Testing Transmission Governor and Holley Secondary Springs

[toobroketoretire]

About 10 years ago I was overhauling the TH700R4 in my '82 when I had an unfortunate accident. I had my 8-9 valve body spools and springs laid out on a shop rag on my workbench nice and neat and when I walked by it a long Philips screwdriver in my rear pocket snagged the rag and everything ended up on my garage floor. Crap! As the springs MUST go back in the right locations I had a problem; how to measure the spring tension of each spring accurately.

I had a dieter's scale in my kitchen and I found I could use it to measure the spring tension by zeroing the scale then using my drill press and a 17/32" transfer punch to compress the spring. My transmission specs told me how much tension each spring needed to be and at what height so all I had to do was compress it to the given height then read the scale.

Since then I found I could also use it to measure the spring tension of my Holley secondary diaphragm springs so it's a dandy way of measuring any kind of short compression springs.

 

[kpic]

As usual here we go again

Dieter's weighing scale
US 4576244 A
Abstract
A talking electronic scale for encouraging the use of and adherence to a preset diet program is disclosed. A user on the scale actuates a mechanism whose movement is transformed to electrical pulses to provide a digital readout of his present weight on a display. A microprocessor provides an electronic memory for storing a goal weight for the person and his weight each time he weighs, along with the date of each stored weight as well as a series of comments to be voiced. The microprocessor also compares the goal weight with the present weight to actuate a voice synthesis device connected to the microprocessor to provide preselected comments appropriate to the comparison. Audio means connected to the voice synthesis device provides for such comments to be audibly spoken to the user.

Publication number US4576244 A
Publication type Grant
Application number US 06/582,892
Publication date Mar 18, 1986
Filing date Feb 23, 1984
Priority date Feb 23, 1984
Fee status Lapsed
Inventors Willard L. Zeigner, John A. MacIntosh
Original Assignee Zemco, Inc.
Export Citation BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (99), Classifications (7), Legal Events (6)
External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet

TBTR: You're a rip....

 

[toobroketoretire]

As usual here we go again



TBTR: You're a rip....

Thank you for your kind words. It's awfully nice knowing you're a part of my growing fan club.

 

[kpic]

Thank you for your kind words. It's awfully nice knowing you're a part of my growing fan club.

In your situation, you would consider any words as kind....

It isn't a fan club. A search for Toobroketooretire shows you've been outed from more Corvette forums than any of us belong.. I may join a few just to ask how did y'all get rid of you..

My guess is you used your Dieter's weighing scale from your diet program to "weigh" springs..

 

[toobroketoretire]

Sharing Knowledge With Non-Members

I am very thankful I can share some of my knowledge with the hundreds of non-members who frequent our forum. People visit forums to learn things and I'm more than happy to teach them.

 

[LLC5]

I am very thankful I can share some of my knowledge with the hundreds of non-members who frequent our forum. People visit forums to learn things and I'm more than happy to teach them.

Nobody learns anything of use from you, including non forum members.

They only read what you share for the humor you provide at times. That long screwdriver in the pocket was pretty funny, it fits you like a glove.

The only thing that anyone learns from you is how NOT to do any of the dribble that you post.

Period.

 

[kpic]

I am very thankful I can share some of my knowledge with the hundreds of non-members who frequent our forum. People visit forums to learn things and I'm more than happy to teach them.

No doubt your very thankful others includes the basic 3 of me, myself and I.

LLC5,
The Bon Ami was a classic also as was installing the second ring incorrectly and under inflated tires.

TBTR personifies an accident about to happen like no other. Hopefully, TBTR will limit the accident to he, himself and him.

 

[toobroketoretire]

No doubt your very thankful others includes the basic 3 of me, myself and I.

LLC5,
The Bon Ami was a classic also as was installing the second ring incorrectly and under inflated tires.

TBTR personifies an accident about to happen like no other. Hopefully, TBTR will limit the accident to he, himself and him.

Most people are capable of learning new things and you are apparently not one of them. To be able to learn new things you first need to have the desire to learn new things then have the ability to learn new things.