Hell, it wuz HER idea! :( --- Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Does your wife know you're holding your dipstick? > > ;-) > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Aug 2, 2006 12:14 PM > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot > > > >If'n it wuz me, I'd break 'er in on flatter roads > than > >the road to Hot Springs! > >Get another couple hunnerd miles on the new motor > >goin' east on 30, then north on 430 and back a > couple > >of times... > >My new 1641 was hotter than usual until I got about > >1,000 miles on her. I can run for hours now and > still > >hold the dipstick (gingerly though). > > > >--- Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > >> after doing that, you think it will be good to go > on > >> my daily commute on > >> friday 30 miles one way in the hills? > >> > >> > >> >From: Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot > >> >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 08:31:54 -0700 (PDT) > >> > > >> >Run the valves and change the dizzy. may just > need > >> to break in some more. > >> > > >> >Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> man it has the triangle > >> >peice and the little duct thingy that blows the > hot > >> >air outside the engine compartment. all the tin > is > >> there i made sure of it > >> >and compared 3 times with the book. even a > couple > >> of peices folks said i > >> >didn't need are in that booger. > >> > > >> > > >> > >From: Mark Sawyer > >> > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot > >> > >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 08:13:11 -0700 (PDT) > >> > > > >> > >The dizzy being 180 out will cause it to run > >> hotter. what type of > >> >doghouse > >> > >are you running. If your running an offset > >> cooler, did you get the cooler > >> > >exhaust thru the sheet metal or is it blowing > >> ontop of the #3 cylinder > >> >tin? > >> > > > >> > >Brian Denning wrote: also it seemed to of > >> > >started when i put the correct peice of tin on > >> the rear > >> > >of the motor and put thehose that goes from > the > >> oil bath filter down to > >> >by > >> > >the heat exchanger. could hot air comming in > from > >> that hose cause it to > >> >run > >> > >hotter? like a detonation kinda thing? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >From: Mark Sawyer > >> > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot > >> > > >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 07:44:42 -0700 (PDT) > >> > > > > >> > > >I agree, I would check the timing more than > >> anything. Also check to > >> >make > >> > > >sure a cleaning rag didn't get sucked into > the > >> fan. I have never heard > >> >of > >> > > >having the windows open having anything to > do > >> with engine temp. Did you > >> > >get > >> > > >the distributor and distributor drive > installed > >> correctly? > >> > > > > >> > > >wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote: I ride with my > jalousies > >> open all the time, in > >> > > >rush hour even. No problem here. That bus > with > >> a new motor should do 65 > >> > >all > >> > > >day long. > >> > > > > >> > > > I suggest a tuning problem, assuming all > your > >> tin is there. Adjust > >> >your > >> > > >valves, check your timing, points, etc. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >-----Original Message----- > >> > > >From: i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > >Sent: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 9:28 AM > >> > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot > >> > > > > >> > > > .AOLPlainTextBody { margin: 0px; > font-family: > >> Tahoma, > >> > > >Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; > >> color: #000; > >> > > >background-color: #fff; } .AOLPlainTextBody > pre > >> { font-size: 9pt; > >> > > > } .AOLInlineAttachment { margin: 10px; } > >> .AOLAttachmentHeader > >> > > >{ font: 11px arial; border: 1px solid > #7DA8D4; > >> background: > >> > > >#F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { > font: > >> 11px arial; > >> > > >background: #B5DDFA; padding: 3px 3px 3px > 3px; > >> } > >> > > >.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { font: > 11px > >> arial; color: > >> > > >#000000; padding: 1px 10px 1px 9px; > background: > >> #F9F9F9; } > >> > > >.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { font: > 11px > >> arial; color: > >> > > >#000000; background: #F9F9F9; } > >> .AOLAttachmentHeader a, .AOLImage > >> > > >a { color: #2864B4; text-decoration: none; } > >> > > >.AOLAttachmentHeader a:hover, .AOLImage > a:hover > >> { color: #2864B4; > >> > > >text-decoration: underline; } body { > >> background-color: > >> > > > white; font-family: "Verdana"; font-size: > >> 10pt; border: > >> > > >0px; } .spell { padding-bottom:2px; > >> background:yellow > >> > > >url(images/bg_spellingErr.gif) bottom left > >> repeat-x; color:#000; } > >> > > >.spellHover { text-decoration:none; > color:#b00; > >> > > >padding-bottom:2px; background:yellow > >> url(images/bg_spellingErr.gif) > >> > > >bottom left repeat-x; } p { margin: 0px; > >> padding: 0px; } > >> > > >img.managedImg { width: 0px; height: 0px; } > >> img.placeholder { > >> > > > width: 275px; height: 206px; background: > >> #F4F4F4 > >> > > >url(images/activityIndicator.gif) center > center > >> no-repeat; border: 1px > >> > > >solid #DADAD6 !important; } and yes the seal > >> around the motor is > >> > > >new. > >> > > > > >> > > > >From: "Brian Denning" > >> > > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > > >Subject: [tcb] running hot > >> > > > >Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:23:58 -0500 > >> > > > > > >> > > > >so i put my tires on yesterday. took > hershey > >> out for a test > >> >drive...man > >> > > >the >8 ply's make a world of difference. got > it > >> up to 65 hard to > >> >maintain > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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