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Here's a fun little video I discovered.

Good, Jer -- Good!

Yikes, nitro is around 40!  Seems like there must be mistakes in my info or units somewhere.

I just got info from a EM racer that VP U4 oxy gas passed the test some years ago. If the weather agrees I'll try on open pail of MR12 and see what happens.

Just spotted an add in the bargain corner …" Radio, Volume knob is broken and stuck on full..$1"...…..Hmmm, I can`t turn that down...…………..

Is it a standard transmission? If so you could turn the engine by hand by turning the tires in gear. Sounds as though the engine need to come out anyway.

"I'll say that I have as much respect for those who run and aren't competitive as those who are competitive because at least they're out there running. " Well said Mike---- Absolutely

Glad to hear that things are going well, Mike. (with the exception of that phone line!)


Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

I have built a new trailer and no longer need my lunar lander for the streamliner.  If anyone has a desire for it, let me know SOON! otherwise it will be getting uh hum robbed of its parts.  All I ask is a few bucks to give to a friend who donated his engine and time.

Fordboy;

Whatever it is, it's not trivial. I do have an el cheapo attachment for my cell phone that is a video camera fiber optic probe so I'll take a look in the cylinders to see if the engine ingested a foreign object, dropped a valve, etc. My guess, though, is that the noise is associated with the bottom end. We'll see. I'm committed to a car show on Saturday so I'll take it to town tomorrow and just tow it onto the field. I'll need some time to pull the engine/transaxle to do a teardown. I designed my chassis so I could remove a few tubes and then remove the engine & transaxle as an assembly so that makes it a bit easier.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

Me too Jim, hope to see you out there. If not, then next year.

I heard back from VP, sort of. I had asked if they had a list of DC values for their fuels, and that I was interested in MR12. The tech's response was:

"This is what I got back from our chemist.

If the meter can read the high value properly, theoretically it will be around +8 on a Kavlico meter."

Not sure how the Kavlico compares to the Digitron listed in the rulebook, but I may find out someday.

Dean

Dean,
Today's the day...
A plus 8 on the Kavlico is an 88 on the Digatron.
Regards, Mike