Mornin guys, if we didn't have different opinions about how the world should run then there wouldn't be any reason for these discussion groups now would there.
Haven't noticed that yet Toolman Tim. I'm at that one-and-one-half year stage where I've bought most everything that I needed to get her safely and reliably back on the road. So I'm not spending much time looking through the vendor’s catalogs on line or on the throne.
I'm focusing more on her cosmetics now days and looking to places like Eastwood and other body repair sites and forums. I will have to rebuild her bottom-end eventually but for now she runs purty dern good, just uses a bit of oil and I think we can make it through the summer with out any problems.
I'm sure that the merchants are skipping the pricing because of the rapid changes we are seeing over the last ten years. All of the metal prices are skyrocketing. Energy costs in the last few years have done the same because of our dwindling fossil fuel supplies. With the third world countries moving into the machine age that is only going to be more of a problem. I saw the other day where they are banning bicycles in many parts of China because the auto traffic was getting to heavy. Pretty soon they will all be driving like Americans and then we’ll see the price of a gallon go to ten bucks. Now they want to take the food off our table to make fuel so just watch the price of food take off now.
So why bother putting prices up when they will just have to change them the next day. But I would still like to have a rough estimate of how much an item might sell for.
Rant over! Now back to the tachometers! Here is just a little heads up for anyone thinking of buying one of those cheapo Sun Super Tach II for their 12v project. I’m into J.C. Whitney for almost sixty bucks with the shipping and tax and it’s in the mail, should be here today. I was at Blain’s Farm & Fleet yesterday and found the exact same package on their shelves for $29.99 (no shipping either). So shop around a little before you buy.
I’m gonna tear into this one and with a little help from my friends, see it it’s possible to inexpensively convert one to 6v. I may just end up using my voltage booster to power it up.
Gotta go now and get my “big old wife” in harness and out to the fields.
Talk at ya later.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
