The air temps are getting up there this summer and so are my temps-close to 250 oil temp on a 97-deg sunny day in Nashville. I just sent my heads off...
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the one thing I have learned after nearly 50 years of working on VWs is that the Germans did not do anything without a purpose, and usually a well...
I ran the same HOT Nashville races (in a Caracal D) that Anthony (caracal76) referred to in his post on cooling tins and only saw 200 on my oil temp...
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Take the sender out of the oil passage and throw it in a pot of boiling water. It should read pretty close to 212 degrees F!
The inner bearing (ball type) on my left front failed during my last race and I'm wondering if it's normal wear and tear or some other problem. When...
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Steve,
Thanks for the reply. Bearing almost certainly ran out of grease. I didn't think about it at the time (I was so suprised when it fell apart)...
I have a 67 AD Vintage Vee. I had my first race at New Hampshire this past weekend.
I found that I needed more negative rear camber.I could not lower...
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What were the symptoms that led you to think that you needed more camber?
I'm finally getting some new used tires and want to get as much life out of them as possible. It seems to me that Blackhawk has more right hand turns...
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Thanks - it's nice to know that not everything I think of is totally harebrained!
Brian's length estimates are correct, but there could be some interaction between the style of collector you are using, 4-1 or 4-2-1, and the correct...
Can someone give me the basic version of the HP vrs.Torque explanation. In otherwords, lets say there are two engines - one puts out 145HP and 75 ft....
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Most motorcycle engines are very peaky and have a narrow width of rpm in which the hp is high. Hence the 6 speed trannies. Same thing with diesel...
A 2 part question;
1) What's the easiest way to determine a spring's rate? I have a couple of un-identified springs (rear). How do you guys load and...
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Yeah, you could do that. Then you could put the spring on a real spring checker and realize that it's nowhere near even close to what you calculated...
My new-to-me Vee has a threaded rod extending from one end of the upper beam tube. Last night as I was checking nuts and bolts before the next event...
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Dietmar, Brian,
Thanks for the help. I pulled the rod last night, put on some loctite and replaced. There is some play so I'll try to adjust the rod...
I don't mean to start a huge uprising amoung the FV community, but I believe manifold prices are bordering on silly. I know the amount of effort and...
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What happens to the rest of us that have already invested in a top level manifold?
If you want to evolve the class, check out Formula First. They...
Daytona. Warm weather. Fast track. 1st session out today. Started with 40 psi of oil pressure @ 1000 rpm. On tri-oval guage read 0 psi. Turning 5500+...
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We check it both ways, running and not. There are marks on the dipstick for both. We were running 2:40's at Daytona. Made it through both qualifying...
Ok, odds are I'll get flamed for this, but since I'm a) cheap and b) kinda broke after tax season and all new copper plumbing in the house (warning -...
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A few thoughts from my attempts. Great Foam does not cure if confined in a bag with no air. Spent one hour seating in a soggy bag. Two part foam...
As we come down to the wire for the frist time out with my new to me car (school 4/24-25 and first race 4/26) I've been trying to go over everything...
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Send me an email at saslow(at)comcast.net and I will forward you my pre-weekend checklist, as well as my between session checklist.
I have tried every adjustment and cannot get 1st gear. I just ran and have R,2,3,4. 1st feels like it engages when not running, but only grinds while...
Newbie getting ready for school. What kind of tire pressure do you guys normally start with cold? I'll be running at Blackhawk and using Hoosier's if...
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As a former chief driving instructor, *MY* biggest concern was not 'intimdation', but rather whether the person could stay out of everyone's way and...
Is there only one? If not; which one do we use? How is it specified / which vehicle does it come out of?
Thanks-
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Use the spring pack that comes with the std link pin beam. I believe it has six leaf spring layers. The outside leafs are actually two pieces, so the...
I have a rebuilt FV engine coming, have been told to run 10W30 conventional oil to break it in. Read a lot about Zinc and only use Off Raod or Racing...
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Dropped it off at Veetech this morning! After spending only about 45 minutes talking to Jim I realize just how much I don't know! Yikes that guy is...
Getting ready to paint my drums. Might as well look fast if you can't be fast. :lol:
Any advice on prep before I paint?? What to use to wipe down...
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Most people say do not paint the rim mounting area of the drums. For the rest of the area...that you can paint... I wipe them down with brake cleaner...
I am putting back together a D13 that I bought in pieces. I am trying to figure out the rear suspension mounting locations. I know that the bottom of...
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any spring shop should be able to make you a set of u-bolts. I had a set made for $20.they are 2 3/4 wide center by 4 3/4 long as for the setup I...
Okay. Why are my front left and right weights not equal since the zero roll can be thought of as a three-legged stool? And the rear weights are not...
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Robert,
I have returned the scales but I may look into it again once it gets warm and I feel more like being out in the garage.
Maybe it was the UFO...
While I have great respect for position Fred Clark holds with Formula Vee, I and others wish there had been an more open discussion before the...
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First time on the forum in weeks, and having just read through all of the posts, here is an item that I find quite alarming, per SteveO, posted today...
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