I use Vortex Premium from Caltex which is about 1 to 2 cents dearer and have no problems. I have heard nasty things about LRP.
Kris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "james wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:42 AM Subject: RE: water probs > I have a 32/36 downdraught webber. Yes, i'm using LRP - should i use > regular unleaded or premium? Wont that muddle up the engine? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Terry Rudd > Sent: Friday, 12 July 2002 11:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: water probs > > > James, > > What sort of carbie have you got - it sounds to me like it's got a flat > spot or maybe blocked air bleeds. Another thing that Hitachi downdrafts > don't like is the manifold bypass hoses blocked off. The warmth in the > manifold from the water circulating in winter stops the fuel/air mixture > from separating back to liquid droplets (there's a name for this that > I've > forgotten) but basically when the mixture turns the corner is swirls if > the air temp is very cold. You may have seen hot air intakes on the > likes of Stanza and 200B/Bluebird that suck warm air from the exhaust > manifold. Some L engines were very prone to this condition when driven > in very cold climates, these warm air intake systems are a nuisance in > summer though. > > Another thought, what fuel are you using? as LRP winter formula is total > crap and I wouldn't put it in a lawn mower unless I was desperate. > > regards > terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of james wade > Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2002 11:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: water probs > > > Just with L series engines. > > My engine tends to be stupid when cold... im guessing this is common. I > try to warm it up whenever possible for 5 mins or so but lately i havent > been driving much and havent been ablet to compare it to when driving > when warm, but when i push on the gas after stopping it doesnt > accellerate for the first little bit (it sorta revs (tiny revs im > guessing maybe 500RPM - not maxing out) and moves a little but no > relative power) then kicks in to normal revs. Im guessing this is due to > the cold as it has never done this that i can remember when warm. I'll > take her for a drive early next week, but could this be a problem? I > dont know how it could have developed - im not harsh on the transmission > (im a very sensi driver as at the moment there are a few things which > could possibly be defected and i do my best not to attract attention) or > engine... actually the car in general. Oh btw its a l16. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Terry Rudd > Sent: Friday, 12 July 2002 10:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: water probs > > > James, > > The standard thermostat is 82C or 180F and that indicates just to the > left of the E on the late model dash. Some gauges have a line there and > some don't. On an early model dash I just forget where normal is, just > to the left of vertical at an educated guess but I'm just not sure on > that one, it's a long time since I was in a flip flopper. It's quite > normal for the Temp gauge to move around about a 1/8" or so in either > direction, especially if you have thermo fans etc. The voltage regulator > in the 1600 dash isn't too flash either as it allows voltage > fluctuations, turning lights on/off, heater on/off etc, but basically > somewhere around the E is close enough. An L engine will run right up to > P without any dramas, - we used to use Ford 192F thermostats in the > rally engines all day with triple core radiators and the piddliest fan > we could find and never had any dramas with them but these engines > weren't idling in stop/start city traffic. We also found the L18 was the > coolest running block of the L engines as they had a lot more water > capacity than the L16, but a worked L20B also tends to strain the > average 1600 cooling system a bit. Just don't run it cold, L engines are > very grumpy when cold. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Morrison > Sent: Friday, 12 July 2002 10:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: water probs > > > terry, > Okay, i'll run it tomorrow and once it gets to temp i'll take cap > off and watch for bubbles, just out of curiosity whats the best standard > running temp to have? and what do L20's and L18's run at (or should run > at i should > say?) > > Cheers > James > > --- "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >James, > > > >Doesn't sound too good does it. One thing you shouldn't do is add water > > >to > a > >hot engine when it's not running, or at least if you do then don't > >start > the > >engine for a good 10 to 15 minutes or so. Rapid changes in temperature > reeks > >havoc on metal components and head gaskets etc. It's quite normal for > >the water in a cooling system to expand a bit and spill over the > >radiator > during > >warm up, especially if the thermostat is in good order. Once the > >thermostat has opened a couple of times everything settles down. It's > >at normal operating temperature that if bubbles in the radiator are > >expelled then > it's > >a gorna. > > > >regards > >Terry > > > >-----Original Message----- > >Wrom: VZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTC > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James > >Morrison > >Sent: Friday, 12 July 2002 10:01 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: water probs > > > > > >terry, thanks. One thing i did notice was when i turned it off and > >filled > up > >the radiator, it would rise out over the top (this was without the cap > >on) and about 30 seconds later a big bubble would come up and the water > > >level would go below the cap (where its supposed to) and it repeated > >itself 3 or > 4 > >times. Also when i got home and switched off the car there was a > >bubbleing and draining sound coming from the engine bay, thats when i > >knew it was in trouble :) ahhh i hate being the bearer of bad news!!! > > > >James > > > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________ > >Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > >---> http://www.ozdat.com > > > >_____________________________________________________________ > >Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > _____________________________________________________________ > Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with > [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send > submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised > redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send > submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised > redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
