Well, I've had a few days to kinda do some think'n, rest'n and gomm'n around. The weather is plumb beautiful here the last 3 or 4 days. Temps today are in the 80's!!! Grass is need'n mowed, limbs needs pick'd up and I'm still clean'n up junk for the junk man.

I am back for a spell I rekon. I hate leavin this place as it's a good place to come and visit with family. The troubles that sometimes frequent this site are counterproductive I think and need to be ignored. My agenda is two fold. First I MUST tell all who will listen, about Jesus Christ. Second --is to help whomever I can with anything that I know and they want to know.

I will have in EVERY post I make some reference to the Christianity that I embrace and will attempt to label it as such. If you don't like my Christian witness---don't read what I write. I overlook lots of posts that don't interest me and some that I find after oopenin them--I ove on. I'm back until He tells me to move on elsewhere.

Anticipating an increase of MPG on our van to be DOUBLE what it is normal. Should be in the range of 40 mpg. Time will tell in the next couple weeks or so. I'll let ya'll know how it turns out. If'n it's good we will put up the instructions for ya'll to use on yours.

Enjoy this beautiful weather where ya'll'r at--even if it's not real good yet---it will be shortly. ole hoot. Matt. 24:44

-- hoot (hoot@pcinetwork.com), April 08, 2001

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Welcome back Hoot , we love ya.

-- Patty {NY State} (fodfarms@slic.com), April 08, 2001.

I'm really glad you're back, Hoot.

Stacy Rohan in Windsor, NY--the sun came out 10 minutes ago

-- Stacy Rohan (KincoraFarm@aol.com), April 08, 2001.

Glad you're still here....Will be waiting to hear about the gas mileage improvement. Enjoy your life.

-- Deborah (bearwaoman@Yahoo.com), April 08, 2001.

Good to see you back.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), April 08, 2001.

Hi Hoot,,glad to see you back,,,see you have been busy. Have a great day,,,Snow and rain here today,(Sunday-8) Spring WILL win out soon. Catch you later,,,

-- Patsy, MT (cozyhollow-gal@care2.com), April 08, 2001.

Well howdy, hoot! Been missin' ya, and glad you're back! Post away! Jan

-- Jan in CO (Janice12@aol.com), April 08, 2001.

Keep on posting and let people choose if they want to read it or not. Your new friend.

-- Joanne (ronandjo@sisna.com), April 09, 2001.

Glad you're sticking around, Hoot. I love to read your posts. It's beautiful here in SE NM today, too. Warm and most importantly, for our area, NO WIND !!!

-- connie in NM (karrellewis@juno.com), April 09, 2001.

Hoot, It's good to see you posting again. You are one of the most powerful witnesses for the Lord that I've ever heard from- I'm with you, and I know there are a lot of others as well. Enjoy the weather- it's beautiful here, too. We're at about 85 degrees. Kristin

-- Kristin, in Louisiana (positivekharma@aol.com), April 10, 2001.

Grandpa Hoot, Glad to see you are back. This just wouldn't be the same without you! You just keep telling your stories, and keep right on saving for the Lord. Happy Easter to all!

-- MICHAEL W. SMITH IN NORTH-WEST PENNSYLVANIA (KIRKLBB@PENN.COM), April 12, 2001.

Hoot, I sometime come on and only look for your post, its the Christian content that draws me, and the honest and good advise. Thank you for always being true to your heart. Karole

-- Karole (Biz3boymom@aol.com), April 14, 2001.

Glad to see ya back Brother Hoot!!!!!!! What did you do to, a little swirling in the carb to make the gas vaporize before it goes into the intake? Can't wait to hear about it, since I dropped a 350 in my truck to replace the worn out 305. Boy, what a difference in mileage!!!!!!!! Uncle Jake

-- Uncle Jake (lulafred@cs.com), April 15, 2001.

Unk. Jake! What I did was to put vacume on top of the gasoline inside the float bowl. Gasoline is drawn into the engine via vacume-through the jets. When the engine is not laboring the vacume is at it's highest and demand for gasoline is the lowest yet--with more vacume drawing in more gasoline--it's burnt and wasted. If one offsets the vacume drawing in the gasoline by hookin a vacume line to a vent ontop of the float bowl, less vacume and less gasoline being drawn in to be burned. Does that make sense? Well, I know what I'm tryin to say but it don't come out llike i'd like it to. LOL. A valve also has to be installed in that vacume line that runs to the carb. It needs to be closed just a little. Needle and seat has to be in good shape or the carb will flood. I'm fix'n to take picts of this little fix and post'm on the web somewhere. More on that later. Hope this has helped. Some other things to consider also to help improve mpg too. Matt.24:44

-- hoot (hoot@pcinetwork.com), April 15, 2001.