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Re: [Spridgets] 995 Huffaker race engine question

To: "lotuspilot@frontier.com" <lotuspilot@frontier.com>, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 995 Huffaker race engine question
From: CosmicMag1380 via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:21:41 -0700
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Don't forget that the rings have to seat before they quit leaking pressure
into the crankcase... BTDT! I forgot about that when I rebuilt the engine
for a supercharger and installed it without the break-in time to seat the
rings. Oops. I know the puddle that a Sprite makes.

Kent
1960 Bugeye


On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 6:16 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi Guys and Gals,
>
> I just rebuilt a Huffaker race engine that had been stored away for
> decades.  I started it after the rebuild and all looked well after I
> discovered that I had the distributor drive gear in 180 out.  That took me
> a while to figure out until I replaced all of the plug wires 1 went to 4
> and 4 went to 1 and 3 to 2 and 2 to 3.
>
> Ok.  Here is my real question after running for about 20 minutes with
> varying engine speed, I noticed that about a quart and a half of oil
> decided it didn't wish to stay in the engine any longer and was being
> deposited on the driveway by way of the hole in the bottom of the
> transmission.  What happened here?  What should I check?
>
> By the way, the engine is running 11.5 :1 compression and all so high
> compression.  It sounded spectacular.  I am dying to drive it once I get
> you all to give me some idea of what may have happened.
>
> Thanks a bunch for all of your thoughts.
>
> Mike C
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Kent
1960 Bugeye
1983 Garage full of spridget parts!
2010 Arrow shed full of excess spridget parts!!!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Don&#39;t forget that the rings have to seat before t=
hey quit leaking pressure into the crankcase... BTDT! I forgot about that w=
hen I rebuilt the engine for a supercharger and installed it without the br=
eak-in time to seat the rings. Oops. I know the puddle that a Sprite makes.=
</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>Kent</div><div>1960 Bugeye</div><div>=C2=A0</di=
v></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, M=
ar 30, 2015 at 6:16 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">spridgets@auto=
x.team.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><di=
v style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvet=
ica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,=
255,255)"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Guys and Gals,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">I just rebuilt a Huffaker race engine that had been stor=
ed away for decades.=C2=A0 I started it after the rebuild and all looked we=
ll after I discovered that I had the distributor drive gear in 180 out.=C2=
=A0 That took me a while to figure out until I replaced all of the plug wir=
es 1 went to 4 and 4 went to 1 and 3 to 2 and 2 to 3.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ok.=C2=A0 Here is my real question after runnin=
g for about 20 minutes with varying engine speed, I noticed that about a qu=
art and a half of oil decided it didn&#39;t wish to stay in the engine any =
longer and was being deposited on the driveway by way of the hole in the bo=
ttom of the transmission.=C2=A0 What happened here?=C2=A0 What should I che=
ck?</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">By the way, the engine=
 is running 11.5 :1 compression and all so high compression.=C2=A0 It sound=
ed spectacular.=C2=A0 I am dying to drive it once I get you all to give me =
some idea of what may have happened.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Thanks a bunch for all of your thoughts.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike C</div></div></div><br>---------------------=
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail=
_signature"><div>Kent</div><div>1960 Bugeye</div><div>1983 Garage full of s=
pridget parts!</div><div>2010 Arrow shed full of excess spridget parts!!!</=
div><div>=C2=A0</div></div>
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