Seaway Cruisers Classic Car Club, Inc. October 2018 Newsle tter From the Secretary Brandon Baldwin Here are the meeting minutes from last meeting 9/16/18: Our meeting was at the Lisbon Beach Car Show. The 50/50 drawing winner won $102 The char-broil grill was donated by Blevins RV and won. And, lastly, there was one winner for the drawing for a weekend at Lisbon Beach Campground. Best of show went to the 1984 Excaliber of Tracy Shesley. First place was for Al Pitt's 1965 Chevelle Glory would like to retire as treasurer, therefore, we need volunteers or nominations please. Linda will stay on as Vice President, and Brandon as secretary, if not challenged. We need a new membership chair. The Model Car Contest at SUNY Canton the Wednesday after Thanksgiving each year is in need of model car kit donations. If you can donate undone model kits, please contact Brandon Baldwin at Canton 315-379-3866. We motioned to purchase a new car show trailer up to $3000. 2 axle. If wish to donate to this cause, we would appreciate it. Discussion to have the next meeting at Brandon Baldwin's garage in Parishville with a BBQ like last time. Confirmed that it will be October 14th at 2:00. Address is 289 Ashton Road, Potsdam, NY 13676. Or, if you know where the corner of Ashton and Route 72 in Parishville Center is, then you know where to go. Bring a dish to pass and a chair to sit in. Just a reminder that we are posting additional articles on our FaceBook page. 1
From the President John Miller III Oct. 26, 2018 for November Newsletter & Website Sandy Bigelow (315) 347-3945 news.seawaycruisers@gmail.com Seaway Cruisers Classic Car Club, Inc. ~ Established 1986 ~ PO Box 109 Heuvelton, NY 13654 seawaycruisers@yahoo.com www.seawaycruisers.com Hot Dog Picnic at Brandon s Garage Hello Cruisers, the October club meeting will be on Sunday the 14th at 2:00 p.m. at Brandon s (heated) garage. We have a big package of hot dogs to grill, the club will bring rolls and drinks. We ask members to bring a dish to pass and a chair. Brandon s home is outside of Potsdam at 289 Ashton Road, his phone number is 315-265-2717. Do you want to cruise there? If it s sunny or at least not raining I m driving the Tiger. Either way, we can meet at the Canton Burger King parking lot at 1:15 p.m. and head to Potsdam at 1:30 p.m., or you can meet us there. President: John Miller III (315) 347-3414 Vice President: Linda Brown (315) 375-6788 OFFICERS Secretary: Brandon Baldwin (315) 265-2717 At the meeting we will discuss some club business about the car show, the next few meetings including a Christmas Party and after many years as the club treasurer, Glory Martel would like to step down. A BIG THANK YOU to Glory for her dedication to the club. We need a member to step us a a new treasurer. I hope to see you Sunday the 14th, John Miller III Treasurer: Glory Martel 404 Mansion Avenue Ogdensburg, NY 13669 (315) 393-4436 DIRECTORS John Amell (315) 344-7025 Dean Marshall (315) 344-6422 Pat Matthews (315) 393-3810 Mike Hirsch (315) 344-6339 Scott Sutherland (315) 386-3455 Ron Day (315) 344-8823 Frank Howie (315) 394-0259 2
Current Projects Bill Barren is building a 1963 Ford Falcon Hardtop vintage late model stock car for Perry Raceway. More for show than race. He build his first Ford Falcon stock car in 1970 and second in 1973. Jordan Walker s current project is a 1973 Triumph Spitfire that hasn t moved in a lot of years but it s complete! Roger LaPierre is finishing a 1973 El Camino in Florida but will have it here Summer 2019. Fun Facts By Roger LaPierre ABOUT Roger LaPierre Been into boats (offshore & hydros) Cars are new for me although I have owned quite a few over the years 3
Ask A Tech: Exhaust Gas Recirculation By Brandon Baldwin Back in the 1970's EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) became a mandatory emissions reduction system. It was found that combustion temperatures above 2500 degrees Fahrenheit produced oxides of nitrogen. That's where the oxygen in the combustion chamber combines with the nitrogen in the air (which is air is mostly made of) to create NOx. The "x" can be various numbers of attached oxygen atoms. Places such as LA have this as a regular pollutant we can see as smog. To reduce NOx, research found that, by introducing an inert gas, we can lower combustion temperatures, and therefore, reduce NOx. Tanks of inert gases were tried, but that's expensive. CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) is an inert gas, and happens to be one of the byproducts of combustion anyway. Hence, we introduce a little exhaust into the intake stream to reduce combustion temperatures. This is only introduced a little at a time when we have a load on the engine. The greatest amount of EGR flow occurs at cruising speeds. Symptoms of an EGR valve stuck open are a poor idle, which seems like a rough running engine. But, the roughness goes away with increased rpm or load. Symptoms of an EGR valve stuck closed will usually create a hotter running condition at cruising speeds, which may lead to a "pinging" sound which is pre-detonation or also called pre-combustion. Let this go long enough, and small pits will occur in the top of the piston, or even piston cracking. In the late 1980's some engines began to have knock sensors to detect this condition so that we might stop this mechanical failure. Speaking of knock sensors, here is precisely why you shouldn't remove an EGR system. When a knock sensor detects pre-detonation, it sends a voltage to the PCM (Powertrain Control Module). The result is to retard ignition timing until the "pinging" or knock stops happening. Do you know what that does to your power? It's reduced too. And, remember how I said in the beginning that EGR is mostly used at cruising speeds? It's NOT used at idle and WOT )Wide Open Throttle. WOT is where you would be looking for the most power anyway. And, each manufacturer purposely runs the engine a little rich (meaning using a little more fuel than needed) at both idle and at WOT. Running at little rich at idle makes the engine runs a little smoother, because a customer notices mostly at idle when the number of combustion events are farther apart. And, at WOT we run richer because there is a little more power that way. The other benefit to a richer condition at WOT is that a richer condition is also a cooler one. No need for EGR then. But, that doesn't mean we should start running rich in all conditions. You don't need it, nor would you want it if you saw the Ask-A-Tech article on not letting your vehicle sit there to "warm-up" (one of my longest and most informative articles in the newsletter). New engines with Variable Valve Timing (VVT) on the exhaust cam will not have EGR. On those, we close the exhaust valve early in some cases to retain the "inert gas" or late in other cases, to pull the CO2 back in. When electric cars become the norm, we won't have to deal with EGR or EVAP, or any of the sensors associated with air, fuel, or emissions. We will look at EMF instead, but even that is getting better. Until next time, happy travels. 4
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Answer to puzzle on page 5 Seaway Cruisers Classic Car Club, Inc. promotes interest in antique, classic and customized vehicles and aids in the restoration, preservation, and enjoyment of these vehicles. The Club is organized exclusively for social and recreational purposes including the increase of communication and fellowship among persons interested in these objectives through social activities. Annual membership is open to anyone who supports the organization s mission and submits an application. Seaway Cruisers Classic Car Club, Inc. PO Box 109 Heuvelton, NY 13654 6