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344488	2005-04-13 23:22:00	It seems to lack direction........................ :D This is my 253rd post, which reminds me of the old 253 cubic inch holden V8 i used to own... Great engine i thought, particually with a 5 speed box behind it. That ute could haul anything. Any one else owned one? Any thoughts on the subject? :eek: :eek: Had one,loved it,no idea what happened to it. Speaking of Holdens, I bought one many years ago (the last of the HQ shape,cant remeber the exact modelm,was a 1980 i think) anyhow,it had been in storage nearly its entire life,had about 12000k on the clock,still had a new smell,not a wear mark on her. Beautiful. And I got her for $800 Excellent. And some f(*&^T$%&* stole it from outside the pub a week after i bought it, smashed it to bits and left it sitting in a farmers paddock. The farmer then stripped all the good bits left on it before ringing the cops to tell them there was a holden in his turnip paddock. I sold it for scrap,which covered the bill for the tow truck...... Oh yeah, a local madman i know is trying to hook a 253 up as a pump/water heater on a spa pool......	Metla (12)
344489	2005-04-13 23:37:00	This is my 253rd post, which reminds me of the old 253 cubic inch holden V8 i used to own . . . Great engine i thought, particually with a 5 speed box behind it . That ute could haul anything . Any one else owned one? Any thoughts on the subject? NAh! But I a mate had an HT Holden with a 327 Chevy thrown in along with cams, extrators and a couple of twin barrel Hollies, or was that 4 barrells?? . It was painted plain white with just a couple of those little V flags on each front gaurd for the extra observant and very conservative mufflers, standard wheels but good rubber and shocks, so that you had no idea what this thing was until the peddle was used with a touch of downward force . Fords were a particularly favourite target but anything that looked fast or it's owner thought it was, was fair game . Much manhood was shrivelled in the wake of it's exhaust and tire smoke and we like to think some even traded in their hitherto muscle cars for a better one at some great expense :D Alas, he didn't keep it long . While it was resonably economic to run if the full sucking capabitities of the carbs and cams weren't used, but as soon as they kicked in you could see the fuel needle dropping at an alarming rate . Even with regular whip arounds, the thing was bleeding us dry .	Murray P (44)
344490	2005-04-14 00:15:00	Oh yeah, a local madman i know is trying to hook a 253 up as a pump/water heater on a spa pool...... Probably not THAT silly idea if it also generated the power for his house AND heated his hot water...... Although i would have thought a diesel engine would have been more suited to the job. At one point i read that the cost of running a diesel to produce household power and heat hot water as and when required was so close to the cost of getting the said energy of the grid, that it was a practical alternative for new or rural housing. Don't know how true that is, but given the fact that diesel engines keep the grid going at peak times, it wouldn't be a surprise to me if it were (still) true. :D	personthingy (1670)
344491	2005-04-14 00:25:00	Alas, he didn't keep it long. While it was resonably economic to run if the full sucking capabitities of the carbs and cams weren't used, but as soon as they kicked in you could see the fuel needle dropping at an alarming rate. Even with regular whip arounds, the thing was bleeding us dry.I thought the 253 was great because of the economy. Twas 8(?) years back, but $40 got me, the ute, and a trailer all loaded with chicken**** from chch to the west coast without neding to slowdown on the hills. $40 did the return run with 1 1/2 tons of coal on the back. Not bad for 3 tons of metal and payload driven quickly over the hills dividing the south island thought i.	personthingy (1670)
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