See **** injected below
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Hamilton" <h_edward@bellsouth.net>
To: "Spit6 Mail List" <spit6cgt6@yahoogroups.com>; "SpitfireMailList"
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 5:18 PM
Subject: [SPIT6CGT6] Initial start-up concerns/questions
Finally, after a complete rebuild, she started with the twist of the key.
Shortly thereafter, I shut it down due to an oil pressure concern.
Prior to starting, I ran the pressure up using a drill attached to the oil
pump. Then, when cranking the engine, pressure light went out almost
immediately and pressure registered on the MG combination gauge that I
installed. I was running it in at approximately 2000 rpm's when (after a
few moments) the oil pressure light came on - the gauge continued to
register approximately 70 psi. Which do I believe - one (the idiot light)
says I've got a problem; while the other (Smiths gauge) says I'm looking
good.
**** when you shut the engine off did the gauge reading drop? or
did hte gague 'stick' contiunuing to read 70 without the engine running?
It sounds like the cheap ass pressure switch o nth side of the motor
simply failed.
At the same time, there is apparently an adaptor or something that I need
for the water temp probe. When running, water was spewing from it and
thrown by the fan all over the left side of the engine.
**** You need the little adapter for the water sensor. If you just screwed
the water temp bulb thead piece directly into the thermostat housing...
there is no shoulder there to compre3ss the temp sensor on.
The Spit and GT6 both need the adapter to mount this sensor correctly.
See pics of the adapter at (3rd pic)
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/75w_dualgauge.htm
If Nigel at Spitbits.com doesn't have them (I've given him the part number
and he said he'd probably start carrying them) you can buy them
from minimania.com The adpater is the stock MG Midget adapter
used o nthe 1275cc engines. So Minis use the same adapter.
Could something have gotten wet; causing the light to come on? The
fitting/connection is
fine and all seemed to be operating correctly until it decided to
illuminate.
**** yes...but I think the switch o nthe side of the block just crapped out
on you.
Lastly, upon shutting it down, I noticed a reasonable amount of white smoke
drifting from the #6 velocity stack.
**** water??(your 'sprayed' coolant) ... or just hot fuel vapors ???
I would appreciate any/all thoughts.
Best regards,
Ed Hamilton
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