From: "Harrison Faulkner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [F500] Kawi 440 - oil injection?
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 23:18:51 -0500
We bought the car with it disconnected, and doubted weather or not to trust
the supplied oil pump, so continued to run it premix. We did attempt to run
it injected once, but we were unable to get it to run right, and my
grandfather got discouraged and switched back to premix.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Tilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 10:14 PM
Subject: [F500] Kawi 440 - oil injection?
> Richard, thanks for the info as usual. I have already looked at the
> procedure in the manual and plan on checking out the injection system.
> I'm not sure why the previous owner disconnected it. After reading about
> the system, it does seem better to use it as designed.
>
> Lee
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Subject:
> > Re: [F500] Kawi 440 - oil injection?
> > From:
> > "Richard Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date:
> > Sat, 2 Dec 2006 17:43:02 -0600
> > To:
> > <[email protected]>
> >
> > To:
> > <[email protected]>
> >
> >
> > Lee,
> >
> > I don't know if anyone replied to your question. In my opinion, your
are
> > much better off with the oil injection. The pump has three output
ports.
> > One for each carb, and one the oils the center main and seals and the
rod
> > ends. I think that the trouble people are having with rod ends is
because
> > they are not using the pump. Kawasaki designed it this way for a
reason.
> >
> > If your pump has been disconnected, it may have been disconnected for
a
> > reason. You should thoroughly check out the operation and volume of
the
> > pump and the banjo fittings before you run your engine. A compete
> > description of how to do this is in the shop manual.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lee Tilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "F500 Mail List" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:07 PM
> > Subject: [F500] Kawi 440 - oil injection?
> >
> >
> >
> >> My motor has the oil injection disconnected and the previous owner
was
> >> pre-mixing. I notice the motor kind of loads up at idle. Could this
be
> >> caused by a too rich situation at idle due to the pre-mix? Would I be
> >> better off going back to the injection?
> >>
> >> Lee
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Subject:
> > [F500] Faster Engines (maybe)
> > From:
> > "Richard Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date:
> > Sat, 2 Dec 2006 18:02:32 -0600
> > To:
> > <[email protected]>
> >
> > To:
> > <[email protected]>
> >
> >
> > OK Gang - how about this.
> >
> > I've been reading all the about engines and even trying to stir things
> > up a bit, but to me, it looks like the current engines will get us
along
for
> > at least 5 years or more and then we can let our children, or for
some
of
> > us, grandchildren, worry about it.
> >
> > Now I know that most, if not all of us owner/operator/drivers, have a
bit of
> > desire to do something just a little different. I have thought about
this
> > some and I think I have an idea the might work for those who want to
tinker
> > with their engines or who just are not satisfied with running the same
> > engine that grandma runs in her snowmobile.
> >
> > Introducing FX500 ! ! ! ! !
> >
> > What it is - is our standard F500 car with the standard rules and
safety
> > requirements, BUT the engine can be ANY 2 cycle engine 500cc or less
but
> > must use CVT clutch system. Regional class only.
> >
> > Anything goes on the engine. Must use the same gas that we have to use
now.
> >
> > I can hardly wait to see what some people would drag to the race
track.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Subject:
> > Re: [F500] F500 coverage
> > From:
> > Cory McLeod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date:
> > Sat, 2 Dec 2006 16:58:30 -0800 (PST)
> > To:
> > [email protected]
> >
> > To:
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
> > Joe - Most of us don't sleep in our trailers and use the same set of
tires for an entire season....
> >
> >
> > Joe Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > They did a good job with the "Bang for the buck" message . . . until
JB
> > tried to actually put some numbers to it! He mentioned several costs -
> > tires, entry fees, then estimated "$2k per race". Ain't it more like
$1k
> > per weekend? . . . and even less. I'm often way under that for two
races
> > at a DN weekend. But then again, I'm cheap.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kenneth Kirkland"
> > To:
> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [F500] F500 coverage
> >
> >
> >
> >> Jan,
> >>
> >> Yeah, I caught that "Rotax only" implication, too. I
> >> have to give them props for hammering on the "bang for
> >> the buck" advantages of F5.
> >>
> >> It looks like I caught a good DVD recording of this
> >> afternoon's airing. Copies could be arranged if
> >> anybody misses both airtimes.
> >>
> >> Kenneth Kirkland
> >> #18 MiDiv
> >> 1991 KBS Mk. V
> >> www.kirklandracing.com
> >>
> >> --- Jan Schmidt wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Just got finished watching the race! Awesome!
> >>> However Chapparal,
> >>> Kawasaki and AMW were slighted when they were
> >>> talking about the engines.
> >>> They said someing about "Mandatory Rotax snowmobile
> >>> engines." Maybe we
> >>> can write the script for them next year? On a
> >>> different subject, what
> >>> happened to Jim Libecco in the race? I didnt see or
> >>> hear of any
> >>> incidents on the TV coverage, involving him. Jimbo,
> >>> you out there?
> >>> Bill Schmidt 88 RD Kawi
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> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Subject:
> > Re: [F500] F500 cost
> > From:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date:
> > Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:46:00 -0500
> > To:
> > [email protected]
> >
> > To:
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
> > Me with one or 2 kids bus no problem with Wife it ain't happening
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 9:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [F500] F500 cost
> >
> >
> > With a 40' bus (motor home), why woud there be hotel fees ?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 4:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [F500] F500 cost
> >
> >
> >
> >> If the cost of all things are added in, I am in big trouble with my
> >>
> > budget. Most of the people I know don't count inital cost Car (3
f500's,
> > mazda miata, 3 go karts, 1 formula vee, this year), Trailer (22 ft
> > enclosed), Tow vechile ( 40' Grey hound Bus), 3 firesuits, 1 new
helment, 4
> > pairs of shoes, underwear, GPS moitoring device, welding machine,
lath,
jump
> > box, hotel for the week when we race out of town times 3, entry fees
to
24
> > events. 3 schools, ETC. So far this year that would be scarrrry to
know
how
> > much I've spent. My accountant should know. But if you can do this
on
a
> > budget I think that less than 1000.00 per race could be a very good
number.
> > How much you want too run and how fast you want to go will dictate how
much
> > you spend. The good thing about f500 is that the field is pretty
level
so
> > having deep pockets or lack of, dosen't automaticely give you an edge.
> >
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> >
> > Subject:
> > RE: [F500] F500 coverage
> > From:
> > "Jan Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date:
> > Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:59:42 -0600
> > To:
> > [email protected]
> >
> > To:
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
> > Chris,
> > I re-viewed my tape again, too. They actually talked about the engines
4
> > times. I think the 4th time is when I heard the false quote. Trouble
is,
> > I manually taped the race without comercials and missed the beginning
of
> > the 4th reference about engines. I am now wondering if I just heard it
> > wrong? Oh well, no biggy, really. What they should have said was, "
> > There are legal engines for this class from 4 different engine
> > manufacturers, but the favorite for road racing is the Rotax engine
that
> > came in Ski-Doo snowmobiles." The runoffs drivers all had 493's or
> > 494's. I bet nobody has run anything at the Runoffs other than Rotaxes
> > for 5 years or more?
> > Bill Schmidt 88 RD Kawi
> >
> >
> >>>> "Chris Eckles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/01/06 4:30 PM >>>
> >>>>
> > Bill -
> >
> > I watched the tape this morning. They referred to the engine three
> > separate
> > times. First, they said that the class required a snowmobile sourced
> > engine, or similar wording. Second, they said that all of the cars
> > "today"
> > are running a Rotax engine, "though that is not required." Third, the
> > guy
> > squatting next to the car talking about pucks, said that the Rotax
> > engine
> > was required.
> >
> > How many folks at runoffs were running non-Rotax engines? Not unusual
> > in
> > autocrossing, I thought non-Rotax cars were rare in road racing.
> >
> > Chris Eckles
> >
> >
> >>> Sean,
> >>>
> > I believe you need to go back to your tape of the runoffs race. They
> > said, "Mandatory rotax snowmobile engine." Unless they talked about it
> > twice in the hour show, and I somehow missed the other quote?
> > Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil Kawi <<
> >
> >
> >
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