Another "newby"'d like ta see pichers of dese awesome Hot Rods. I loves Hot
Rods.....
BTW; Doug, We met on th' salt in about '88 or '89; I was there with George
Campbell, Hank Law'she and the whole wacky inliner "Salt Circus" crew from
Montana. With Headstrom & Wise from washington thrown in for good measure.
Seems to me you were running a flat black "t" roadster with one'a yer Arduns
on gas that year in XX/STR? It was the year Campbell zonked the record to
150& change. Musta been 1988 I think. Anyway, Congratulations on YOUR
great achievements. Nuttin's easy and you're doin' a great job!
Boy this list sure is cool...!
>From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
>Reply-To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
>To: "Steve Pitt" <steve@seattleconstructioninc.com>, <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>,
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Hemi cylinder wall failure
>Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 15:12:34 -0500
>
>Yep Steve he is the Man... isn't that neat... and he's a super guy to
>boot.. Awesome Hot Rod's aren't they? Keith
>
>----------
> > From: Steve Pitt <steve@seattleconstructioninc.com>
> > To: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: Hemi cylinder wall failure
> > Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 2:29 PM
> >
> > ADK,
> > There can only be one Ardun Doug King?! I just checked for the latest
> > updates on Don Ewald's Fuel Dragster site and saw the 1955 pic of the
>flat
> > head dragster taken by guess who, Ardun Doug King. This has got to be
>you!?
> > (I'm a newcomer to this site) Great photo of a cool early rail!!!!!
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 11:00 AM
> > > To: dfergus@bactc.com; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Hemi cylinder wall failure
> > >
> > >
> > > Darrell,
> > > I think the cylinder wall failure on the Ardun/Merc was the result
>of
> > > hydraulicking the thing a couple of times during engine starting.
> > > When I finished the fuel system on the modified roadster I
> > > installed a
> > > "tip" valve in the fuel tank vent line to comply with SCTA rules.
> > > I didn't
> > > realize it at the time, but the "tip" valve really works well and
> > > won't allow
> > > ANYTHING out of the tank.
> > > After filling the tank and home and driving over 4200' Tejon Pass
>the
> > > pressure in the tank was greater than the outside air pressure,
> > > causing the
> > > fuel to flow through the pump, barrel valve, and nozzles, into
> > > the cylinders.
> > > The hydraulic situation cleared itself out at the Lakes after
> > > a couple of
> > > hits from the starter, but when we went to the World Finals over
> > > a couple of
> > > 7000' passes and through 80 deg weather the cylinders REALLY got
>filled.
> > > I suspect that the cylinder was wounded from those 2 incidents and
> > > finally gave up on the 4th pass. I've run 12.6 pistons on 80% in
> > > the "wet"
> > > dragster engine for years with no cylinder problem.
> > > I've had to change my operating procedure so as to leave the
> > > fuel valve
> > > in the "off-bypass" position at all times other than running the
>engine.
> > > I may try to sleeve the block, but I probably will keep it as
> > > a "spare".
> > > Ardun Doug King
> > >
> >
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