Recent content by padam

Uhhh!

Maybe it’s just how you write , but it seems like you still don’t understand. The cam drives the oil pump drive shaft via the gear. The oil pump drive shaft turns the distributor via the slot. To prime the pump. You pull the oil pump drive shaft ( mark it for index.) the priming tool is just...

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A lot better than I did Saturday. In the 3rd round I was ahead by .359 and still broke out by .004. I tried to dump but waited to long because he was the faster car.

I have had to install a home made spring in my lower radiator hose to keep it from sucking shut. Ebay 26" alum radiator, clutch fan, no shroud, 180 thermostat with 1/8" relief hole. Steady 180 degees in the heat. Do not overfill radiator

Good luck today!

I would say both cars are lucky it wasn’t worse.

It bet that was a thrilling ride to have that exit the vehicle at top speed!

Last week at Kuhnle a guy oiled it down with atf after the stripe. It was a big old Buick Electra that didn’t look like it had been down the track before. He did it right and pulled off to the side. It still took upwards of 30 minutes to clean up.

Yikes, I bet that cleanup took awhile.

I’m surprised that Indy had poor prep. Is it that they are lazy because it’s not a big event?

Mine were leaking at the back inside corner of the right head. I was using steel shim gaskets that had some rust after a couple of years and the block deck surface was really ruff. There was a lot of leakage but the coolant leaked onto the lifters and I think it may have contributed to early...

Then you don’t want to bad enough

It’s pretty hard to poke fun at an addict trying to stay sober.

I really don’t want to see that old guy getting after it.