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Yes, it's ALIVE!<br>
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Mad Dawg wrote me earlier asking about that (possibly) leaking
thermostat gasket.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=WH_6660_0367751284">http://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=WH_6660_0367751284</a><br>
<br>
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. :)<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Asa Jay<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 8/20/2012 3:59 PM, Mad Dog Antenucci wrote:
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<div><span>Teaser Alert - Yea, that is what he looks like when
he's in the garage doctor. ;-)</span></div>
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<hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
Charles Engles <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cengles@cox.net"><cengles@cox.net></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Asa
Jay Laughton' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com"><asajay@asajay.com></a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
Monday, August 20, 2012 3:50 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
Re: [TPR] Monday August 20<br>
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125);">Dear Asa: I would expect that things are
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com">tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com">mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Asa Jay Laughton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 20, 2012 5:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [TPR] Monday August 20</span></div>
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<pre>Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired</pre>
<pre>& Shelley Marie</pre>
<pre>Spokane, WA</pre>
<pre>****************************** </pre>
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