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[Spridgets] Flame trap (was silicone fluid and MC)

Subject: [Spridgets] Flame trap (was silicone fluid and MC)
From: oldsaabguy at comcast.net (Lester)
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:33:03 -0500
References: <119931227.51731.1303186051418.JavaMail.root@cl02-host03.dlls.pa.frontiernet.net>, <664967C0-5C33-4F08-9A3A-907DF9F9DFEE@comcast.net> <BAY147-w37801EE6A9B5FFD8E1D620B8900@phx.gbl>
Yeah I kinda figured it's purpose out but.. well.. what do you bait it with
and how often  How do you know if you have a flame trapped in there?  Why
doesn't EVERYONE ELSE'S DISTRIBUTOR EXPLODE??

Lester

.. SAAB used a plastic pipe to pressurize the distributor for this same
reason, the 3 cyl cap has 5 holes in it..


On Apr 19, 2011, at 9:01 AM, Robert Duquette wrote:

> I think it's, like, an email that you send to the list to intentionally
> attract venomous replies ... ;)
> Apparently there is a picture of one here:( good luck seeing it.
> )http://www.morrisminorspares.net/shop_item.php?ID=4557
>
> Here's a better
> picture:http://morrisminorowners.co.uk/viewcardtopic.php?t=2538&view=next
> One that site, it says "so your distributor doesn't explode".  Sounds like
it
> takes a lot of the adventure out of driving one.
>
> Robert Duquette
>
> Ottawa ON Canada
>
>
>> From: oldsaabguy at comcast.net
>> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:21:19 -0500
>> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Flame trap (was silicone fluid and MC)
>>
>> Ok.. I give up WTF is a flame trap?!
>>
>> Lester
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 18, 2011, at 11:07 PM, Dave KK7SS wrote:
>>
>>> The flame trap was used on 948cc motors in Morris Minors.
>>> Sometimes secured at the back, sometimes at the front.
>>> It was dropped later on...
>>> --
>>> Dave G  KK7SS
>>> DN06ig   Richland, WA
>>>
>>> '59 Morris Minor 1000
>>> '65 Sprite - in process
>>> '76 Midget - shared with my #4 son.
>>> '06 Honda Civic Hybrid
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "hardy john" <hardy.john at cox.net>
>>>> the vacuum
>>>> advance line for the dist has a flame trap which is bolted to the back
>>>> exchaust stud.  Loks like it is factory but I have never seen one that
>> way.
>>>> Several other different things also but that's a whole nother topic.
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