Updating the rules and products for childproofing a home
21.05.12
I’m still not sure how she wasn’t hurt or killed.
Every family has its childproofing lapses. Most survive just fine, but the stakes are always high. To discuss the dangers, I spoke recently with three specialists: Colleen Driscoll, executive director of the International Association for Child Safety, a trade association; Julie Vallese, a vice president of Dorel Juvenile Group, which makes Safety 1st childproofing products; and Don Mays, director of product safety for Consumer Reports. These experts underlined one lesson: If you get your childproofing advice from friends, don’t trust everything you hear.
That’s because childproofing has changed in recent years, both in the products offered and in the household hazards parents face. So, families with older children are working with yesterday’s ideas.
For example, our youngest child — our fourth — is 9, so we’re not too far removed from this topic. Yet those little plastic outlet covers that seem just fine to me are apparently now ruled unwise. Likewise, a video baby monitor sounds to me like a great new safety device. But I’m wrong again.
I get Geigered—to measure my personal level of radioactivity— before I enter the Merry Widow Health Mine. I register a measly, unradiating 0.1 millirads with barely a click from the Geiger counter. This is, or should be, normal. But I’m about to get dosed by radon gas, and the ‘before’ measurement is crucial to assessing the after-effects of one of the most intriguing and ironic features in the heart of mining country: health mines.
In the fall of 2008, I spent a lot of time in and around the tiny town of Basin, Montana. Basin, population 250, is a seemingly ruined, poverty-filled stretch along a frontage road threading off of Route 15 between Helena, the capital of the state, 40 miles to the north, and Butte, the famous mining town, 30 miles to the south. This is the middle to south-end of the Upper Clark Fork watershed. The Wild West. The heart of Montana mining territory in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Basin anchors an area littered with poisonous mine tailings, remnants of Superfund sites and cleanups, and all the gorgeous geology of an ancient, now post-ice age wilderness.
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Electric choke from a Carter AFB on a 1973 Rochester Quadrajet?
Oct 15, 2008 by Jay | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
Does anyone know if I can use it? The Quadrajet has a divorced choke and my manifold has no provision for it. Just looking at options before I buy the electric conversion kit. Thanks
the 73 model has no provision for the mounting bosses for the elec conversion kit
jmartinlawn | Oct 15, 2008
My galaxie and its choke??????????
Sep 12, 2008 by Aaron T | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I have a 1966 Galaxie 500 with a 289ci and a 2 barrel carb. When I got the car it had no heat tube for the choke. And the choke didnt work at all obviously. I plan on getting a brand new electric choke kit. If I do, will I need to get a new heat tube and if so where would the hole be? I looked on the intake manifold and couldnt find one. I also looked on the headers and couldnt find one either.
Please help out. Answer gets 10 points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Ford used 3 types of heat riser systems for the carb. you missed one! the models that ran heater line under the carb in the spacer! the 289 didn't get the heat riser pocket like the fe engines did. they used a purely electrical or on some in your era the hot water model I stated.
CARL G H | Sep 12, 2008
No heat tube for electric choke.
Daryl C | Sep 12, 2008
The simplest thing to do would be to put a manual choke on it. Then you can forget about the rest of it.
partyguard | Sep 12, 2008
Electric chokes don't use heat tubes. The electric part of them is a heater that backs the choke off after 5 minutes or so. A good one will use the engine temp sensor to control the choke. A cheap one will just slowly back the choke off over a period of time.
Nomadd | Sep 12, 2008
Rochester Qudrajet off a V8..?
May 08, 2009 by visually.basic | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I have a 1984 camaro that needs the carb rebuilt, Now I think it is a
E4ME (Electric Choke) as far as the rebuild kit goes, Do the kits differ between the 2 types E4ME & E4MC or can I just tell them the type of carb, what it came off of and they just hand me a kit or do they have to know whether it's Electric or Automatic choke?
There's a number stamped on the side of the carb that will tell them what kit to sell you to rebuild it. Also replace the float................md
Uncle Jed | May 08, 2009
The first thing to check on an older carb. is for slop in the linkages that run from one side of carb. to the other. like the butterfly linkages. If there is excess play where rod enters and exits carb body, it will suck air and you will never get it adjusted to run right.
mike p | May 08, 2009
Is this a good one for Hotrod?
Apr 18, 2008 by Pontiac 400 | Posted in Pontiac
is this a good motor tto put it on ?and how much hp would this GTO 400 V8 6.6 L (1969 i guess) motor have if i install these things? aprox!
* Polished Edelbrock P-65 dual quad intake
* Edelbrock dual quad fuel line kit
* Dual quad progressive linkage kit
* Intake manifold gasket kit
* Intake manifold bolts
* Performer-Plus cam kit #ED2157 - .420"/.442" Lift, 204, 214,110
* 1 Thunder series AVS 500 cfm carb. with electric choke
* 1 Thunder series AVS 500 cfm carb. with manual choke
* 2 carb stud & nut mounting packages
* Edelbrock chrome dual quad air cleaner assembly with K&N™ air filter
* Flowmaster Headers
* Rocker arms
And thats all....o and another question how much would it do aprox in 0-60 mile?or in a 1/4 mile?
Thank you....
You can throw a lot of parts at an engine, or you can build it for what you want it to do for you. I would find a competent, Pontiac experienced machine/speed shop in your area and begin working up a relationship with them. Their advice will be invaluable.
InjunRAIV | Apr 18, 2008
Is the pontiac 1968 able to?
Mar 09, 2008 by Pontiac 400 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I have that motor its a 5.7L V8 350 and i put some work in it ...will this make it run from 0-60 miles in 7 sec?
i am installing this:
* Rocker arms
* Polished Edelbrock P-65 dual quad intake
* Edelbrock dual quad fuel line kit
* Dual quad progressive linkage kit
* Intake manifold gasket kit
* Intake manifold bolts
* Performer-Plus cam kit #ED2157 - .420"/.442" Lift, 204, 214,110(idel - 5500)
* 1 Thunder series AVS 500 cfm carb. with electric choke
* 1 Thunder series AVS 500 cfm carb. with manual choke
* 2 carb stud & nut mounting packages
* Edelbrock chrome dual quad air cleaner assembly with K&N™ air filter
and i have 3/4 exhaust they are perfect for this!
What about the exhaust, 1 3/4 full length headers at least. Most important, what car? Lemans/GTO, Firebird, Catalina?? Weight plays a large factor, as well as a good posi rear end and proper gearing. You wont go anywhere if it wont hook up, Sounds like it will look pretty, but you got too much carb for that mild cam. If you can spend so much on the fuel system, make sure you run about 10:1 compression pistons, and around a .500 lift cam with a little more duration, something that makes power up to 6500 RPM. I hope you put some work in the bottom end, main studs, and ARP rod bolts at the least, and if you can then spring for the performer heads, or do some port work on those cast iron heads. If you dont make the mods to support the fuel system, then you are going to make just as much power with a single 750 carb on a good intake. Remember, that Pontiac will make loads of torque, and wont need more than 3:50 gears to launch nice in a GTO size car. There are loads of other things to address, such as the transmission and suspension work that a hot engine needs to get the power to the ground. If you put that fuel system on a basically stock long block, then I would expect it to be a dog.
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Everton played a three-piece kit standing up, facing Garcia, and they smiled and laughed a lot, but the energy just wasn't there. Though they sounded good, they barely moved, coming across like Matt and Kim just waking up after a long nap. and more »
