Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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Speaking of imported diversity... somewhere near the border of Sudan and Central African Republic:

"Good day, fellow African people!"

It's like "Where's Waldo: Cracker Edition".

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Dipshit in green sure has nice hair!
Holy shit…I think I’ve been there!

Used to run TALCE (now AMOG) teams all over that area back between 2006-2012 supporting nation building or “security assistance” and “cooperative training” operations…or whatever the hell they’re calling it these days. We did all the airfield surveys, and then ran the temporary air heads for larger training missions…usually joint/international exercises, etc. but occasionally supported actual work by other folks.

Edit: pic thread rules:

How to run $400 in connectors and antenna on a $40 radio! LoL

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Believe it or not, I recall an episode of the TV series "Emergency!" that addressed the above issue, of all things. Johnny & Roy were having trouble with the Squad vehicle. And, of all people, Dr. Joe Early (played by Bobby Troup) to the rescue. He says to Johnny/Roy, "Sounds like your <devices> are closed. Ya mind if I take a look?" Within a minute or two and the help of a screw driver, he got it fixed and the vechicle started perfectly. Fitting for this episode as this was the one where they diagnosed Dr. Early with significant Coronary Artery blockages and needed surgery (angioplasty) to get them cleaned out. Oddly enough, Nick Nolte played one of the cardiologists.

Question: What actually causes them to "close?"

There's a cam lobe on the distributor shaft.
Based on the distributor position (timing) in relation to the camshaft, rotation, the gears on the cam and the distributor allow the distributor shaft to rotate. Thus, opening and closing the "Them."
 
There's a cam lobe on the distributor shaft.
Based on the distributor position (timing) in relation to the camshaft, rotation, the gears on the cam and the distributor allow the distributor shaft to rotate. Thus, opening and closing the "Them."

I guess what I was asking was, "What causes them to stay permanently 'closed' and requiring manual intervention to get them open again (to where they open/close with the cam shaft rotation)?