What I am hearing here is something Dave has been complaining about...(
bitching is the right term...something about Real Race cars and such )
Guess I gotta grow up and install an Oil Temp gage eh?
K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Dry Sump / Push Truck
> Keith,
> I warm my oil up to 140 deg in the AM with the generator - takes about 45
min.
> but I'm always busy doing other stuff anyway so I don't notice the time.
After
> the oil is hot I spin the engine (ign. off) to get oil up to pressure &
through
> out the block. Then I fire the motor & bring water up to 160 deg. Change
plugs
> (maybe) & then tow it to the line. Sounds like a bunch of trouble (it's
not) but
> that's the way Flowbench taught me................
> Ed
>
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
>
> > Well I have been collecting Dry sump parts at Muscle Motorsports here
for
> > the last couple of months... Currently I have the Oil Pan and lines and
I
> > just went and picked up the Oil Tank ... for $165 I got a 3 1/2 gallon
tank
> > with Three heaters in the bottom and Two heater Blankets on the
outside...
> >
> > My Question is ... how do you folks go about Prep'ing the car to go out
to
> > the line... do I heat it in the pits with a Generator? or do I attach it
to
> > the Push Truck? ... I read in Rick's Two club deal about doing it at the
> > line..
> >
> > We had some Battery Problems at Maxton at the Last meet.. .. This was a
> > First for us... I always charge them before I go and because I have
Dual
> > Battery's it has never been an issue.... but I was thinking of starting
the
> > car off of the Push truck from now on....( very embarressing to have to
Jump
> > the car off to get it running ) ( not as bad when it goes Two Bills
after
> > you get it running!!!) Anyway I was thinking the Heaters would put a
Large
> > drain on the Batteries if we used them for it....
> >
> > What are your thoughts?
> > Keith
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