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04-14-2024, 02:07 PM | #941 |
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Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
Wow did it feel good to be working on Dumbo. After a season and a half under the hood is just very dirty and dusty. Removing the engine is a must to get clean.
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04-16-2024, 07:02 AM | #942 |
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Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
I may have found an occasional miss fire, engine coolant in the spark plug well. I think Dumbo will be quicker hitting on all 16 plugs.
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04-16-2024, 06:55 PM | #943 |
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All plugs a little bit oily but not real bad. It so much easier to check valve lash with the engine out
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Reason is locks only clamp on the valve stem below the groove, the ID of the lock is larger above the groove. |
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04-19-2024, 10:45 AM | #945 |
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Thanks I will check that.
Spoke with someone that had some thoughts on why the head leaked coolant in to the spark plug bore. Coolant casting core flotation. I wonder why it took two seasons of racing to appear on this head an only one season to cause a problem on the odd cylinder head. One of life’s little mysteries. |
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The down side of doing it yourself, forgetting where I placed a tool because, “I don’t use it that often”. After some time I found it. Just another stupid old man trick.
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Larry, look at the bright side! Soon you'll be able to hide your own Easter eggs!
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Oh that's nothing, wait until you forget how to do the simplest thing...on a video for everyone to see! LOL!!
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