[DeTomaso] Four Days to Vegas / Two Cats Down

[Dan Courtney]

Things aren't looking too good for "The Beast".
The engine shop ordered the wrong rings and didn't notice until they started 
the assembly last wednesday. Then they failed to have the replacement rings 
sent via express from NJ.
Even if they show up in the morning, they will need at least the rest of the 
day to complete assembly and then I'll be left with only Tuesday night to 
install and tune it.

Dan


Dan F. Courtney


Excalibur Commercial Real Estate Services
La Jolla, CA

Phone (858) 551-5455
Fax (858) 551-5456

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: <dfcex at pacbell.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Four Days to Vegas / Two Cats Down


> In a message dated 4/21/07 11:53:34 PM, dfcex at pacbell.net writes:
>
> << 1) To get rod bearing dust out of oil lines and coolers, is solvant and
> compressed air adequate or is a more aggressive cleaning required? >>
>
> Physical scrubbing of lines and passages in a block with long thin tubular
> brushes and solvent, or total replacement if you can afford it, are used 
> by
> pro-race teams. To clean a monolithic oil cooler is nearly impossible- 
> some try
> long sessions in a hot high-detergent ultrasonic washer- similar to what 
> your
> opthalmologist uses on eyeglasses & contact lenses,  but even that is no 
> sure
> thing and many oil coolers from blown motors wind up for sale cheap at 
> swap
> meets.  Which is why I push the use of Aeroquip or Laminova take-apart oil
> coolers. These both can be disassembled and scrubbed while cleaning the 
> welded or
> soldered ones is always a gamble.
>
> <<2- the viscosity of oil you should use is more dependent on the 
> clearances
> your builder set the engine up for. I'd go with his recommendation. 
> Thicker oi
> l has a cushioning effect but also requires larger bearing clearances for
> adequate oil flow and temperature control,  So its all pretty much a 
> juggling act
> in a high rpm engine.  Good luck, Dan- J DeRyke
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