OK guys, I think I got my problems all figured out.
First off, the local Snap-On rep told me all about these metric sockets. They are even cooler than those Gator bits I saw on TV. - they seem to fit quite well on the Contour. I wish someone had brought up that whole metric thing a while ago, because now about half of the fasteners on my SVT have been abused into rounded-off oblivion.
I have to apologize for my previous post (the long one). It seems that no one takes me seriously. I guess I was on a little bit of a rant that day. But I get that way some days when the wife revs up the microwave and the plate in my head starts itching.
I managed to track down that misfire. Turns out it was related to a grounding problem. I did a search here on the CEG and found a few posts about redoing the ground loops, so I did the same for my SVT. I bought about 18" of 2g copper wire at Home Racer's Depot, re-annealed it in my oven (better safe than sorry), and then installed it under my hood. I also added a variable impedance capacitor in series so I could fine tune the response. I did a couple of high-rpm blasts through the alley behind the party store and the problem seems to have gone away.
By the way, there was a lot of chatter earlier about the Ides of March. Dunno where that came from, but I know for a fact that it was the Kingston Trio that pioneered that song. Then apparently Iron Maiden and Bill Shakespeare ripped them off.
And lastly, I don't want to talk about helicopter turbines. That whole Sandinista chapter of my life is over. Someone needs to tell Mr. North that too.
-Harden
