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Correct starting & shut off procedure of a blower motor
arush:
Appreciate the feedback Draw 3D and Roo.
Roo, I net you at Bowling Green last year and hope to see you there this year.
I realize that you are very busy while you are there but I hope you could find a few minutes to check out my Digger.
Thanks.
rooman:
Draw3D,
all that coupemerc is suggesting is to get the oil through the motor before attempting to start it. We use exactly that procedure with Mark Vaught's 7.0 car. Roll the car out of the trailer and get it up on the jacks, pull the plugs and spin the motor until we see oil pressure. Put the warm up plugs in and fire the motor--with the galleries etc primed there is sufficient oil pressure by the time the engine lights off the squirt bottle and then begins running on the pump. We then switch to the race plugs and fire the same way on the line. Once the engine has been spun to get oil pressure the first time each day there is no need to spin it for more than a couple of seconds to get pressure and it takes that long to light anyway.
Roo
dreracecar:
Warm up plugs??? Ahhhh to be wealthy
rooman:
--- Quote from: dreracecar on February 28, 2017, 08:17:17 AM ---Warm up plugs??? Ahhhh to be wealthy
--- End quote ---
Smartarse!!! ;D
Ponti:
Loving this thread, will be helpful for me once mines finished.
Just one question. What's the difference between warm up plugs and race plugs?
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