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Re: [TR] vacuum, oil presure,ELEC FAN thermo. SOUGHT!

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Subject: Re: [TR] vacuum, oil presure,ELEC FAN thermo. SOUGHT!
From: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:46:53 -0400
Paul, do you have a stock manifold or a header?  Reason I ask, I bought an 
aftermarket header for my '70 Datsun 2000 roadster that never matched right.

Terry Smith
'59 TR3A.


>    But while it was running strong I sprayed starter fluid around the
> manifolds.  When I would spray it down the slit between 3&4 intake 
> manifold
> tubes, the starter fluid actually drowned out the motor. If I would have
> sprayed it for 5 seconds then it would surely have choked it out.  To a
> lesser extent, this also happened for the split on the intake manifold
> between 1&2 tubes.  I had expected the starter fluid to make the rpm's
> scream, but, this never happened.  I was surprised then that this action
> would actually kill the engine!

> Paul Dorsey
> 60 TR3A


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