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The Post And Courier's 2 Year Attack Against The Affordable Care Act
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Over the past two years the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has benefited millions of Americans nationwide. Despite the successes of the law, South Carolina's The Post and Courier has attacked the ACA more than 27 times in its editorials over the past 2 years -- often regurgitating false conservative talking points. Contrary to the misrepresentations of the editorial board, South Carolinians have seen many direct benefits from the law already and will continue to do so. A few of the Post and Courier's myths are highlighted below.
CLAIM: Waivers Were Granted Because Health Care Reform Was Too Expensive And Would Kill Jobs
The Administration Has Granted Waivers Because "Unions And Other Organizations ... Simply Can't Afford To Comply" With The Health Care Law. According to a March 2012 editorial in the Post and Courier:
The administration also has granted more than 1,700 waivers to businesses, unions and other organizations on the practical grounds that they simply can't afford to comply with the so-called Affordable Care Act. [Post And Courier, 3/17/12]
1,800 Waivers Were Granted Because Of Groups "Urgent Warnings That [ACA] Would Kill Jobs." According to a November 2011 editorial in the Post and Courier:
Plus, more than 1,800 companies, unions and other organizations have already been granted waivers from the law, based in large part on their urgent warnings that it would kill jobs. [Post and Courier, 11/17/11]
Post and Courier: "Now Ponder Why Some Companies (And Unions) Are Getting Waivers And Others Are Not - And Why So Many Want Them." According to a November 2011 editorial in the Post and Courier:
Yet House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., recently told CNBC that while that number sounds large, the enterprises that got passes from the law are generally not.
She explained: "I couldn't speak to all 1,800 of them, but some of the lists that I have seen have been very, very small companies. They will not have a big impact on the economy of our country."
Ponder this merely partial list of the many not-so-small outfits that have gotten Obamcare waivers: McDonalds, the United Federation of Teachers, Aetna, the AFL-CIO Health and Welfare Trust, Manor Care Inc., Universal Forest Products Inc., Waffle House, Universal Orlando, Ruby Tuesday, Olive Garden, Red Lobster ...
Now ponder why some companies (and unions) are getting waivers and others are not -- and why so many want them. [Post and Courier, 11/10/11]
"Growing Confusion -- And Fear" About ACA "Has Prompted The Administration To Grant Nearly 1,500 Waivers From It." According to an August 2011 editorial in the Post and Courier:
And since Obamacare was passed by Congress and signed by the president 17 months ago, growing confusion -- and fear -- about its impact has prompted the administration to grant nearly 1,500 waivers from it. [Post and Courier, 8/31/11, via Nexis]
Post and Courier: "Recognizing Those Job-Killing Implications, The Obama Administration Has Been Granting A Rapidly Rising Number Of Exemptions From The Law's 'Minimum' Standards Of Employee Coverage." According to a December 2010 editorial in the Post and Courier:
Recognizing those job-killing implications, the Obama administration has been granting a rapidly rising number of exemptions from the law's "minimum" standards of employee coverage. Among the waiver recipients (so far) are McDonald's, Waffle House and Universal Orlando.
In a telling twist, 34 unions also have obtained coverage waivers. As The Associated Press reported last week: "Many unions had fought hard for health reform and were dismissive about fears that companies would simply dump their coverage if health reform passed. But unions are now demanding to be exempt from the new law." [Post and Courier, 12/14/10, via Nexis]
FACT: Many Of The Temporary Waivers Were Issued As A "Stop-Gap Measure" To Maintain Existing Coverage Until 2014
Mother Jones: Waivers Are "Essentially A Stop-Gap Measure Designed To Keep Employers From Dropping Health Care Benefits All Together." Mother Jones explained the purpose of waivers for the health care reform law:
Altogether, the Obama administration has granted 1372 waivers and has denied about 100 requests. The mini-med waivers are essentially a stop-gap measure designed to keep employers from dropping health care benefits all together. The White House explains that waivers are granted if conforming to the rules "would disrupt access to existing insurance arrangements or adversely affect premiums, causing people to lose coverage," acknowledging that the low-benefits plans are sometimes the only option that some employers can offer. The Democrats' rationale is that the other changes under federal health reform will eventually allow employers to receive better, more affordable coverage under the health insurance exchange, when it begins operating in 2014. [Mother Jones, 5/17/11]
National Retail Federation VP: Waivers Are Temporary And "Safeguard Existing Coverage" Until 2014. According to Kaiser Health News, Neil Trautwein, vice president of the National Retail Federation, stated:
What we're dealing with is an imperfect world between 2010 and 2014, and how you best safeguard existing coverage in this transition. For this limited-benefits coverage, also known as "mini-meds," nobody is going to pretend that this is the best coverage around, but having that coverage beats not having any coverage. And for a lot of people, if that coverage disappears, they'll have no other affordable alternative to turn to. So our point, which I think the administration shares, is that for the 1.4 million covered by these policies today, you want to make sure that you don't disrupt that before 2014, when there will be more and more affordable alternatives available.
The administration has been very careful to, on the waivers from the restrictions on annual benefit limits, make them year-by-year waivers. So these are not blanket waivers, these are not eternal waivers. [Kaiser Health News, 10/8/10]
White House: "Employers Who Hire Lower Wage, Part Time Or Seasonal Workers" Are Eligible For Waivers. According to the White House's Stephanie Cutter:
Employers who hire lower wage, part time or seasonal workers are more likely to offer limited benefit plans. Retail or chain restaurant employers frequently offer limited benefit plans that contain less comprehensive coverage and annual dollar limits on how much workers can receive in health coverage. The premiums for these limited benefit policies (known as mini-meds) are significantly lower than for policies with comprehensive coverage and are more affordable for lower wage workers and their families. In exchange for the low premiums, these policies generally come with high deductibles and annual dollar caps as low as $2,000. In addition, in many cases, employees are paying the full cost of the insurance policy, with no help from their employer. [...]
The bad news is that today mini-meds are often the only affordable option for many low-wage workers because retail and chain restaurants rarely offer their workers options beyond these plans. And because mini-meds are built around annual limits, estimates from employers and insurers indicate that beginning the phase out of annual limits this year would cause mini-med premiums to rise by more than 200 percent, forcing employers to drop coverage and sending many low-wage workers to purchase insurance on the more expensive individual insurance market, where they would get an even worse deal than what they have today. The result would be a whole new population of uninsured Americans. [WhiteHouse.gov, 12/10/2010]
FactCheck: Waivers "Merely Give Companies A Temporary Delay Before Being Required To Improve The Coverage Of Cheap, Bare-Bones Plans They Currently Offer." From FactCheck.org:
We've received several questions about whether businesses have been able to opt out of the new health care law. The companies haven't been granted permission to ignore the entire law, as the Facebook post quoted by our reader might suggest -- but many have been given one-year waivers to delay compliance with a key insurance mandate that was put into place this fall. The White House says it instituted the waiver process to enable those companies to continue to provide limited-benefits plans -- cheap, bare-bones policies called mini-med plans -- until the law is fully implemented in 2014.
The new health care law aims to eliminate low annual coverage caps like those over time, and this is where the waiver issue has come in. The law says that annual coverage limits can't be set lower than $750,000 for new policy years starting between Sept. 23, 2010 and Sept. 23, 2011. That cap will be raised each year until 2014, when the law will require companies to have no annual spending limits on most benefits in health care plans.
The companies that have been approved for the waivers must reapply for them next year. Waivers are available until 2014. [FactCheck.org, 12/7/10]
Mini-Med Policies Enforce An Annual Limit On Care And Are Banned Under ACA Due To Their Inability To Provide Comprehensive Health Coverage. According to a December 9, 2010, Health and Human Services fact sheet:
"The Affordable Care Act will end 'mini-med' plans in 2014 and provide Americans with affordable, high-quality coverage options. Unfortunately, today, mini-med plans are often the only type of private insurance offered to some workers. In order to protect coverage for these workers, HHS has issued temporary waivers from rules restricting the size of annual limits to some group health plans and health insurance issuers. Waivers only last for one year and are only available if the plan certifies that a waiver is necessary to prevent either a large increase in premiums or a significant decrease in access to coverage." [Healthcare.gov, Fact Sheet, 12/09/10, emphasis added]
FactCheck: Companies From Industries That Opposed Health Care Reform Have Been Granted Waivers. From FactCheck.org:
[A]s of Dec. 3, the federal government had approved a total of 222 one-year waivers that allow the insurance plans at companies like McDonald's, Jack in the Box and Ruby Tuesday, and unions, to ignore the requirement on annual limits. Far from being "Obama's buddies," as the Internet post claimed, the restaurant industry, through the National Restaurant Association, opposed the legislation. [FactCheck.org, 12/7/10]
The Obama Administration Has Ended The Waiver Program. According to MSNBC:
The Obama administration says it will end a controversial health care waiver program in September.
Officials announced Friday that all applications for new waivers and renewals of existing ones have to be in by Sept. 22.
That would remove a potential political distraction in the 2012 elections.
The waivers deal with a part of the new health care law that restricts annual dollar limits on coverage. They won't be needed when the law goes into full effect in 2014, because taxpayer-subsidized insurance will be broadly available. [MSNBC, 6/17/11]
CLAIM: ACA Cost Estimates Have Continued To Increase
Post and Courier: "President Barack Obama Offered Dubious Pitches" For The Affordable Care Act "Including A Projected Cost Of Only $940 Billion In Its First Decade." According to a March 2012 editorial in the Post and Courier:
President Barack Obama offered dubious pitches for his landmark health care reform initiative, including a projected cost of only $940 billion in its first decade. This week, the Congressional Budget Office revised its forecast of the cost for that period to $1.76 trillion. Some number crunchers outside the Beltway warn even that new estimate doesn't adequately account for likely increases in medical expenses. [Post and Courier, 3/17/12]
FACT: Despite The Changing Cost Estimates, The ACA Will Still Reduce The Deficit Over 10 Years
The ACA Will Have A Gross Cost Of $1,762 But A Net Cost Of $1,252. According to the Congressional Budget Office:
This report also presents estimates through fiscal year 2022, because the baseline projection period now extends through that additional year. The ACA's provisions related to insurance coverage are now projected to have a net cost of $1,252 billion over the 2012-2022 period; that amount represents a gross cost to the federal government of $1,762 billion, offset in part by $510 billion in receipts and other budgetary effects (primarily revenues from penalties and other sources). [CBO.gov, 3/13/12]
Even Though Revised Cost Estimates Continue To Increase, The Offsetting Budgetary Effects Cause Net Decrease In Cost Over 10 Years. According to the Congressional Budget Office:
Gross Costs Are Higher, but Offsetting Budgetary Effects Are Also Higher
The current estimate of the gross costs of the coverage provisions -- $1,496 billion through 2021-- is about $50 billion higher than last year's projection; however, the other budgetary effects of those provisions, which partially offset those gross costs, also have increased in CBO's and JCT's estimates -- to $413 billion -- leading to the small decrease in the net 10-year tally.
Over the 10-year period from 2012 through 2021, enactment of the coverage provisions of the ACA was projected last March to increase federal deficits by $1,131 billion, whereas the March 2012 estimate indicates that those provisions will increase deficits by $1,083 billion. [CBO.gov, 3/13/12, emphasis original]
CBO: "The Net Effect Of Changes In Direct Spending And Revenues Is A Reduction In Budget Deficits Of $210 Billion" Over The Next 10 Years. According to the Congressional Budget Office:
According to our latest comprehensive estimate of the legislation, the net effect of changes in direct spending and revenues is a reduction in budget deficits of $210 billion over the 2012-2021period. [CBO.gov, 3/30/11]
CLAIM: The Affordable Care Act "Includes $500 Billion In Medicare Funding Cuts"
The Health Care Reform Law "Includes $500 Billion In Medicare Funding Cuts." According to an August 2010 editorial in the Post and Courier:
Andy Griffith, still widely seen in "Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock" reruns, is the star of the 30-second spots. Now 84, he reassures viewers with a sincerity worthy of Sheriff Andy Taylor: "With the new health care law, more good things are coming - free checkups, lower prescription costs and better ways to protect us and Medicare from fraud."
Mr. Griffith adds: "Like always, we'll have our guaranteed benefits."
He doesn't mention that the reform law includes $500 billion in Medicare funding cuts. He doesn't explain how creating a huge new health care entitlement program could possibly guarantee the financial security of the health care entitlement giant that's already going broke. [Post and Courier, 8/8/10, via Nexis]
FACT: Savings, In Part, Will Come From Reducing Inefficiency; Experts Predict Quality Of Care Under Medicare Will Not Decline
FactCheck: Cost-Saving Provisions Are "Not A Slashing Of The Current Medicare Budget Or Benefits." According to FactCheck.org:
Whatever you want to call them, it's a $500 billion reduction in the growth of future spending over 10 years, not a slashing of the current Medicare budget or benefits. It's true that those who get their coverage through Medicare Advantage's private plans (about 22 percent of Medicare enrollees) would see fewer add-on benefits; the bill aims to reduce the heftier payments made by the government to Medicare Advantage plans, compared with regular fee-for-service Medicare. The Democrats' bill also boosts certain benefits: It makes preventive care free and closes the "doughnut hole," a current gap in prescription drug coverage for seniors. [FactCheck.org, 3/19/10]
PolitiFact: Reductions "Aimed At Eliminating Parts Of The Medicare Program Seen As Ineffective Or Wasteful." From PolitiFact.com:
Under the act, Congress voted to reduce $500 billion in projected Medicare spending over the next 10 years, not in one substantial chunk. The reductions are aimed at eliminating parts of the Medicare program seen as ineffective or wasteful. For example, the plan phases out payments to the Medicare Advantage program, an optional program set up under the George W. Bush administration, where seniors could opt to enroll in a private insurance program and the federal government would subsidize a portion of their premium. [PolitiFact.com, 5/10/11]
PolitiFact: "Experts Say The Quality Of Care Should Not Be Shortchanged." From PolitiFact:
[E]ven though $500 billion in spending is being reduced, health care experts say the quality of care should not be shortchanged.
"Some (reforms) increase Medicare spending to improve benefits and coverage," said Tricia Neuman, vice president and director of the Medicare Policy Project at the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, in a video on the foundation's website.
"Other provisions reduce the growth in Medicare spending to help the program operate more efficiently and help fund coverage expansions to the uninsured in the underlying health reform legislation," Neuman said. "Other provisions are designed to improve the delivery of care and quality of care." [PolitiFact.com, 5/10/11]
New England Journal Of Medicine: Affordable Care Act Eliminates "Substantial Overpayments" To Medicare Advantage Plans. From an article by Robert A. Berenson in The New England Journal of Medicine:
[T]he currently projected savings come from two main sources: reduced payments to private Medicare Advantage plans and reduced payment updates for hospitals and most other providers. A phased elimination of the substantial overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans, which now enroll nearly 25% of Medicare beneficiaries, will produce an estimated $132 billion in savings over 10 years.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has been calling for such fee reductions for years, to keep Medicare Advantage from undermining traditional Medicare.
The ACA also produces nearly $200 billion in savings by assuming that providers can improve their productivity as firms in other industries have done. On the basis of this presumed improvement, the law reduces Medicare's annual "market basket" updates for most types of providers -- a provision that has generated controversy. [The New England Journal of Medicine, 7/8/10]
FactCheck: Changes To Medicare Advantage Come With Extra Benefits For All Medicare Enrollees. According to FactCheck.org:
The CBO has estimated that the move would change the value of the extra benefits Medicare Advantage participants get, but they would not receive fewer benefits than the rest of seniors who aren't on the Advantage plans. The bill does add some extras for Medicare beneficiaries, eliminating copays and deductibles for preventive services, for example. [FactCheck.org, 12/2/09]
CLAIM: IPAB Has The Power To Ration Care For Americans
The IPAB Has "The Sort Of Power Enjoyed By The World War II Rationing Authority, The Office Of Price Administration." According to a May 2011 editorial in the Post and Courier:
Earlier presidents have appointed super-bureaucrats and resisted congressional efforts to curb this abuse. But little in American history has prepared the nation for Mr. Obama's extra-constitutional schemes for controlling health care.
For example, the insurance mandate in ObamaCare is clearly novel in requiring citizens to buy insurance or pay a fine, and it faces multiple court challenges as an overstretch of the Commerce Clause.
But that overstretch pales in comparison to the president's advocacy of another feature of ObamaCare, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).
The IPAB, consisting of 15 unelected members nominated by the president and approved by the Senate has, for the health care sector, the sort of power enjoyed by the World War II rationing authority, the Office of Price Administration. It has the extra-constitutional power of a Soviet commissar.
The IPAB takes over from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, whose recommendations Congress has routinely overridden, and has the power to force Congress to cut Medicare payments if the growth in costs exceeds a target. Congress can override its recommendations only by a supermajority. [Post and Courier, 5/16/11, via Nexis]
FACT: IPAB Is Specifically Prohibited From Making "Any Recommendations To Ration Health Care"
Law Specifically Prohibits Advisory Board From Making "Any Recommendations To Ration Health Care ... Or Otherwise Restrict Benefits." As Media Matters has noted, the health care law specifically prohibits the Independent Payment Advisory Board from making "any recommendations to ration health care ... or otherwise restrict benefits." [Media Matters, 10/12/10; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, accessed, 4/21/11]
White House: "IPAB Is Specifically Prohibited By Law From Recommending Any Policies That Ration Care." In an April 20 blog post on the White House website, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Nancy-Ann DeParle wrote that the "IPAB is specifically prohibited by law from recommending any policies that ration care, raise taxes, increase premiums or cost-sharing, restrict benefits or modify who is eligible for Medicare." [WhiteHouse.gov, 4/20/11]
Kaiser Family Foundation: Board Cannot "Ration Care, Increase Taxes, Change Medicare Benefits Or Eligibility, Increase Beneficiary Premiums And Cost-Sharing Requirement, Or Reduce Low Income Subsidies Under Part D." From the Kaiser Family Foundation's "Explaining Health Reform: Medicare and the New Independent Payment Advisory Board":
The Board is prohibited from submitting proposals that would ration care, increase taxes, change Medicare benefits or eligibility, increase beneficiary premiums and cost-sharing requirements, or reduce low-income subsidies under Part D. Prior to 2019, the Board is also prohibited from recommending changes in payments to providers and suppliers that are scheduled to receive a reduction in their payment updates in excess of a reduction due to productivity adjustments, as specified in the health reform law. The law establishes specific rules and deadlines for Congressional consideration of the Board's recommendations, and specific timelines and procedures for Congressional action on alternative proposals to achieve equivalent savings.[Kaiser Family Foundation, Explaining Health Reform: Medicare and the New Independent Payment Advisory Board, 5/10/10]
CLAIM: It Is Understandable That Many Americans Think The Affordable Care Act Is A "Government Takeover"
Post and Courier: "Many Americans Understandably Regard Obamacare's Unprecedented Intrusions Into The Nation's Health Care System ... As Evidence Of 'A Government Takeover." According to a January 2012editorial in the Post and Courier:
Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., likened Republicans to Nazi Germany propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels in their push to repeal the health care reform law. From Rep. Cohen's stunning Tuesday night rant on the House floor:
"They say it's a government takeover of health care, a big lie just like Goebbels. You say it enough, you repeat the lie, you repeat the lie, and eventually, people believe it. Like blood libel. That's the same kind of thing."
Rep. Cohen added: "The Germans said enough about the Jews and people believed it - believed it and you have the Holocaust. We heard on this floor, government takeover of health care. Politifact said the biggest lie of 2010 was a government takeover of health care because there is no government takeover."
The congressman defended - in essence, repeated - his horrendous analogy Wednesday night on CNN. Yet if Politifact's "biggest lie" verdict were valid, and it is not, that wouldn't justify his genocidal parallel. Politifact is a St. Petersburg Times operation that has drawn warranted criticism for generally leaning to the left in predictable pronouncements of what are and aren't "facts."
Many Americans understandably regard ObamaCare's unprecedented intrusions into the nation's health care system - including mandates requiring individuals to buy insurance - as evidence of "a government takeover." [Post and Courier, 1/23/12, via Nexis]
FACT: "Government-Run Health Care" Is "Among The Biggest Falsehoods" Of The Health Care Debate
FactCheck: Claim Of "Government-Run Health Care" Among The "Biggest Falsehoods" Of Health Care Debate. On March 19, 2010, FactCheck.org included "It's government-run health care" among the "biggest falsehoods" of the health care debate, writing:
Despite the fact that the federal health insurance plan (a.k.a. the "public option") is now gone from the bill, Republicans and conservative groups have continued to claim that the bill institutes a system like the one in the United Kingdom, or Canada, or otherwise amounts to a government takeover. It doesn't. A pure government-run system was never among the leading Democratic proposals, much to the chagrin of single-payer advocates. Instead, the bill builds on our current system of private insurance, and in fact, drums up more business for private companies by mandating that individuals buy coverage and giving many subsidies to do so. There would be increased government regulation of the insurance industry, however, to require companies to cover preexisting conditions, for example. [FactCheck.org, 3/19/10]
Over The Past 2 Years The Affordable Care Act Has Helped Thousands Of South Carolinians
HHS: "As Of June 2011, 30,376 Young Adults In South Carolina Gained Insurance Coverage As A Result Of The New Health Care Law." According to a Health and Human Services fact sheet:
Health plans are now required to allow parents to keep their children under age 26 without job-based coverage on their family's coverage, and, thanks to this provision, 2.5 million young people have gained coverage nationwide. As of June 2011, 30,376 young adults in South Carolina gained insurance coverage as a result of the new health care law. [Healthcare.gov, 3/15/12]
The Discount Received By Seniors Who Hit The "Donut Hole" Resulted In "A Total Savings Of $32,646,527" In South Carolina Alone Or "An Average Savings Of $615 Per Person." According to a Health and Human Services fact sheet:
Thanks to the new health care law, 54,683 people with Medicare in South Carolina received a $250 rebate to help cover the cost of their prescription drugs when they hit the donut hole in 2010. In 2011, 53,081 people with Medicare received a 50 percent discount on their covered brand-name prescription drugs when they hit the donut hole. This discount resulted in an average savings of $615 per person, and a total savings of $32,646,527 in South Carolina. By 2020, the law will close the donut hole. [Healthcare.gov, 3/15/12]
755,000 South Carolinians "With Private Health Insurance Gained Preventive Service Coverage With No Cost-Sharing." According to a Health and Human Services fact sheet:
In 2011, 602,760 people with Medicare in South Carolina received free preventive services - such as mammograms and colonoscopies - or a free annual wellness visit with their doctor. And 54 million Americans with private health insurance gained preventive service coverage with no cost-sharing, including 755,000 in South Carolina. [Healthcare.gov, 3/15/12]
Families USA: "On Average, Each Household In South Carolina Will Be $1,475 Better Off In 2019 Due To The Provisions Of The Affordable Care Act." According to a study of the effects of the Affordable Care Act by Families USA:
- On average, each household in South Carolina will be $1,475 better off in 2019 due to the provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
- Households with income of less than $100,000 will receive the greatest financial Benefit.
- Households with income under $30,000 will be $2,800 better off.
- Households with income between $30,000 and $50,000 will be $1,596 better off.
Households with income between $50,000 and $100,000 will be $878 better off. [FamiliesUSA.org, Oct. 2011]
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We believe in God! We think of him as that Great Securer of elections, 401Ks, prosperity, and yes, of course, he lives up there! [Direct hand upward] And sure, we like that he's the creator of heaven and earth, but we're also thankful that he helped us launch The Wall Street Journal, Ronald Reagan, Jack Daniels, Penelope Cruz, and our favorite, timeshares in Cozumel! (Amen!)
Of course, we also believe in Jesus because we have to; you know, he's the guy the evangelicals love! And let's face it; if you want to win Missouri's electorals—and no one becomes president without Missouri—you have to believe in God's Son, or at least make conservative talk radio hosts think you do. And yes, we've suffered because of him a few times, mostly due to the literalists who believe he was actually crucified, rose again, and he's coming again to judge the living and the dead, but man, Missouri. Must. Have. Missouri.
Now, we have to be honest; we struggle with the Holy Spirit because he eggs on the evangelical weirdoes. Don't tell T.D. Jakes we said that!
The Holy Catholic Church? Eh, we tolerate them. And anytime there's a communion of saints, we'll be in attendance! The forgiveness of sins? Um, we're politicians; we can make anything happen! And if the "saints" do actually get resurrected, we'll probably pee our pants, but mostly because we really need them to win elections. God save the GOP!
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Yesterday (Christmas) the temps were higher (56) and I saw bees bringing in pollen. Not sure where they were getting it...........but they were bringing it in!
If the sun is out and you have dark bees they fly in quite cold weather. If the sun is NOT out and the bees are Italians, they probably won't get out until it's 50 F.
It weird I never thought about this until I got intrested in bee. Its been in the sixties here and I let a bee out of my house today. I see bees everywhere now and never seen them before thats interesting.Have a Great day Chris


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I thought this was kind of funny.....
Apparently it isn't just us women who are worried about our aging skin. My fiance has a very good female friend who is a distributor for a skin care product. She was showing him the before & after pics of her clients and he was really impressed. He bought a bottle to try.
This past weekend he took some before pics of himself on his phone. I was out of the room at the time and didn't realize he had done this. When I came back into the room he was on the couch looking very sad. He asked me why I was with him. I told him because I loved him and asked him why he would ask me such a question. He said he looked at his pics and he looks like an ugly old man. Of course, he doesn't and I couldn't help laughing when I looked at the pics. I know that sounds bad, but you would understand if you saw the pics. Anyway, I'm excited to see if he gets some good results. If so, I may become a distributor. I'll let you ladies know the results. Should be anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks.


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This post is number seven of twelve for the Secular Student Alliance Blogathon. I'm responding to comments in the "Go Ahead, Tell Me What's Wrong with Homosexuality" thread all day. You can read an explanation of the Blogathon and a pitch for donations (even if you're religious) here.
In the last two posts, I was focusing on what kind of data would make us think that gay marriage was a bad idea, but I think there's a different question lurking in the background. Why are we only asking queer folk to submit to an empirical evaluation of their marriage potential? After all, we could hypothetically do a big analysis every decade or so and bar certain demographic groups from marriage based on the results.
In this dystopia, I imagine that groups could earn back marriage rights by putting up good numbers in the couple of states that retained marriage rights for them as a federally mandated pilot program. Obviously, in this world DOMA would be expanded so that states would be required to not give full faith and credit to any out of state marriage, if it wasn't allowed nationally. Note: there's a methodological problem here (aside from a couple constitutional ones). The answer's at the bottom.
There are a lot of reasons this policy would give us the heebie-jeebies, but part of it seems to be that we're a lot more comfortable withholding new rights than curtailing pre-existing ones. Is this a reasonable preference? At any particular moment, the impact is the same: people who believe themselves to be entitled to a certain kind of recognition are denied it.
But there are larger scale effects. Perhaps we think that out of a Chestertonian conservatism, we should be hesitant to contradict the democracy of the dead and should wait until further delay is almost universally regarded as embarrassing.
You could also make the case that dragging our feet on the expansion of rights makes it more likely those rights will never be revoked, once given. Granting any right when it is likely to be revoked after the next election cycle/Supreme Court appointment makes it more likely that it will be revoked, and that it becomes more conceivable to revisit other civil rights decisions. I'm not sure this is good tactics, or that we couldn't move a little faster and still be fairly safe. Your thoughts?
Answer to methodology question: Sampling bias. The maritally-restricted couples who did marry during the testing years would have had to uproot themselves and move to states in the pilot programs. Their high commitment to marriage means you'd expect them to have better than average results than their demographic group.


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It was a big weekend for the Bulldogs as the NFL Draft came and went, with SEVEN Georgia players getting taken. That marked the first time since '06 that UGA had seven players drafted, while the total was the second highest among the 12 SEC schools. Overall, the Southeastern Conference led the way with 42 selections (the sixth year in a row that was the case). All 12 schools had at least one player drafted.
Recapping the Georgia picks: Georgia offensive lineman Cordy Glenn was selected in the Second Round of the 2012 NFL Draft on Friday night in New York, selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 41st overall pick as the first three rounds wrapped up on Friday.
Behind Cordy, center Ben Jones, tight end Orson Charles and cornerback/return specialist Brandon Boykin were all selected in the fourth round. Kicker Blair Walsh was picked in the sixth round while offensive lineman Justin Anderson and defensive end DeAngelo Tyson were chosen in the seventh.
Congrats to all of them as they begin their professional careers and continue to represent the University of Georgia and Bulldog Nation well!


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The winds had eased up, although the seas were still quite large as I altered course to approach the North Man of War Channel. I had been through this cut several years before, but just to be safe I turned to the 'Man of War Cay' section of the Yachtman's Guide to the Bahamas for guidance: "This entrance from the ocean through the outer reef to the shelter of the cays is wide, deep, and straightforward, except during very strong onshore winds or during a rage, when the channels are impassable." The thought of a full night's sleep and a cold beer at the Conch Inn temporarily clouded my common sense.
Under power, I approached on the recommended heading of 212 degrees magnetic and searched for the opening in the reef. It was virtually impossible to spot because waves were breaking all across the harbor bar. I knew that what I was doing was not recommended in Seamanship 101, and was possibly dangerous, especially as the boat lifted to a large swell. Two miles from the pass, I suggested to the crew that we might not be able to negotiate the channel. The disappointment was easy to read in their eyes. "Well, we'll proceed a bit further and check things out." I tried to raise somebody, anybody, on Man of War Cay for some advice and to find out the state of the tide, but I suspected that our radio wasn't transmitting. Less than a mile from the pass, what had been large swells farther offshore, were now steep, curling waves. It finally dawned on me that these were classic 'rage' conditions and I knew then that there was no way we could safely navigate the pass. But it was almost too late.
Just as I started to turn the wheel, one of the crew members looked aft and screamed, "Hold on." A wave, much larger and steeper than others, lifted the stern and then broke with a thundering crash. Sixteen tons of boat skidded forward like a toy in a bathtub. Green water washed over the deck. For a horrible second I thought we might pitch-pole, then, I thought surely we would roll over. I steered with all my strength, concentrating on keeping the bow perpendicular to the flow of the wave. At last it overran us. I did an immediate head count, everyone was still aboard, then I looked aft. The huge wave had momentarily disrupted the pattern, there was a break, almost a slick on the water. I yelled, "Hold on!" and quickly spun the boat about. Accelerating, I steamed back toward deep water and started to breath again once we were beyond the breaker line.
Running a harbor bar requires good information, patience, and common sense. I recently delivered a 36-foot sloop from Ft. Lauderdale to Brielle, NJ. We arrived off the Manasquan Inlet with a stiff east wind causing a fearful chop with visible breaking waves. According to the NOAA weather broadcast, the tide was at max ebb. Instead of trying to force our way in over the bar, we hove-to on the offshore tack and had a peaceful lunch. Several hours later, with the tide about halfway into the flood, I climbed up to the spreaders and from well beyond the breaker line, surveyed the inlet again. Although the conditions were much improved, I decided to wait until just before the flood slack to make our entrance. I was unusually cautious because the boat drew almost seven feet and delivering her to her owner, in one piece, was more important than spending a couple extra hours at sea. When we finally made our approach, the wind was still blowing, but the inlet was quite manageable.
Picking your way through a reef passage can be most unnerving. On an expedition that retraced the maritime routes of the Ancient Maya, I became fairly adept at picking my way through thundering reef passages, but never quite came to enjoy it. The most critical element of running a reef is to be certain you know exactly where the pass is before you commit your boat. This is not always an easy task, especially if there is a strong onshore breeze causing waves to break all along the reef. If you are confident of your charts and guidebooks, try to make sense of landmarks ashore. Sail parallel to the reef at a safe distance and look for an obvious change in color where you suspect the pass to be.
Sometimes you can use the wave action caused by bars to help you make an approach. The Rio Dulce is a lovely oasis in Guatemala. A deep, freshwater river, the Rio Dulce slices through a rain forest for more than 20 miles. There are several safe, cheap marinas at the head of the river. Unfortunately, the bar at the mouth carries about six feet at high water. My 44-foot ketch draws seven feet. Usually I am forced to hire a small tug that takes my main halyard aboard, heels the boat over precipitously, and ignominiously escorts me across the bar. Once however, a strong onshore wind and the short chop caused by the initial ebb of the current, was enough to let me bounce over the bar and into the River. You have to use what you can.
Bar Crossing Guidelines
Before you attempt to cross any bar in rough conditions, know the state of the tide. Even the small one-foot tidal range at Rio Dulce makes a significant difference in the conditions. The best time to cross any bar is just before slack water at high tide. Remember that during spring tides, when the moon and sun are working together and tides are extreme, conditions will be rougher.
Be patient and obtain good information. Don't just charge across the bar, but take the time to survey the situation from a safe vantage point beyond the break line. If you suspect conditions will improve based on tide or weather, don't hesitate to wait. There is no prize for being first over the bar. Contact people ashore on the radio about the conditions. This is one situation where the Coast Guard is usually interested in providing advice. Be wary, however, of advice from amateurs and also be wary of blindly following other boats, especially if they are significantly different than yours. A 30-foot sport fisherman that can run at 20 knots can literally outrun waves into the harbor. You are not likely to do the same in your old Pearson 30.
Be observant. It is a pity that ratlines are completely out of fashion on modern boats, because gaining height of eye can really be helpful. Mast steps perform the same function, but they are not as user-friendly. As a last resort, climb up on the goosneck. Remember, waves always look smaller from behind. In other words, as you proceed forward you are looking at the back of the waves. As you approach a harbor bar, look behind you too, to help get a perspective on the wave height and breaking characteristics.
Know your boat. In general terms, longer, lighter boats can maintain speed, surf more easily and do better in rough bar crossings. Heavy boats respond more slowly and if they don't rise quickly to the steep waves, can be pooped, which is really dangerous. Of course lighter boats can become difficult to steer if the rudder is lifted out of the water.
Once you begin a bar crossing and pass beyond the breaker line, you are committed. At this point concentrate all your energy on steering and watching the wave patterns. You will have plenty of time to talk about the event after the boat is safely tied up or swinging to the anchor. Then you can saunter over to the other bar, where things are usually a little less hectic.
Suggested Reading:
Tidal Mysteries by Tania Aebi
Waves and Boat Stability by Michael Carr
The Rio Dulce Beckons by Liza Copeland
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The BD-C8500 is a Blu-ray player with a twist. As well as spinning hi-def movies, it can also record programmes from its Freeview HD tuner onto the 500GB hard-disk, bringing you two hi-def sources in a single slimline box. It's not the first such product to be launched – LG's HR400 beat Samsung to the punch last year (sadly we never got a sample) – but it's still an interesting combi that lets you upgrade to hi-def with maximum convenience and minimum clutter.
On the outside, Samsung lives up to its reputation as the Gok Wan of home cinema with a typically exuberant design. Gloss black from top to bottom and measuring 430(w) x 61.5(h) x 300(d)mm, the deck is sleek and sexy, while the undulating white lights that shine through two windows on top are pure eye candy. The fascia features a row of illuminated touch-sensitive buttons covering the most-used functions, and a central display switches between the time and current channel number. It's very attractive, and because you're getting two machines for the size of one you'll end up saving space in your AV cabinet too.
Also on the front panel is a small flap that conceals a USB port for digital media playback and a common interface slot, which comes as a pleasant surprise. That means you can add pay TV channels like Sky Sports to the line-up.
On the back you'll find a fairly basic array of sockets, but with everything you need integrated into the box, this simple line-up of sockets is hardly surprising. There's an HDMI v1.3 output of course, and an Ethernet port to take advantage of the Profile 2.0 deck's BD Live functionality. You'll also find optical digital audio, component and composite outputs, as well as RF input and loopthrough sockets.
The huge hard-disk provides 136 hours' worth of hi-def recording time. There are no recording modes to trade off picture quality for extra recording time, but with 500GB of space that shouldn't be an issue. The disc drive is for playback only and not recording, so you can't internally archive programmes from the hard-disk, and with no Scart outputs there's no easy way of making back-up copies on external recorders either. This has been conceived as a simple, self-contained PVR that plays Blu-ray discs, and that sort of simplicity is undeniably appealing.
But Blu-ray playback and HDD recording are just the tip of the iceberg. As is usually the case with Samsung products, there's a wealth of networking features on board, which can be accessed very easily using the built-in Wi-Fi adapter. You can stream music, video and photos from networked PCs using the AllShare feature, or access a wide range of web applications through Samsung's Internet@TV feature. We've talked about these excellent features many times already, but it's worth noting that they're easy to set up and implemented here with the same slickness and user-friendliness as the rest of Samsung's current Blu-ray products.
The BD-C8500 also supports an extensive range of digital media types, including the increasingly popular MKV and DivX Plus HD formats plus MP3, AAC, WMA, AVCHD, WMV, 3GPP and JPEG. As for Blu-ray, it decodes Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio, as well as sending them as bitstreams from the HDMI output.
There are plenty of other features to discover, including CD ripping onto the hard disk, the AMG Metadata music database, 21:9 to 16:9 aspect ratio conversion and 1080p DVD upscaling, but one notable absentee from the feature list is 3D compatibility – that would have been the icing on the cake.
Nice idea but for the limitations the cost is too high.
You could buy a Digital Stream DHR8203U (£210) and a cheap Blu-ray player for the same cost and have a more flexible package (since you would now have twin Freeview HD tuners).
I'm very tempted by this, mostly as it's about the only dvb-c recorder on the market. Here' in sunny denmark we have a lot of cable tv, and it seems the big brands just aren't interested in producing products for dvb-c. (kinda strange, I would have throught it can just be identical to dvb-t but with a different tuner hardware and driver).
My secret hope is that sony will get in the game too with a dual tuner device, as I like the look of their internet offerings and perhaps...one day...their new quirocity will get to denmark too. *sigh*
I was interested until I read it was single Freeview tuner only. Dammit!
Mike B - you're quite right that for £300+ you could buy two boxes, and end up with a dual tuner recorder. But it's fair to say that where you'd gain on some aspects, you'd lose on others. With the combination you suggest (Digital Stream) you'd get a better recorder, but.... firstly the picture quality isn't as good as the Samsung, and secondly the Samsung has much better media playback features (wide Codec support), wireless connectivity (DLNA/Internet) and the prospect of various Internet@TV apps.
Was making it look like a VHS cassette to help us oldies feel more at home with it? :)
While I understand the author trying to interest the reader I think instead you may be unwittingly selling for Samsung. Personally, I think your article would be just as interesting without the 'sales pitch': "bringing you two hi-def sources in a single slimline box."; "The huge hard-disk provides 136 hours' worth of hi-def recording time.....with 500GB of space that shouldn't be an issue." and so on. When none of this is particularly outstanding.
It is nothing more than a HiDef HDD-BD/DVD recorder/player. A successor to the Freeview+ DVB HDD-DVD recorders/players which could be purchased for as little as £199 (by savvy viewers) when they first came out. So I would suggest people should not buy this HiDef unit for more than £199.00
Thus given that "My Book Elite 2 TB External hard drive - 480 Mbps from Western Digital" retails from £53.00. Thus being a HiDef unit why not a 1TB HDD, at least?
Nevertheless I applaud the picture quality capabilities.
For the record, since I know Manufacturers do take notice of such comments - well the sensible ones anyway: In addition to having a 1TB HDD (minimum) it should come with either TWO Freeview+ HD tuners or one FV-HD and one Freesat-HD tuner for a price of £250.00 tops.
@Danny you say:
There are no recording modes to trade off picture quality for extra recording time, but with 500GB of space that shouldn't be an issue.
THERE IS, it's called DVD=Standard Definition and then given "Standard definition pictures also come up smelling of roses – the upscaling process introduces no artefacts, colours retain their strength and detail is crisp."
Still NO excuse for not providing a 1TB HDD at least. Worst no "internal means to archive" or port.
Well if BD-RE is tooooo expensive to implement why not ----> see my comments here:
Regarding your comments that this machine should have at least a 1Tb drive.... surely that criticsm can be thrown at most of the Freeview HD recorders on the market at present?? The Humax HDR Fox-T2 has 500Gb, the Philips has 500Gb, the Sagemcom has either 320Gb or 500Gb, the Digital Stream has 320Gb or 500Gb (and, yes, now you can also get a 1Tb version).
Point is, yes, the larger the better, but all these others are just the same. 500Gb is better than the 250Gb of the Panasonic DMR-BD780 isn't it? And far larger than the 160Gb still offered in some standard Freeview recorders.
Yes, 1Tb would be better.... but 500Gb is still good in the current market place. And as to your comment that it should be priced at £199.... well, same could be said for the Humax HDR Fox T2.... but at present HD recorders are 'new' and hence priced higher. That's how it goes.
You are right in what you say (20th December 2010) but I think you should see my points in general terms.
Of course similar products shouldn't be costing us any more - note my comments about Tosh's 46" TV:
I'm not sure 136 hours will be long enough for all the content I end up hoarding.
@alven72: sorry to hear you aren't happy with yours but those short-comings are fairly clearly mentioned in the review
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With all the bad news and bashing lately.
Here is one I like.
Here is one I like.
With all the bad news and bashing lately.
Here is one I like.
Yes, very good. So far from the overall hysterical, cliched view that America seems to have of Detroit...
The Malibu alone is proof that Chevrolet can whip Toyota's Camry.
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Nice find, Mike. I constantly see idiotic commentators remarking that Detroit is a "dinosaur", and "doesn't build cars people want", and it makes me want to choke someone for their stupidity. If Detroit doesn't build cars people want, how is it that GM sells more cars in the world than anyone?
Go Detroit. :thumbsup:
Nice find, Mike. I constantly see idiotic commentators remarking that Detroit is a "dinosaur", and "doesn't build cars people want", and it makes me want to choke someone for their stupidity. If Detroit doesn't build cars people want, how is it that GM sells more cars in the world than anyone?
Go Detroit. :thumbsup:
These same people tend to forget about Escalade sales, anyway.
And this just in, Toyota lost money for the first time and is expected to loose money next year as well. (this from Autoline Detroit Daily with John McElroy)
And this just in, Toyota lost money for the first time and is expected to loose money next year as well. (this from Autoline Detroit Daily with John McElroy)Hmm .... I wonder if they'll be sticking their hand out soon ...... :rolleyes:
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Some reason and reality is starting to sink in with the media now that they're over the knee-jerk reactions. From today's Orlando Sentinel:
U.S. automakers landed a $17.4 billion bailout package from President Bush last week, but carmakers around the world also could use a dose of holiday cheer as 2008 winds down.
Slow sales and tight credit markets are not the sole domain of General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC and Ford Motor Co., as carmakers from Stockholm to Tokyo report problems of their own in a slumping global economy.
Here are some questions and answers about the state of carmakers outside the U.S.
Q: Which foreign automakers are hurting?
A: Take your pick.
Toyota expects to lose money on an operating basis for the fiscal year ending next March. It has never reported an operating loss in the 67 years it has given such figures.
Its Japanese competitor, Honda Motor Co., expects its profit for the fiscal year ending in March to be less than a third of what it earned last year.
In Germany, BMW said its global sales slid 25 percent in November compared with a year earlier. Daimler plans to cut work hours and lengthen holidays at its domestic plants after its global car sales also fell 25 percent.
The Chinese state media says car sales in the world's second-largest auto market fell 10 percent in November.
Q: What are their problems?
A: Foreign automakers are being hurt by many of the same issues that have crunched sales for their American competitors.
A double whammy of sorts battered carmakers worldwide this year. Soaring fuel prices earlier in the year stoked demand for smaller — and less profitable — vehicles. And big industries like car manufacturing aren't nimble enough to adjust to that demand.
"The industry can't shift as quickly as the market shifted," said David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research.
Then the credit crunch hit, and it became harder for some buyers to find decent financing terms. Consumers also have become more reluctant to make large purchases like cars or trucks during a recession.
Q: So foreign carmakers are in the same boat as their U.S. counterparts?
A: Not quite. U.S. automakers were struggling before the recession hit. They've been contending with a declining market share and seeking relief from huge costs like retiree health care.
Q: Aren't fuel-efficient cars like the Toyota Prius still hot sellers?
A: Actually, Toyota recently shelved plans to build the hybrid at a new factory under construction in Mississippi. Sales of the Prius, which gets 46 miles per gallon on average, sank when the price of gasoline plummeted from the $4-a-gallon range it reached this past summer.
Q: Will the bailout for U.S. automakers give them an unfair advantage competing against their foreign counterparts?
A: Not at all. Cole thinks it will help level the playing field a bit. He noted that foreign automakers who sell cars in the United States already receive a big helping hand in their home countries, where the cost of health care and pensions often is absorbed across the whole country. Here, companies have to eat those costs all by themselves.
U.S. automakers also are generally dealing with an older — and consequently more expensive — work force.
Cole says these added costs for U.S. automakers are akin to trying to run a marathon against someone in track shoes when you have galoshes and an overcoat ... and you're carrying a bowling ball.
This next part is important:
Q: Is the United States the only country forking over large amounts of money to bail out an auto industry?
A: Bailouts are popular topics in many countries. Sweden's lawmakers have approved an aid package worth $3.6 billion to prevent a collapse of its auto industry.
Canada just approved emergency loans valued at $3.29 billion to support Canadian subsidiaries of the Detroit Three automakers.
British carmakers also are pressing their government for a bailout, and GM Europe officials have met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to ask for loan guarantees.
Q: Is the Japanese government planning anything?
A: A strengthened yen has hurt Japanese carmakers because it raises their costs for doing business in foreign markets like the United States.
"That's really impacted the Prius because that technology all comes out of Japan," Cole said.
The Japanese government may intervene to limit its currency's strength; for their automakers, that would have an effect similar to a bailout.


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New Intake Manifold/Carb now sputters
Hey guys,
I have a 72 Chevelle with a 383 Stroker. I just put on a new Holly Double Pumper, 650 CFM with a Air gap dual plane edelbrock intake manifold.
Runs great, but when I punch the throttle, it sputters and then kicks in, if Im at a stop, I punch the gas and sputters and nearly dies. But then catches and takes off. Any Ideas? Did I not tune it properly?
Timing is set at 12 degrees advance.
Next issue is that the motor under heats. Before the swap, it ran at around 190 degrees. Now it runs at 100-120. If I stop, it heats up to around 190, but then when I get going again, the temp rapidly drops back to 100-120...
Bad thermostat?
Any suggestions/troubleshooting is helpful.
post the stats of before and after. What was the carb and intake before,how did it run,why did you change it? The 650 is way too small but should work great for idle to 5k
Carb before was a 600 CFM edelbrock. 1405 manual choke.
Intake manifold was holly street dominator, single plane, post 82 with EGR valve spot.
And how is the 650 way to small?
I would use a 750 on a moderate 350 cube engine.Most 383s are higher out put and you did indicate it was in a chevelle,I was guessing it made some power.
If you used a street master before then you must have been looking for gas mileage?
correction street dominator,low rpm intake too,not as low as street master. I had a street dominator on my corvette when I bought it. The car mad 205 horse power with that intake,measured on a dyno-jet dyno
I primarily changed it out because I didnt like the way that the carb was running. Wasnt happy with the product, and it was borrowed. (had to give it back)
As for the manifold, It had two spots for a EGR valve, so it needed two blocker plates. I could also tell that it was restricting the hell out of the motor.
And I did specify that it was in a chevelle. (i double checked)
Once I put everything on, it ran great. I reused the thermostat, prolly a bad idea, but it didnt give me any issues prior to the swap.....
What is your total timing(@3,000),cam specs/CR,exhaust, even a meek 383 should be at least fun to drive.
The biggest issue is matching the parts,,,combination,combination
then tuning
you need to provide more information please
Ok Ill start from the top just so I dont forget anything:
-1972 Chevelle Malibu
-350 block, bored .80 over with a stroker kit.
-Stock heads
-Long tube headers
-Flow master exhaust
-Cam is a mild RV cam. Im not sure of the duration. Very mild though, just above stock.
-Air Gap Edelbrock Intake Manifold
-Holly 650 DP Carb
-Turbo 400
-Stock Differential
-Floor Shifter
-HEI Ignition
If I remember correctly, the total advance is between 32-36. Ill have to double check tomorrow.
I think thats it as far as performance mods are concerned.
Let me know if you need any additional info.
New Intake Manifold/Carb now sputters
I would change thermostat first to eliminate that as a problem. I have read a lot of post with the same problem of hesitation when using the Edelbrock RPM AIR GAP. It is not a good intake to use in cold weather so with the temperature running so cold that is probably the problem. If you can get the temperature up to 190-195 it will probably run better. Experiment with the timing try setting the initial at 16-18 degrees. You will have to limit the mechanical advance to 18-20 degees. What are your camshaft specs? What distributor are you using? Read this Wiki article on setting your HEI and timing. Also there is a section in the article on adjusting the transfer slot on Holley carburetors. Increase the initial timing and close the front throttle plates. http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...EI_distributor. BTW you will need a timing light with advance.
As far as the cam specs, Im not sure....I dont remember.
Total advance is betweem 32-36, Ill have to double check.
Ill change out the themostat tomorrow and see if that helps..
Thanks for the help guys.
".080" over"?! are you sure? That's going to lead to a LOT of problems.
The timing has already been mentioned.
And for that mild combo that 600 edelbrock is a MUCH better match, though it may have needed tuning and/or cleaning.
(The stock gears and stock low stall torque converter is not going to be very friendly to getting crisp throttle response with a double pumper carb. Just too much throttle, too fast.
Recurving the distributor advance curve will help. More initial at idle always helps throttle responce.)
please explain this? a 650 DP is extremely responsive,even on a 283 with 3.08 gears?
Is the carb new out of the box or used? If out of the box no tuning except basic. it should work very well and be pretty snappy on your combo! If its used it may have been tampered with! to match a different engines demands!!!
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