"Mr. Mike" Passaretti wrote:
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> >>>>> "DANMAS" == DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com> writes:
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> DANMAS> In a message dated 97-10-27 19:53:11 EST,
> DANMAS> curry@wolfenet.com writes:
>
> curry>> Without oil the pistons move up (and down) more rapidly
> curry>> and for racing this quicker response is desirable.
>
> DANMAS> The oil only dampens in the upward
> DANMAS> direction. There is no dampening in the downward
> DANMAS> direction.
>
> In the interest of maintaining the physical structure of the
> universe <ahem> I think it's more accurate to say that the
> damping on the down-stroke has less of an effect on the
> overall piston travel than on the up stroke. It's for sure
> that the oil causes at the very least some drag on the piston
> proportional to its viscosity in some way, even if you assume
> that the effect of dropping down against the restriction and
> the vacuum are negligible, which I'm not convinced of, at
> least if I understand how these Constantly Depressing carbs
> work....
> -MM
Okay Mike,
Take two Prozac and call me in the morning:-) One for each dashpot.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4 (the Black Widow)
Houston
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