Now that was a loose group! Hank said he had pulled the engine out of the
"corn crib" just to see if it would still run ... do you call it
sand-bagging when it is on the salt? That little coupe flat hauled with
that Jimmy. About as aerodynamic as a shoe box.
Wes
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> From: "joe boogie" <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net, kturk@ala.net
> Subject: Re: Hemi cylinder wall failure
> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:23:48 PDT
>
>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...! DOUG ANDERSON, exiled in NY....
>
>
>>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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