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Shiva, you may risk burning up the low pressure pump if it sucks excessive air. I guess it depends on the pump. I burned up a Walboro pump doing that. Holley makes a system to deal with this problem. I cannot remember what it's called. Essentially, it has two pickups that go in opposite sides of the tank. Each pickup has a diaphragm at the end of, and sucks itself shut as soon as it starts sucking air, allowing the pickup that's still in the fuel to continue to provide fluid.

mine leaked and rad shop fixed for $60 if i recall correctly.

K, I'm the outgoing officer, but I'll chime in anyway. First, on the subject of free forum membership vs. paid members. I think the forum should be free, and membership optional. We just need to find more things to provide paid members. The reason for free membership on the forum is basically to welcome new users - who may not even own a seven. In addition to the value the forum brings to the regular users, it also serves to introduce new folks to the addiction. Next, last year we tried to make membership standardized - i.e. everybody sign up in August, in order to make management of expiration dates easier. But that method has its drawbacks too, as members want to join around the year. Something for the new officers to tackle. One benefit of the new forum software is that you can pay for your membership using a credit card or paypal right from your User CP, as opposed to sending me (and going forward, Rob) a check.

well, guys, it was fun to come out. I think that was my worst autox outing ever. drove horribly, and the car was sliding on marbles the whole way. on the other hand, I watched you guys fly through the course to make up for it. Mr. Duncan did his ho-hum first run to the tune of 2nd fastest time of the day behind the Reynard. Awesome.

What I find more impressive than the recovery is how quickly he punches the go pedal and puts it all behind him like nothing happened.

no autox in rain for me in the seven - at least not this year (no windshield, no hood). But I do enjoy autox'ing in rain, and it does teach you alot about car control, and it's easy on the tires too. I've done it in the vette a couple of times.

getting ready for autox tomorrow. plan was to drive to inlaws tonight to stay overnight (they're half way to autox), then leave kids with them. The rain that was supposed to end in the afternoon would not let up, and I just finally got the car on the trailer. Before putting it on, I figured I should go fill up since I knew I was low. Ran out of gas on the way to the gas station (about a one mile drive). got over that ordeal, but on the way back, the car was missing. I think the passenger side fuel rail might have gotten a little air in it (returnless rails). I'm pretty sure it cleared up, but by then I was in the neighborhood, so I couldn't push it. Car is on the trailer now, but it's starting to rain a little again . gotta get up and out of the house in 4 hrs. Later.

sweet!

turbo is bigger than the engine

good lord. how is that disc going to cool off?

rofl

alright, the car is pretty much ready. I'm leaving Friday night and will sleep at my in-laws half way there. They'll take care of the kids, so I'm good to go. I'm running in the 2nd heat. How about you guys? I plan to get up there around 8:30. Do you know when the first walk through is?

a couple of years ago, on the last trip before I ripped the Rotus apart, I was about 15 minutes from my destination in the mountains (250 mile drive) when the car started overheating. I pulled over in the middle nowhere and discovered my radiator had sprung a leak. A few minutes later, a state trooper came by, but simply passed by :nonod:. A couple of minutes after that, a guy in a pickup pulled over and offered help if I followed him to his farm - I did, and he gave me some bottles of water, filled the radiator, and lent me a screwdriver for removing the nose. He told me to keep the screwdriver in case i needed to take the nose off again and add water. I had NOTHING on me - the only thing I had was a copy of the Automobile magazine that covered the 7/7/7. I apologized for being empty handed and handed it to his son, who looked to be about 10. A couple of minutes later the kid's eyes lit up when he realized the car was in the magazine. Anyway, I left there, and on the way back a couple of days later, I could not locate the side road the guy was on. Moral of the story is that every time I see that screwdriver, it reminds me of the help a stranger offered - not expecting anything in return. I was using it tonight and it reminded me of that day and his help.

:shrugs: I don't have a hood

Kevin is a very interesting guy. I still crack up about his license setup

None taken. That's the first thing my friend told me about 4 years ago when I chose that for my forum handle.

Steve, you need to take it for a more extended drive, with proper wrap-around glasses. Since you drove it, I have worked out some suspension problems with spring rates, and MUCH improved bump steer. drives like a different car now.

DMV would probably catch that. How about MZDSNKNFTZ

Lol

fun to watch. I guess more fun to do. mad skilz

yes, I can't believe I did not put FRANKN7 in there. So far, I think the order I will request is: FRANKN7 SLNGSHT MONSTA7 (like that one alot) USA7S

Too easy :leaving

I have an open trailer, and I've been through heavy rain with it - and it sucks. it is difficult to fasten the tarp to withstand turbulence. Last time, I used two tarps, each rolled under one set of wheels (one under the front, one under the back), and overlapped and strapped in the middle. We went through a massive storm coming back from Carlisle. Some water still got in because a little bit of the tarp got shredded. There is no substitute for a closed trailer IMO. That's where I'm going next.

lol

Award for most complete answer goes to Kevin