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Was this a recent quote? Is he mentally-impaired?
The point is, Flip was quoted as saying Afflalo's time would depend on matchups and what we need. Well, we needed his D. He outrebounded Max too. Someone needs to tell that guy to hit the boards. He's a 4 after all.
Yes. Dated February 5 to be exact. He didn't say "situational" after all, but it means the same. - Detroit Pistons Basketball: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats - MLive.com
bla . . . just when i was getting excited about this team again Did he not just say a week ago we needed to establish a 4th big. That Amir was in the rotation, and gushing about how great he was?? And AA as well? Said defense is what will get you on the floor? He's like a used car salesman.
As many people picked up on, Flip Saunders is rapidly derailing the team. Sure we beat Miami, a team minus Shaq, Haslem, and Mourning. No, Marion did not play this game. Miami hung close with us with good shooting, but good shooting because of one uncontested shot after another. We managed to win the game, getting enough offense from Billups, going inside a lot, Rip, making a lot of shots, and Sheed doing a lot of damage from around the basket and midrangers. Dyess hit some shots. Hayes had a decent game. Tay hit some key shots down the stretch and got about 14 in all. Afflalo did not do much in this game, and yet he was in there those last few mintues of the 3rd quarter as we built an 11 point lead. Good D. His reward? Just like the first half, he sat down and watched Rip play the whole 4th quarter. Afflalo was used in some end of game situations in this tight game. Maxiell also did very little in this game, was also part of that run that gave us control of the game. Defense wins. Amir played some decent D while in his two minutes, got one score on a post up move. Stuckey did play 15 minutes, which is acceptable. This kept Billups to 33 minutes. Stuckey's highlight, besides picking up a few loose balls, was a fast break layup just a few seconds after Wade layed one in on the other end. Considering the amount of rest the Pistons have had this past week, the minutes the starters played were not that bad. The problem is how little time Amir Johnson got in the game. Lets review this. In the past 6 games now, Amir has gotten into the rotation for both halves of the game 3 times. This is standard Flip derailment mode. He is pretending to play Amir Johnson. Nothing more. Just pretend. Probably to keep his job. I wonder, how many fans does he think he is fooling? Does he think its like some slight of hand trick that nobody will notice. Yes, Flip, we all noticed. You did not play Amir enough to matter. All us fans can hope really is that Dumars will fire you. No way you will change. No way the Pistons have a chance to win a Championship this year, because of you and your insistance in derailing a good thing.
Agree. Flip is backsliding on his promise to play Amir more. The kid has earned the pt...he needs to be on the court. At least we won the game..but it was brutal.
What i don't understand is even if the initial reason he started playing him was to save his job, didn't he see that he is actually good? Is he blind? I mean serioulsy, i just don't get it. I want to go to a game sit courtside, and ask him these questons. Amir looked thrilled to be playing, had a great attitude throughout his years of not playing. Stop trying to kill the kid's confidence.
I can see the headlines now "Flip Saunders fired today for not playing Amir Johnson". He used a combination of trickery and deception to give the illusion of playing him but he was not really playing him. Just an elaborate illusion. Games like this sometimes its good to step back and take a look at how the Pistons could be right now. Only 2 years ago Miami beat us in the ECF and now they are in last place. That could be us. Miami has plenty of young guys and D-leaguers to watch everynight. Bench would have played more if they played better. Sheed and Dyess both played great, thats why Amir did not play more. He is afterall still the 4th big off the bench. I thought Hayes and Afflalo played well but that was about it. Stucky was so so. Sheed was the player of the game. Slow start in the 1st quarter kind of surprised me. Tons of jump shots and no real plays ran. I am sure they had a plan but players were settling for the 1st open J. A win is win..
This was the first win I've watched this year that i didn't crack a smile ONCE. There was NOTHINg acceptable about this game AT ALL! We are not playing for ECFHCA so I blame this one on three factors: 1. our coach is a beeyotch! He is scared of his starters, so he wouldnt think of benching for say an entire quarter, which is what i would have done in the 4th. Why is it these so-called great coaches can only coach their bench players in blowouts? There was no reason to play Dice 37 MINUTES! against a bunch of NBDLers. It was a great opp to get Amir some confidence. I hate Flip so much right now. 2. The starters can only blame themselves for their lack of effort tonight. So my thing was - Why not have a lil fun and start the Max, Amir, hayes, AA and Stuckey. It was an exhibition game atmosphere, so why not treat it as such. I would have made a great coach. 3. Dwayne Wade still has a lot of heart. I think he's free of carrying superman's jock and will unleash a season of 30pt/10 assist games. I still find him a marvel and can only hope Stuckey will be half the player he is. but if Kobe and Wade can do this to this piston D over the past week, I still get a Jordan-like shiver when I think of facing lebron in the playoffs.
That was definitely a snoozer. The starters were bored, so they didn't play with energy, so Flip was afraid that the game might slip away, so he kept them in, so they didn't play with energy, etc, etc. Miami put a pretty sorry team on the floor tonight. Scary that they could have beat us in our building.
Bad Weather, really bad weather. Bad opponent, I mean really bad opponent. Bad atmosphere, really bad atmosphere. Stevie Wonder could've seen this one coming. You had to know that the starters we're going to play uninspired, would have been a perfect game to give Stuck, AA and AJ extended mins to send a message. Would have rather loss this one by 20 with the young'ns than barely beat the worse team in the league by playing the "Core" for extended mins. Also, while I'm a HUGE Maxiel fan, why is he being given mins these days, AJ has been really outplaying the guy for 2 weeks. It should be Max with the situational mins and AJ in the rotation these days. I'd love a good ol P.T. Dog-Fight for that 3rd big position. Was it me or was Stuckey completely STAR-STRUCK by D-Wade tonight?
I don't know. Stucky did not seem to back down after Wade blocked one of his shots. It was just good D by Wade I think but Stucky was missing some of those 5' floaters that he was making in the prior 2 games. Wade took about 33% of their total shots. Sheer volume got his his 30. 11-25 for 44%. Kind of reminds me of that one year when Stackhouse was pretty much our offense. Wade did get 12 assists though.
Seemed like the regular old Flip Saunders rotation and play calling tonight. Amir plays 2 minutes against the worst team in the league, with no bigs, while the team is obviously lacking energy(idiotic). Stuckey is back to being the stand on the perimeter and wait for someone to post up guy (no P&Rs). AA was playing well, and he gets a nice quick seat on the pine. Starters (Rip, Tay, and Chauncey especially), were quite obviously tanking this one, and they still play 38+ minutes. Jarvis still can't play ANY D. How many times can he get caught in no-man's land? AA and Walter should be playing all of his minutes. Selfish shots and bad D = Bench, IMO.
^ It's the damn practice that did it. They had time off, practiced on Mon, and Flip managed to teach them how to suck again. Flip epitomizes the phrase "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". Sometimes i think the starters try to play sucky so they can get benched and it doesn't happen. Also, I think we need to start a FREE AMIR petition or something. Maybe people should start chanting at games. Hell i'd do it if i didn't live in NY.
Wade grabbed Stuckey's uniform to avoid being posterised. One of the worst non-calls this season. To call it a block means you did not see the play.
You did notice that Amir did not play bad? Why should his minutes go down? Did you notice that Dyess only had 4 rebounds in the 2nd half, two of those quickly to start the 2nd half. Maybe he could have used a bit more rest.
This one was one bad call away from being tied with eight seconds left. Prince clearly fouled Davis on that three and the Heat should have been shooting free throws. Too many days off between games added to an empty building really seemed to suck the life out of the Pistons. It's got to be tough to come out and play under those circumstances. How else to explain one board and two turnovers from Max in 18 minutes? Well, he has already played 135 more minutes this season than all of last season. That's a big ol' wall he's running into. Probably best for Stuckey not to get into one-up kind of games with Dwayne Wade. He need to stick with picking on little kids from Dallas. I thought that took him out of his game. Time to forget this stinker.
I wonder if people in the Celtics and Suns forums complain about how their teams win.
Come on man, the "best starting five" in the league barely beat the worst team in the league (who was missing one of the greatest big men ever) at home. If that's not a win to complain about, then what is? Our biggest weakness last night, lethargy, could have been corrected with our bench's great strength, energy. At the stage we are at, how much does a win really matter anyway? Sure, if we lose a few in a row, there starts to be a negative vibe. But we can easily play .500 ball from here on in if we wanted to. It's all about developing players to the point where Flip can trust them in a playoff situation. If he doesn't trust them with the lead against Miami, then he has work to do.
I agree. I thought Stuck played fairly aggressively. He did not seem afraid out there. Made Wade play D.
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Reflections on Educational and International Leadership: A Roundtable Discussion with Allan Goodman On Friday, April 5th, Allan Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education will be joining students from across the Harvard community at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to engage in a roundtable conversation about his experiences in education, international affairs, and leadership. Space is limited, so please RSVP by March 29th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LGGMBKK. Confirmation will be sent during the week of April 1st. Lunch is provided. EVENT DETAILS: • When: Friday, April 5th from 12pm - 1:15pm • Who: Allan Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education • Where: Longfellow 208, Harvard Graduate School of Education This event is co-sponsored by the Gleitsman Program in Leadership for Social Change at the Center for Public Leadership and the HGSE student group Bridging Boundaries: Comparative Higher Education A Brief Biography of Allan Goodman: As the sixth President of the Institute of International Education, the leading non-for-profit organization in the field of international educational exchange and development training, Dr. Goodman overseas research on international academic mobility, the Fulbright program sponsored by the US Department of State, and efforts to rescue scholars threatened by war, terrorism, and repression. To date, more than 400 scholars have been rescued by the IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund. IIE has also implemented programs to assist student whose education was at risk of interruption following the Southeast Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the earthquakes in Haiti and Japan. Prior to his work with IIE, Dr. Goodman was Executive Dean of the School of Foreign Service and Professor at Georgetown University, served as Presidential Briefing Coordinator for the Director of Central Intelligence in the Carter Administration, was the first American professor to lecture at the Foreign Affairs College of Beijing, helped to create the first U.S. academic exchange program with the Moscow Diplomatic Academy for the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, and developed the diplomatic training program of the Foreign Ministry of Vietnam. Regarding his involvement with international higher education, Dr. Goodman was recently awarded the Inaugural Gilbert Medal for Internationalization by Universitas 21, an international network of 23 leading research-intensive universities spanning fifteen countries as well as appointed to The Advisory Council of The Council on Higher Education Accreditation International Quality Group. Author of several books on international affairs published by Harvard, Princeton and Yale University presses, Dr. Goodman holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard, an M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and a B.S. from Northwestern University. He also holds honorary degrees from Chatham and Toyota Universities, Dickinson, Middlebury, Mount Ida, and Ramapo colleges, and The State University of New York. He has received awards from Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, South Florida, and Tufts universities, in addition to the Légion d'honneur from France.


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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Robert Caro criticized conservative media coverage of President Obama during an appearance in New York City, describing it as "something quite horrible" and venomous.
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Junior (2012) ... Named No. 12 player in the Big Ten, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com ... Ranked second in Big Ten in assists with eight, fourth in points (20), and fifth in goals (5) ... Ranked 30th in the NCAA in helpers ... In the NCAA Tournament had two shots against No. 1 seed Akron (Nov. 18) and also had a hat trick against Niagara (Nov. 15) and two of the goals resulted from penalty kicks ... Named to College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Nov. 18) ... Was one of four Big Ten players to register hat trick on season ... Had three shots and had two assists, one to Tyler Arnone and the other to Etienne Lussiez, against Northwestern (Nov. 9) and also fired four shots against Wisconsin (Nov. 7) ... Had one assist to Kofi Opare against Michigan State (Nov. 3) ... Scored one goal off of an assist from Tyler Arnone in the 1-0 victory over Valparaiso (Oct. 27) ... Had one assist to Tyler Arnone in the 2-1 victory over No. 11 Indiana (Oct. 19) ... Took four shots against Wisconsin (Oct. 13) ... Had the second assist on a TJ Roehn goal against Penn State (Oct. 6) ... Scored goal against Ohio State (Sept. 30) off rebound from TJ VanSlooten, along with an assist off of a corner kick to Ezekiel Harris ... Had two shots against No. 8 Notre Dame (Sept. 16) ... Also had a pair of shots on goal against No. 17 Marquette (Sept. 14) ... Scored first goal of season on a penalty-kick in 4-1 defeat of Northeastern (Sept. 9) ... Also had two assists on the match, coming on a pair of Kofi Opare goals in the 26th and 71st minute off corner kicks.
Sophomore (2011) ... Started 17 of 20 matches in the Wolverine midfield, including the first 12 of the season ... Lead team in assists (five) and points (13), while tying for team lead with four goals ... Fired 65 shots on the season to lead the team and finish second in the Big Ten with 3.25 shots per contest ... His 13 points on the season tied for eighth in Big Ten ... Three of four goals came in first five matches of season, beginning with penalty-kick score in 2-1 loss to Kentucky (Aug. 28) ... Scored game-winning unassisted goal in 1-0 win over Marshall (Sept. 9) ... Had a least four shots in nine matches, highlighted by an eight shot effort in a 2-1 loss to Notre Dame (Sept. 16) and seven shots against Bowling Green in season opener (Aug. 26) ... Had 18 shots combined against Notre Dame (Sept. 16), Marquette (Sept. 18), and Ohio State (Sept. 25) ... Took 14 corners on the season.
Freshman (2010) ... Saw action in 21 games as a freshman and made 12 starts in his freshman season ... Posted seven points (1g, 5a) along with one game-winner ... Tallied his first collegiate goal -- the game -winner -- in U-M's 3-2 overtime win over No. 3 Maryland, sending the Wolverines to the 2010 NCAA College Cup ... Named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Team of the Week for his performance against Maryland ... Posted one shot, which reached frame, in U-M's 2-1 overtime win over UCF (Nov. 21) in the NCAA Championship second round ... Saw action in each of U-M's Big Ten Tournament games ... Recorded shots in U-M's wins over Michigan State (Nov. 11), Wisconsin (Nov. 12) and Penn State (Nov. 14) ... Back in the starting lineup in U-M's 4-2 win over Northwestern (Nov. 6) ... Tallied two shot, including one on goal, in the Michigan victory ... Posted his fifth assist in U-M's 4-2 win over Valparaiso (Oct. 13) ... Recorded his first multi-point game with two assists in U-M's 3-2 Big Ten win over Wisconsin (Oct. 10) ... Has tallied points in each of U-M's last two games (vs. Wisconsin, vs. Cincinnati) ... Has been in the starting lineup in each of Michigan's last six games ... Tallied three shots against Kentucky (Sept. 22) and Ohio State (Sept. 25) ... Had one shot on goal against No. 23 Ohio State ... Posted a combined 10 shots against Notre Dame (Sept. 17) and Marquette (Sept. 19) ... Recorded his first career point with an assist against Marquette (Sept. 19) ... Made his collegiate debut against Detroit (Sept. 1), where he posted two shots on goal ... Made his first career start against No. 14 Drake (Sept.3),posting five shots in the U-M loss.
Prep ... South Kent School (2010) ... Two-time all-state selection ... Two-time state all-star selection ... Led South Kent to back-to-back New England Championships in 2008 and 2009.
Club/Junior Team ... F.S. A. Soccer Plus and Beachside Soccer (Connecticut) ... Played in eight games in 2008-09 with Soccer Plus, scoring nine goals and 17 assists.
Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.
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Quick Fact: Beck advanced dubious claim that "[n]owhere in the Constitution can you find" authority for health reform legislation
During his Fox News show, Glenn Beck claimed that "[n]owhere in the Constitution can you find any of this" while he pointed to two stacks of paper representing the Senate and House health care bills. Contrary to Beck's suggestion that Congress does not have the authority to enact health care reform legislation and the implication that health reform is unconstitutional, numerous legal experts have disputed these claims, including University of California, Irvine law professor and Constitutional expert Erwin Chemerinsky, who explained that "there is no doubt that bills passed by House and Senate committees are constitutional."
From the November 19 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:
BECK: You know what kills me is the people in Congress, they're sworn to protect and defend this. They write this, they've never read these, and I guarantee ya, they haven't read this either. Maybe they should. Because, this is not in this. Nowhere in the Constitution can you find any of this.
Fact: Chemerinsky explained that constitutionality of reform proposals supported by "unbroken line of precedents stretching back 70 years"
As Media Matters for America has previously noted [1], University of California, Irvine law professor and constitutional expert Erwin Chemerinsky explained in an October 23 Politico piece that, regarding the "authority to compel people to purchase health insurance or pay a tax or a fine," "Congress clearly could do this under its power pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution to regulate commerce among the states." From Chemerinsky's Politico piece:
Those opposing health care reform are increasingly relying on an argument that has no legal merit: that the health care reform legislation would be unconstitutional. There is, of course, much to debate about how to best reform America's health care system. But there is no doubt that bills passed by House and Senate committees are constitutional.
Some who object to the health care proposals claim that they are beyond the scope of congressional powers. Specifically, they argue that Congress lacks the authority to compel people to purchase health insurance or pay a tax or a fine.
Congress clearly could do this under its power pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution to regulate commerce among the states. The Supreme Court has held that this includes authority to regulate activities that have a substantial effect on interstate commerce. In the area of economic activities, "substantial effect" can be found based on the cumulative impact of the activity across the country. For example, a few years ago, the Supreme Court held that Congress could use its commerce clause authority to prohibit individuals from cultivating and possessing small amounts of marijuana for personal medicinal use because marijuana is bought and sold in interstate commerce. [Politico 10/23/09 [2]]
Fact: Amar debunks arguments that reform violates Fifth Amendment
According to Slate.com's Timothy Noah, Yale law professor Akhil Reed Amar and Fordham Law School dean William Treanor debunked [3] conservatives' argument that the individual mandate could be considered a "taking" in violation of the Fifth Amendment:
[A]ccording to Akhil Reed Amar, who teaches constitutional law at Yale, the case law does not support [Peter] Urbanowicz and [Dennis] Smith [both formerly of the Department of Health and Human Services]. "A taking is paradigmatically singling out an individual," Amar explains. The individual mandate (despite its name) applies to everybody. Also, "takings are paradigmatically about real property. They're about things." The individual mandate requires citizens to fork over not their houses or their automobiles but their money. Finally, Amar points out, the individual mandate does not result in the state taking something without providing compensation. The health insurance that citizens must purchase is compensation. In exchange for paying a premium, the insurer pledges (at least in theory) to pay some or all doctor and hospital bills should the need arise for medical treatment. The individual mandate isn't a taking, Amar argues. It's a tax.
But how can it be a tax if the money is turned over not to the government but to a private insurance company? William Treanor, dean of Fordham Law School and an expert on takings, repeated much of Amar's analysis to me (like Amar, he thinks a takings-based argument would never get anywhere), but instead of a tax he compared the individual mandate to the federal law mandating a minimum wage. Congress passes a law that says employers need to pay a certain minimum amount not to the government but to any person they hire. "The beneficiaries of that are private actors," Treanor explained. But it's allowed under the commerce clause. "Minimum wage law is constitutional." So, too, then, is the individual mandate.
Fact: Balkin debunks claim that Tenth Amendment prohibits reform
Responding to the arguments that health care reform violates the Tenth Amendment -- which reserves all power not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people -- Yale law professor Jack Balkin has noted [4] that "the safeguards of federalism are political," not judicial, and that state governors do not have the power [5] to nullify federal laws or "violate federal laws or interfere with federal employees."
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BETTENDORF, Iowa – Quad Cities vegetable producers can learn how to grow quality transplants at an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach workshop planned for Friday, Feb. 22, in Bettendorf. Ajay Nair and Patrick O'Malley, horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, are hosting the Vegetable Transplant Production Workshop in partnership with University of Illinois Extension.
"Transplant production plays a key role in a successful vegetable production system," Nair said. "Growing healthy, disease free and quality transplants is the first step growers have to take to achieve higher yields and productivity."
The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Scott County Extension Office, 875 Tanglefoot Lane, Bettendorf. Sessions will focus on nutrient medium, lighting, pests, diseases and proper hardening techniques for transplants. In addition to Nair and O'Malley, presenters include Donald Lewis, extension entomologist, and Mark Gleason, extension plant pathologist, Iowa State University; and Sam Shroyer, FarmTek of Dyersville. The complete agenda is available at http://transplantproduction.eventbrite.com/.
"Growing high quality plants requires skill, proper care and knowledge of the fundamentals of plant growth and management," Nair said. "This educational workshop will help growers learn how to successfully grow strong and healthy transplants."
The workshop fee is $30 through Feb. 15 and $35 after that date. Online registration is available at http://transplantproduction.eventbrite.com/. Deadline for registering is Feb. 20. For more information, contact Ajay Nair at email@example.com or by calling 515-294-7080.


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Step 1: Planning the project
Evaluate and plan the project
Installing your own gutters can save you substantially over professionally installed gutters, but there are a few pitfalls to watch out for. Inspect the fascia and soffit (Fig. B) for signs of rotted wood, which will need to be replaced before you put up the gutters. Many houses have a trim board or crown molding nailed to the fascia just under the shingles. You'll have to either remove this as we did or add a continuous strip of wood under it to create a flat plane for the gutters. In either case, prime and paint bare wood before you hang the gutters.
Draw a sketch and measure your house
Fig. A shows an example of a gutter system for a typical house. Record the length of the gutter runs and mark the downspout locations. Then count up the inside and outside corners and end caps (note whether they are right or left ends). Measure the height of downspouts and add 4 ft. to each for the extension away from the house at the bottom. Each downspout requires three elbows. There are two types of elbows that turn either to the front or side of the downspout. Most installations require only front elbows, but occasionally you may need a side elbow, usually to turn the downspout extension sideways. Here are a few planning tips:
- Locate downspouts in unobstructed areas where water can be directed away from the house. Avoid locations with obstacles like electric meters, hose bibs or sidewalks.
- Place downspouts in inconspicuous locations if possible.
- Install oversized 3 x 4-in. downspouts on gutters that drain large roof areas or if you live in an area with torrential rains.
- Slope long gutter runs (40 ft. or more) down both directions from the middle and put a downspout on each end.
- Buy special roof hanger mounting straps for houses without fascia boards or for fascias that aren't vertical.
Step 2: Cutting and joining the gutters
Preassemble gutters
It's much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Photos 1 – 8 show how. Instead of butting parts together and covering the joints with a seam cover as recommended by the manufacturer, lap all seams from 2 to 4 in. Then caulk and rivet them together (Photos 3 – 5). We've shown joining a gutter section to a corner. Use the same process to join two sections of gutter, except overlap the pieces at least 4 in. When you're splicing gutter sections, plan ahead to leave the best-looking factory-cut end on the outside if possible. Also lap the gutters so the inside section is facing downhill to prevent water from being forced out the seam.
Where a gutter ends, cut it to extend about an inch past the end of the fascia board to catch water from the overhanging shingles. Then attach an end cap with rivets and seal the joint from the inside with gutter sealant.
Step 3: Adding downspouts and outlets
Photo 6: Mark the downspout outlet
Mark the center of the downspout outlet on the bottom of the gutter. Center the outlet, flange side down, over the mark and trace around the inside. Cut a V-shaped notch with an old chisel as a starting hole for the tin snips. Place two short scraps of 2x4 side by side under the gutter to support it while you chisel the notch.
Cut in downspout tubes at each downspout location
First measure from the corner of the house to the center of your chosen downspout location. Double-check for obstructions. Transfer this dimension to the gutter and cut in a downspout outlet (Photos 6 – 8). This method takes a few minutes longer than using one of the short gutter sections with a preinstalled outlet, but it eliminates two seams and looks much neater. You can make this cutout with a duckbill tin snips, but a special offset snips like we're using (available from hardware stores and home centers) is much easier for beginners.
Step 4: Hanging gutter sections
Photo 9: Mark the gutter slope
Set the proper slope by driving a nail 1/2 in. below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run. Measure and record the distance from the bottom of the fascia board to this nail. Subtract 1/4 in. for every 10 ft. of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run. Drive a nail at this mark and stretch a chalk line between the two nails. Align a level with the string to check the slope. The bubble should be off-center toward the high side. If it's not, adjust the string until the bubble indicates that you have the proper slope. Finally, snap the string to mark a line on the fascia board.
A little slope is all you need
The number and size of downspouts determines how fast your gutters will empty. Sloping them helps eliminate standing water that can cause corrosion and leak through the seams. Slope each gutter run down toward the downspout about 1/4 in. for every 10 ft. of gutter. If your fascia boards are level, you can use them as a reference for sloping the gutters. Check this by holding a level against the bottom edge. If they aren't level, adjust the string line until a level aligned with it shows a slight slope (Photo 9). Snap a chalk line to indicate the top of the gutter. Then straighten gutter sections as you screw them to the fascia by aligning the top edge with the chalk line (Photo 10).
Step 5: Finish with flashing and hangers
Flashing protects your fascia and soffit from water damage
Prevent water from running behind your gutters by installing a metal gutter apron flashing under the shingles and over the back edge of the gutter (Photo 11). If your home center or hardware store doesn't sell prebent flashing, ask an aluminum siding contractor or local sheet metal fabricator to bend some for you. Ideally the flashing should be slid under both the shingles and the roofing paper or ice and water barrier. If this isn't possible because the ice and water barrier is stuck to the sheathing, or there are too many nails and staples along the edge of the roofing paper, then just slip the flashing under the shingles (Photo 11). If the flashing you're using is too short to reach down over the back edge of the gutter, slip an additional strip of sheet metal flashing under the bent flashing and over the gutters.
Install hidden hangers
With the gutters screwed to the fascia, it's a simple job to install the hidden gutter hangers (Photo 12). Install hangers every 2 ft. to support the gutters and strengthen the front edge. The hangers are designed to slip over the back edge of the gutter, but since we've covered this edge with flashing, just hold them level and drive the screws through the flashing and gutter back into the fascia. The large screws included with the hangers we used are a little tricky to get started, especially through steel gutters and flashing. Spin them at high speed without applying much pressure until the screw tip bites into the metal. Then lean on the drill and drive them into the fascia.
Step 6: Installing the downspouts
Photo 14: Crimp one end of the downspout
Crimp one end of the short length of downspout with a special sheet metal crimper. With the three blades on the inside of the tube, hold the crimper against the inside corner of the tube and squeeze. Crimp three times across both long edges and twice on the narrow sides. Attach this short section of downspout to the two elbows with two 1/4-in. hex head sheet metal screws into each joint.
Photo 15: Fasten brackets to the wall
Cut strips about 1-1/4 in. wide from the end of a downspout with tin snips. Cut out a U-shaped bracket and snip off the corners. Measure from the corner of the house and mark the locations of each bracket, spacing them about 6 ft. apart. Attach the brackets to the house with stainless steel screws. (Drill a clearance hole through stucco with a masonry bit. Use plastic anchors for brick. Use 1/4-in.-long hex head screws for vinyl siding.) Cut and screw downspout sections to an elbow at the bottom. The bottom of the elbow should be about 6 in. above the ground. Slip this assembled downspout section over the crimped end of the top elbow and secure it with two screws.
A special crimper tool eliminates downspout frustration
Photos 13 – 16 show how to install the downspouts. We're using standard 2 x 3-in. downspouts, but the procedure for oversized 3 x 4-in. ones is the same. Assemble the elbows and downspout tube with the crimped ends facing down to prevent water from leaking out of the joints. Use sheet metal screws rather than rivets so you can disassemble the downspouts to clean them if necessary. Pros prefer prepainted 1/4-in. hex head screws with very sharp points, called "zippers" because they're easy to install. We found these screws in the aluminum siding section of a home center, but a gutter supplier would be another good source.
You can cut downspout tubing with a 32-tooth hacksaw blade, but the pro we talked to uses a circular saw with a standard 24-tooth carbide blade. A power miter box also works great for cutting both gutters and downspouts. Use an old blade, though. Protect yourself from flying bits of metal with goggles, leather gloves, jeans and a long-sleeve shirt.
Each length of gutter and every elbow is squeezed, or crimped, on one end to allow the pieces to fit together, one inside the other. Since 10-ft. lengths of downspout are only crimped on one end, you'll have to crimp one end of any cutoff piece to make it fit inside the next elbow or downspout section. If you only have one or two downspouts to install, you can use a needle-nose pliers to twist crimps into the end. But an inexpensive crimping tool will save you tons of time and frustration (Photo 14).
Finish the gutter job by easier to hang the downspouts. attaching the downspouts to the wall. If you can't find U-shaped brackets, make them from sections of downspout (Photo 15). They look better than the bands that wrap around the outside and make it easier to hang the downspouts.
Gutter maintenance is the key to long-lasting gutters
Clean leaves from your gutters twice a year, or hire a company that specializes in gutter cleaning and maintenance. You'll extend the life of your gutters and eliminate problems like backed-up gutters and plugged downspouts.
Buying Gutters
Ten-foot lengths of metal gutters, downspouts and accessories are available at home centers, lumberyards and full-service hardware stores. Standard colors are brown and white. Matching inside and outside corners, downspout elbows and accessories are also available. Buy special gutter sealant to seal the seams. It's available in small toothpaste-type tubes or 12-oz. caulk gun tubes.
Using many of the same basic techniques we show in this story, you can install your own "seamless" gutters. Listed under "Gutters" in the Yellow Pages, many seamless gutter companies will come to your house, measure and form continuous lengths of aluminum gutter to fit, and sell you all the installation accessories you'll need. It costs a little more, but you'll be able to choose from dozens of colors and eliminate seams in the gutter runs. You'll also save the hassle of measuring, shopping and hauling the parts home in your VW bug.


text: Well, I have mixed feelings on this trade. Here's my take on the good and the bad.... Brandon Jennings- The Good- He has pick and roll skills. He is not a P&R master, but he can operate it. The Bad- He runs into problems here in two ways. One, he likes to use screens to free himself up for long two point shots, instead of hitting his roll man. This is fine when he's hot, not so much when he's struggling. Two, although he can turn the corner, he has a tough time finishing at the rim. He really only has a lefty lay up that he flicks up there while trying to avoid contact. The Good- He has an elite handle and elite quickness. He can really get to the rim. The Bad- He uses his handle to create space for long, step back two point shots. When he gets to the rim, he struggles to convert. This is why he tends to prefer pull up jumpers, even when he has a lane to the basket. The Good- He can create his own shot whenever he wants. The Bad- That shot that he has created is going to be a long step back jumper, or a contested fade away. That's great if there is only a few seconds left on the shot clock. It's very bad at any other time. You get a sense that believes that he's a great shooter, when in fact, he's only a good shooter. Also, guys who tend to opt for shots with high degrees of difficulty want to believe that they are taking a tough shot for their team. When they are in fact, giving themselves built in excuses for missing shots. The Good- He has very quick feet. He can play passing lanes. The Bad- He's a gambler who routinely puts his teammates in bad situations. He would rather overplay the ball in hopes of getting an occasional steal than digging in and playing good defense. He'd rather hang his teammates out to dry than be embarrassed. In short, he's a low percentage/ high volume shooter who can run your offense. The problems that he has in his game are the same problems that he has had since high school. I don't see them going away. He will be the best player on the floor for ten games or so every year. He'll be awful for ten games. He'll be okay for the rest. You have to hope that assist numbers will improve with better players around him. He'll really needs to add a lefty tear drop to his game if he ever hopes to be an elite PG. No lefty tear drop= plateaued PG. Jennings SHOULD BE better than Knight, but I believe that Knight WILL BE better than Jennings. Knight should eventually become a competent P&R PG. I don't know if Jennings will ever be a good defender or learn to finish at the rim. Brandon Jennings makes us a better team this year than Brandon Knight. We needed a starter to run P&R sets, and we needed a starter who can get his own shot. Jennings can do both. Two years from now? Maybe a different story.


text: Many apologies to BillLaimbeer for stealing and altering his thread idea, but I thought it might be fun to see what everyone would do with the Pistons if they were Dumars (assuming he's retained, of course). A couple rules of thumb so we don't get obnoxious posts. 1) Free agent signees should have a good reason to come here. If it's purely the money, then you need to tell us how much more you're offering a guy than other teams. Detroit is not a preferred destination unless a) the player has ties to the area, b) the player would play more here than in other preferred places, or c) the player is not offered a contract by a preferred destination (any of the teams with a legitimate chance of competing for a title next year, as well as a player's hometown, and/or NJ or Phoenix). 2) For now, use the 7th overall pick. It's possible that Detroit will pick in a different spot, but until the lottery, pretend you're at #7. 3) In addition, if you select a player, you should provide at least one credible draft site that has him dropping to #7 in a mock draft. In other words, no Irving. 4) Play by the current cap rules. Yes, I know, the new CBA will throw everything off, but this is a hypothetical. 5) Trades need to both work in ESPN.com's trade machine, and make sense for both teams. Sell trades to us skeptical fans as if we were fans of the other team trading their guys/picks for Detroit's chaff. As a quick rule of thumb, the other team should benefit in the trade in at least two of the following areas: it's a salary dump to get under cap limit, they're getting rid of bad long-term contracts, increasing PER from the position, significantly strengthening a weak position, and either getting younger or adding leadership. In other words, ask yourself if you would make the trade if you were the other GM. If you want to go against any of those, more power to you. But don't expect us to respect your offseason if it's unrealistic, even if it's awesome.


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House Bee
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Who here raises turkeys?
November 16, 2006, 03:22:55 PM »
I have an opportunity to get a few grown Rio Grande turkeys at $15 (OBO ;)).
How much room do I have to give them? Do they need to be indoors at night like the chickens?
Can I keep them fenced in in the same pen with the chickens (80x35' with 5' fence)? Will they peck the chickens?
Or, should I just trim wing and let them walk my 2 acres? Will they take off? If I didn't would they be roosting in the trees along the stream at night?
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November 16, 2006, 04:04:02 PM »
My wife hopes that as we near retirement that we have a few acres, we have had chicken before and turkeys are something (along with Alpacas) she would like to have a few of.
Sadly, the only turkey I have ever raised, was on my fork with gravy on it - maybe someday my wife's wish will come true. Regards :)
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November 16, 2006, 05:20:50 PM »
we've had a few turkeys along the way. one was a broad breasted bronze tom and he couldnt fly. another was not quite so big and she left with the wild turkeys. so i think confinement is necessary. they got along fine with our chickens. but if they see or hear wild turkeys they will want to be with them. they dont need a lot of room like dogs do but enough space to walk around and peck the ground would be good.
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November 16, 2006, 06:28:59 PM »
I don't raise turkeys but have some experince of animals on the farm. Rio turkeys are a wild breed and not domesticated and may wonder off this spring. For $15 each it is worth a try. Good luck. :mrgreen:
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November 16, 2006, 08:39:49 PM »
i need to mention that Toms can be fairly aggressive when it comes to people.
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November 16, 2006, 09:53:23 PM »
Turkeys need about 4 square feet of space per bird in the roost area plus 10 square ft in the yard.
Turkeys can be aggressive if not handled from day one, TLC goes a long ways. An aggressive tom, although the best for maing purposes in the worst when it comes to kids and pets.
I''ve been treed more than once as a kid from an aggressive tom.
Breed wise I prefer the Red Buorbon Trukeys as they are a little smaller than the Bronze but are milder in temperment.
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November 16, 2006, 10:09:18 PM »
what are you going to do with them? we raised a bunch when i was a kid. dad got orders and we had two weeks to pack and move. we had to do something with the birds! dad hung them one by one in a tree and shot them, mom bled them, i dipped them, and the other kids plucked. to this day the smell of wet feathers makes me want to sick up.
we gave every one of them away. all that work and we didn't get to eat any :-(
and yes....toms can be really nasty.
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November 23, 2006, 09:04:21 PM »
to add to what has been said already i have raised turkeys along with chickens successfully. turkeys are prone to a disease called blackhead which is an organism hosted by a chicken roundworm. we gave all birds frequent doses of fresh garlic as a preventative and had no problems. turkeys do not do well in wet weather so housing would be beneficial. perches for turkeys are not needed but if used i would keep them low as the birds can fall and break their necks (a common occurance). when wings are trimmed or the birds dressed out to not use the barred feathers on wood arrowshafts should be a criminal offense :lol: :lol:
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November 25, 2006, 01:44:28 AM »
Mark, interesting comment about garlic. I grow garlic by the thousands, we use a lot of it (well maybe the mid hundreds, shouldn't exagerate). I have been contemplating raising turkeys, beginning next spring. We have many, many chickens as well, as well as 3 species of ducks. I would like to raise them in the same area, so, if the turkeys can get a round worm from the chickens, and fresh garlic given to them that helps, awesome!!!! I have more than enough garlic, probably more this year than our families can injest (we are a bunch of stinkers). So that totally works for us, garlic they shall have. Great stuff on the forum.
Here's a pic of my Indian Runners (someone told me they were Japanese Longnecks, but I actually don't really know what breed they are), my beautiful rooster and some pretty little silkies that are going to try to raise, the silkies are very pretty now, I can wait until they get bigger, they are so fluffy, it makes you want to pick them up and cuddle, we also have Muscovey ducks, I never realized they came in so many colours. Pretty cool ducks, they don't "quack" they kind of hiss. Great day. Cindi
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If you get the Khaki Campbells in the picture to set and hatch ducklings let me know, I'm looking for some. They are often better egg layers than chickens and the eggs are richer.
The black ducks do look more like japanese long necks. Indian runners seldom come in black unless cross bred. Allso Indian runners are even more erect that those black ducks shown.
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Ah, the Khaki Campbells. They are very cute. I love how they put their bills to the ground and make a cackling sound and kind of push their bills along. It is almost like they are pointing with their bills and are talking to their mates telling them a story about what they might be looking at. It really is quite an amazing site. Must be why they are called Khaki (cacky) get it? Campbells. LOL. I get a real kick out of these ducks. Either the Khakis or the Longnecks make a noise that I can hear all the way up to the house, my sister says that both species make this sound, but honestly, when I hear it, and believe me they are loud, I can even hear them long before sunrise, just like the roosters (we have a banty too). It kind of sounds like someone laughing at a really funny joke. Let me see if I can even come close. Wha, wha, wha, wha, wha, wha. Now that sounds strange probably, but that is the best that I can describe it, kind of reminds me of an old cartoon of a duck I used to watch as a young kid (I think). I will let you know if the Khaki goes broody. Wonder why they are lazy ducks. We had a beauty Muscovy hatch out 6 ducklings about 1 month ago. I was actually very surprised, I would have thought that they would brood during the later part of fall, but they did and the babies are enormous!!! Man do they grow fast. I have heard the muscovy is a great meat bird cause they are so DARN BIG AND ALMOST NO FAT. I did eat some last summer, and they really were good. I had tried to cook a duck about 20 years ago and there was so much fat that I could not eat it and threw the whole thing out. The dogs would not even eat this hideous fatty meat. It was awful, that is all I can remember, so when my sister wanted me to try the Muscovy meat, I was so reluctant, but I am so glad that she convinced me to give it a try, much like the dark meat on a turkey.
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Ok, I think that I have found out the factory spring weight; 16 lbs.
Here is the link where I found the info: Springs for GLOCK Semi-Auto Pistols
It lists the Wolf reduced power (14lbs), factory standard (16), and extra power (in various weights).
I do still have my curiosities about heavier recoil springs and standard range ammo. If I got an 18 lb recoil spring/guide assembly do you think 115gr range ammo would still function well in it? Or should I stick to the factory weight of 16 lbs?
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There are acres and acres of a pink colored clover here all around the beehives. I have seen the bees on them, but not that much. Wonder why they wouldn't be consuming the stuff?
I don't know if Walter T Kelly sells it anymore, they should, but couldn't find that info. Here's a link http://www.outsidepride.com/catalog/Yellow-Sweet-Clover-Seed-p-16706.htmlYou will need to talk with whomever you buy the mix from as to soil requirements.I planted 3 different types of clover on my property going on 3 yrs now. Two white varieties and a red one that are doing just terrific.My buddy did all the leg work cause he's the one with the Kabota. We started off by mowing down the 1 and 3/4 acres we planted, I did this with my Sears tractor mower I bought from the previous land owners for a hundred bucks!Next he disked everything up and then drug some thing that gathered up most of the grass and we put that off to the side.We made piles of all the grass clumps I removed by hand with a rake, it was a lot of work, but my buddy is particular and said we needed to get rid of all the grass.Next he ground up the earth with his various attachments and then we added a bunch of bags of lime, then the seeds I believe, then the fertilizer and mixed all this together and buried it all.It rained within a day or two which was ideal. Like any crop its good to plant when rain is approaching.We actually planted other stuff as well, buck forage oats and winter wheat. This was for the deer.He said the clover wouldn't really come up til the spring (we planted in the fall).He was dead on about everything. In the spring I went back and cut all areas and threw out some 0-20-20 fertilizer, remember this mix, you will want to re-fertilize with the 0-20-20 occasionally.What it does is fertilize the clover but it doesn't fertilize the weeds, isn't that nice!The clover grew up but not the weeds, I cut it every now and then for new growth.It is now going on three years and except for a little cutting and fertilizer it is going strong.I put some bees near a patch last weekend and will be putting out more hives.Here's a few pics ...JP
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AMHERST, Mass. - For the second straight week, Kyle Smith scored the game-winning goal in overtime, this time giving the UMass men's lacrosse team an 11-10 win over Drexel (6-6, 2-3 CAA) in triple overtime on Saturday afternoon on Garber Field. With both teams trading chances throughout the extra sessions, Smith gave the Minutemen (8-3, 3-1 CAA) the win with 2:37 left in the third session.
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|Come to think of it, now, I wouldn't mind having a Sprint to play with. I am reminded, too often, come vehicle registration and insurance renewal time on my herd of vehicles, that I have over-indulged in a shameful manner.
|The video of the Sprint takes me back! It has a Q-jet- you can just make out the choke pull off and the end of the secondary shaft in the throttle plate, and the shape of the intake runner is much wider on the Q-jet intake. Only 4-barrel engines were called "Sprint". I don't know what the 1-barrel engine was called other than a Pontiac OHC six. The Sprint engines got the chrome air cleaner lid, too.
I have no pictures of the Sprint L6 engine, but there are many you tube videos that you can watch, and you can get a glimpse of what the engine looks like in the car.
BTW, the carburetor depicted in one of these is not a quadrajet. Not sure about the other, as the aircleaner was blocking my view.
Norman C
I also discovered, from weeks of searching, that there are precious few Firebird Sprint carburetors to be had, and those I did find had a price tag that exceeded the equity in my home. But, it is understandable. On the other hand, the options I have been given by Cobalt347, have put me in a vast field of low hanging fruit. Easy pickings, and in my price range; not to mention the vast collection of knowledge and reference material he generously provided.
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The Original poster might ask some questions there too. But I also have a comment on his needs. I have been monitoring ebay daily for 6 months and haven't seen one listed yet for my 67 ZD Sprint, which is the original OHC H.O version.
There are much cheaper cores available than that particular carb.
|Nortonfan, got any pictures of the Sprint engine? I have always wanted to see what it looked like. bt
A few searches for suitable carb year/models have proven successful and I see there is plenty of donor carbs/models to choose from. One concern I had (too many to list) was with the larger, dual capacity accelerator pump models. The links (Crankshaft Coalition) you have provided have laid these concerns to rest, however. Thinking, at first, that the plastic connector (blue or gray in color) betrayed the identity of the CCC type carbs; which I have since learned is not necessarily the case. This is quite encouraging, I might add. BTW, am I getting this right, that there is no need to connect anything to this connector atop the float chamber and it will default to the single shot mode with no other ill effects/issues?
The links you have provided have a bounty of information within them. I was up until the wee hours last night doing some 'light' reading. Thanks again for sending them along.
BTW, the transmission on the Mercedes 280C is a 4 speed automatic, but does not require a linkage (cable) to the carburetor. I'm not entirely sure how it all works and I will definitely look into this further... reminder to myself.
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More on this here. BTW, try to avoid 1975 and early '76 carbs because they are likely to have the aneroid or spool in them, and this complicates tuning.
I used the Ruggles book and one of his high end rebuild kits (includes more parts) to rebuild a post-76 Quadrajet. The only issue I found was that his book covers so much material on both standard rebuild and performance additions that I was doing a lot of flipping back and forth in the book. I wanted to get a fairly stock carburetor, but also address some performance changes as part of the rebuild.
For example, I removed and tapped the plug for the APT screw so that I could adjust it after I put the carb together. However, it ran well with the stock setting, so I left it that way.
I found the carburetor on an '86 Chevy truck, since they used the non-electronic, non-electric carbs longer on the trucks than on the cars.
Thank you, Cobalt327! My goodness, this is splendid information and I can't thank you enough for sending it along.
This may take me some time to digest and be informed enough to be able to comment and ask relevant questions. As previously mentioned, I have ordered a couple of reference books on this subject and the Ruggles book is one of them.
You are correct in saying that the smaller displacement engine would be easier to adjust to the leaner settings, and I must confess that I had my concerns in this regard; not knowing the range of adjustment one could expect and being able to find a suitable jetting/settings from the larger carburetors while still being able to transition smoothly through the other stages of operation. You have provided plenty information here and opened many doors for me.
I will begin my search for a suitable model Q-jet carburetor from the ones you have suggested to see what comes up, and being that the subject models are not likely candidates as "collectible", will make the affordability issue nothing to be too concerned with.
Again, I'm quite stoked and appreciate this very much!
Norman C
As you probably know, there are other things that affect how a carb will work on a particular engine besides the easy-to-change jets and metering rods.
The idle circuit is what mainly needs work, but in your case- having a relatively small displacement engine- this will not be a bother. In fact the idle and transition calibrations used in the later years before EFI (that were often too lean) will actually work good on your engine.
The carb numbers I'm giving you here are for NON computerized/ NON feedback carbs. These were used on light trucks and vans for years after passenger cars all had gone to feedback carbs requiring a computer to run right.
One application that will work good w/o needing a lot of work is a 4.3L Chevy/GMC Q-jet from 1985-86. Here are some specs:
Carb number 17086047 1986 4.3L V6 Sierra w/MT
74 primary jets x 55A primary rods
EH secondary metering rods on a "J" hangar
17086046 is same carb internally, only real difference is it has a throttle arm that will allow a TC cable to be attached. I don't know what trans you have so I don't know if you need that throttle arm or not. The difference between an AT and manual throttle arms is the AT arm is extended below the throttle shaft. This allows a cable to be pulled by the arm. But the idle and transition circuits will be good (or very close) as-is, the main changes you may need to make will be primary and secondary metering rods and primary jets along w/the power piston spring. You will adjust the secondary spring and vacuum pull off as needed.
Similar carb to Sierra, w/AT- 1985 Chevrolet Truck 350 V8 17085213; 17085003 (V8); 17084226 (rear po)
(17088040, 17088041?)
(17086045, 17086047, 17086053, 17086055?)
The following carbs have a dual capacity accelerator pump: 17086046, 17086048, 17085227 (AT); 17086054 (AT), 17085210.
These numbers: 17084502 (MT) and 17085211 (fits 1985-86 MT truck) may work too, I'd need to double check them.
As far as using an original Q-jet for a Sprint engine, they're rather rare and could be expensive. Not to mention they're old and would likely need to have primary throttle shaft bushings installed, plus there's always the chance the castings could be warped, etc.
The newer 1976-up carbs w/the late-type casting are going to be more plentiful and should generally be in better condition. They have improvements over the older carbs like an improved float arrangement and an electric choke. They're also well understood like the older Q-jets and parts and info are readily available.
Some info and links on tuning here.
Cliff Ruggles has a good Q-jetsite and also has a book out that's full of info. Other links, etc. here.
Sorry I forgot to mention this earlier. Actually, the application is for a '75 Mercedes 280C, DOCH with in-line 6, high revving (6500 RPM), 2.8L engine. The carburetor (Std.) used by Mercedes for this application was a spreadbore, Solex 4A1 which is a poor and disappointing copy of a Quadrajet in every respect and leaves much to be desired. I will need to replace this carburetor as it is beyond repair (severely warped) and leaks fuel and air/vacuum making it un-tuneable (is that a word?), and miserable to drive. In any case, I would prefer to invest my time, money and energy into finding a permanent cure to the Solex issues; thus my inclination into staying focused on converting/modifying a Q-jet to suit this purpose.
In terms of air flowing capabilities, I have no idea what the Solex's CFM raitngs are; though I have searched in vain for this information. However, from what I can tell, the venturis and bores look to be substantially equal if not identical, as well as the exterior appearance. I have managed to gleen from extensive searches, that the carburetors that comes very close to matching the Solex, in terms of air delivery are the ones found to have been fitted to the Pontiac Firebird Sprint. Thus, my search for additional information on these carburetors begins here. Those who have managed to successfully make the Q-jet adaptation to the Mercedes 280C appear to be quite happy with the results, but are no longer available to offer/share the finer details.
I have Webers 32/36 and 38/38, Autolite 4100 and Holley 4175 carbs available to me in my stash of good-to-haves. The only one of these I would spend time attempting to convert would be the Autolite 4100 (1.12 venturis); failing my ability to make the Q-jet work. That said, it may be my last resort but only because of the availability, simplicity and low cost of these old 'shoe boxes'. Converting to a Q-jet is quite a daunting challenge, no doubt. But isn't that what hot-rodding is all about?
I have recently ordered a couple of books on the subject of tuning and servicing Rochester Q-jets, but nothing like being able to bounce ideas off of kindred spirits in one's pursuit of knowledge. I did not mention that I have a well equipped home workshop with machining and welding capabilities; if nothing else, it may come in handy to machine a set of bushings for those pesky worn out throttle shaft bores.
Thanks for the info you have provided, I very much appreciate it. I look forward to any additional thoughts and information you may have and be willing to share.
Norman C
Hi Norman. I had a '68 LeMans w/the 215 hp Sprint engine. Actually ran pretty good for only 250 cid.
Pontiac OHC Q-jet carb numbers:
1968- 7028260(AT), 7028261(MT), 17054906(?typo prolly?)
1967 (230cid) - 7027268(late, AT w/o AIR), 7027269(late, MT w/o AIR), 7037268(late, AT w/AIR), 7037269(late, MT w/AIR)
The following is from High Performance Pontiac:
7027260 (early, AT w/o AIR), 7027261 (early, MT w/o AIR); 7037260 (early, AT w/AIR; 7037261 (early, MT, w/AIR)
Before going further, are you actually working with a Pontiac Sprint or Sprint clone, or are you tuning a different but similar set up?
Quadrajet tuning '67-'69 Firebird Sprint
Hello to all,
My first post here and hope I don't get anyone upset with my questions.
I would like to 'convert' or tune a quadrajet carburetor (yet to be acquired) to match the specifications of the ones that orginally came on the six cylinder models of the Pontiac Firebird Sprint, say, between '67 - '69. I have searched unsuccessfully for information on jetting, metering rods, etc, though I have found the applicable model numbers for these carbs., which are practically unobtainable and, if available, way beyond my stash of cash on hand for this project. And, yes, I have considered Holley, Autolite, Weber, Carter and Edelbrock. I have no prejudice or inclination for or against any of these; however, I do favor the Quadrajet on account of its inherent tuneability and proven performance, gas economy and reliability, once properly set up. Not to mention cheap!!! Which is where my finances allow me to hang out. Not a sob story, just dealing with facts here.
I realize there is more to tuning these carbs beyond float levels, jet and needle replacements ... and lots of patience! But, I have considered the alternatives and would only opt to switch if completely discouraged in finding the information I need.
The carb part/model numbers I have found pertinent to the Pontiacs in question are: 7027268, 7027260, 7028260, 7028261, 7029260 and 7029261. I believe these are all 750 CFM. I understand that some of the earlyer versions of these carbs for this specific application, were equipped from the manufacturer with parts that are no longer available. The numbers listed, however, are of the later versions.
Your valuable comments and suggestions are much appreciated!
Norman C
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ok so thats the plan. However with my current computer issues, passwords, and nightshift job I'm alittle lost in how to contact people who could assist me in a life goal :) I know I live a sad nerdy geek life. I'm in need of some assistance from so people who have more leisure time than I do in a year. I'm looking to make an investment in something I have wanted to do these 28 years of my life. Now, I'm having issues signing on to the usual clone trooper sites. I've already sent emails telling them the issue. But man, am I peeved cause this lady wants to shop and there's no where to go when you are told "password WRONG". Makes me want to cry just a little.
So boys (and ladies) help a Lady Clone out and point her to the nearest market.
Thanks guys.