John,
Great point! and a great idea too. I tried to coach a novice road racer
last year and she had trouble keeping the guages straight without adding the
complication of the manually controlled accusump.
Jim
(yes, another "me too" response)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. John Lye [SMTP:rjl6n@server1.mail.virginia.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 6:31 AM
> To: RENTRIKEN/0003006623@mcimail.com; autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Accusumps
>
> Rocky wrote:
>
> <good description of plumbing, etc, snipped>
>
> >The drill is: you open the accusump, then start the car ... you shut off
> the
> >accusump before turning the engine off.
>
> I've got an electric solenoid controlling my Accusump. Its wired to
> the ignition, so that its open whenever the igniton is on. Therefore,
> the drill becomes: turn on the ignition, wait a few seconds, hit the
> starter....shut off car when done. The electric solenoid means there's
> one less thing for me (or any co-driver who's not used to the car) to
> think about. The peace of mind knowing that I didn't forget to turn on
> the Accusump is worth the few bucks for the solenoid, IMHO.
>
> cheers,
>
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu
|