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  1. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Thanks Alvin :p
     
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  2. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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  3. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Aircon, Jan 28, 2021
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  4. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner

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  5. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

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    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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  6. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Thanks for letting us know.

    What was so hard about it?
     
    Aircon, Jan 29, 2021
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  7. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

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  8. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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  9. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    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
     
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  10. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Changing the plugs on the 355 is a piece of cake. I doubt I needed any help.
     
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  11. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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  12. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Real men have a set of plugs to warm the engine up, then change them out for the race plugs.
     
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  13. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Yes indeed. That's why I do it.
     
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  14. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Some of us are just happy to see the thing start :p
     
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  15. Aircon

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  16. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    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.
     
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  17. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    How do you know?
     
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  18. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

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    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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    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

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  20. Ferraridoc

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    Fixed
     
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    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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  22. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    SD's NGT used a water heater plumbed into the cooling system to pre heat
     
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  23. Cyt

    Cyt F1 Rookie

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    I’ve lost count how many rolls you’ve !
     
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  24. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    So has his dog
     
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  25. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    OMG
     
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