Back to searching by Engine Code Goal is to assess whether the carburetor is factory or replaced
That is a two barrel carb. That is Standard Output.
That is a 4 barrel carb, High Output
That should be the correct rebuild kit, based on this singular source of information. I can see the pump I want. . . the accelerator pump. … oh buddy, look at all that fiddly shit.
That is the gasket or gasket spacer to the manifold. I am guessing it is a spacer at the price. Eh.. Main breakout shows two gaskets and a spacer. Rebuild kit shows two spacers. I do not believe that I need this part. … eh… it is the Gasket and damn expensive. Notes say you need 2, so it would be the Gasket and not the spacer.
Bingo – The diaphragm Pump Only. $16 dollars. Now for the big engineering decision – do you cheese-dick it and just replace the one part you think may be bad. . . or do you go ahead, suck it up, and properly rebuild the carburator.
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You properly rebuild it. At a minimum you order the parts to do the job. A part like this can fail in many ways and you wont know until you get in there. You will want to very carefully clean the gunk out of all this shit, replace those aged o-rings, etc.
The only thing to get scared off is any fine tuning of parts that screw in a specific number of turns etc. That … THAT… is what the manual is for. RTFM
RTFM = READ THE FUCKING MANUAL
Lol That is the difference between a tweaker and a shade tree mechanic. I will spend 8-16hrs just reading the manual… and you know what?
We have seen a few of these along the coast North of Santa Cruz. They could not be for anchoring boats, maybe… for fishing of some sort?
Very heavy Very large Pretty old
Don’t know, but my neighbor told me that the rusty old steel out on Blacks point was a horizontal bar. Used to have a lot of birds sitting on it. He cleared up the original naming of the location for me as well.
Anyway – these things are real heavy duty. Not like… the box steel you might see for a sign post.
Somebody took the time to set that.
Eh… Maybe it used to be up on the cliff??????????????????????? That would start to make more sense, but the other one … eh… I … think… eh.. I dont think that one fell away.
Tho The cliffs around here have come back 20, 30, 40, 50 feet over the last few decades. Believe it. Same all up and down the coast. SF (Battery Davis) is one of the best examples. Straight Planet of the Apes.
I have been growing some similar Coraline algae in the Cold Tank. Takes a long time. Above is a -1.7 tide.
Sea caves. . . a wonder for young and old alike.
That was not the shot – but – worth finding.
There is some good perspective. YES I put my shoes in shots like these for scale. Look down.
See above? That is the kind of place you take kids when you are doing your best.
See below?
Not my pic
Thats where you take your kids if you suck.
The play ground, the dog park… these places suck. Almost as bad as Video Games, TV, and Facebook.
See that above?
Not the dog park
Not some (not)scout meeting
Not to McDonalds
Take your kid on a R E A L scouting adventure where you actually scout. I was a scout, don’t tell me that this washed out stuff I see now is scouting.
That is what Scouting looks like.
Getting in there and participating in the N A T U R A L environment.
Not at the zoo
Not at the museum
Not at the “center”
At the fucking source. Below the median tide line, early in the morning.
See, I taught my boy how to hop and climb and clamber real young. Just an hour ago he was outpacing me on the jetty rocks. This is his limbic system coming online. Knowing (without being told) what the definition of “safe” is.
If … You have to tell your 10yo what is “safe” … then you fucked up a long time ago.
Of course, if it is sketch, I always scout it out first. IIRC this is from the top of the rock you have to get over to get to the beach that leads to the cave that leads to the pool that leads to…
I was clearly ANYTHING but the first one there today – LOL. It was a super low tide and we were an hour and a half late. Folks were all over it.
GOOD
I am glad others got to experience what it is like to walk up on something like this. . . when there are no footprints… and the tide is coming in. It may have been a bit too easy for them tho. It is better when you have to climb in to get to a spot that is water locked.
Light at the end of the tunnel there. Radical sea cave. We traverse stuff like this all the time.
Like I said: Scouting
Going to the beach is about exploring Sea Caves dude. Not about setting up 42lbs of easy-up crap to sit there. Why the fuck would you sit on a beach? Have you EVER seen Schindler “sit” at the beach?
You thrash at the beach
You explore at the beach
You swim at the beach
You look at nearly nude girls at the beach. . .
But… You do not carry half of your crap down there, set up a fort, and then do nothing. That is just lame. If you can not carry it on your back then you are doing it wrong.
Eh hem
And… The best beach adventures can only be accessed via water*
Go ahead Take your shoes off The sand will not hurt you
Maybe go to the woods after that. A few miles north.
Jungle-Riffic We went on 3 separate adventures today, not including the regular adventure which is my back yard.
There is a nice little bog above. Go check that out!
I have seen each and every one of those creatures in the wild. Both Kim and I have seen Mountain Lions on separate occasions. Even that giant Salamander, found one of those a few miles further north.
Adventures dude. Take your kid on one. Take your kid on 42 of them. Take your kid on 420 of them. . .
That is how you bring up a kid in Santa Cruz. They need little guidance because they already know. We learned it first hand, all the things they dont teach you in school.
Hmmm… Pictures compressed out of order. That is irritating. Oh well, I just open them up one at a time, in whatever order, and start sticking the pictures I like over here.
Tide Pools like this all over.
Weird jizz creeping out of the rocks
And on to Backyard Adventures. We were unable to light a candle with any of those magnifying glasses, but I was able to shoot wax with the Air Compressor, we did get rockets stuck in the Redwood Tree, and we did go out scouting Bum Clues from the harbor to the tracks.
Anodes on Crab Traps
Rework on the Dredge Lines
Jumping fences and hopping blocks
Bum Clues on the RR tracks (what to look out for)
We… Collected Sea Grass and there was a Hitch Hiker Vegetarian Crab missing half his legs. He will grow them back.
And… of course… the best pic of all. Papa over here is smart. I know where to check the pulse of the local fishery. That right there… BIG FISH.
I of course did not catch that, but rather fished it out of the trash. If you want to get a feel for what folks are pulling in, you go to one of the 6 fish cleaning stations and look in the barrel.
DUH
Like 20 of those in there. We can CATCH THOSE if you want to. You better be fucking ready. That fish will pull your ass right out of the boat, so… you better listen to the Captian.
The perspective is that of myself leaning out the driver side window of a 2nd generation Toyota Prius. Toward the top you will see the reflection of a telephone pole. Toward the bottom you will see my door handle.
That is a deep puddle
If you want to cross a puddle THAT DEEP (and these have up to a 1 yard rut in the middle) you BACK IN TO THEM if you are driving a FWD car*
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Steel, big rocks, and the forces of nature.
One thing we have not been good about lately is laying in perspective. A pack of smokes, a Bic lighter, a well known coin. Remember to do this always when you want to show people something which is mind-blowing in person but “just another picture” on the internet.
Case in point, above, is about the largest wild Anemone I have ever seen. It is closed up at the moment, but that WILL expand to something larger than a basketball. That is VERY LARGE.
The only perspective in the picture are the snails to the left. Even the largest snails in the area wont grow larger than a US Quarter in diameter.
This guy was pretty big too, but not Washington big. You will recall the pictures I posted (with scale items) of the starfish I caught in a Crab pot 25 years ago. Two feet across with many legs. I was hardly able to pull it up into the boat, and judging by how many I caught over a 3 day period, the floor of the canal at that time must have been an unbelievable sight.
Center you can pick up Kimberly. Behind her, the unnatural parallel to the coast is Highway 1. Between Kimberly and I is a wave breaking, and I have my back to the ocean.
That particular image, if viewed using Google tools, will give you a 360 degree flat-view. In the past I have taken the time to get a full 3D-360. Very interesting bit of software.
When I took this one I was not resolving on the screen. Came out fine here. Center are the roots of a tree that simply wont let go.
That is the exit of a very interesting diversion tunnel that was likely built by the CCC’s or core of Engineers. At the base the cliff has been eroded away to show the GOOD WORK they did. Heavy on the pour. Solid to this day… against the pounding ocean.
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I have exited many caves and tunnels. Few open up to a view of waves breaking. Those that do are usually protruding from a cliff at some height of 10 feet to 50 feet.
Be Careful. I dropped the other pics I liked on the front page to break up the COTS lecture.
Sunflowers grew out fine this year. Mine definitely outgrew Bobs.Both my Phone and Computer “took on updates” – great – thanks assholes. One new feature is that my phone runs excruciatingly slow and the camera keeps trying to go into piece-together mode.We launched from the Santa Cruz Pier. The boat rental outfit there is professional and the guys are real friendly. If you are comfortable operating a boat on the sea, it is in and out. I recommend making a reservation. … … If you are a total nOoB they will square you away on the basics (and let you off the pier) but expect to be nervous thru the process and scared once you start rolling the swells. I have been renting boats off of both piers for over 30 years and I still get a touch of the willies sometimes.
It is a discipline (going out into the ocean) you need to keep at it or lose your sea legs*
It was glassy when we hit the water but once we went north of Natural Bridges the swell started rolling us pretty hard. Everybody got a bit sea sick but hammering the throttle (fresh air) solves that. The boats have enough umpf for a normal day and they start on the first pull every time.
My advice is to keep your eyes on the horizon until your body can anticipate the roll. Just like getting car sick in a car. . . if you know whats coming… you don’t feel disassociated.As you can see a 26″ Halibut was hooked but got away. The secret is the black duct tape on the flea market pole.This one was a fighter – I think he scared Tyler a bit. Kim had to help him with it.These animals are only firing on like 3 of 8 cylinders. Remember to wet your hand before handling them. OF COURSE remember that they have gnarly spines so you need to know what you are doing when you handle them.
When you put them back, hold them upright and woosh them forward and backwards a few times. That will kick them back into gear and they will swim back down into the deep quickly. … … If you just toss them back in they will float upside down for a few minutes in shoock. .. Be nice to them so we can catch them again.Here we demonstrate catching 5 at a time with no bait. Nothing but bait-hooks. … The other larger fish was also caught without bait – just a piece of rubber with some oil rubbed on it.
I can say for certain that we caught enough to eat for the day in 1hr. Reported as much to the game official.Yea those are small, but you can catch 5 at a time with only what you can carry in your pocket. The sea here is full of life – dont let anyone tell you different. These fish were caught at an arbitrary location. We just motored to a buoy, Tyler cast out, Tyler reeled in what could have been dinner.
Multiply that by the surface area of the bay. . . and I would say that we could feed the town most definitely. I don’t know about the other 1,000,000 people cooped up in San Jose. We will probably have to blow the road (HW17) and route the masses toward the apocalypse which will be San Francisco (after any catastrophic event that blows out services for a period longer than 3 weeks).
We actually think things like that thru. Shame on the Media for trying to cast anyone who ACTUALLY CONSIDERS WORST CASE OUTCOMES as some sort of nut. Eat shit bastards. . . you are the clowns who will be running around getting skinny while I am eating FISH TACO’s.
Moo Hooo HA HA HA HA! Schindler Engineering Fish Taco’s !!!!
Dont come to my house, unless you want to be put to work with a shovel or an axe is my attitude about life preparedness. Admittedly I am caught a bit unprepared from time to time in the current capitalist reality ….. but what you will find is that I am rich in knowledge and experience.
I know how to survive. This means my Son knows how to survive. Shit is important.THAT – is where food comes from. Sharp turns of metal with flavor on them.
That or Nets. . . just reality…. until we figure out how to go all non-meat.If you zoom in you can get a perspective on Seal Shit Rock. That is how far you have to swim between sets coming in to not get destroyed. Dont try it on a big day unless you have been training.The Crows Nest – still the hands down best Restaurant in Santa Cruz. Best Views Best Values Best Quality Best Overall Experience
We go to dinner downstairs from time to time. . . and that is a good idea on a Weekend … but the real value is upstairs on odd-ball days and odd-ball times. DONT go up stairs on Friday Night. . . DONT go upstairs on Saturday Afternoon – that is just retarded. Come to town for a few days and do what the locals do. Go out to eat and support local resources in the off season (and off days).
Half price drinks Half price on poopooz
We have gas on the water here. Not much parking, unless you want to roll all night.
Today we headed out to SF for the 5th time this month. As with previous trips, we spent a good deal of time visiting up-cycled military infrastructure.
Before leaving, as usual, we covered Safety Training.
Since Bellowing about Abstinence is about as effective as praying for rain, we like to actually teach kinds… instead of passing on the ignorant abuse that passed for teaching kids 30 or 40 years ago. The hope is that they will make good decisions based on sound knowledge.
(Instead of SNEAKING AROUND when YOU ARE NOT LOOKING)
In this case, we broke down a BBQ lighter to its core elements and went over exactly how the Butane gas is stored in a liquid form, how that is released with a lever arm into a silicon joiner, how the vinyl tube takes that up to a brass tit, how the tit does not get hot due to the liquid gas vaporizing (cooling effect + jetting distance).. .. ..
We went over Air Fuel Ratio, how the venturi effect works and why the holes are in the rolled sheet metal. How the sparking system actuates and why getting sand into it causes it to malfunction…
Just stuff like that.
So…
Before going forward here… if you think that sounds dangerous… then you better go watch some Youtube and see what YOUR KIDS ARE WATCHING while they are at other kids houses.
Be the one that teaches your kids. . . don’t let their JackAss friend be the one. We teach Safety at Schindler Engineering… which means ACTUAL WORKING SAFETY.
Speaking of safety. . . the anemone we rescued a long time back is ready to split for the second time. It is a bit hard to see here, but the body has developed 2 mouths while it has not yet separated.
You can see that we spot feed big chunks of fresh shrimp.
This is “little guy” – he was the first split. He is far larger than the original was when rescued. The original is now huge. .. but only as huge as we have fed for.
(they will grow to the size of a basketball if you let them)
Shrimp… Everybody likes shrimp…
And everybody likes coraline algae too.
Mmmm I ate TWO pieces of shrimp
So, since we are legit, it was time for peer review. We rolled thru the Behind the Scenes Tour of the San Francisco Aquarium.
Super Legit Tour, as always. Yea, you are actually looking down from the top, thru the water, at the people in the tube…
Sharks. . .. and they had a Deep Sea Bass that was unbelievable.
Which reminds me that it is time to go Diving
And check this ray out. Total character. He was trying to “Get Some”
Then off to tour the Sub Marine. . .
Fucking Misery is all you need to understand. FUCK THAT.
Not the tour, the REALITY of operating out of a WW2 Sub Marine… FO’Getit
This pic does not catch it, but the trees are huge and the aesthetics here are really appealing.
Speaking of appealing aesthetics… Eh HEM! Those Cuberts are fucking rad.
Who does not want to eat some HOTBIRD WING WING??? Sounds like they were inspired by my DOUBE-FUSION BANG BANG from last week.
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I know I did (only it was hamburger sliders)
We got there right before closing. It was warm. Just enough breeze.
I wonder who use to reside in those buildings back there. . .
Just think about the vibe around WWII… what they had to sign up for… How fucked the machines were that they had to climb into for battle.
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I was really happy to see that there was something set up to remind people of what happened to the Japanese Americans during WWII. Not subtle either.
No bad vibes. Just happy people eating food and hanging out.
And then we went on a long adventure. . . but ended up back home. Here is Tyler sniffing chicken shit.
That garden is mostly them. I am busy terrorizing the keyboard. You may wonder why I do this. If so, just ask man. It has to do with managing emotions around shit I cant control. Fucking crazy people and a crazy life. Gotta write it down or it will eat me up.
Earlier he was climbing all over the soil bags claiming that he was a Bill Hilly or Hill Billy or Billy Goat or something.
Strictly legit
Then Dinner. SSDD. 3 plates not 4.
That is the portion size we advertise on the internet. I added more stake when the second piece came off of the BBQ.
YES – sometimes pieces of meat come off the BBQ at different times (rolls eyes)
Since we moved closer to the sea (we are a block from the harbor small-craft launch now…) interests have shifted to powered water craft. Where we are ultimately headed is a Zero Motorcycles 75-7 driven by a Sevcon Gen 4 in size 6… but before we jump into that we had to freshen up on some basics.
Here is a pic of the Size 6 Sevcon with a custom harness that we spec’ed and built from scratch over at Calfee Design
Of course that all gets split-sleeve for abrasion and overall aesthetic but you get the idea.
The motor will look a little something like this:
That is an up-cycled Zero motor that has been carbon wrapped on a lathe and drilled for ventilation. That particular motor has an interesting future … ours will be a bit different.
Transoms:
The Transom is the mounting point on your boat for the motor. In this case… a small electric outboard you will recognize as a “Trolling Motor”. These motors can be quite over-volt friendly…
You will notice that is a REALLY ROUGHED OUT example. We built this from no plans in 45 minutes using nothing but some cabinet wood we found in the garage, an angle grinder (no saw!), and a drill.
The assembly mates to the plastic Kayak via blind rubber nuts… you basically over drill, insert, and expand. They work quite well and do not damage the kayak in the process.
In the spirit of ROUGHING OUT A PROOF OF CONCEPT we picked that Trolling motor up for free in Laselva, nabbed the battery out of my car, and headed for the harbor for a test run.
Testing, testing, testing… I cant say it enough!
At Schindler Engineering – before we dive head first into an expensive venture we spend AT LEAST 20% or 30% of our time bounding the problem. We start simple and cheap… with a test that will help us understand what sort of hurtles we will see as we start to scale.
If the 2 person Kayak is hard to handle on 30lbs of thrust… it will be unmanageable with 300lbs. 🙂 Seems obvious, but you would be surprised at how often we have seen a system getting finishing touches that fundamentally just will not function well.
So with the boat in the water and a better understanding of how it will load down under the weight, how the steering will feel, whether it will need stabilization… we decided further testing was in order.
Off to Washington… our official test site for all things ridiculous.
Here is a shot of our test fleet:
The Trusty Aluminum cruiser, the not so trusty foam floater, and the ultralight inflatable.
For the record… the foam bit of business up there was built by Mathew R. back around 2013. We were on holiday and I challenged him to make a seaworthy vessel in less than 15 minutes. That’s what he came up with… quite clever… and so as soon as he announced completion I tied a rope to it, asked him to board, and took off across the canal! Lol… We motored until the battery died and then I rowed him back in. Confirmed… his vessel was indeed seaworthy.
Mk2
Weight and draft is everything… followed closely by steering and the ability to stay afloat. This fine vehicle can be hand carried with ease but is hell to steer. Right off it is clear that we will need a boat which is not flat bottom if we are going to harness the Zero Power Train…
It needs to be light… it needs to hydroplane to some degree… it needs to turn on a dime WITHOUT FLIPPING. (Reference future photo which is not yet taken of the 5 gallon jugs on a boom we will soon add to the test Kayak)
So… all of these rigs have been slow so far
(Unlike this snail we found at low tide which when fully extended was the size of a cantelope)
But…. just like a goat in a diaper with a cast on its leg at a laundromat…
Good things start small, Fast things start slow, and boats with enough power never sink!
We had our first official company outing yesterday.
In celebration of Kimberly passing her second CPA exam… and in anticipation of a lot of hard work coming… we decided to repel down a cliff to a very hard to access “moonscape” beach.
