[Fot] fuel pressure gauges with isolators

Bill Tobin william.tobin31 at verizon.net
Sat Mar 2 10:59:18 MST 2019 

Full disclosure: I had a colonoscopy last fall; they said I was perfect! 
A necessary event we have to go through as we, ah, mature.

Cheers, Bill

On 3/2/2019 8:40 AM, Brian Schirano via Fot wrote:
> Good one Bill, 2007 for me at 50! EmojiEmoji.  I said some time ago, 
> should make up some stickers 'PFR' Prostate Free Racing.  Club you 
> don't really want to /join/, but it's pretty big
>
> Cheers Mates
> Brian
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> Brian Schirano
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> On Saturday, March 2, 2019, 12:19:48 AM EST, Bill Dentinger via Fot 
> <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>
> I'm 80 years old and I had radical prostate surgery in 2012, and while 
> I no longer have balls of fire, I often have a wet leg.
>
> Bill Dentinger
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> On Friday, March 1, 2019, Tony Drews via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>     Here's an example:
>
>     https://www.summitracing.com/parts/atm-5376/overview/
>
>     It's basically got a diaphragm inside. Fuel goes to one side of
>     the diaphragm (spell that 3 times quickly) and ethylene glycol is
>     on the other side.  The line from the engine bay to the fuel
>     pressure gauge has the ethylene glycol.  If you have a rupture in
>     the line in the passenger compartment you just get a wet leg, not
>     a ball of fire.
>
>     Regards, Tony
>
>     On 3/1/2019 6:05 AM, Brian Schirano wrote:
>     Hi Guys
>
>     very interesting talk on the EGT probes. A side bar came up on
>     fuel pressure gauges with isolators.. I have the gauge, but
>     isolators? What is this?
>     I have a single braided line up through the tub from elec pump and
>     filter in the rear to regulator and gauge under the bonnet, line
>     then splits to the carbs.
>     Education please.
>
>     Thanks
>     Brian
>
>     26A GT6+, 28 TR6
>     Brian Schirano
>     585-305-0349 Cell
>     BSchirano at yahoo.com <mailto:BSchirano at yahoo.com>
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>     On Thursday, February 28, 2019, 10:52:17 PM EST, vfracing--- via
>     Fot <fot at autox.team.net> <mailto:fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>
>     I second the fuel pressure recommendation.  For the $$$ I spent
>     last year chasing what I thought was an ignition problem I could
>     have installed two fuel pressure gauges with isolators!!!  Not to
>     mention the lost laps in the Kastler Cup....
>
>     Phil Gott
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Tony Drews via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>     <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>
>     To: fot <fot at autox.team.net> <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>
>     Sent: Thu, Feb 28, 2019 3:12 pm
>     Subject: Re: [Fot] EGT gauge installation
>
>     I've always heard that if you have a balance tube between front
>     and rear carb that you want to run in 1 and 4 so you can better
>     isolate which carb you want to adjust.
>     I have mine in 1 and 4 but run webers so no balance tube. I see up
>     to 1450 F at the end of long straights.  Much more than that and I
>     start to transfer aluminum from the piston to the cylinder walls. 
>     I think there's some variation in temp readings between different
>     probes and gauges, I don't know what the accuracy really is.
>     It's a great troubleshooting tool when the car starts to run like
>     crap. Another helpful tools is a fuel pressure gauge (with
>     isolator so you don't pipe gas into the passenger compartment).
>     Pressure too high overruns the floats.  To low and you've got
>     something funny with the feed like a regulator / pump going bad or
>     you forgot to put gas in the car.
>     - Tony
>     On 2/27/2019 6:10 PM, Barr, Scott via Fot wrote:
>     Interesting – why not 1 and 4 or 2 and 3?
>     Scott (B.)
>     *From:*Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net>
>     <mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Rick Parent via Fot
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, February 27, 2019 2:20 PM
>     *To:* John Styduhar <johnstydo at gmail.com>
>     <mailto:johnstydo at gmail.com>; Terry Stetler <tlizzard at msn.com>
>     <mailto:tlizzard at msn.com>
>     *Cc:* Friends of Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
>     <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Fot] EGT gauge installation
>     If you are using SU's I would use Cylinders 1 and 3 or 2 and 4. If
>     you are using dual Webers I prefer the same as above but any two
>     will do really.
>     On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 1:00:53 AM EST, Terry Stetler via
>     Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>     One and Four.  Typically those would run the leaner than Two and
>     Three.
>     Terry Stetler
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>     *From:*Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net>> on behalf of John Styduhar
>     via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:30:15 PM
>     *To:* Triumph 'Friends of Triumph
>     *Subject:* [Fot] EGT gauge installation
>     I need some tips on installation of a dual probe EGT gauge on the
>     TR4 race engine with twin Strombergs-
>     What two cylinder to use for probes.
>     Optimum EG temperature for tuning purposes.
>     Thanks
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