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  1. elbekko
    Sounds to me like it could be losing compression somehow? But very strange that letting it sit for such a short time would bring the compression back to normal. And doesn't explain the hard to start/keep running afterwards... I'm wondering how the engine reacts to ether/start pilot/... sprayed in the intake when it starts to bog down?
  2. elbekko
    Sounds like a fun enough project. But won't be easy. I think you'll be able to buy a whole lot of petrol for the price of the conversion...
  3. elbekko
    Exactly my thoughts
  4. elbekko
    Saw this pop up in my feed and thought of this thread:
  5. elbekko
    Didn't see this thread before. When I sealed up a hole with a small wire in my bulkhead I cut open a grommet, slid it over, then cut open a piece of ducttape, and put that over the grommet with the slit 180° out. Seemed to do the trick fairly well.
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    I ran a cracked plastic radiator in my P38 for years with just some high-temp epoxy smeared over the crack without issue. Only replaced it because I didn't want to take the risk on a long trip.
  7. elbekko
    Could the electric pump be there as a back-up for the PTO pump? If there is a PTO pump at all, that is. It's all a bit of a strange setup. First order of business would be to check the oil level for the winch, if that tank is empty that'll be the squealing - and you're burning up the pump.
  8. elbekko
    That's looking very good!
  9. elbekko
    That's probably a good thing considering the application
  10. elbekko
    Looks like you have lift springs now? A standard spring would probably work. But don't go too low, uptravel is nice to have. A portal axled car is always going to be high up unless it's mid engined and the chassis rails go up a lot above the axle.
  11. elbekko
    A lot of that is solved with liquid cooling, so the motors can be sealed. Alternators and starters usually die because they get crud in them. But yes, there's a lot of electronic components that can go wrong.
  12. elbekko
    Don't remind him of the to-do list, it causes some mild depression
  13. elbekko
    In which universe would that not be the case?! I would expect this to be covered by their personal liability insurance, just as when your kid crashes their bike through the neighbours' window.
  14. elbekko
    Very good news!
  15. elbekko
    I have no problems with EV discussion. I have no problem with the discussion about the source of EV pollution and all that jazz. What I do have a problem with is that it gets repeated every other week. Keep it in one thread. This one was about the price of the conversion. Or do we need to start discussion fossil fuel sources in every thread about a V8 swap?
  16. elbekko
    Can we please not have the same "discussion" for the umpteenth time in every EV thread?
  17. elbekko
    That's the hydraulic pump for the winch. Seemed to work ok in the past, IIRC the belt routing on that side was the same then.
  18. elbekko
    It's rather soft there, apparently.
  19. elbekko
    Very much hoping we can come out there again in September, always good fun (even if things break spectacularly...).
  20. elbekko
    Not much further for us than going to Wales either. Might be a fun trip
  21. elbekko
    Hall effect sensor with a rotation counter that triggers a light on the dashboard? Probably overcomplicating things...
  22. elbekko
    That's exactly why I suggested it.
  23. elbekko
    Everyone can come to the SLRC event at Walter's Arena in September
  24. elbekko
    If you have the time and feel so inclined, I think a YouTube channel with this sort of fabrication would probably work very well. Unless you secretly already have one and this is you :
  25. elbekko
    American lane use seems to follow very different rules... ie none. Still shouldn't be changing lanes without properly checking the mirrors.
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