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  1. mechanic6

    spacing of caliper

    hello all. friend of mine is assembling a cobra kit car(high end kit) his front brake calipers would not line up with the rotor,he was advised to put hard washers under the mounting suface of the caliper,thus moving it to the inside and line up with rotor. my opinion is that this is not safe...
  2. mechanic6

    determine flywheel weight

    was discussing with a friend who is starting to build a kitcar. the car is configured for ford engines. he is thinking of using a ford crate engine. new 302 engine built to 340 hp @6500. the finished car will weigh 2700 to 2800 lbs. question:the ford built engine does not come supplied with a...
  3. mechanic6

    cat cooling systems

    we have several cat gensets,3500 series and 3600 series.in the last few years we have had to replace 3 rads and 1 jacket water aftercooler core due to corrosion. the antifreeze is as per the cat recommendation and is changed out every 2nd year(usually). we monitor the additive levels but still...
  4. mechanic6

    compressed air car

    has anyone seen an article on compressed air cars? i think this might be an interesting backyard project. i looked at building an electric car but the price for batteries is just nuts. any thoughts?
  5. mechanic6

    diesel engine exhaust traps

    i have run into some curious operating problems with diesel engine exhaust particulate trap equipment. one is in a fleet of smaller buses used in short run(2 or 3 mile loop,16 hours per day) the exhaust does not get hot enough,so the engines are going into "regen" mode,and require us to put them...

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