Hey Joe.... Welcome to the List... Folks this guy is one of our Tech
inspectors here on the East Coast so be Semi-nice to him.... at least till
my poor Camaro gets through Tech Saturday Morning...
Joe is also a wealth of information on Old Drag Racers and an all around
semi-Competent Mechanic.
Heavy on the Semi there...
Actually Joe owns a chassis shop and After that I will let him tell you
what his interests are....
again Welcome to the List Joe...
Keith Turk
Austin Healey 100, Bugeye, Box sprites, Bonneville Camero ( Land Speed
Racer)
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> From: Joseph Timney <TIMNEYJJ@sterlingdi.com>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net; johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us;
ardunbill@webtv.net
> Subject: Re: HiBoys, Hilborns, Arduns, etc.
> Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 2:34 PM
>
> Bill,
> The Hilborn System will always be a problem to start, twice I
had systems on street cars. As John said, They run like stink, but...
Different tempertures require a different amount of priming to start them.
The best I was able to do was with a very small jet in the plenum area of
the maniford. I know that you don't have that with individual runners. Is
your pump mounted as low as possible...those don't suck at all.
> I think John has the best idea, going to electronic FI.
>
> >>> John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us> 03/22 2:58 PM >>>
> "Anybody out there tell me how I can manage all this for simple, reliable
> starts every time?"
>
> Bill
>
> Only have six or seven years experience with a Hilborn (on a Chevy).
They
> run like stink, but for simple reliable starts every time, wow I never
saw
> any of that. Probably why I'm currently developing an electronic fuel
> injection system for my ride. Not cheep, (Hilborn's arn't either) but
maybe
> the best of all worlds when it comes to simple, reliable and fast.
>
> John Beckett
>
>
> At 02:49 PM 3/21/99 -0500, ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
> >Hi Everybody. Got onto this group a couple days ago because of the item
> >in BRN and I see that a lot of what is going around is useful.
> >
> >I started my project 4 years ago(after a lifetime in the motorcycle
> >building hobby - mainly Vincents) to build a '32 Ford roadster Hiboy
> >with Ardun in the style I admired as a kid in the '50s. To be used at
> >the ECTA meets and at Bonneville if I ever learned enough to make that
> >2000 mile trek.
> >
> >When I started I didn't know anybody, and I asked Hilborn how to set up
> >my motor '50s style with '32 Ford-style rear gas tank, and belt drive
> >fuel pump in the original Ardun high position, using the water pumps
> >belt. Hilborn told me how to plumb it all, using an electric priming
> >pump and check valve. Car's done now, in the testing and de-bugging
> >stage. Biggest problem is getting a reliable start on the starter, with
> >the priming pump, air bubbles, plug-wetting, etc.
> >
> >Anybody out there tell me how I can manage all this for simple, reliable
> >starts every time?
> >
> >I also acquired an Ardun roller cam with Herbert rollers that require
> >'guide-bar' installation. Anybody know how best to do that in a
> >Flathead?
> >
> >Lastly, anybody got an Ardun Hilborn for the late center-outlet heads
> >they'll part with?
> >
> >Thanks, Bill Hoddinott
> >
>
>
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