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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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04-17-2024, 11:02 AM | #944 | |
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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. |
04-21-2024, 08:57 PM | #946 |
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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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04-22-2024, 07:26 AM | #947 |
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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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04-22-2024, 02:01 PM | #948 |
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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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04-23-2024, 03:55 PM | #949 |
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Dropped the head off at Jeff Taylor Performance. Jeff said that I’m not the first to have the problem. It’s the same end on the same casting number. He made some other recommendations that should help us get a little closer in the HP race.
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04-26-2024, 10:17 AM | #950 |
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Today and this weekend we haven’t any granddaughter functions to attend. I should get a lot of things re-verified and cleaned.
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