too much Zinc build on the threads when trying to reassemble with them

I plated some last weekend and Saturday. I supported these springs expanded so the inside could plate too. Then about half way through I took the wood out of them. Got some really good finish on some of the zinc. This is raw zinc, no chromate yet Almost chrome like... Here is a contrast between the results I tend o get. The lower parts are E brake pieces and look ok, but the upper parts are proportioning valve pieces and look stunning! I don't really know the reason these 2 sets look different. I ran these 4 parts in the tank at the same time. It has to be some kind of conductivity issue...

That's a good start Phillip. How are you regulating your DC power?

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Like I said before, you need a new mechanic! The needles in the carbs are the same front and rear! The 2.5 turns down is really sort of arbitrary. I would prefer both carbs were similar. IE both at 2.5 or 3.0 or 3.5 but it really won't be the end of the world if they're not 2.5 down. What matters is that the fuel level in each jet tube is the same. That is why Mark wants you to pull the domes off and visually inspect the fuel level in each jet! Yes, God bless him!