Bambikiller240

I found a web page that describes a fan clutch rebuild and it gives a specific product (w/ part number) to use for the fluid in the fan clutch. Here's the Link to the Information

Escanlon ? beandip ? tanny ? (still waiting on you Sir!) Arizona240z ?

Hi Dwight! Howz the family? Yeah I lnow all about TIVO (just ordered one from DirecTV, but it's on back order ) I have a VCR, but really, there is nothing like watching a race LIVE, besides, until recently there were CART races and MotoGP, and occasional "Nap-car" races to watch later in the day. I used to have a friend who got up early too & we'd go to each other's house and watch the race, then go out to Breakfast, but his job required him to move about 70 miles away. Any nibbles on the sale of your car ? 2ManyZs : Trust me, if you had SpeedTV, you'd learn like I have to Net Surf AND watch TV at the same time. :stupid:

If you think it's tough to stay awake through an F1 race for you east Coast guys; try having to get up at 4:30AM Pacific time like go z racer, go (Jerry) and I to watch them. It takes dedication!

If you get SpeedTV, watch the Aussie V8's on Wednesday nights in the winter. Great racing! Also, the Speed World Challenge GT's and Touring cars are good.

He's from Virginny, prolly a Ricky Rudd fan

How about one more time? Still no attachment!

Wish we could find out what viscosity of oil to use for this purpose. I'd think that there would be significant performance differences between the various multi-wieghts, and straight weight oils that could be chosen, especially if they are "watered down" with lacquer thinner.

Naw, I'm no flirt. At my age I've developed very well defined likes and dislikes. That encompasses women, cars, food, music, and a lot of other things as well.

Gavin posted his picture early on. He's the guy that looks like he put too much Vegemite on his english muffin. :stupid:

Probably about 6 to 9 women on the site that I've noticed, though a couple don't post much anymore. YES, it's the red hair (always liked red-headed women since I was 16), but the eyes are a close second!

So, ask for a camera for your BD, or early Christmas. Doesn't one of your friends have a camera that could take a pic for you? Ask the local police to borrow one of their pics of you? "Yeah, That's the ticket!"

I have you all immortalized on my hard drive, with user name and real name. If it doesn't crash before end of the year, I'll have my own voting on this subject. Don't think I'll be able to post the results as I might end up being the winner. :stupid: Unless James (ZmeCruise) gets off his duff and posts. Still waiting for more of the women to post. I sent PM's to Chloe, Kelly, and Shannon tonight, inviting them to participate. ..........No response yet.

Old is a relative term, and is often used by ""kids" () to describe "worldly, wise, and experienced gentlemen."

Your turn ZmeCruise, come on now, Dee Dee and the rest of us are waiting! Snot!

Makes sense to me.

OK, Mark. Got it! Thanks

Keith: When/If you find it, could you post it to the Technical Articles section, or if it's a link to a website, email the link to me and I will rewrite it, if needed; so that it can reside in our club database. Howz your camera? Hint, Hint!

The supported contention was that a mixture of water and antifreeze is more efficient than straight antifreeze, right? But (if I'm reading the charts and you correct) this doesn't relate to whether antifreeze/water mix is more efficient at thermal transfer than straight water, right? This I believe to be different from how much heat antifreeze/water mix an hold without boiling. I'm definitely not a scientist, and definitely not trying to start an argument or be critical here, just trying to make sure that I understand. If I'm wrong on these statements, please try to clarify. Thanks.

No worries mate! But, Why don't you copy your post on this subject to the Tech Article thread so that this information will be viewable to others who read the one that I posted there? I only moderate that one forum, otherwise I'd copy it there myself. ( I can delete or move stuff OUT, but I can't move stuff INTO that forum)

Daniel: I got caught up in the discussion :stupid: , as to the shielding properties ( the "antifreeze" form a protective sleeve in your engine to keep the hot from the metal") seemed to be touted as beneficial, or a reason for antifreeze to be used; rather than something to be "lived with" to gain the other benefits of ethylene glycol. I live in Northern CA and while we don't get snow in my area, we do regularly see freezing tempuratures as early as November and as late as April. We also regularly see tempuratures in the 90 to 105 degree F. range as early as late May and as late as Mid October. I have been using about 20% antifreeze, 80% water, and Red Line Water Wetter in the winter, and water only with Water Wetter in the summer for the past 3 years. My engine stays remarkably cool in the summer (I have added a fan shroud to improve airflow through the radiator in summer time stop and go traffic) and never have experienced problems with freezing in the winter. The Water Wetter has an anticorrosive package in it so that base is covered when there is no antifreeze in my car. The best part of this thread is the information that you, mdbrandy, and myself have spelled out for other members to learn from.

Thanks for the translation and information on "Elephant" being a brand of oil I was just looking at the two oil caps that I have which are of the "Elephant" type. It seems that there are at least two varieties of "Elephant" cap. One is made to be used with a Valve cover that has a completely flat mating surface. This cap has a place for an O-ring to be installed on it's lower sealing surface. The other variety of "Elephant" cap is made for use with a Valve cover that has a groove in the valve cover for an O-ring to be seated, and the cap's sealing surface is completely flat. I have not idea which was used first, or second, or if they were intermixed in usage.

Hi Brett240: You may want to read the Tech Article that was posted to the site today. It offers a different view on the "benefits" of using distilled water in a cooling system that contains large amounts of aluminum. You can find it HERE

My point is that antifreeze is not any kind of shield (to heat), it does not keep "hot" from metal. See EDIT at bottom The coolant, whether water or a mixture, is there to transfer the heat out of the system. Antifreeze's purpose is to keep the fluid mixture (water AND antifreeze mixture) from freezing in the radiator tubes, it's anticorrosive elements are there to protect the metal of the system from being disolved by the water in the mixture over time. I have no doubt that 50/50 mix is better than straight antifreeze, for the overall needs of the engine. i.e. protection from freezing and corrosion protection, but it is not more efficient at transfering heat. Quoting from Red Line Products website: Water has twice the heat transfer capability when compared to 50% glycol antifreeze/coolant in water. Most passenger automobiles have a cooling system designed to reject sufficient heat under normal operating conditions using a 50/50 glycol solution in water. However, in racing applications, the use of water and WaterWetter® will enable the use of smaller radiator systems, which means less frontal drag, and it will also reduce cylinder head temperatures, even when compared to water alone, which means more spark advance may be used to improve engine torque. If anyone is interested, there is much more data to be found by following the link below. Tech Information from Red Line Corp. **EDIT Actually in that antifreeze/water mix is less efficient at removing heat, it is a shield; but that IMHO is NOT a benefit, it is a drawback that must be lived with in order to receive the benefits of ethylene glycol. Anticorrosives can be purchased separately.