The November Tech Session that had to canceled was reinstated and took place at Bailey's Service on Saturday, December 1st. Topic of discussion was tune ups. Mike Bailey rendered some very useful information to an attentive crowd. While everyone in the groups had some experience in tuning their cars, Mike touched on some items that are sure to be helpful for many in the future. With the driving season over and only a few brave souls weathering the streets, now is the time when many of us turn our focus to other projects like replacing that exhaust system, renewing the u-joints, etc. Once finished with those, it will be time to tune the car and get ready for next year's season. Mike's presentation was very much appreciated as was his hospitality.
Steve Nelson was there with some progress photos of his TF restoration project. It's looking good and coming along at a rapid pace. We hope to have copies of those pictures to show you on the web site soon. Attending the Tech Session were Mike Bailey and crew, Bill Walton, Bill Van Moorhem, Bill Robinson Floyd Inman, Gary Lindstrom, Jim Munter, Mark Bradakis, Jeff Porter, Gregg Smith, Craig Welk and Ken Weight. Sorry if we misspelled any names, but some of you guys probably didn't get high marks in penmanship in your younger years!
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An attentive group listens as Mike explains compressions checks in detail. |
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Here Mike shows us how he uses a hand vacuum pump to check the operation of a distributor vacuum advance. |
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Mike checks an EGR valve from a TR& induction system. |
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Gary Lindstrom's new XK was in the shop for some help. |
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