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0. 09:45 AM - [Please Read] - Last Official Day of List Fund Raiser! (Matt Dralle)
1. 07:37 AM - Re: Grease guns (Tim Olson)
2. 10:43 AM - Installing the "Red cube" (Carlos Trigo)
3. 11:31 AM - Re: Installing the "Red cube" (Lenny Iszak)
4. 11:31 AM - Re: Installing the "Red cube" (Linn Walters)
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| Subject: | [Please Read] - Last Official Day of List Fund Raiser! |
Dear Listers,
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Thanks to you guys who replied on my grease gun question.
What I did was this: I purchased a new Lincoln 1134 gun,
that runs about $40. It was reviewed and rated pretty
high and is supposed to have a pretty heavy duty spring.
I definitely could be not getting all the air out of it.
Given that there's a relief button on top, this SHOULD
be pretty easy to do. But I think the root cause of
the issue is that the Aeroshell 6 is just so thick that
the spring isn't enough to get it to flow up into the
gun, even to release air. Being in Wisconsin with
temps in the 30's doesn't help, although I did try
to warm the gun with my heater last week.
Also, I did read your thing, Tim, and after tearing
apart my gun, there definitely wasn't any handle
orientation that was possible on my existing gun.
It was a straight shaft that just slips thru 2
plunger items. One is a backing plate/stem for
the rubber plunger, which keeps the plunger
level, and the other is the rubber plunger itself.
Above that it's just a flat washer and cotter pin.
So nothing that you can twist to make any difference.
The grease isn't slipping past the plunger, either.
So really the only thing that would make the
grease not be burpable is if it were just too thick
for the plunger spring to force upwards. That's why
I just went for a new gun. With the new gun, I'll
burp it out well and see how it works, and report
back. I'll tear it apart first. Maybe I'll even
tear them both apart and show internal photos. If the
new gun works well, it may help others to document it.
My old gun I'll relegate to using a different, less
thick grease, for just doing wheel bearings and
chassis stuff at home.
More to come in a week or so.
Tim
On 11/28/2016 10:12 PM, Tim Lewis wrote:
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> Tim,
>
> I fought the same problem for years - couldn't reliably burp all the air
> out of the gun, so it would stop pumping.
>
> Then somebody showed me that it is possible (at least on my gun, I
> understand this is a common feature) to turn the plunger handle to just
> the right location so it will engage with the grease puck, allowing the
> operator to push on the end of the plunger handle and apply extra force
> to the grease column. Then you can operate the lever (or use the air
> burp fitting, if so equipped) to get a nice air-free column of grease
> flowing.
>
> In practice: rotate the plunger handle a little, push on it, see if
> there is resistance. If not, turn more and try again. Repeat until the
> plunger handle is locked to the grease puck.
>
> Tim
>
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| Subject: | Installing the "Red cube" |
Guys
Those of you who installed the fuel flow sensor (aka the "red cube") below the
engine, between the throttle body and the fuel distribution "spider", you had
to order a small fire sleeved fuel line, right?
Can you please tell me where did you order it, and the specifications (length,
diameter and type & size of the fittings) of that extra fuel line?
Thanks
Carlos
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| Subject: | Re: Installing the "Red cube" |
You'll need two lines, one from the servo to redcube and the other from the redcube
to the spider. The dimensions depend on how and where you are mounting the
redcube. Some fuel line makers can chop your original fuel line in two and put
two new ends on them. If you already have your fuel line that might be a good
option.
I got integral firesleeved hoses from Stratoflex, but I think the ceramic fibers
in the red firesleeve keeps the hose a bit cooler than the brown integral silicone.
Lenny
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=463602#463602
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| Subject: | Re: Installing the "Red cube" |
I have lots of JIC fittings for the braided steel/teflon hose. So, I
cut the kit hose from the mechanical fuel pump to the fuel servo. Bad
move. The teflon liner wasn't the correct size for my fittings so I
made up two hoses and used the firesleeve from the kit hose. I mounted
my FF sender on a plate attached to the lower, fwd engine mount tube
with Adel clamps. I wanted as much straight in/out as I could get.
Different from the vertical hose you want, but the idea is the same.
You can get the braided/teflon hose with 37* fittings at most any
hydraulic shop ..... tell them it's for a race car or airboat .... they
don't like to hear 'airplane'.
Linn
On 11/30/2016 1:39 PM, Carlos Trigo wrote:
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> Guys
>
> Those of you who installed the fuel flow sensor (aka the "red cube") below the
engine, between the throttle body and the fuel distribution "spider", you had
to order a small fire sleeved fuel line, right?
>
> Can you please tell me where did you order it, and the specifications (length,
diameter and type & size of the fittings) of that extra fuel line?
>
> Thanks
> Carlos
>
>
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