land-speed
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Cooling and waterpumps

To: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>,
Subject: Re: Cooling and waterpumps
From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:19:22 -0500
Looks like a simple system and except for the dry break fittings fairly 
cheep.

JB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
To: "land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: Cooling and waterpumps


>I once saw a setup at Bonneville that circulated the coolant from the push
> truck through the race car engine. It was equipped with dry break fittings
> for quick disconnect.
> Jim in Palmdale
>
>
>> Keith--Here's a little project for next winter assuming there's room on
> your
>> trailer for one more gadget. Package an RV hot water heater, a battery 
>> and
> a
>> 1-2 gallon propane tank on a cart. Find a small 12vdc pump that can 
>> handle
>> 180F, some hoses and quick connects. Even a fraction of a GPM would work.
>> Really trick- a small piston pump driven by a stirling engine running off
> the
>> water heater flue. Eliminates battery and electric pump that doesn't like
>> running hot water.






<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>