I dont see any practical solutions out there made by you or anyone else.

This is turning into yet another treadle vac pissing match, so lets not continue. If the ORIGINAL poster has anything to add on HIS findings, please do so.

I agree HH56. that way, those of us who belive that the T/V should be replaced can, and those of us who do not, can allways in the future if we choose!

And as an added thought, have there been any noted problems with the T/V system on the pre-V8 cars?

ok. the hospitals around here have good food.

to ty and maintain some semblance of order in this thread, do you have any reasonable solutions? ones based in reality?

And back on topic...

a friend of mine bought one of these "echargers" as a joke to put on a little yard truck. the truck was a 3cyl. daihatsu, and that ecarger, which was little more than a plastic squirill cage fan, didnt even put out enough air to support that little inline 3.

1: Ok, but WHY. Like i said, is it material failure? faulty rebuilds? or a design failure? The kid learning not to touch the hot thing is importaint, but it is also importaint to teach him WHY it is hot.

2: A dual master cylender never catistophically?? Bull$hit! It happened to me in my 91 dodge with a dualmaster cyl. I blew a brake line and the pedal went to the floor. It also happened to my friend with his 80s ford.

3: Park my car? that is the stupidest thing i have ever heard. Are you F**king serious? Perhaps you would like to send me a check (cashiers) equal to several weeks of my pay so i can diddle around trying to retrofit something else? get a grip on reality.

And most outboards have relatively powerfull igniton systems from the get go anyway.

Surface gap plugs ARE very usefull! In marine 2-sroke applications, anyway.

Most 2-stroke that run pre-mix can occasionally suck up a little extra oil that didnt get fully mixed. This is mostly prevlent in older boats with heavier oil mixtures and fixed fuel tanks that have sat long enough for the gas and oil to seperate. Surface gap plugs dont foul nearly as easily and can take the extra oil load.

On your off topic: If they were trying to achieve that balance, then they sure did come close! People at car shows have remarked about what a smooth running engine it is, and it really is.

Ok now, back on to exhausts!

how can there be a way to prove its fixed, when no one knows what is wrong!? Does anyone here have solid proof that the unit is inherantly unsafe? Is this failure of modern re-build seal material? faulty unit rebuilds?

I myself am VERY curious as to what the big deal is with the BTV, and someone on a website saying "its deadly remove it!!" in capital letters doesnt mean diddley without some facts.


We have an amazing collection of minds on this site, lets use them! Members here re-engineerd the V8 oil pump and did away with its inherent design flaw, is there something that can be done here?

I have no other option than run the current BTV in my car right now. I (and i suspect some other members are in the same boat) do not have the space, time, or money to spend to try to jury rig in some random GM (or any other) master cylender!

Lets pull together here people!

Right now the 56 cop car is very very quiet. too quiet. This car is not Assembly line authentic" it has been modified by Police in the past, and for me it is a driver, and i want it to rumble.

No stupid chevy engine $hit here, that was a little harsh. Both of my road cars are still motivated by noisy lifters and ultratraumatics. This is an open question thread on opinions, and mine is that the 374 would sound impressive through a freer flowing set of pipes.

My 55, however will someday be reciving the cop cars old exhaust to keep it whispery "V-12" quiet.