[tcb] Re: Technical Question - Oil and Engine Heat

  • From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:13:15 -0500 (CDT)

No problem Will, thanks for all the "evil" advice...
Doghouse.
New Oil Cooler.

> Humm, well from the sounds of it the carbs are jetted appropriately.  What
> kind of oil cooler configuration is it, a Doghouse or inline?  I deleted
> the other responses already, so if I'm asking something redundant, I
> apologize.  Also, when the engine was built, was the cooler flushed or
> new?
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Jun 15, 2006 12:58 PM
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: Technical Question - Oil and Engine Heat
>>
>>Idle screws, out a little less than two out.
>>I don't hear any pinging.  But I don't know if I would know what it
>>sounded like if I did hear it either though...
>>
>>> How many turns out are your idle screws?  Should be about two turns for
>>> a
>>> 34ICT.  If it's more than that, the idle jets are too lean.  Most of
>>> your
>>> driving is actually done on the idle jets and the mains don't kick in
>>> until 2500RPM up.  That latter range varies depending on venturi size
>>> and
>>> how many cylinders are being fed by the same venturi.
>>>
>>> I wouldn't go higher on the timing just yet.  Another question, do you
>>> hear any pinging when you accelerate at low speed?
>>>
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