List,
How about -4 AN braided stainless hose? Speedway has it for $4.25 a foot,
and I think Jeg's was slightly cheaper. My system came with it, and it was
sure easy to install. That oughto solve the salt problems. If you don't
like braided hose, how about a good coat of paint. We do something that's
similar to the mess at Bonneville when we drive military vehicles onto the
beach from landing craft. A good fresh water wash and a salt water check of
the fluids and they're good as new. I wouldn't try that with my Jeep, but
with the CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating) paint and heavy
undercoating that these trucks get we really don't have too much trouble.
Just a thought.
Chuck Rothfuss
ECTA
At 07:56 AM 3/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Only problem with steel is it's reaction to salt. Not that alumium doesn't
>too, but it's not as bad as that rust.
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>JB
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>At 07:53 PM 3/10/99 -0500, Chuck Rothfuss wrote:
>>Gents,
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>> I've gotto make a couple observations about the use of aluminum tube for
>>fire system plumbing. Aluminum may be light and easy to work with, but it's
>>also prone to being squashed. How many times have you been working on the
>>car when you bang things around inside your car? Helmets, tools, heavy fuel
>>cans, the occasional lawn chair. Doesn't take much to smash an aluminum
>>tube enough that it wouldn't allow free halon flow.
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>> I know you can't be that concerned about weight to not go with 1/4" steel
>>tubing, or even -4 braided steel. Both of these are a lot better suited to
>>the real world inside our cars. 1/4" steel tubing is cheap too at under $20
>>for 25 feet.
>>
>> If you really must have 1/4" aluminum tubing I can probably find you an
>>aircraft supplier at work tomorrow, but it will be a bit more than $20 for a
>>25' roll. Pegasus (800-688-6946) should have all the fittings you need.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>>Chuck "What was that noise?" Rothfuss
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>>At 01:35 PM 3/10/99 -0500, John Beckett wrote:
>>>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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