National Average Price of Gasoline Hits an All-Time High

[hog88]

They did away with distributors when the modern ecm's came into play. The ecm's use crank position and cam position sensors to fire individual coil packs for each cylinder, hence no need for a distributor and no reason to mold a place into the block for one of them. Most modern engines use a resin molded intake manifold and fuel injection is either directly injected into a cylinder or a fuel rail similar to an old school diesel, therefor there is no place to mount a carburetor.

If you have a drill and a tap you have a place to mount a carb.

 

[VolStrom]

Correct, you have to change the fuel pump and make/modify the manifold which can be done.

Okay, say you figure that out, where does your spark timing come from?

 

[hog88]

Okay, say you figure that out, where does your spark timing come from?

That's a good point and one I would absolutely need help with.

 

[AM64]

I rarely even consider reading an article from The Atlantic, but this one seemed like it might not be political. Glad I read it. Not being in the oil industry and knowing all the details about "sweet" and "sour" and "heavy" and "light" crude. I think I learned some things about why we choose to import and export oil when we could seemingly meet our demand domestically - or with Canadian crude, too. It's worth the read - not what I expected, and maybe somebody here knows enough to comment.

The Global Oil Market Is Based on a Fiction

 

[allvol123]

Just got my annual ballot for Bank of America. Left wing pressure on corporations is real and effects the prices we are all paying at the pump

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Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sign Letter Against Canada Pipeline – Deadline

 

[AM64]

I’ve never understood the “fossil fuels are finite” scare tactic.

Okay? So are all of the components of solar and electric vehicles. What does that change?

Use them while we can because they’re and effective and lower worldwide poverty.

It seems that if fossil fuels are finite, then it's true of a lot of other stuff, too. Like the materials to make EV batteries or solar cells. So many of these arguments from the left and environmentalists are so contrived.

 

[AM64]

WTF said you have to mount the distributor on the block?

So old buddy, tell us the major differences between modern engines and pre-ecm. Do they not use fuel, air and a spark?

A distributor has to be geared to the engine if you are taking electronics out of the equation. That pretty much means the distributor must have a shaft driven internally from the crankshaft in some way or another. The plugs (fired by the distributor), pistons, and valves have to be on the same page for things to work.

 

[85SugarVol]

I rarely even consider reading an article from The Atlantic, but this one seemed like it might not be political. Glad I read it. Not being in the oil industry and knowing all the details about "sweet" and "sour" and "heavy" and "light" crude. I think I learned some things about why we choose to import and export oil when we could seemingly meet our demand domestically - or with Canadian crude, too. It's worth the read - not what I expected, and maybe somebody here knows enough to comment.

The Global Oil Market Is Based on a Fiction

Too bad there’s no way to get more of that cheap, sour crude from Canada.

 

[Vol737]

Gotcha, BUT if we were not dependent on fossil fuels like we are wouldn't that be a good thing for national security long term?

It would, but we’re a long way from that. What is going to power locomotives, aircraft/air transportation/construction/hauling/ earth moving equipment? Battery packs??? The sheer weight of battery packs with enough power to provide the power generated by these types of engines isn’t feasible, nor available. The fact is nothing beats fossil fuel, pound for pound, to deliver goods and services cheaply and efficiently. Natural gas and hydrogen are options to integrate into our energy infrastructure, but don’t seem to get the traction they deserve.

 

[McDad]

I rarely even consider reading an article from The Atlantic, but this one seemed like it might not be political. Glad I read it. Not being in the oil industry and knowing all the details about "sweet" and "sour" and "heavy" and "light" crude. I think I learned some things about why we choose to import and export oil when we could seemingly meet our demand domestically - or with Canadian crude, too. It's worth the read - not what I expected, and maybe somebody here knows enough to comment.

The Global Oil Market Is Based on a Fiction

Illuminating link. Thanks.

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

Just filled ip for 3.95$, and I saw 3.89 earlier.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Just filled ip for 3.95$, and I saw 3.89 earlier.

You do know that the dollar sign goes to the left of the number doncha?

 

[volinbham]

A little more on the politics of energy prices

Net-Zero and ESG Are Worsening the Energy Crisis – and Weakening the West

 

[VolStrom]

You do know that the dollar sign goes to the left of the number doncha?

Actually, no he doesn't. Anyone born after 1990 is illiterate due to AOL and our countries complete failure at educating our children.

 

[hog88]

A little more on the politics of energy prices

Net-Zero and ESG Are Worsening the Energy Crisis – and Weakening the West

It’s all coordinated with a master plan.

 

[TNVOLNAVY]

America is cooked! Stick a fork in it!

 

[85SugarVol]

A little more on the politics of energy prices

Net-Zero and ESG Are Worsening the Energy Crisis – and Weakening the West

ESG is just gonna be the best

 

[VolFaninFla]

I got a hernia from going crazy on pushups because that was the only thing to do.

Did you need surgery?

 

[***RoadVol***]

America is cooked! Stick a fork in it!



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If the petro dollar goes away it will not just be doom to the US economy. It will take the rest of the world economy with it. That's why it isn't going anywhere. These same rumblings came up when the euro come about also.

 

[n_huffhines]

Did you need surgery?

I had it 5 weeks ago

 

[ButchPlz]

 

[85SugarVol]

 

[Juanita]

 

[volinbham]

gas related but not price related:

just learned that if you are at a pump with the annoying TV blaring you can mute it by pushing the second button on the right. Tried it yesterday and it works

 

[Orangeburst]

gas related but not price related:

just learned that if you are at a pump with the annoying TV blaring you can mute it by pushing the second button on the right. Tried it yesterday and it works

Like people need TV entertainment while gassing up, with commercials no doubt.

Leads me to question:

Why do we have to both pay for our cable subscription and still be subjected to commercials?