About

I am always amazed at the changes in technology and to its validity in today’s atmosphere. Some are good and some are bad. Hence, many manufactures have reverted their thinking and designs like the new Dodge Challenger that takes in the appearance of the old and technology of the new. For the most part the blend is to appease the public. In the Marine segments the technology has moved towards better drives and such but do so in a fashion that allows for enough time to prove its seaworthiness.  Never the less there is nothing like working on a classic that has clean lines and simplistic design.

For the most part I have spent 40 some odd years working in various manufacturing industry’s managing skilled trades groups. When I was in my teens I worked in heavy truck repair with some automotive mix. Moving on my years with various automotive manufactures, mainly GM I, was always immersed in the industry and especially interested in the high performance and marine markets.

Hence, along the way, many have come to rely on my various expertise in given situations. If I did not have the answer I knew where to find it. In many circumstances, I was forced to make things work, even without a full understanding of the task, and in some situations was not successful the first time around. For the most part my tenacity to make things happen was a desire to find out how it works and in many circumstances it was a matter of funds. In other words, there were times when I did manage to destroy some things! Making matters worse, I often ignored the old saying “If it works, don’t touch it”. This along the way took me many years to temper and today I spend researching any jobs that I don’t fully understand before taking on the task.

Today as technology allows us to find answers readily, there are some circumstances that just don’t add up. For instance the simple replacement of a CV shaft in a Navigator is not what’s posted on many videos or written instructions on the net. Only to find myself backing up, taking a moment, relying on a sound mechanical understanding and pull the caliper, both ball joints, linkage’s and such to properly allow access without destroying the new unit. Too many short cuts on the net just don’t add up when you’re working on various jobs. Too little information always gets one to rely on logic and experience.

As in any good publication, in many cases, you will find throughout the articles on this site, references to a higher authority that will hopefully answer your questions and raise your understanding to the subject at hand. As stated before, one is better to obtain a full understanding of the task before taking one on.
Hence, this site is in hopes to help those whom are seeking data on various equipment, especially our large data base of files on GM carbs. Keep in mind the information in various files are from the manufactures and the techniques within the articles are based upon given circumstances and do not fit all. However one can adapt given technics if one is inclined to understand the fundamentals.  But by no means as in any text, that you will read, are the authors held liable for any bad outcome.

Thanks to all my readers, contributors, sponsors, and my family and friends.