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borninabus
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 Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:41 am Post subject: Identify These Push Rod Tubes |
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Newest edition to the "never seen before" file.
anyone recognize them?
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mark tucker
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| oil coolers!!! possiably one off's somebody made,I had thought about finning the thicker tubes on mine.....but I have never seen over around 180 oil temps. |
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rrcade
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Those are Light Sabers, not as clumsy or random as a blaster |
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vwracerdave
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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I'm guessing those are a home made project by a machinist that had nothing better to do with his time. As for cooling, not enough oil passes through the PR tubes to have any effect on lowering oil temps.
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Air Cooleds Only
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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| vwracerdave wrote: |
| I'm guessing those are a home made project by a machinist that had nothing better to do with his time. As for cooling, not enough oil passes through the PR tubes to have any effect on lowering oil temps. |
PROVE IT !!! 
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Dan Ruddock
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| The tube are being blasted by air coming off the cyl & heads just as hot or hotter than the oil in them. Could actually raise or maybe lower the oil temp?? Would take some carful testing to know for sure. Dan |
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mark tucker
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hmm not enough oil flow.....must be on motors like mine that dont fill the valvecover 3/4 full like oh somany beleave   sorry dave I couldent rezist. yes they do get a good hot blast of air on portions of them depending on just what tinwork is used.probably better on a aeroplane. |
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modok
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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oil coolers? I thought they were oil heaters  |
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neil68
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Greezy Joe
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| Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: Identify These Push Rod Tubes |
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| borninabus wrote: |
Newest edition to the "never seen before" file.
anyone recognize them? |
These look like Harley aftermarket PR tubes.
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