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That was great I have heard lots of stories similar throughout the years including myself living in a rental house in San Fernando valley California years back strange things there would happen occasionally… bob

When I got hired at the Fire Department in 1986, I was told that Station 2 was "haunted". There were lots of stories and claims of proof, but I figured that it was just some sort of hazing by the older members. I never worked there in my first 2-3 years on the job. The Station was built in the early 1970's on the site of an old house owned by "Mr. Whitlock", who had passed away in the house several years prior. His longtime next door neighbor, "Miss Rome", was still alive when he died, but only lived a few more years. Her house was still standing, but vacant since her death. The stories say events began shortly after the station opened. When built, it was two bays wide, with offices and a dayroom on the right side and the bunk room, bathroom and kitchen on the left. Two additions were added, a single truck bay on the far right side in 1982, and a "community" room across the back a short time later. The back door of the kitchen now opened into a hallway that separated the community room from two bathrooms and the outside door at the end of the hallway. (The street view photo shows the front of the Station, looking south. The aerial view shows the Station faces north, with the community room on the south side. Miss Rome's house was east of the station, centered about the same location as the single tree at the NW corner of the current building.) The events, as the stories go, were things like knocks at the door, but no one there, lights turning on and off by themselves, compartment doors on the trucks being slammed shut when the building was secured and everyone sitting in the kitchen. Often, late in the evening, the sound of footsteps going up stairs could be heard along the back wall of the kitchen. The claim was that it was Mr. Whitlock going up to bed. Older guys confirmed that there had been stairs there in Mr. Whitlock's house, but they were long gone. The biggest event occurred around 1980. A fire call for Engine 2 was received around 2 AM. As the pumper was ready to roll, they were short one man. The officer ran back to the bunk room to get him and found him next to his bunk, white as a sheet and shaking like a leaf. He said that Mr. Whitlock had held him down in his bed, then suddenly disappeared, causing the delay. Both men ran to the engine and they raced to the scene of a tanker truck on fire. As they approached, the tanker blew up, destroying everything close by, including where Engine 2 would have been if not for the delay caused by Mr. Whitlock. These were the stories I heard in my early years there. I never put much stock in them, assuming they were just stories. Then I was reassigned to Station 2. I began to witness many of those events that I had been told about. The knocks at the kitchen door, the sound of footsteps going up non-existent stairs in the evening, compartment doors slamming in the middle of the night, lights turning on and off with no one there. I became a believer in Mr. Whitlock! Around 1992, Miss Rome's house was falling apart. The City condemned it and the Fire Department used it for fire training until nothing was left. We never heard from Mr. Whitlock again.

You get it O.D. thanks

I cant post what I really believe....

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I cant really remember for sure, but I think they did. So you adjust the bridges before the valves?

Yes your bridges have adjustment screws? Correct?

That was my next question, my engine doesent have the spring loaded pushrod or a engine brake. So, do I still do the bridge adjustment the same way at .010?

Yes.. i know you have been pushing hard on this. The engine needs to be below 100 degrees when you do the valve adjustment. To check the bridges, I took a .010" feeler and trimmed both sides on the grinder to fit in the exhaust bridge, provided you have engine brakes. It works on all of the adjustable bridges.

Ok Im going to try to adjust the valves your way to see if there out of adjustment. I know we didnt adjust the bridges so we will check that also to. So if the valves are out of adjustment this could be causing my high rpm miss fire? Thanks

Ok... I know I am strict about this, but here goe,s... When you bring the 1&6 timing mark to the pointer or hole in the flywheel housing, you look at the #2 exhaust valve rocker arm (the front valve rockers). If it is rocked/ open, then you are up on #1. If not, you are up on #6. Roll the engine 360, and start the valve adjustment on #1, including the .010" on the bridges. Follow the firing order. As you turn the flywheel to the next marks, it will be in order. [You will only adjust one cylinder at a time, per the firing order. it takes 2 full revolutions to end on #4 ]

Valves have been checked and adjusted 3 times since the new heads was installed. When replacing the Eup's we adjusted and checked for anything or problems under the valve cover. We adjusted the valves by putting 1-6 in the inspection cover and adjusted whichever valve was closed. Then 3-4, 2-5 and so on. Thats was how I understood you adjusted them. It just seems like its something going on with a Eup. Could the crank/rpm sensor be the problem, Ive replaced it and it didnt change much, Ive also disconnected it with the truck running and no change. The truck turns over about 4 times every time before it starts, Ive read if the crank or cam sensor was bad it wouldnt start that quick. Thanks for any and all help because Ive tried with no success on a few things.

Excellent… thanks for that and nice going

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a friend lives in a 175 year old house. it has had 2 additions over the years, a 20X30 rear portion, and a 30X30 living room/kitchen off the side. there was an uprite piano in the 30X30 section when he bought it. after finishing restoration of the original house lower floor, he moved the piano back into it and it started playing by itself. i told him to stop, pianos dont play with no one near them. this went on for a few years. then one day we were in the kitchen, and heard the piano playing went into the old section, and it stopped. but no one was there. he said now you believe me, huh? this went on for another 3-4 years until there was a fire in the old carriage house. during cleanup we found a headstone of the original owner and builder of the house, who was also a piano player, and that piano was his.. apparently he was buried behind the house and when the 20X30 rear addition was added, they moved the stone to the carriage house. after doing some research we found the burial details and cleared rite up against the foundation and placed the stone against it, as close to the original grave site as we could. the piano never played on its own again.

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What’s the serial number on the A model?