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The Schlesinger Library's holdings of culinary works include close to 15,000 titles from the United States and the world over. Begun as a collection intended to document the domestic focus and contributions of women, the collection grew around a core of cookery books transferred from Harvard's Widener Library to Schlesinger when the latter opened. It has expanded to become an international collection covering the entire field of culinary history, the culinary professions, gastronomy, the history of domestic life and management, and the role of food in history and culture.
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How will we survive without weapons
Here I am prepping more n more but as I read the posts it makes me feel very inadequate. I'm a woman, never held a gun have no other weapons except the knives in my kitchen. I work in IT so using all kinds of tools I'm not familiar with.
I live in the city have no homestead but I am storing food, water and building a first aid kit.
Think I need to find myself a woodsman and store some wine.
Seriously how do other women feel they would survive if all hell broke loose?
I'm in Canada not as easy to get guns
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Many women preppers living alone have a gun. You might consider getting one and taking a class on its use. I know single women that have more than 1 and also carry. In todays world there is llittle respect for mankind much less women. Hope you carry pepper spray and a whistle with you and a can of wasp, hornet or oven cleaner in your car.
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No matter where we've lived, we have always had a 22 in the closet. But over the past 4 years I have added a ruger 10-22, at Walther p-22, 12 shotgun and a 357 magnum. I can use each of them because I practice.
I am a serious prepper because it will be needed in the near future.
I suggest that you get some defense traning of some kind. Living in the city, you're going to need it.
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Got a relative that shoots or hunts? Ask for some of their time. If not, there are ranges and clubs pretty much everywhere you go in the US. Call them up, explain your desire to be protected, and let the advice roll.
Hemming and hawing won't put a gun in your hand and teach you how to use it or maintain it. Just do it.
I have multiple guns at my disposal. My husband is overseas. I have two small children to protect. I'm not strong enough to deal with a determined attacker, and a gun is a great equalizer. I have had (and plan on having again once the new house is finished) livestock that needs protecting. And... I like shooting. I'm good at it. It's one of the very few things that seemed to come naturally to me. The first few times I shot, I hit the target more often than my dad. He's been shooting all his life.
You either want to learn or you don't. I'm guessing you do, otherwise why post about it? So do it. Don't back down from it if it's something you want to do. Don't let anyone talk you out of it.
Oh... and post pictures of your target here to brag. :D
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Move south of the border (and not to Illinois)?
How about some self-defense classes in the martial arts? I carry a gun and knife on me at all times and sometimes OC spray. I will not go down without a fight.
A gun is just like any other tool. Learn to use one and operate within the laws of your area.
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I agree with the others who have said to just get it done. I understand that gun ownership in Canada is not impossible so if you want a gun then jump through those hoops and get it done. I'm also an aging woman and I'd rather not get into a physical scrap. I've studied martial arts but as I've said, I'm getting older. Broken bones & bruises don't heal as quickly as they used to. A gun is a great equalizer. I have three pistols and one shotgun, and I carry a pistol in my fanny pack. So far it's been very uneventful, and fine with me if it stays that way. OTOH if someone mistakes me for a victim, both my mind and my arm are prepared to disabuse them of their mistaken perception. I've taken all of the training I can get my kitty paws on in the hopes of keeping my head in a scary and tense situation.
Get it done if you want to do it. Wishing and talking about it is no substitute for action.
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There is no sense to keeping a stockpile of anything, if someone can come in and take it from you by force. They will take it, you need to be prepared to defend not only yourself but your preps. Take the time to learn how to defend yourself. If it's legal where you are at get the largest caliber gun you are comfortable with and PRACTICE! There are many classes for women to learn, I know some women have a fear of learning from men or in front of them. The classes are taught by trained women, and most offer women only classes. Look into it.
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I agree with most posts above, but don't forget the simplest item, pepper spray
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I would rather have a gun and not need it than need a gun and not have it. Whatever the red tape is, it is worth it. It is worth learning the skill to be able to defend yourself.
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Start of by going to a local gun shop or pawn shop and handling some of the guns to see what fits you best you don't want a gun that feels to big or clunky to you to start off with. Plus the people at these shops are usually great at showing you the basics such as the safety, the kind of ammo it takes, even how to hold it. Once you find something you feel comfortable with you can shop around a little. There are classes you can take to learn to shoot and operate a gun.Also any friends or family who hunt or have gun experience would be an invaluable resource. You are ahead of many others by having stockpiles of food water and medical supplies, but that's useless if the unpreparedwith a gun come into your house and take it by force. I truly feel like guns and ammo are a must in today society rather its a SHTF scenario or not. Besides a gun serves more than one purpose not only can you protect yourself but eventually when your stores run out you will have a gun to hunt with
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Grannie sez:
Get yourself acquainted with guns. They won't bite you -- IF you're trained. That's important, so I'll say it again: get some training so you'll know you're safe using a gun. You do not need to be afraid of the gun itself -- take your time, learn it's parts and how they work. Then shoot. See how you feel after the first shot. You can stop any time you want, you know.
My money says you'll shoot more than one bullet.
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I too am in the market for self defense skills and tools. My husband is decidedly uncomfortable with having a gun in the house, so that's a long term wear him down thing. In the meantime I like the suggestion of a baseball bat. I also would like to take a self defense course or martial arts classes when I get the money.
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I second the Ruger 10-22. I love the folding stock. Makes me feel tough!
Well i live in New Zealand, so I don't have a gun. Currently I don't need one. (Currently I don't lock my doors when I go out/go to bed.)
But my son did ask me a while ago what weapon I would grab if the zombie hordes came.
And I thought about it, and I answered him "the spade"
I know how to use it. It's like second nature to me. I can do anything with a spade.
Use a weapon you know the heft of. Use a weapon you know the style of. There's no point running off and getting something others tell you to get if it is not so comfortable in your hand it's just an extension of you when you need it.
any hestitation and you're stuffed.
Upon reflection I could have said my pickaxe. Or my gardening fork. I could kill someone with any of those things and bury him straight after.
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haha49 -
hats off to you! You did good.
And Absolutely! - I don't think I'd want to face you wielding the spade or the fork. I know what you mean - my fork is my best friend, too!
But, I'll pass on what my first tai chi teacher told me - way back in the 70s. I'd asked him what moves he used to defend himself, when he drove into the inner city... and he said drawing and shooting his .45. You can't know if a bad guy is armed or not - nor what he's armed with. The bad guys can get guns easier than the rest of us, because they don't fuss over or follow the rules - even where guns are banned to us. You might be outnumbered, too. It's not always necessary to shoot to kill - it's possible to create a moment in time to make your escape, if you can startle, stun, or injure someone. Tactics are important and can be learned in martial arts.
I know, that like haha49, I could defend myself pretty well against one, maybe two unarmed attackers with just my martial arts skills. Baseball bats, large flashlights, cast iron skillets all make handy weapons, too. I like a stout walking stick, as well -- because I can keep someone further away from me, so that they can't touch me. But once you've been through a fight like that - it kind of becomes clear to a person - that you don't want to do it again. Like it or not, we all get older. Help isn't always nearby... it'll be just you and whatever you've got that will defend you and perhaps save your life.
Everyone makes their own decisions about how that's going to be possible, if ever needed. Me, I'm going to bring enough gun. Even if I'm covered in flour from baking cookies... or sitting by the sewing machine making baby clothes for the next grandchild.
There was a great story making the rounds not long ago. A trooper stopped a little old lady and she presented him with her conceal carry permit along with her driver's license. He asked her to show him the gun in her car... a .357. He asked her, Lady what are you afraid of?! She smiled sweetly and said: Not a F'ng thing...
Training and practice helps you not have to live constantly with fear. It won't go away completely - because fear is our natural alert system. But training and practice will help your brain & body react instinctively to protect yourself -- without thinking. No, not "guns blasting" - but with the very serious intent that if the threat does NOT back off and leave you alone, that you can and will pull the trigger.
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Get yourself some weapons and get acquainted with them. I'm a single woman, all the more reason to be armed. I have knives, firearms, pepper spray, bear spray, stun guns, baseball bats, etc... Every room in the house has a means to attack someone. Practice using them, they need to be second nature. Try to make yourself physically strong - pushups, squats, lift weights. Show your war face and yowl in the mirror (good stress reliever ) Take defense courses.. Go to the range. Good skills to have in everyday life, not just when TSHTF. Like someone above said, I'm not giving in without a fight.
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As to how surviving can be done without weapons...when someone wants what you have, they will either...
1. walk in and take it while you cower in the closet, (if you're lucky),
2. fight you for it,
3. or be stopped in their tracks;
which would you prefer?
The most important thing is attitude. Throwing your hands up and screaming....doesn't do a thing. My 2nd X ( even idiots say smart things once in awhile)...came up with the phrase..." He slower than the horse, smaller than the cow and dumber than the dog....you can take him!" My weapons of choice....large LGDs as early warning, 12 ga for inside the house protection ( esp at night) and a .45 for just cuz<smile>. That was my BDay gift to me. I wonder what I will get me for Christmas!!!!<smile>. I did take the CC class and passed but around here, open carry is the norm.
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www.taser.com for the best in tasers. I agree that the most important thing is attitude. The fellow who took down the guy who shot Gabby Giffords used a folding chair if I remember correctly.
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How about something dual purpose like a machete? We have one made in El Salvador. Right now, it's just strictly preps. But if the SHTF, you could use it as a weapon or a survival tool.
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21st Century Submissiveness
For me, this is probably one of the hardest things in my faith that I struggle with understanding. And I freely admit that it is very possible I have this wrong. But I have asked God to help me understand what His intention is with this topic and I have to believe that He will always lead me in the right direction.
I believe that God has specific purposes for everyone in the family. A man has a specific role, a woman has a specific role as do the children. I believe that God does hold the man responsible for his family. But in no way, do I believe that puts the man above and over the woman.
When a man and a woman get married, they become one, which is also described in the Bible. So while the man may be held accountable for his family, he has the absolute best thing in the world available to help him and that is his wife. He has a partner that can provide input, support, advice, whatever is needed. And the husband who ignores that is a fool and does so at his peril.
My wife complements me in a wide variety of ways. She has a great deal more common sense than I do, she's smarter in some things, and she has a kinder heart than I will ever have. She's good with our kids in ways I'm not just like I'm good with them in ways that she's not. I very rarely make decisions without consulting her.
It's not a power trip for me. I look at my wife as an equal and I rely on her a great deal. But I do believe that there are things God will hold me personally accountable for. So on those things, when the situation arises where my wife and I disagree, ultimately the decision is mine to make. I do believe that. But when I do disagree with her and make a decision that is not something she would do, I try my best to do so with as much thought and reflection as possible. I'm not perfect at this and neither is she, but we both try our best to fulfill what we see our roles in this marriage to be to the best of our abilities.
The reason I struggle with this, is because I see too many men look at this as some type of pecking order, where the wife is to just sit there and listen to his rules and decisions. I hate that and find that such an atypical behavior for a Christian to have. I have two wonderful daughters and the idea of them meeting someone like that and marrying them fills me with dread. So I teach them now what I believe, and hope that when they meet their perspective spouses, they make sure that they understand where he stands on this and if he is one of those power-hungry gentlemen, they can show him the door.
The title of this hub is my attempt at a little irony. I do not believe that God's Word or His intent with His Word changes. It's the same now as it was when His Word was written. But, I do believe the society we live in now has possibly opened up our eyes to what His real intent would be. I may be wrong, and I'm sure there are many who think I take being the role of "leader of the house" too literally, or maybe not literal enough, but I believe that I am doing what God expects of me. Right or wrong, the one who will let me know someday will be Him.
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Poppy seed crackers are just perfect with a creamy chive dip! Easy gluten free recipe.
It's the 21st of the month! Time for another Recipe Redux theme recipe. I was surprised to see that this month's theme was edible flowers. I don't know why that surprised me, I guess because I don't usually think about eating flowers. There are quite a few varieties that are edible, and I spent a few minutes reading about them here.
I wanted to do stuffed squash blossoms, because we have made those before and they are so delicious, but those won't be available around here for several more weeks. I was stumped for a while, but in the end, I'm a busy mom who had a crazy week, and I went with two ingredients that are common and easy to find around here: chives, and poppy seeds. Both of these flowers can grow in Michigan, (we've had both in our garden in past years) and although the petals of the poppy are not edible, the seeds are, so that counts, right? It would be fun someday to be a little more adventurous with some lavender or some rose-water, but not today I guess! :)
I'm always making snacks, and one of my favorite things to make is a big batch of gluten free crackers. It is so very easy to make your own crackers, and it's really inexpensive, too. I decided to just add some poppy seeds to them this time, and they were a big hit!
The spread is really simple as well…just blend the ingredients together in a blender or a food processor. If you can eat dairy, this dip will be delicious with dairy butter and cream cheese, too. It's not just for vegans. :)
Poppy Seed Crackers with Garlic and Chive Spread
- For the crackers:
- 1 cup gluten free flour blend
- 1 Tablespoon vegan buttery spread melted
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 Tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt plus more for top
- For the spread:
- 1/2 cup Daiya brand vegan cream cheese softened
- 2 Tablespoons vegan buttery spread softened
- 1/4 cup chopped chives
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/3 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In the large bowl, combine the gluten free flour, salt, and poppy seeds. Add the water, oil, and melted vegan buttery spread. Stir to combine. If needed, add a little more water. The dough will come together into a ball. Divide into two balls.
Place one dough ball on a piece of parchment paper and cover with another sheet of parchment paper. Roll with a rolling pin until the dough is very thin. Remove the top sheet of parchment, and transfer the dough to a cookie sheet.
Slice the dough into squares, but do not separate. Brush with a bit of water, and sprinkle with sea salt.
Repeat with the other ball of dough.
Place the cookie sheets in the oven and bake at 400 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Rotate the cookie sheets halfway through. Keep an eye on the crackers so they don't burn. They will be lightly golden and crisp when done.
To make the spread:
Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until combined.
Put dip in a bowl and refrigerate for an hour or so to enhance the flavor.
Oh, before I forget…I have a fun theme planned for next week! Since it's the first week of summer, we're going to talk popsicles all week long. I have some of my favorite bloggers sharing their popsicle recipes, too. I can't wait!
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Putnam residents had two opportunities to support good causes by walking and running this weekend. One was the annual Putnam Hospital Center Walk/Run co-sponsored by the Carmel-Kent Lions Club. Walkers enjoyed a leisurely two-mile stroll around the Drewville Reservoir while more serious runners took part in a 5K race.
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Danielle Kooyman scored 18 points Saturday as the University of Hawaii at Hilo women's basketball team defeated BYU-Hawaii 66-50 in Laie, Oahu.
"Danielle gave us a lift in the first half and was very active," Vulcans coach David Kaneshiro said. "I thought we played hard considering last week was finals and this was kind of a tough week."
McKenzie Mangino added 12 points for UHH (3-5, 2-2 Pacific West Conference) on 5-of-8 shooting with six rebounds. Kamie Imai and Thea Hanato-Smith each added eight points and Haley Reynolds had seven for the Lady Vuls, who led 35-20 at halftime.
Kaneshiro signaled out Whitney Eden's play defensively as the Vulcans held the Seasiders (0-8, 0-3) to 30.8 percent shooting.
UHH shot 43.1 percent from the field — including 4 of 9 from 3-point range in the second half — and hit 12 of 15 from the free-throw line.
"The effort was good," Kaneshiro said. "We still have some things we need to improve upon."
Danna Lynn Hooper led BYU-Hawaii with 19 points.
The Vuls next host Dixie State on Dec. 2 at UHH Gym.
USC 66, Hawaii 55: Ariya Crook scored 18 points and Desiree Bradley tallied 10 of her 11 points in the second half as the Trojans overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win in Los Angeles.
Bradley hit a jumper and a 3-pointer to ignite a 10-0 second-half surge that saw USC (6-5) take a a 43-40 lead with 12:10 remaining in the game. Ashleigh Karaitiana made a layup to get UH back to within one, but Bradley answered with another 3 to help the Trojans pull away.
The Rainbow Wahine made only 25 percent of their shots in the second half. Karaitiana led UH with 13 points, and Shawna-Lei Kuehu and Morgan Mason each had 10.
Cassie Harberts compiled 16 points and seven rebounds for USC, which won the battle of the boards 45-29. Like her team, Crook lived at the free-throw line, finishing 11 of 14. The Trojans were 25 of 38 for the game.
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Re: soverel 39
looking at a Soverel 35 1971 any info on this year and boat would be helpful
Just FYi, my understanding is that the standard draft for the 36.7 is 5'11", with the 7'+ draft as optional. So you might be able to find a standard draft boat.
These are interesting questions that Steve is asking. Coincidentally, T34C has been posing somewhat similar questions over on this thread ( http://www.sailnet.com/forums/buying...r-cruiser.html ), and I think he and others were hoping you might comment about some of the designs being discussed. Not meaning to derail Steve's questions, but maybe this conversation could be taken over to that thread, which seems increasingly to overlap with this one. Thanks, John
Soverel 39
Read your notes on the Soverel 39 and appreciate the input. Am looking at a Tartan version in the Great Lakes. Have an Ericson 36 with a torn up interior and would like to upgrade to a boat that has a decent interior for cruising and is race competitive. With a PHRF rating of 72, seems like it would be tough to compete with today's racers. There are a number of newer boats in our club and I have been disappointed with the quality of the Benetaus, Jenneaus, Catalinas and Hunters. The Benetau 36.7 seems to be decent, but at 7' draft, it is at the upper end of a boat that I want for most of my sailing in Lake St. Clair.
Raced for many years on a C&C 41 and I liked it except in down wind blows where it was pretty squirrelly. At 41 ft, it is just a bit much to single hand as well.
In your posts, you suggested looking further than the Soverel/Tartan 39.
Any suggestions?
You can email me at jhhalpern at hotmail dot com which is written that way to prevent harvesting by automatic spam address gatherers.
Sounds like you've done thorough research and that the Charleston boat is indeed the old Locura. We are still puzzled about the sail #s for Sov 39 Virginia Leigh. I don't suppose you know what sail #s the Mckees sailed with do you ?
I'd like to email you about this but I'm new to Sailnet and apparently don't have enough posts yet to do that.
If that is the boat that I am thinking of, I know that boat reasonably well. She was here in Annapolis for many years and was called 'Avalon' when I knew her. I personally had considered buying her at one point in my boat search for my current boat and so was aboard her quite a few times.
She was the originally named 'Locura' and was said to have won her class in the SORC at a time when winning your class at the SORC was a big deal. (Sort of like winning Cowes race week and Key West race week combined).
She began life as a one off grand prix IOR era race boat. Whatever else that you can say about Mark Soverel, he was able to design IOR boats that were competative under the IOR and which were better allaround boats than most IOR grand prix models.
Mark, like many of the designers of my generation started out designing boats to the MORC rule. At that time the MORC rule produced very wholesome boats compared to the IOR rule and Mark's MORC boats were good examples of well rounded race boats. He took his highly regarded Soverel 30 and stretched it to 33 feet producing one of the nicest racers of the early 1980's, a boat that was extremely well rounded in its capabilities. Although (especially the Tartan built boats) are a little fragile, these are still great PHRF boats to this day.
Mark took the basic concept of the Soverel 33 and extended it to produce the 39. The problem is that the 39 makes a number of concessions to the IOR rule and I believe that these concessions sorfely damage the overall design with the fragile rig and underwater flats being my primary objections to the 39 that are much less of a problem on the 33 which has vee'd bow sections without the centerline flat of the 39.
Avalon/Locura was hand made and varies greatly from the Tartan built production boat. The hull and rig are substantially lighter. This boat had a deeper, heavier, more sophisticated keel than the production boat. Originally the engine was mounted forward of the main bulkhead and I believe that the propeller shaft exited through the trfailing edge of the keel. There were almost no interior accomodations, and much of whatever was there originally has been largerly disassembled. I have been told that the prototype had less freeboard and certainly a lot less headroom. Structurally, the boat was state of the art early 1980's with a vaccum bagged laminate using biaxial cloths and a welded aluminum space frame which of course makes it very hard to actually use the comparatively large interior volume. The spagetti spar section, parallel spreaders and fractional rig make the running backstays and check stays critical to keeping the rig up making the boat a very poor cruiser or single-hander.
Which brings us to the bottom line. In many ways this boat is a really neat icon of an early time. It really is snap shot of what state of the art race boats looked like at that instant in time. As an inexpensive daysailor for a guy with lots of friends, boats like these are a whole lot of fun to own. Unlike many IOR boats of this era, this was a beautiful boat to look at.
The downside is that IOR grand prix boats of that era were pretty much disposable. The rule changed so frequently that they had a useful shelf life of perhaps a year. The boats were fragile and little effort was made to produce a boat that was a good all around boat. IOR boast of that era were cranky boats to sail, requiring big crews and a lot of skill to keep them at speed. They were not exactly good light air boats and they were killers in heavy going.
Mark Soverel's brilliance in creating the Soverel 39 was that it was a better boat than most IOR boats of that era, a little tougher and a little more well rounded, but frankly it was still and IOR grand prix race boat with all of the limitations that implies. These are very hard boats to race today. One of the McKees owned 'Avalon' and tried to campaign her in Annapolis with great crews and very poor results.
They are not good cruisers being vertically challenged, fragile, not terribly seaworthy, unaccepting of much weight on board, requiring largish crews, even if you built a light weight interior for the boat as I had planned to do.
As I have said here before, there are few things more obsolete than an obsolete grand prix race boat. These old IOR 1 tonners fit that description to a tee. When I was a kid in the early 1960's, I had a job working for a wealthy man, who collected antique race boats from the 1930's. They were gorgeous to look at and fun to sail in the right conditions. Care had to be taken to keep from damaging these antiques and they required their own specialized skill set to sail. Locura/Avalon is now almost as old as these race boats were when I sailed them. If you are coming to this boat as person interested in historic vessels, then this certainly is one of them. On the other hand if you are just looking for a cheap racer-cruiser, I suggest that you keep looking.
|The Charleston boat you mention is sailing with sail #s that USSA say were assigned to a Sov 39 called Virginia Leigh so we are wondering if it actually was Locura. The only web reference we have found on Vurginia Leigh is in Mark Soverels obit where it was named along with Locura. V L has an IOR cert that shows Hull #1 built at Republic in 1984 so possibly a production prototype ?. Any further help would be appreciated.
I don't recognize the name. Do you know when she was built and where she is now?
The original Locura which was the prototype for the IOR Soverel 39 is for sail in Charleston pretty cheaply. They have pulled the inboard engine out of her, added an outboard, and updated her sails but it does not look like they have progressed with her interior.
There are several of the Tartan built boats still for sale as well.
|Jeff, do you know anything about the history of Soverel 39 Virginia Leigh
soverel 39
There were two very different Soverel 39''s. The first was a keel centerboard boat designed by the Senior Soverel and the second was designed by the son, the late Mark Soverel. I am assuming that you are looking at the newer Soverel 39 that was designed by Mark. Mark was a brilliant designer of high performance boats. He really had a flair for designing easily driven hulls that performed well in a wide range of conditions. He was not the best engineer and so some of his boats were a little fragile.
The Soverel 39 was one of the better late IOR era raceboats. Locura, which was the prototype, is for sale in Annapolis now called ''Avalon''. As Locura she was a very potent race boat in her era I believe winning her class in the SORC when the SORC was one of the top racing venues world wide. (I had considered purchasing Avalon when I was looking to buy my boat perhaps 2 1/2 years ago and had gone through her extremely carefully and had even designed an interior layout for her.)
The tooling for the Soverel 39 was bought by Tarten and Tartan produced a production version of the boat. The production version was heavier, and less competitive but offered a nice workable interior with more headroom than the original prototype. (Mark was a tall man so I have never understood why his boats tended to have so little head room.) These were reasonably well constructed and were good all around boats. One short coming of the design is the IOR flat at the bow that makes them pound when going upwind in a short chop.
They do seem to be pretty hard to resell and I found that they stayed on the market a very long time and that they could be bought pretty cheaply. I had come close to closing on the prototype for somewhere in the mid $20K range and on a Tartan built version in very good condition in the high $30K range.
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In recognition of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging's (BLSA's) 50th anniversary, the NIA's 6th Annual Nathan W. Shock Symposium was extended to highlight findings from the past 5 decades and to look to the future of the study. On September 11–12, some 250 scientists, clinicians, administrators, and guests gathered in Baltimore to hear presentations and discuss the contributions of longitudinal research to the understanding of healthy aging and age-related pathology, with a particular focus on the landmark BLSA.
"It is an honor and a pleasure to be part of this historic study," said Dr. Luigi Ferrucci, who has directed the BLSA since 2002. "We have a team of committed, creative, and hard-working scientists, nurses, health workers, and administrators who share the legacy of the study and are proud to contribute to its continuation. And most important are the many, many volunteers who have participated over the years, giving their time and sharing their lives with us so that together, we may learn what may improve the quality of life for older people."
The BLSA began in 1958 as the brainchild of Dr. Nathan W. Shock, head of the NIH's Gerontology Branch and the first scientific director of NIA. Dr. Shock co-founded the effort with Arthur H. Norris, the initial study coordinator who implemented Dr. Shock's research designs, and Dr. William W. Peter, a retired U.S. Public Health Service physician and the study's first volunteer, who recruited many of his colleagues to the study. The BLSA's main objective was to answer the question: "What is normal aging?"
The way BLSA investigators collected data to answer this question is what made the study groundbreaking. First, Dr. Shock and his colleagues designed the BLSA to study healthy, community-dwelling adults. Until then, most research on aging involved institutionalized older adults with many health problems, which made it difficult to differentiate normal aging from changes caused by diseases.
Second, the study was unique because the volunteers were observed over time, or longitudinally, while most other studies were cross-sectional, meaning one age group was compared to another to see how they were different. In cross-sectional studies it is impossible to determine whether differences between individuals of different ages are attributable to age or to different life experiences.
Researchers at the symposium noted that over the past 50 years the BLSA has contributed significantly to the body of knowledge about aging in a variety of areas, in which scientists have been able to measure natural, age-related declines and compare them with declines related to disease. They have also been able to build knowledge about the relationships between health risk factors and aging and to track trends for behaviors that promote health or risk for disease. Some major findings from the BLSA concern:
Cardiology—Investigators observed that age-related changes in the arteries, such as stiffening, increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and, reciprocally, that cardiovascular disease accelerates arterial aging.
Psychology—Several BLSA measurements indicate that personality traits change little after age 30 and that changes in personality with age typically result from disease.
Cognition—In 2008, BLSA scientists reported that almost everyone experiences a steady rate of natural decline in their cognitive abilities. However, the rate of decline is faster among people who developed Alzheimer's disease at certain points in time.
Oncology—Researchers discovered a pattern of rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels about 5 years before a prostate cancer diagnosis. They also observed that measuring the rate of PSA change is more sensitive than using a fixed cutoff value to detect possible prostate cancer. Examining the ratio of free PSA to total PSA helps reduce incorrect diagnosis, and the percentage of free PSA in the blood can predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer a decade before diagnosis.
Metabolism—Investigators found that men's waist circumference increased with age while their hip circumference remained stable. In contrast, women showed approximately equal changes in waist and hip measurements. Thus, even though women typically carry more total body fat than men, men develop a more dangerous fat distribution pattern.
The BLSA's golden anniversary was also recognized at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in November 2008. Researchers led by Dr. Ferrucci reprised their review of findings for the GSA's broader audience. The scientists were joined by participants from the scientific community and others who recounted their long-time association with the study, with a specific mention and appreciation of the study staff.
A great deal has been learned from the BLSA, but much more remains to be explored. For example, while BLSA scientists have been able to distinguish changes due to normal aging from those caused by health problems, relatively little is known about why certain individuals have excellent health well into their 80s while others experience disease and physical decline as they age.
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For the second time this year, script kiddies using old tactics are bolstering their egos in the name of their countries. While Israeli and Palestinian hackers continue to duke it out in cyberspace, a new war between Chinese and American crackers is now under way.
The score as of last Monday: China, 1,031; America, 750. That's the number of compromised Web sites each side claims to have defaced with its patriotic messages or forced off the Net altogether.
Everyone knows these strikes are fairly inconsequential instances of Web graffiti and minor denial-of-service attacks by a bunch of script kiddies. But this little hacker war could escalate into full-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against bigger businesses with better security. And it could also draw U.S. law enforcement authorities into international investigations that they want nothing to do with.
Let's start with the downstream effect on U.S. businesses: On May 5, the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), a global reporting partnership between the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the private sector, posted a new warning of a sharp increase in scans against Port 80 (an always-open port for Web traffic), through which attackers are installing DDOS agents.
You remember those pesky little DDOS agents secretly planted in small businesses and colleges over the Net that were remotely commanded to attack Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo Inc., eBay Inc. and others last year? As they are now, the agents were installed in organizations with the worst or no information security.
While the NIPC wouldn't connect this to the Chinese/ American cracking, intelligence from the private sector reveals that these DDOS agents are being installed on machines the Chinese crackers claim to have compromised.
"We contacted the victims on the Chinese lists, and we've recovered a few tools placed on the victim machines DDOS tools and a Perl exploit used to break into Windows NT Web servers through Port 80," says Ryan Russell, an incident analyst at SecurityFocus.com, a security intelligence firm in San Mateo, Calif.
Because DDOS attacks are so difficult to prevent, even U.S. businesses with more security protection than most are now at risk of losing online business the way Amazon, ZDNet and others did last year.
Now for the problems facing law enforcement. No way does the FBI want to escalate this script kiddie war into an international cyberconflict, contends Winn Schwartau, a well-known writer and lecturer on information warfare. Which explains why neither the NIPC nor the presidentially directed Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office in Washington would comment on the Chinese/American hacks.
"This is all new ground. There's no way to know if this script-kiddie war even fits into the spectrum of conflict, which in a precyberworld followed a natural path between diplomacy and kinetic conflict," Schwartau says. "Besides, law enforcement would have to track these things down to see who's at the end of them. And I can tell you, that's very difficult when the anonymity factor is maintained and the attackers are offshore."
Attackers from each country are covering their tracks by bouncing their attacks through servers in Korea, Russia and elsewhere to make finding them and retaliating nearly impossible.
About the only thing that can be done at this point is for businesses and other organizations to beef up their perimeter security, starting in particular with the Web sites of smaller companies and the .edu sites that are being defaced through an easy, 1-year-old patchable exploit called the Unicode hole, according to Russell. The Unicode exploit allows crackers deeper into a Web site by dropping the symbols percentc1 percent1c.. into the address space.
Those companies that are already on top of patches and filters should batten down their hatches in anticipation of DDOS attacks. Check your fail-over mechanisms and IP blocking/rerouting features in your filters.
And by all means, crackers, chill out before this escalates into something bigger. The Chinese hackers claim more sites, but the U.S. hackers have hit much higher-profile government, entertainment and telecommunications sites in China. So call it even, will ya?
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It looked like a burned-out aircraft hangar. It was certainly big enough, a towering hulk of intertwined metal beams with a gaping hole in the middle. A huge metallic donut.
That's the way it looked last week. But this is not a ruin. Something vital is being born here. People are busy here, things are changing rapidly. This surreal skeleton is about to acquire some flesh, the gaps and the spaces are about to be filled in, as the new Red Bull Arena emerges in Harrison, New Jersey.
As I stumbled around there (well, it is a construction site, you know) I was astonished by the size of the place, it seemed at times to be as big as Wembley stadium. It won't be of course -- Wembley holds 90,000. This one will have a capacity of only 25,000. But in its current empty mode -- no people, no seats, really nothing inside the framework, it gives the impression of spaciousness.
No doubt, it will be the best pure soccer stadium in this country. As each new soccer venue goes up, the sophistication of the design improves. There's no reason to doubt that RBA will improve on the already admirable Home Depot Center.
Well, of course, I knew that -- I'd read the press releases and seen the architects' projections. Wonderful stuff. But who pays any attention to those slick drawings of buildings-to-be?
Not I. I remind myself that Pecksniff was an architect and turn the page. But slithering about on the site itself, dwarfed by the framework of metal columns and arches, that's another matter. This is not one of those prim little drawings with the sun shining on an ethereally beautiful structure surrounded by hopelessly artificial looking trees and groups of stick like people.
This is reality. And for a while, I'm not quite taking it in. Nearly 50 years ago I attended my first pro game in New York. At Downing Stadium on Randall's Island. A stadium that had been built in 1934, not specifically for soccer, but for athletic events of any sort. It worked quite well for soccer, as it happened, but it was allowed, over the years to disintegrate. A sad process.
On my last visit to Downing Stadium, maybe 10 years ago, death was in the air. The wreckers arrived soon afterward, and for a short while the Downing Stadium site probably resembled the RBA construction site. But nothing was being born there. An old stadium was being killed, and an era of New York soccer went with it. A stadium where Bill Cox's International Soccer League had flourished and where England had beaten the USA, 10-0. A stadium that had been at the center of the 1960s era of touring foreign teams, when Pele and Santos and Eusebio and Benfica, and the great Inter Milan team of that era had played there. Pele had returned there in 1975 to play with the Cosmos, which called it home for a while. The field was always awful, the fans sat on hard concrete, the press accommodation was atrocious, there was no cover. So good riddance.
Well, I suppose so -- but it tears at the heart to realize that history, the past, one's own memories, are so fragile that a bulldozer can crush them to dust in the space of a few hours.
In those primitive days did we ever think there would be such a thing as a state-of-the-art soccer stadium? And just a few miles away, across the Hudson River? I don't think we ever thought about it. It was probably too outrageous an idea to waste time on.
Funny thing. It was the Great Depression that brought about the building of Downing Stadium -- it was a creation of the WPA. Now, 75 years later, we have another financial crisis -- and another stadium.
Red Bull Arena will open next year, if all goes according to plan. It has, I think, only one negative. It's not in New York. But that is almost offset by the fact that it can be reached easily from Manhattan by public transit, the so-called PATH trains, which are, in effect, an extension of the New York subway system into New Jersey.
Stadium building is evidently the rage in this area -- we have new stadiums for the Yankees and Mets and the Giants, all open or about to open. Huge structures, massively impressive, that make the RBA look like small change.
But I expect the RBA to have an advantage. It will surely be fan-friendly. The huge stadiums suffer from something they cannot correct: they are cold, impersonal. Red Bull Arena will be the right size for coziness, for character, and for atmosphere. It has everything to make it a place where fans can feel at home, feel warm. When did anyone ever feel like that in a super-stadium?
Admittedly, I'm getting ahead of things here. The stadium will play its part. But there has to be a team. A winning team. Overlooking that New Jersey location for the moment, the team will have to live up to the title the Red Bulls have given themselves -- the New York Red Bulls. It has to be a New York team. Should you wonder what that might mean -- think Cosmos.


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Hopefully proving the blatantly obvious point that no one wanted to see yet another reboot of a classic series, ABC has pulled the plug on Charlie's Angels. The remake, which starred Friday Night Lights' Minka Kelly and two relatively unknown actresses as the other follicular and ethnically-diverse angels, was finally relieved of its low-ratings misery after four episodes.
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The theme this week appears to be indoor versus outdoor. While this column's goal is to highlight the region's weekly opportunities for you to appreciate the out-of-doors into nature in an organized way, there are also plenty of events that take place indoors, yet have outdoor implications. And for someone sitting at a computer, writing about being outside while watching the rain pour from a gap in the gutter, the veil between the two can seem especially transparent at times.
Consider that fascinating blend of inner and outer, Internet hunting. You get some of the thrill, none of the chill. Perhaps there will be other combinations in our near future, like sleep bowling, with the attendant muscle development coordinated by electroshock. Or somebody could develop a way to give people the experience of a lovely downtown rickshaw ride through the wireless safety and anonymity of their laptop. It could happen.
While the interface to our first event is indeed digital, there is a strong outdoor component, so give me a sentence or two: Special Olympics Montana's online auction is currently underway, and some of the prizes will be near and dear to Mountain High readers' hearts. Lift tickets, hunting and fishing trips, bikes and other recreational paraphernalia are on the block, so support the cause and check it out at www.somt.org before the whole thing wraps up on Fri., Nov. 10.
Now, for purists who like their outdoor activities to occur outside, we take a step into the fresh air. The New Rocky Mountaineers have decided to peek at the site of the proposed Bitterroot Resort. The plan is to ski/snowshoe to Lolo Peak on Sat., Nov. 11, which involves all kinds of elevation gain, and loss, and more gain. This area will be considerably more difficult to access once the road closes Dec. 1, and while the snow may not be sufficient for great alpine skiing, the word is that snowboarders will probably be in luck, snow-wise at least. Call Gerald Olbu at 549-4769 if this has tickled your fancy.
Not to be outshone by the upstarts in that "other" mountaineering group, the Rocky Mountaineers have two events on offer this weekend. Those of you interested in paying tribute to bipedalism should consider jumping in on a hike over the Walman Trail in the Rattlesnake Recreation Area on Sun., Nov. 12. If you're interested in the eight-mile jaunt, give Fred Schwanemann a call at 542-7372. And should you prefer to glorify your brain's ability to use tools, there will be a ski trip to "wherever there is enough snow," led by Steve Niday at 721-3790, also on Sun. Nov. 12.
You had to know from the introduction that this week's column would be a mixed bag. If you've been drawing rapid breaths at the thought of venturing away from the central heat, these next few are for you. Montana's amphibians and reptiles will be under the magnifying glass—good thing the inversion's back—at the monthly meeting of Five Valleys Audubon at 7:30 PM on Mon., Nov. 13, in room L14 of UM's Gallagher Business Building. Dr. Kirwin Werner of Salish Kootenai College presents a free multimedia show that will fill the gaps in your knowledge about the cold-blooded creatures of Montana. It's obvious that an election-related snipe would have fit perfectly there, but I think I'm ready to begin letting it go.
Cavers may be the perfect ambassadors between indoor and outdoor cultures—they go outside to go inside. If anyone can resolve this schism, or at least help us broker a cease-fire, it will be the spelunkers. The Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto of the National Speleological Society will meet at 7 PM on Wed., Nov. 15, at Pipestone Mountaineering, 129 W. Front St. in Missoula. After a little bit of caving business, Joe Oliphant will present a slide show on a 2006 expedition to Hagengebirge, Austria. Lovers of Karst topography, limestone and Bavaria in general will revel in the details of this and five previous expeditions.
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Pastor Brian LeBaron became a part of the ministry team here at Lena UMC on July 1, 2011. He has been pastoring churches since 1986 in a variety of settings and roles including rural, small town and city where he led a New Church Plant. Most recently before Lena he served Davis and Rock City for 5 years. Pastor Brian grew up in Freeport and graduated from Highland Community College. From there he graduated from Open Bible College, Bethel College and National Louis University. Brian is also a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and formerly worked at Jane Addams Mental Health Center.
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Northstar Engines and System Technical Discussion Discussion, ISC motor correct idling adjustment problem in Cadillac Engine Discussion; 94 eldo looked at all the post concerning ISC motor but can not get correct idle and car will push ...
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ISC motor correct idling adjustment problem
94 eldo
looked at all the post concerning ISC motor but can not get correct idle and car will push
installed new isc motor
performed idle learn procedure
performed idle speed control check from chart 6c-6
no pcm codes present (code ps03 will be thrown if isc motor is slow or failed)
select pcm output cycling p007
does isc plunger retract and extend ---- yes
start engine
select pcm override ps03
press cooler to retract isc plunger
press off button and select pcm data pd11
now my rpm is approx. 775 (is it absolutely critical to have exactly 700 rpm or lower?)
book says above 700 rpm
inspect for manifold leaks
if no vacuum leaks replace throttle body
below 700 rpm
key off key on not running
select pcm over ride ps03
cooler to retract isc plunger
press off button then select pcm data pd01
wait 10 seconds record tps min value (mine 1.2)
warmer extend isc plunger
wait 10 seconds record tps max value (mine 8.3)
subtract min from max
below 10 deg --- adjust plunger out (did not adjust out anymore yet, logic seems like will make idle higher?)
above 11 deg ---- adjust plunger in
10-11 deg ok
my plunger follows throttle lever to certain position and therefore car pushes (no gas pedal and car runs on its own)?
there is no clearance between plunger and throttle lever at idle and if push throttle open with finger can see plunger extend too?
but if adjust plunger in to try and get cleaance between plunger and throttle lever, the isc with ratchet and angle is above 11 deg according to pcm data pd01?
any suggestions (what will ps13 learn and adapt reset do? pressing cooler button, will reset tps learn and idle learn values -- did not do this yet)
currently car idles at 1000 rpm in park
and approx 800 or 900 rpm in drive with foot on brake
unhooked battery also to let reset
linkage does not seem to be binding
how does one check for proper tp sensor to throttle body installation?
throttle spring seems ok
can live with a little higher idle rpm but not the pushing of the car
the powertrain OEM book is pretty precise but i don't get the ps03 code to perform additional tests (checking of circuity for opens or grounds), so will assume new motor is ok
thanks in advance
Re: ISC motor correct idling adjustment problem
First, have you cleaned the throttle body bore so we are sure the throttle is not hanging on some carbon or buildup in the bore.?? Hold the throttle blade wide open with the air duct off and spray the throttle body bore with carb cleaner and scrub it with an old tooth brush. Wipe it out as clean as possible.
Did you disconnect the cruise control link and see if the idle returns to normal.?? If the cruise link is too tight or was ever adjusted with the engine just turned off then it will be too tight. Take the cruise link loose from the throttle body and try it.
Did you retract the throttle completely as I described and then freeze it by disconnecting the wires to the isc motor? If you do this, disconnect the cruise link and allow the throttle to return to the closed bore position the idle should be about 475-500 AND there should be some slight clearance between the plunger and the throttle lever. Need to know this.
Performing the idle learn and such is pointless. It will not address your problem. Something is holding the throttle open...or there is a vacuum leak...that is why you need to retract the isc motor plunger, check for clearance at the plunger to the lever and check the idle speed to see what it is.
The correct way to adjust the cruise link is to establish the throttle closed bore position with the engine idling at 475-500. THEN hook up the cruise control link so that there is just a slight slack in the link. If you hook it up without retracting the isc plunger first then it will not be adjusted correctly and will cause problems with the idle speed control.
Re: ISC motor correct idling adjustment problem
I don't be able to describe the situation too well I guess.
Throttle body is clean. The ISC motor is new.
I can not get a clearance between the isc plunger and the throttle lever unless I adjust plunger approx. 15 turns in, (but plunger will still follow throttle lever upon acceleration). Then the isc motor will ratchet at shut down and start up. When car is running and open throttle plate, I can not push plunger in with my finger and freeze it and disconnect the wires, it will only retract back to a position of idle of about 1000 rpm with force from my finger? Cruise control line is not holding throttle open, the conncetion wire has slack in it as you described. Throttle cable is not binding see below.
Now If I do a PCM over ride PS03 the plunger will retract and there is a clearance and the idle will be correct. Throttle does not stick and is very responsive to snap closed to desired idle rpm and has a clearance. Ajusted plunger so TPS is 10-degree difference form min. angle to max. angel according to book.
If car is shut off and started again rpm goes back to 1000rpm and the ISC plunger follows the throttle lever on acceleration. The PCM does not throw the code of PS03. The book says the TPS is an integral part of the ISC motor and can not be serviced.
Exactly how does the ISC motor work. Upon a signal from the tps, plunger will retract when throttle is opened (acceleration) and when rpm's go below a certain level plunger extends to keep a certain rpm. My plunger follows the lever upon acceleration. Can the PCM not be signaling the TPS in normal mode? There is a check for this, but book says it is only necessary if a code of PS03 is shown. I can retract and extend plunger in diagnostic mode so I think PCM is able to control plunger. I have no PCM codes. When I do the PCM over ride, the plunger will retract and I get a clearance and things are okay (car idles fine, there is a clearance and car will not push down the road). I don't want to ride around in diagnostic mode with a over ride PS03 all the time. I am about ready to just disconnect the ISC motor.
Re: ISC motor correct idling adjustment problemOriginally Posted by hardley-etc
More later....but...per the above. Read the instructions carefully....
Hold the throttle open with your hand so the idle is at 3000 RPM approx....
WHILE HOLDING IT AT 3000............... with your OTHER hand press the plunger of the idle speed control motor. It will retract and keep retracting until it stops.
With your third hand or have a helper remove the idle speed motor wiring connector at this point. (It really isn't that hard...spring the positive catch on the connector ahead of time, do the high idle with the throttle lever, retract the plunge by pressing on it until it stops moving and then yank the wire out of the ISC motor (WITHOUT RELEASING PRESSURE ON THE PLUNGER)
Now you will have the ISC motor retracted and frozen. This has to work from what you've described.
Release the throttle lever back to idle. There should be about .030 clearance between the throttle lever and the plunger AND the engine should be idling at 450-500. Screw the plunger in or out to get the clearance proper.
Reread my previous instructions again....
Re: ISC motor correct idling adjustment problem
will give it a try this week end
and report back
Re: ISC motor correct idling adjustment problem
Not knowing the history behind this car.....it is very very important to establish the proper idle speed baseline settings so as to see what is wrong. It is important to retract the idle speed control motor completely, disconnect it to freeze it and get the engine to idle at the required closed bore idle speed of 450-500 with the AC off. There is a set screw on the TPS side of the throttle body that is used at the factory to set the closed bore air rate..i.e...the 450-500 idle speed with the throttle blades closed. That may have been tampered with at some point....particularily if the vehicle was having idle speed or stalling problems and someone wanted to avoid replacing the idle speed control motor that was likely the problem all along. If you retract the idle speed control motor, disconnect the cruise control link, have clearance between the isc plunger and the throttle lever and the idle will still not come down to 450-500 then possibly you will have to adjust the set screw on the TPS side to get the idle down to the correct level. Once you figure what is required to get the idle speed down to 450-500 AC off with the throttle completely closed THEN you can adjust the plunger to have the necessary .030 clearance and reconnect the cruise link so that there is some slight slack. Finally, reconnect the isc wire connector so the PCM can control the idle speed.
Re: ISC motor correct idling adjustment problemOriginally Posted by hardley-etc
You have to open the throttle significantly so that it is holding the RPM high (like at 3000 or so) and then simultaneously depress the plunger to get the ISC motor to retract. It will not retract just pressing on it at idle.
You freeze the ISC motor by disconnecting the wires. You don't "freeze it" and THEN disconnect the wires. If you are comfortably with the diagnostics and the overrides, then retract the idle speed control motor completely (instead of doing the open throttle/depress the plunger trick) and when it is completely retracted disconnect the wires to freeze it and check the RPM.
The service manual does not go thru the 450-500 setup with the set screw because it assumes that no one is going to tamper with the set screw on that side...maybe that was a bad assumption in your case.
When you say it retracts and the idle is "OK".....does that mean it is low enought to drive the car or that it is at 450-500...which is too low but a known setpoint that the system uses as reference. If the idle when there is clearance between the plunger is more than 450-500 then the wrong reference will be used and the system will be haywire.
You are confusing the throttle position sensor (TPS) and the throttle position switch...usually called the closed throttle switch actually. The TPS is the device on the throttle body that is on the other side from the throttle lever that tells the PCM how far open the throttle is. It is NOT inside the ISC motor. The closed throttle/throttle position SWITCH is inside the ISC motor and is the "click" you feel when the plunger of the ISC motor is depressed when holding the throttle lever open.
When the closed throttle switch is closed the PCM knows the thottle is resting against the ISC plunger and the PCM commands the correct idle speed by watching the engine RPM.
Re: ISC motor correct idling adjustment problem
Another update
I would like that thank you (bbob) for the precise written instruction given me. Over the weekend I got the 94-eldo northstar to idle at 900rpm in park and 700-800 in gear foot on brake and I got clearance between plunger and throttle lever. Car does not push any more. Sometimes I had to push the black piece of plastic (on the right side) attached to throttle body that the cable rest on closed a hair to get the 450-500 idle requested instead of the 700rpm that it was idling at, with plunger retracted all the way. I could not find anything that was actually holding it open this last bit. Maybe the spring is wearing a little? Cruise control was not the culprit. There is a small amount of carbon left where the plate actually pivots on the throttle body. I will clean this off good. Should this be the case or should plate close the last bit on its own to get the 450-500 or is the set screw out of wack? Dont know how to describe it any better. I suspect someone had tampered with the set screw like you said. I have not actually found the set screw yet. I see the throttle position sensor and the plug. Is the screw near the sensor plug. The illustration in the OEM manual does not show the screw.
On the weekend before I performed your written instructions but before, I went into the diagnostics and PS13 learn and adapt reset
Book says PS13 may be used to reset the throttle position sensor learn and idle learn and/or garage shift adapt values. Pushing cooler button will reset throttle position sensor learn and idle learn values and cause 90 to be displayed. Note: power down cycle (key off for 30 seconds) must follow the throttle position sensor/idle learn reset in order for the learned throttle position values to reset. Each reset is allowed only once per ignition cycle.
When I did the PS13 pushing cooler button the service engine soon light came on, code P080 is now current. I still do not know what the garage shift adapt is? Maybe someone (previous owners mechanic) with a scanner tool turned this PS13 off so the service engine soon light would stay off?
Circuit description
The diagnosis test checks to see if the initial throttle position sensor learn and idle learn values have been stored in the PCM. If these values have not been stored code P080 is set. Performing the TP sensor/idle learn procedure on the next page will cause P080 to become history.
If code P080 does not change to history following the completion of the TP sensor/idle learn procedure this may be due top incorrect signals from the following sensors:
Throttle position switch
Throttle position sensor
Vehicle speed sensor
Transaxle range switch (park/neutral input)
Power steering pressure switch
Brake switch
Now since I do not have any other codes coming up and the ISC motor is new I suspect the throttle position sensor is the culprit. I performed the learn procedure and also disconnected battery but the P080 is still current. So I will try to adjust set screw (once I find it) to get the 450-500rpm this week and see if code P080 becomes history. Maybe the precise baseline is not established yet.


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