Flatlander
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RE: pump
The guy says $150 for one, $100 each for 10 or more...
The guy says $150 for one, $100 each for 10 or more...
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Otter, that was my comment about the starter motor, and I was just throwing it out there. The really nice thing about this site is that we can think aloud and voice our opinions without worrying about negative comments from the users like Bjorn and David who really know what they are talking about. Promote whatever you want...I'll build my own.Bjorn,
I whole heartedly agree, the tinkering is just one of the many reasons that WE play around with these critters. When one starts getting into the lifeblood of the very machines we are trying to improve, care must be taken if one does not want to turn a running engine in to a yard ornament that the wife would not appreciate. Sure you can get a new engine for a couple a hundred bucks, now ship it and to your location and then the fun installing comes next.. I have been involved in the hobby since the late '80s, and mechanicing and fabricating even longer, and the thought of creating a preluber that would work properly, not potentially fail with disasterous consequences is not impossible, but would require much more resources and time than I want to commit, when a commercial unit is available. The military also uses this approach for many of its needs. The Preluber unit has the pump and control module that will allow post shutdown turbo lubrication. It makes my ears sore to listen to my turbo spin down after shutdown. This turbo came from a LDS, I installed it on my LD465, retarded the injection pump timing, voila the turbo noise and performance, this is the type of mod that I prefer. The only difference between the various LD series engine blocks is the LDS has piston oil cooling jets for the increased heat input. This comes from the research phase of the project. The research phase of the preluber project told me "you dont wanna take that chance, the cost for failure is too great" My issue is from this kind of input: "Would it be possible to use a 24v starter motor attached to a power steering pump? The motor could also serve as a spare in a pinch...I don't know what a power steering pump flows, but I'm thinking a coupler like the one used on the Oasis off-road air compressor could work." I guess this is why I stopped reading the original MilVeh list.
eric
heh. she hit a New England granite curb (about 10 inches high) full on at 45 mph. destroyed the steering box among many other things. it actually ran for about a year after that before it started burning coolant and finally got hydrolocked and declared dead.alphadeltaromeo said:So what happened to the engine block??
So flatlander, are you taking orders to get the 10 pumps for $100 each price?Flatlander said:The guy says $150 for one, $100 each for 10 or more...
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