<VV> Replying to a Frank question (humor?)

[Louis C. Armer, Jr.]

FrontMan answers,,,,, Frank "stickler for details" Burkhard:,,,,,,,,,,,,
22 seconds on a 95%F day with 67% humidity at 876 feet
above sea level and 0 mph breeze using Mobil One 5w30 oil, American
Pi safeguard and metered water injection assuming that the octane
of the Amoco Premium 93 octane has not deteriorated due to excessive
time spent in the fuel tank of a seldom driven Corvair !!! <GGG>

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At 03:54 PM 7/31/04 -0400, you wrote:
>big snip..........
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>     But just remember to let the turbo cool down (without shutting off the
>engine) for a few minutes after a good run.  If you shut down the engine too
>soon, the oil stops flowing through the turbo bearing and there is NO water
>cooling to take the heat load so it goes into decomposing the oil and will
>eventually block up the oil flow passages in the bearing.  And with NO oil 
>flowing
>through the bearing, guess how long the turbo wheels and shaft will last???
>     Frank Burkhard
>_______________________________________________
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