Re: Good Morning Thread

by JGL Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:15 pm

I would too but...

by JGL Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:45 am

Good morning, did not freeze outside last night, the low was 2 and now 4 but cloudy, should reach 7 but with clouds and maybe even light rain showers.We might even see our lawns in a few weeks instead of just spots here and there. Even checked out the forecast for April and it looks pretty good.

Have a great working on your cars or whatever.

by Ragtacker Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:51 am

Good morning 2 but will get to 16-18 today.
Have a great day

by **Keith Mopar** Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:32 pm

Good day all, looks like it will be a great weekend here and hopefully will be working on the car this weekend.

I'm going to try to fire up the Cuda next week if I can get a fair bit of work done this weekend. Need to finish up the exhaust and get some kind of fuel pump hooked up for a trial run. Need to check all my work over to make sure I haven't for got anything and all the bolts are tightened down properly.. I'll let you know how it actually turns out!!

TGIF and have a good weekend all

by JGL Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:44 am

Good morning the sun just came out but there are still some clouds around, the day started at 0 now it is 7 and it might go higher, tomorrow should be nicer. Might loose the rest of the snow on the patio in the next few days. Good luck with your Cuda Keith.
Have a great day all.

by Brads70 Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:12 am

4-5" of fresh snow on the ground this morning..... typical

by Ragtacker Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:23 am

Good morning 3 and should get to 18 or so again today. Got the new carb on yesterday just in time for a 9 cent a litre gas price increase. Pulled the themostat yesterday too just can`t get it cool enough for my liking even with a 160 stat. Timed it back down a bit to factory specs and wooo boy this car is hard on tires lol. Big birthday party at the home today everyone will be here which is rare to get that lucky!
Have a great day

by JGL Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:54 am

Good morning, although morning is already gone by, the sun just came out about 45 sec ago. The low last night was +8 and now it is 15 and going to somewhere under 20. Reg just thought I'd let you know that Coyote Jack who is one of my Mopar buddies put an EFI system last spring and he just can't believe the difference it makes on his blown 340. No more pumping gas pedal to keep it running at idle, no pumping it before starting and his 72 Demon was fast before and is now scary fast. It develops up to 700 HP depending on which pulley he is running.

Reg: Who's birthday is it? Happy birthday to whoever it may concern.
Sounds as if you need a spring relocation , mini-tub and wider tires, maybe even more money (nah!). Are you splattering that black rubber all over that nice yellow paint??

Have a great day all and have a good one.

PS that stat is too low, go to 185-190 and maybe add an electric fan.

by **smoken340** Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:06 am

Good morning. We got a light dusting last night.
Brad, I was in gods country, I mean Barrie yesterday and it was snowing and slippery then. Enjoy the party Reg. Have a good day all. Reg, if you haven't yet, install an aluminum rad and a 180 Stat, and that should cure the heat problem, no need for an electric fan.

by JGL Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:08 am

Brads70 wrote:4-5" of fresh snow on the ground this morning..... typical

What the heck are you doing up at 5:00 AM??????????????????????????????????????????????????

by JGL Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:12 am

From what the April forecast says does not look like we will see any more white stuff, at least not enough to speak of.

by Ragtacker Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:59 am

Good morning 4 and will hit 20 today by the sounds of it. Great day yesterday, picked the birthday girl up in the Dart she had no idea I was doing that. Did a few burn outs for her which she loved and came home and got the party started. I have an aluminum rad and dual electric fans now and with a 160 stat it was way to hot so we pulled the stat and will try it without and see where we are at then.
Have a great day

by **smoken340** Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:47 am

Reg, it will run hotter without a stat, coolant doesn’t slow down enough to cool.

by **Keith Mopar** Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:14 am

Good day all. Nice day here and had a good weekend with time in the garage. Got the exhaust cut up and welded all the pieces back together and hoping to trial fit it tomorrow,

Reg I would try another stat, Maybe do some testing to see if it is opening at the correct temp and see what temp the fans are cutting is at. Do you have one of those lazer temp guns?

Good day all!!!

by Brads70 Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:24 pm

JGL wrote:
Brads70 wrote:4-5" of fresh snow on the ground this morning..... typical

What the heck are you doing up at 5:00 AM??????????????????????????????????????????????????

I often wake up early and can't get back to sleep. 3am is not unusual......

by JGL Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:01 pm

Brads70 wrote:
JGL wrote:
Brads70 wrote:4-5" of fresh snow on the ground this morning..... typical

What the heck are you doing up at 5:00 AM??????????????????????????????????????????????????

I often wake up early and can't get back to sleep. 3am is not unusual......

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To early for me, I like to snuggle up and sleep and......................

by Cookie-Monster Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:07 pm

23˙ here today in the beautiful west coast sunshine and supposed to be 22 tomorrow. Then the
April monsoons arrive on Wed. Talk at ya next month when I can gloat about the weather again.

by Ragtacker Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:16 am

Good morning 9 and will top out around 20 again today. Rains moving in for the next 3 or 4 days now.

Keith wrote
Reg I would try another stat, Maybe do some testing to see if it is opening at the correct temp and see what temp the fans are cutting is at. Do you have one of those lazer temp guns?

Keith I tried putting it in water on the stove and it opens properly the fans are coming in at 120. I changed my temp gauge and sender and got better readings but still way to hot so will run without for awhile and see how this plays out. Yes I put my temp gun on various spots and everything is within a few degrees so thats all good.
Have a great day

by **smoken340** Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:24 am

Ragtacker wrote:I tried putting it in water on the stove and it opens properly the fans are coming in at 120. I changed my temp gauge and sender and got better readings but still way to hot so will run without for awhile and see how this plays out. Yes I put my temp gun on various spots and everything is within a few degrees so thats all good.

Reg, what is too hot ? My car runs at 180. no matter what the temperature is outside or how stop and go traffic is .

by JGL Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:50 am

Good afternoon, the sun finally came out but winds are sort of gusty, the day started off at -2 and is now at 7, might go up a bit more if the sun stays out...rain tomorrow.
Have a great day all.

by **Keith Mopar** Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:55 am

God day all, nice sunny day here high around 11, hopefully no more snow for us.

Ragtacker wrote:Keith I tried putting it in water on the stove and it opens properly the fans are coming in at 120. I changed my temp gauge and sender and got better readings but still way to hot so will run without for awhile and see how this plays out. Yes I put my temp gun on various spots and everything is within a few degrees so thats all good.

Reg sounds like you done lots of testing, The 340 Demon is running a stock rad and never sees 200 even sitting in traffic, running a very close temp stat as you. I wonder if the water pump is ok. One of my pumps I had the fins were slipping on the shaft, but can't remember what car it was I had this happen to.

Good day all.. and good luck Reg with the car.

by JGL Wed Apr 03, 2019 6:55 am

Good morning, went down to almost -1 last night and up to almost 1 now. Nothing was falling earlier but now light snow is falling, should turn to rain later though. It will be nice though tomorrow I think.
Have a great day and keep on truckin.

by Ragtacker Wed Apr 03, 2019 6:02 pm

smoken340 wrote:
Ragtacker wrote:I tried putting it in water on the stove and it opens properly the fans are coming in at 120. I changed my temp gauge and sender and got better readings but still way to hot so will run without for awhile and see how this plays out. Yes I put my temp gun on various spots and everything is within a few degrees so thats all good.

Reg, what is too hot ? My car runs at 180. no matter what the temperature is outside or how stop and go traffic is .

I am over 200 and bumping 220 on occasion even flying down the highway with the heater on.

by Ragtacker Wed Apr 03, 2019 6:05 pm

Keith Mopar wrote:God day all, nice sunny day here high around 11, hopefully no more snow for us.

Ragtacker wrote:Keith I tried putting it in water on the stove and it opens properly the fans are coming in at 120. I changed my temp gauge and sender and got better readings but still way to hot so will run without for awhile and see how this plays out. Yes I put my temp gun on various spots and everything is within a few degrees so thats all good.

Reg sounds like you done lots of testing, The 340 Demon is running a stock rad and never sees 200 even sitting in traffic, running a very close temp stat as you. I wonder if the water pump is ok. One of my pumps I had the fins were slipping on the shaft, but can't remember what car it was I had this happen to.

Good day all.. and good luck Reg with the car.

Ya its a brand new high flow water pump so not that either. I`m in Calgary next weekend for a wedding not sure how much free time I will get but if you are around I`ll try to get in touch.

by **smoken340** Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:27 am

Good day all. Well here I am at the Heart specialist this morning, he’s going to tell me what the next step will be. I’ll be glad to get this done with so I can make my plans for this summer. Have a good day all.

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