Let us know if you find the 1/4" aluminum tube and fittings.
JB
At 10:58 AM 3/10/99 -0800, Keith Turk wrote:
>well if I look real close and use my imagination.... I might be capable of
>justifying a little leak in the Manifold Gasket... I hate this part... the
>guessing thing .... there was so little water in the oil that none was
>standing.... just came out a little milky... I was running Kendall which
>may account for it not separating as easily... something about ash.. Hell I
>don't remember what the engine builder said... but he was going to pressure
>test the block today and that should help...answer the question....
>
>gotta go find me some aluminum 1/4 inch tubing for the new fire system...
>
>Keith Turk
>Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
>Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
>
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>> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
>> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: Fw: another long day
>> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 7:03 AM
>>
>> Sorry to here about the water. The best laid plans of mice and men, and
>all
>> that stuff. At least you have another motor to step up to. Maybe you'll
>get
>> lucky and find a head problem. You were going to change those anyway,
>right.
>>
>> JB
>>
>>
>> At 06:22 PM 3/9/99 -0800, Keith Turk wrote:
>> >
>> >yeah.. and today wasn't one I would call a record day.... found some
>water
>> >in the oil of the C motor I was going to run in a couple of weeks ...
>> >pulled it out to put the new heads and cam on it... damn sam....
>couldn't
>> >find a gasket problem... so we are going to the Local motor shop to
>check
>> >it out... not good...
>> >I am worried about it having froze this winter... not likely but
>> >possible... we don't have that many cold days here but the few we had
>could
>> >have been deadly... hmmm Oh well it doesn't really matter other then I
>had
>> >this great plan put together.... now it is all up in the air... You
>gotta
>> >love it...
>> >
>> >----------
>> >> From: V4GR@aol.com
>> >> To: kturk@ala.net
>> >> Subject: Re: another long day
>> >> Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:47 AM
>> >>
>> >> In '78 we were running on a 103mph record or something like that. I
>had
>> >my 32
>> >> five window stock roof with a 270 GMC and 2 Corvair turbos. Didn't
>cost
>> >much
>> >> and went 158 one way. My Vega has run in BGas/Alt with a fourbbl 460
>Ford
>> >> (198) and a more expensive 455 Pontiac ( not mine-208 mph) and now
>with a
>> >392
>> >> which is given parts from a boat racer who stepped up to a KB and swap
>> >meet
>> >> stuff. No new parts and I expect it might run around 200. No records
>> >there.
>> >> Jack Costallas liner is so slick that I think my Nissan V6 in his car
>> >should
>> >> be ok. We are hoping for 260 on a 220 record. We'll see. He went 332
>with
>> >a
>> >> 302 sbc using a 4bbl manifold and 4 Quadjet secondary butterflies for
>his
>> >own
>> >> injectors.
>> >> We all plan this so well we should be able to phone in results, and
>BNI
>> >mail
>> >> out trophies. But no, we have to see what happens on the salt.
>
>> >See
>> >> you there Rich Fox
>> >
>>
>>
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