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1. Pressed Steel Rockers (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 17:19:19 -0800
I went on a fun run on New Years day and had to climb from an altitude of 1452 asl to over 3500 ft asl on a steep grade. Two problems arose. One may be caused by the size of my engine in the Bugeye a
/html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00232.html (7,933 bytes)

2. Re: Pressed Steel Rockers (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 18:03:19 -0800
Hi Mike, I don''t know if this is a good comparison, but years ago when I rebuilt my first 948, I traveled the entire US with it without problems (with one exception that was outside my control). Eve
/html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00234.html (7,367 bytes)

3. Re: Pressed Steel Rockers (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:22:02 -0500
Mike: You would lean the carbs as you increased in altitude. Less air needs less gas. Carbs in airplanes have a leaning device controlled from the cockpit for just this case. Geoff Branch '74 Meejit
/html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00236.html (7,175 bytes)

4. Re: Pressed Steel Rockers (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:15:53 -0500
The Bentley manual says about 'pressed-steel type' that "Rebushing is not practicable and must not be undertaken. When bushes become worn new rocker assemblies must be fitted.". Forged type - differe
/html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00237.html (6,893 bytes)

5. Re: Pressed Steel Rockers (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 19:03:02 -0800
Hi Mike, Sounds like you had a less than fun outing. Too Bad, sorry to hear that. Seems to me that you have a number of minor problems that are compounding. Excess oil coming out of the rocker bush/s
/html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00238.html (8,915 bytes)

6. Re: Pressed Steel Rockers (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 19:20:05 -0800
I have seen that also, but there are a lot of repairs and fixes being done to these cars that would have never been thought of in the 60s. I thought maybe someone was re-bushing pressed steel rocker
/html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00240.html (7,668 bytes)

7. Re: Pressed Steel Rockers (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 19:24:43 -0800
O.K., but did 2000 ft of additional altitude warrant an adjustment or was my motor wheezing because of it's diminutive size? Mike MacLean-60 Sprite air needs the cockpit
/html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00241.html (7,007 bytes)

8. Re: Pressed Steel Rockers (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 19:47:09 -0800
The run was very much fun for the most part. The slow climb was only for 3 or 4 miles out of 75 miles that day. Most of the time I kept up just fine with everyone because we stayed off the freeway a
/html/spridgets/2002-01/msg00243.html (8,428 bytes)


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