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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The oil cooler failure was most likely caused by
incorrect routing of the oil flow caused by an oil cooler line adaptor that
routes the oil through the oil cooler before it goes past the oil pressure
relief valve. It must go past the oil pressure relief valve first so that the
valve will open and reduce the pressure when the engine & oil is very cold
& thick. When it goes through the cooler first, the cold oil pressure has
"surges" that travel through the lines & pressurze the cooler to
levels most likely exceeding 200 psi! A number or years ago we blew up 3
coolers in a row in similar circumstances before we figured out what the problem
was!. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> We now have proper oil cooler
adaptor blocks available that route the oil correctly so this will not happen.
They are tapped for 1/2 pipe threads so adaptors for whatever lines you are
using can be fitted. The plates are machines from billets of 7075-T6 aluminum.
They sell for $90.00 without fittings. The oil lines exit the block to the top
and rear. The cleanest installation is done using one 90 degree hose end and one
120 degree hose end, then running the hoses forward along the oil pan rail on
the left side of the engine. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Greg
Solow </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
The
Engine Room</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Santa Cruz, Ca.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
831
429-1800</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lunkercars@earthlink.net href="mailto:lunkercars@earthlink.net">Greg
- Lunker Hilyer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=BillDentin@aol.com
href="mailto:BillDentin@aol.com">BillDentin@aol.com</A> ; <A
title=fot@autox.team.net href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">Friends of
Triumph</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 15, 2008 10:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Fot] Beaten by
equipment</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Oddly, turn 1 is the same as before [so I've ben told - never
been there before] as is 2- 7 I think. Logical place to call turn one is
currently called turn 12. It was more than a bit confusing as they gave the
green at 1 and the checkered before 12 of 13. And on different sides of the
track, apparently depending on if the person with the flag was right or left
handed I guess. Still flat-out thru 1-3 if I ignored the vibration. Turn 7 [I
think] is a 300 degree right that looks great on paper but is actually a bit
of a bore. Still a very fast track but not particularly challenging in my
opinion - 2 sessions and I knew it as well as the first 2 years on my
home track of Sandia.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Greg "Lunker" Hilyer</DIV>
<DIV>TR4 #314</DIV>
<DIV>Albuquerque NM <BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Sep 15, 2008, at 7:27 PM, <A
href="mailto:BillDentin@aol.com">BillDentin@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>Greg...</DIV>
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<DIV>Had you ever raced BRAINERD before? They just re-configured that
track, and (in my opinion) lost their signature corner (old Turn ONE,
advertised as wide open in ANY car). I've not raced the new track yet,
and I am interested in comments concerning the new foot print.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Bill Dentinger</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/15/2008 7:57:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, <A
href="mailto:lunkercars@earthlink.net">lunkercars@earthlink.net</A>
writes:</DIV>
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size=2>Hello all,<BR>Beaten by equipment...<BR>My previous posting from
Brainard quoted the common wisdom "you <BR>gotta' finish to win".
Well, I was reminded that you gotta' start to <BR>finish. Sunday at
Brainard shaped up to be what I would call "ideal <BR>conditions"...
cold, wet and basically miserable enough that only
<BR>fools/idiots/& the die-hards like me [3 in 1] would dare go out
- <BR>perfect. Not sure if excessive oil pressure from the 40ish
temp on my <BR>20W50 caused it [doubtful] or if it was just it's
time, but upon <BR>startup for the sunday race the oil cooler chose
to rupture in the <BR>pits and that was the end of that. Could have
by-passed it for the <BR>next race but it was canceled due to
conditions too perfect for me to <BR>even imagine. Oh well - finding
out that the top 4 finishers behind <BR>me on saturday are all ice
racers boosted my ego enough and knowing <BR>that they were all
gunning for me might not have made sunday quite as <BR>enjoyable as
saturday.<BR>Interesting to note that that although I do buy better that
50% of my <BR>perts from Moss, 100% of my failures have been from
parts they have <BR>supplied. Once again, my cheepo nature has
proven to be false <BR>economy and bitten me in the
butt.<BR>Now on to good vibrations and bad vibrations. The Beach Boys told
us <BR>about the good ones but some aren't and never will be. First
time I <BR>ever felt the bad one was at Watkins Glen. It may well
have existed <BR>before but my car has never been on a track that
fast. So far as my <BR>butt and brain can tell, it doesn't come on
until somewhere beyond <BR>100mph. After getting the driveshaft
straightened last week I thought <BR>I had surely got to the
problem. First couple sessions at Brainard <BR>felt good but that
proved to be a combination of wishful thinking and <BR>not going
fast enough. It's still there. For a time at The Glen and <BR>again
at Brainard I almost convinced myself that it was 4th gear only
<BR>but I am now pretty sure that it is only dependent on road speed
- <BR>i.e., it's felt near redline in 3rd and only gets worse as
4th <BR>progresses. Scared the speed right out of me the first time
I felt it <BR>come on, but after many teeth grinding laps with
nothing coming thru <BR>the block [convinced it's not engine
related], the trans. case, or <BR>thru the floor, I've lived with it
thru the last two races. Doesn't <BR>mean I like it and that
combined with a bum oil cooler, moody starter <BR>[thanks again Moss
Motors] and exorbitant entry fees, will likely <BR>keep me from
going to Road America.<BR>Any Ideas? The drive-shaft straightening didn't
seem to do anything. <BR>I've run it on 3 different sets of tires
and wheels, so that's not <BR>it. U-joints are fine [by all
appearances], can't find any slop in <BR>the trans. output shaft or
the diff, input [pinion] shaft nor any run- <BR>out on the input
shaft flange or axles. Defiantly not coming from <BR>the front as it
is not transmitted thru the steering wheel. Rear axle <BR>bearings
seem to be in fine shape.<BR>The engine is fresh and in good balance. The
trans. is new to me <BR>[close ratio in a TR6 case] but no
recognized problems from the <BR>previous FoT owner. I have given
the original, stock, open. 3.70 <BR>differential a hard life since
it's early retirement but I still <BR>can't see how that would
figure in. The only unknown is my frozen <BR>axle shafts... As part
of my recent "freshening", I sent the crank <BR>shaft [more on that
later], stub axles, front hubs, rear hubs and <BR>half shafts
to Controlled Thermal Processing [<A
href="http://metal-wear.com">http://metal-wear.com</A>] <BR>to be
cryogenically frozen [-300f/+300f in a 68 hour process]. Being
<BR>unknown voodoo, I'm creating a scenario where the axle[s] have a
bow <BR>in it [them] causing a imbalance, causing the vibration but
not <BR>detectable from the flange end - not very likely but I'm
grasping at <BR>straws here [oh yea, I'm still in the mid-west so it
must be corn].<BR>Please believe me, at this point I am willing to
consider any ideas <BR>regardless how far fetched. And maybe one
[some] of you know what I'm <BR>feeling and have the spot-on
answer.<BR><BR>Greg "Lunker" Hilyer<BR>TR4 #314<BR>Albuquerque NM
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