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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Aircon, Mar 23, 2009.

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  1. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    59,757
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    Thanks Alvin :p
     
  2. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    17,222
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
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  3. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ
    Owner

    Aug 26, 2011
    17,165
    Adelaide, South Aust
    Full Name:
    Steve
  4. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

    Jun 7, 2006
    78,325
    Wurundjeri man.
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    Arvin Grajau
    The old T Series has been rough on idle for a month or so.

    Yesterday i did the painful task of replacing the spark plugs , its always been my experience that the back spark plug on an engine that has the bad spark on a tired old engine ..which it was .

    Now all good and will get her through to her service in mid- February .


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  5. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    Thanks for letting us know.

    What was so hard about it?
     
  6. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

    Jun 7, 2006
    78,325
    Wurundjeri man.
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    Arvin Grajau
  7. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
  8. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    59,757
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    Hey, didn't you change the spark plugs in the 355 before I bought it ?

    And didn't that send Tim into a flat spin to get the car to him to do it properly ?

    Or so I'm led to believe
     
  9. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Peter
    Changing the plugs on the 355 is a piece of cake. I doubt I needed any help.
     
  10. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    59,757
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
  11. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    17,222
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
    Real men have a set of plugs to warm the engine up, then change them out for the race plugs.
     
  12. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
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    Peter
    Yes indeed. That's why I do it.
     
  13. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    59,757
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    Some of us are just happy to see the thing start :p
     
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  14. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
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    Peter
  15. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ
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    Jun 15, 2006
    16,225
    Sydney
    Actually, smart men pre-heat the engine before starting. Apart from dramatically extending the life of the engine, you only need one set of plugs.
     
  16. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 23, 2003
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    Melbourne, Australia
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    Peter
    How do you know?
     
  17. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

    Jun 7, 2006
    78,325
    Wurundjeri man.
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    Arvin Grajau
    We did that with the Lola-Buick T87/50, there was an electric prong that fitted in side the upper area of the oil tank from memory.

    Sound correct Ian? So long ago .
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  18. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

    Jun 7, 2006
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  19. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
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    Jun 20, 2012
    17,222
    Gold Coast, Aust.
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    Patrick
    Fixed
     
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  20. psw

    psw Formula 3

    Nov 17, 2005
    1,885
    AUSTRALIA
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    Peter
    In my SR8 we use an oil preheater that they plumb in/disconnect before I go out, Radical base their engine warranty on hours run & the ECU records that, so you waste engine hours heating the engine oil before driving thereby reducing the warranty hours. The V8 it's recommended the oil must be up to temp before driving or as Ian says, one significantly reduces engine life & engine warranty in my case.
     
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  21. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    SD's NGT used a water heater plumbed into the cooling system to pre heat
     
  22. Cyt

    Cyt F1 Rookie

    Feb 1, 2014
    3,755
    Sydney
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    Cyt- Chin
    I’ve lost count how many rolls you’ve !
     
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  23. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 2, 2004
    26,629
    So has his dog
     
  24. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 23, 2003
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    Peter
    OMG
     

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