[AT] Pacer back online

[Dave]

I once had a goldfish that could break dance on the floor—but only for about a minute———and only once!
	Dave

> On Apr 10, 2017, at 4:38 PM, kkinney at herculesengines.com wrote:
> 
> So fill those of us who don’t remember the story the details of how the pacer generated 143 HP.
> Keith
> 
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>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I must correct you.  That was 173HP that day on the dyno 
>> 
>> Just between us friends I'll admit that kind of power why I took the weights off the rear wheels.  The Pacer kept spinning the tires off the rims. (-;
>> 
>> Spencer Yost
>> 
>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 143 HP back in action. Those of us that were there that day at Portland
>>> will always remember that cloud of smoke around the dyno as the mighty
>>> Pacer amazed the crowd and the guy signaled 1 - 4 - 3...  :-)
>>>> On Apr 10, 2017 9:41 AM, "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks! That is the paint job from my restoration in the mid-1990s. It is
>>>> still actually in very good shape but is very dirty and moldy from sitting
>>>> in the shed. So the paint doesn't look that great in this picture.  The
>>>> side shield is not installed either, as I was tapping on  the starter to
>>>> get it started :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Spencer Yost
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Spencer Yost
>>>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 9:57 PM, Paul L Waugh <paul at plwaugh.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> look good. Is that the original paint??
>>>>> 
>>>>> Paul
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 4/9/2017 9:00 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>>>>>> After languishing in a shed for 5 years(split rear tire I was too cheap
>>>> to replace till now), the Massey Harris Pacer is back online doing work for
>>>> the farm.  It needed a starter button(not sure how that went bad just
>>>> sitting), a tune-up and carb cleaning, but was otherwise fine even tho it
>>>> sat for a long time.  But after about an hour the high speed circuit
>>>> plugged up a bit and need a touch of choke at high throttle.  So I am going
>>>> to have to go back into the carb.  I also had forgotten the starter had
>>>> developed a flat spot and you need a block of wood to use as a hammer
>>>> handy. (-;
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Otherwise it took care of business today.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hope you enjoy the picture.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Spencer Yost
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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