[PRCo] Re: train travel

[Ken and Tracie]

The '59 hulk is mine, not Bob's. It's pre-emissions control engine is 
"grandfathered", Fred. But I've decided a PCV system is the right thing to 
do. Not only better for the environment, but better for the engine. Less 
sludge build-up in the crankcase, which enhances engine life.
The old hulk also has electronic ignition and modern disk brakes. No road 
salt and no excessive strain on the frame and suspension, easy to perform 
repairs and driving about 75  miles per week means I can drive it for some 
time to come.

PCV systems came into use in California for emissions control circa 1963, 
became mandatory nationally in 1968 and was used since the 1940s by the 
military and on vehicles exported to countries with dusty dirt roads since 
at least the 1950s.

Sealed ball joints in Nevada? The boots dry rot quickly here, as do CV 
joints on modern FWD vehicles.

The attached photos are from when we moved into this house back in 2004. I 
made both vintage machines earn their keep.

Oh, and like I noted before, I can put you in another '49 Packard....it's 
currently painted an ugly light green, but PTM's crew could repaint it for 
you in between their traction equipment restoration projects. ;-)

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Schneider Fred" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:37 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: train travel



> So Bob, does the law require that you rebuild with a new crankcase
> ventilation system or is that your choice?   I cannot imagine that
> the few cars left before 1972 would cause enough problems on the
> roads today to matter.   Even on the west coast (and Virginia) where
> personal property taxes on cars make it worth while to keep old
> clunkers, how long can you keep a 1959 hulk?.> 


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