I feel the same way about the first point and usually the same way about the second
point, with this qualification: The people that actually DO the work, even if they
provide the parts to do a particular thing, are often the people that have a great
deal of experience and can provide proper answers to the problems we're having.
When they start saying that their particular way and parts are better, then I defer
to the experience of others who have used their parts and/or process.  That way I
can usually get a good, balanced view on the subject.

Marc Perdue

PS--Jon's treatise was pretty amazing, irregardless of whether I will ever do a
Tiico conversion or not.  I love that kind of stuff.

Alistair Bell wrote:

> Bill,
>
> David and I have differing (and probably similar too) opinions on various
> aspects of I4 conversions. But discussing them like this on the list is
> problematic. The tone of the comments can be misinterpreted and the "he
> said-then he said" notation becomes clumsy and unworkable.
>
> What I would like to do is complete the survey, post the results, then we
> can discuss the pros and cons of each approach using the survey results as a
> base.
>
> But I will, in the spirit of an honest discussion, admit to a couple of
> biases:
>
> 1. I dislike unhelpful answers to posted questions on the list. If someone
> asks about a vibration problem with their engine, it doesn't help to reply
> with negative or ambiguous statement. Either post a tip or leave it alone.
>
> 2. I look critically at responses to engine conversion list questions that
> are given by members with a commercial interest in engine conversion!
>
> Alistair
>
> --
> '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
> albell@uvic.ca
> http://members.shaw.ca/albell
>
> on 5/3/03 8:18 am, Bill Marshall wrote:
>
> > David and Allistair:
> >
> > Please continue your discussion, it is great fun.  However, you should switch
> > to different symbol sets (####, ?????) in subsequent postings, so we all can
> > keep track of what's new and what's old.  Thank you!
> >
> > Bill