[TPR] Bearings (Re: Asa Jay's Radiator leak test)

[Asa Jay Laughton]

No, not Summit.
Yes, I did check out Moneymaker racing, price was not competitive as I 
recall or something.  There was a reason I decided not to use them.

The main bearings, ordered from the same vendor, got here in four days 
of the order.  I placed the order on a Monday, they arrived that 
Friday.  This time I'm now six business days out and still don't have 
them.  Ordered on a Wednesday and it's now the second Thursday.  I've 
emailed asking them what's up.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 7/26/2012 8:39 PM, David wrote:
> Summit for bearings?  Remember I told you about Alex at Moneymaker Racing?  He will tell you if he has them and when they will ship. I'd bet prices are competitive.
>
> Just a suggestion----
>
> On Jul 26, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>  wrote:
>
>> Short story.... BAD.
>>
>>
>> Long Story,
>> I sprayed the radiator pretty well with some Simple Green and let it
>> soak a few minutes while I looked for the hose pistol grip sprayer.
>> After hosing it all down thoroughly both inside and out, we took it in
>> to the bench and set up the pressure tester.
>>
>> At first, I couldn't get -any- pressure into the tank at all.  Then
>> dumbass remembered the petcock was open and the top fitting was not
>> installed.  Duh!  So I closed the petcock and put the plug back in the
>> upper left hole.  That's your comedy for today... it ain't gettin' any
>> better.
>>
>> Ahhhh... pressure... and lots of noise.
>>
>> I didn't have to use soapy water, plain water worked just fine.  I
>> sprayed down the various locations hissing and found bubbles on multiple
>> tubes at the ends on both tanks.  There were some I could not find
>> readily on the outer layer of tubes, but based on my use of the spray
>> and the change in hissing to bubbles, you can bet inner tubes are
>> leaking as well, at the connections to the tanks.
>>
>> I'm betting this -can't- be repaired.  It's not like a brass radiator
>> you can unsolder the tanks, fix the tubes and resolder the tanks.  The
>> tanks in this case are welded.<sigh>
>>
>> I guess I need some of that Round Table Pizza sponsorship money to buy a
>> new radiator.  :)
>>
>> oh...
>> AND MY STINKIN' BEARINGS ARE STILL NOT HERE!
>>
>> 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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