[TPR] Monday August 20 (later)
Asa Jay Laughton
asajay at asajay.com
Mon Aug 20 21:45:02 PDT 2012
No, no, no... I heard phone poles get in the way when power-shifting at
200 MPH.
:)
Asa Jay
Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
******************************
http://www.racingagainstautism.com
http://www.teampanteraracing.com
http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
On 8/20/2012 9:15 PM, Teampantera wrote:
>
> Awsome happy ending...now dont get tigga crazy and grenade speed
> shifting at 7,000 R's doing 200 ;-)
>
> Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
> >I think we had a really good day today. :)
> >
> >I'm taking vacation from work this week so Shelley, Sam and I can take
> >some time as a family. We reserved a cabin at a local lake for a couple
> >of days. It will be nice to get away and just be with family. That's
> >one of the reasons it was so important for me to get this fired early as
> >opposed to later.
> >
> >Here is how the day went:
> >- Pressure tested the cooling system, found the fancy thermostat gasket
> >wasn't going to work, replaced with standard paper gasket and sealing
> >compound. (that story was in the earlier email below)
> >- Found oil drips under the car, inspected, found the front bung on the
> >pan was loose (I thought for certain I tightened it before). Tightened
> >it over one turn, so I hope it's good now, will continue to monitor.
> >- Primed the oil system with my drill and the shaft from an old
> >distributor. Read oil pressure on the stock gauge in the car.
> >- Stuck the dizzy and fired her up.
> >- Set the idle to about 1,750 or thereabouts and let her warm up to
> >about 196 where the thermostat should open and shut her down. Allowed
> >to cool a short while.
> >- Burped the system at the radiator and swirl tank (I have petcock at
> >the top drivers corner of the radiator; makes it easy to burp air out).
> >- Repeat the running/shutdown/burp scenario about four times over a few
> >hours, making sure the thermostat opens, the radiator is circulating,
> >the fans come on.
> >- Used some Engine Brite and a scrub brush on the engine compartment
> >(now with the car outside), hosed it off, let it dry and then
> >Armor-All'ed the heck out of it. Looks nice and clean now.
> >- Installed the hatch loosely (to prevent accidental entanglement while
> >driving)
> >- Installed the drivers seat loosely (lap harness kept me firmly in
> place)
> >- Took her for a drive, ran her moderately hard between 45 and 80 MPH in
> >third gear, up and down, up and down for a few miles. Monitored temps
> >and oil pressure, all seem good.
> >- brought her home hot, parked, shut down... no boil overs. Wrapped it
> >up for the night.
> >
> >HOLY CATS! Does this thing accelerate now, and that's without getting
> >into the secondaries! Jimminey, do they go even faster once they break
> >in? I didn't take it above 5,000 RPM, though I got close at one point
> >and it seemed to fade. I later remembered the Pertronix I have in there
> >has a built-in rev-limiter and I think it's factory set to 5,000. I
> >hadn't bothered to change it earlier with the stock engine, but now with
> >this magnificent soul powering her, I had better change it to 6,500 or a
> >little less.
> >
> >About the only thing left to do now is put the deck lid back on.
> >Time to make reservations. :)
> >Asa Jay
> >
> >Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> >& Shelley Marie
> >Spokane, WA
> >******************************
> >http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> >http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> >http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
> >
> >
> >On 8/20/2012 5:25 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
> >> Yes, it's ALIVE!
> >>
> >> Mad Dawg wrote me earlier asking about that (possibly) leaking
> >> thermostat gasket.
> >>
> >> I had purchased a brand new reusable gasket from Summit. It's
> >> actually a really cool piece. It consists of a hard material (kind of
> >> like Bakelite) about an eighth inch think with a rubber sealing
> >> surface bonded into it on both sides. The objective is for the rubber
> >> to act like an o-ring and seal both the top and the bottom.
> >>
> >> I have no doubt this probably works very well for two -very- flat
> >> surfaces. However, in my case, the housing "tube" that connects the
> >> top of the thermostat to the swirl tank is the original welded
> >> assembly. It turns out the diameter of the embedded o-ring in this
> >> fancy gasket is just inside the flat part of the flange welded to the
> >> tube. Therefore, it doesn't seal well in my application. I checked
> >> it this morning with a pressure tester and sure enough it was weeping
> >> coolant.
> >>
> >> Soooooo..... Out it came this morning and was replaced with a
> >> standard paper gasket with some Hondabond on both sides. It now does
> >> not leak.
> >>
> >> I have a brand new stainless version of this pipe with a nice large
> >> sealing area flange on it that I'm sure would work fine. However, due
> >> to other modifications I'm currently using, I can't use that pipe
> >> unless I want to cut it down several inches. I don't really want to
> >> do that yet. I cut down the original pipe for the current
> >> configuration which includes a TEFBA filter. In the future I'll
> >> probably mode the cooling system again and will use the new pipe and
> >> will then be able to test that fancy gasket again.
> >>
> >> Here's a cool note for today: I installed two drain petcocks in the
> >> engine, with a hose connection on them, this part from Napa:
> >>
> http://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=WH_6660_0367751284
> >>
> >> This was huge help today as it allowed me to drain enough fluid to
> >> remove the thermostat housing without getting coolant all over the
> >> front of the engine. I have one of these installed on each side of
> >> the engine and in the radiator. It's very nice being able to attach a
> >> hose and route it directly into a container. Helps save on really
> >> messy floors. :)
> >>
> >> The engine is running so rich it's making my eyes water. All I did
> >> was crank the mixture screws to full rich (remember it's an
> >> "emissions" carb and has limited travel of a little over 3/4 turn.)
> >> We'll run it this way for just a bit longer and then lean it out.
> >>
> >> One bad news part. The heat riser didn't fit this manifold, so I'm
> >> running -without- it. Which means.... no choke. <sigh> I'll have to
> >> fix that up some other way maybe.
> >>
> >> Asa Jay
> >> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> >> & Shelley Marie
> >> Spokane, WA
> >> ******************************
> >> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> >> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> >> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
> >>
> >> On 8/20/2012 3:59 PM, Mad Dog Antenucci wrote:
> >>> Teaser Alert - Yea, that is what he looks like when he's in the
> >>> garage doctor. ;-)
> >>>
> >>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>> *From:* Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
> >>> *To:* 'Asa Jay Laughton' <asajay at asajay.com>;
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com
> >>> *Sent:* Monday, August 20, 2012 3:50 PM
> >>> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] Monday August 20
> >>>
> >>> “IT’S ALIVE!!!”
> >>> Dear Asa: I would expect that things are going well in your
> >>> garage….. Chuck Engles
> >>> *From:*tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com
> >>> [mailto:tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com] *On Behalf Of *Asa Jay
> >>> Laughton
> >>> *Sent:* Monday, August 20, 2012 5:35 PM
> >>> *To:* tpr at teampanteraracing.com
> >>> *Subject:* [TPR] Monday August 20
> >>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> >>> & Shelley Marie
> >>> Spokane, WA
> >>> ******************************
> >>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> >>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> >>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
> >>>
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> I think we had a really good day today. :)
>
> I'm taking vacation from work this week so Shelley, Sam and I can take
> some time as a family. We reserved a cabin at a local lake for a
> couple of days. It will be nice to get away and just be with family.
> That's one of the reasons it was so important for me to get this fired
> early as opposed to later.
>
> Here is how the day went:
> - Pressure tested the cooling system, found the fancy thermostat
> gasket wasn't going to work, replaced with standard paper gasket and
> sealing compound. (that story was in the earlier email below)
> - Found oil drips under the car, inspected, found the front bung on
> the pan was loose (I thought for certain I tightened it before).
> Tightened it over one turn, so I hope it's good now, will continue to
> monitor.
> - Primed the oil system with my drill and the shaft from an old
> distributor. Read oil pressure on the stock gauge in the car.
> - Stuck the dizzy and fired her up.
> - Set the idle to about 1,750 or thereabouts and let her warm up to
> about 196 where the thermostat should open and shut her down. Allowed
> to cool a short while.
> - Burped the system at the radiator and swirl tank (I have petcock at
> the top drivers corner of the radiator; makes it easy to burp air out).
> - Repeat the running/shutdown/burp scenario about four times over a
> few hours, making sure the thermostat opens, the radiator is
> circulating, the fans come on.
> - Used some Engine Brite and a scrub brush on the engine compartment
> (now with the car outside), hosed it off, let it dry and then
> Armor-All'ed the heck out of it. Looks nice and clean now.
> - Installed the hatch loosely (to prevent accidental entanglement
> while driving)
> - Installed the drivers seat loosely (lap harness kept me firmly in place)
> - Took her for a drive, ran her moderately hard between 45 and 80 MPH
> in third gear, up and down, up and down for a few miles. Monitored
> temps and oil pressure, all seem good.
> - brought her home hot, parked, shut down... no boil overs. Wrapped
> it up for the night.
>
> HOLY CATS! Does this thing accelerate now, and that's without getting
> into the secondaries! Jimminey, do they go even faster once they
> break in? I didn't take it above 5,000 RPM, though I got close at one
> point and it seemed to fade. I later remembered the Pertronix I have
> in there has a built-in rev-limiter and I think it's factory set to
> 5,000. I hadn't bothered to change it earlier with the stock engine,
> but now with this magnificent soul powering her, I had better change
> it to 6,500 or a little less.
>
> About the only thing left to do now is put the deck lid back on.
> Time to make reservations. :)
> Asa Jay
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************
> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>
> On 8/20/2012 5:25 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
>> Yes, it's ALIVE!
>>
>> Mad Dawg wrote me earlier asking about that (possibly) leaking
>> thermostat gasket.
>>
>> I had purchased a brand new reusable gasket from Summit. It's
>> actually a really cool piece. It consists of a hard material (kind
>> of like Bakelite) about an eighth inch think with a rubber sealing
>> surface bonded into it on both sides. The objective is for the
>> rubber to act like an o-ring and seal both the top and the bottom.
>>
>> I have no doubt this probably works very well for two -very- flat
>> surfaces. However, in my case, the housing "tube" that connects the
>> top of the thermostat to the swirl tank is the original welded
>> assembly. It turns out the diameter of the embedded o-ring in this
>> fancy gasket is just inside the flat part of the flange welded to the
>> tube. Therefore, it doesn't seal well in my application. I checked
>> it this morning with a pressure tester and sure enough it was weeping
>> coolant.
>>
>> Soooooo..... Out it came this morning and was replaced with a
>> standard paper gasket with some Hondabond on both sides. It now does
>> not leak.
>>
>> I have a brand new stainless version of this pipe with a nice large
>> sealing area flange on it that I'm sure would work fine. However,
>> due to other modifications I'm currently using, I can't use that pipe
>> unless I want to cut it down several inches. I don't really want to
>> do that yet. I cut down the original pipe for the current
>> configuration which includes a TEFBA filter. In the future I'll
>> probably mode the cooling system again and will use the new pipe and
>> will then be able to test that fancy gasket again.
>>
>> Here's a cool note for today: I installed two drain petcocks in the
>> engine, with a hose connection on them, this part from Napa:
>> http://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=WH_6660_0367751284
>>
>> This was huge help today as it allowed me to drain enough fluid to
>> remove the thermostat housing without getting coolant all over the
>> front of the engine. I have one of these installed on each side of
>> the engine and in the radiator. It's very nice being able to attach
>> a hose and route it directly into a container. Helps save on really
>> messy floors. :)
>>
>> The engine is running so rich it's making my eyes water. All I did
>> was crank the mixture screws to full rich (remember it's an
>> "emissions" carb and has limited travel of a little over 3/4 turn.)
>> We'll run it this way for just a bit longer and then lean it out.
>>
>> One bad news part. The heat riser didn't fit this manifold, so I'm
>> running -without- it. Which means.... no choke. <sigh> I'll have to
>> fix that up some other way maybe.
>>
>> Asa Jay
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> & Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>> ******************************
>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>
>> On 8/20/2012 3:59 PM, Mad Dog Antenucci wrote:
>>> Teaser Alert - Yea, that is what he looks like when he's in the
>>> garage doctor. ;-)
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
>>> *To:* 'Asa Jay Laughton' <asajay at asajay.com>; tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 20, 2012 3:50 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] Monday August 20
>>>
>>> “IT’S ALIVE!!!”
>>> Dear Asa: I would expect that things are going well in your
>>> garage….. Chuck Engles
>>> *From:*tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com
>>> [mailto:tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com] *On Behalf Of *Asa Jay
>>> Laughton
>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 20, 2012 5:35 PM
>>> *To:* tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>>> *Subject:* [TPR] Monday August 20
>>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>> & Shelley Marie
>>> Spokane, WA
>>> ******************************
>>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>>
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