DeTomaso Mailing List: March 99, Message #228

Folks, remember that it is important to *not* include the entire headers
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The list software will snag it as an apparently broken mail system trying
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The following message was one such, and I've removed the headers he included
so that it will go through...

-Andy
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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 13:02:29 -0500
From: detomaso@realbig.com
To: andy@realbig.com
Subject: Re: Rob & Oil Pump Humor!


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No, I mean the "Before Oil Pump test" and "After Oil Pump test" pic's.
I want to see what the garage floor/walls looked like!! Good luck..



Bill Welter wrote:

> Rob, you have the "before" picture on the website. Any "after"
> pictures?

We are still working on progressing to the "after" stages.  The motor goes 
in for
good this weekend, and we'll probably fire it up early next week.

I have pictures developed as far as test-fitting the motor; I just have to get
some time to write up some more web pages.

Rob

>
>
> This brings up a good point - standardized oil pump testing. This
> would be a way to see if an oil pump meets or exceeds advertised
> requirements. Use a standard 1/3 HP Sears drill, use 10-40 oil, @70
> Degrees F. for 10 seconds and check:
>
> 1. If the pump shoots oil as far as it's supposed to
> 2. Pumps as much as it's supposed to. (puddle size)
>
> Oil Pumps would be rated at a set standard such as:
>
> Pump Type       Max Distance    Puddle Size
> ---------       ------------    -----------
> Stock Pump      27 Ft           15 sq ft.
> High Volume     27 Ft           22 sq ft.
> High Pressure   35 Ft           15 sq ft.
> High V/P        35 Ft           22 sq ft.
>
> This, of course (especially with this crowd), would encourage oil pump
> contests to see whose pump shoots farther and more oil. This would
> lead to people building special "competition only" oil pumps, which
> if used in a real engine, would immediately break off the pump shaft,
> blow up or collapse oil filters, and blow the bearings out of the engine......