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Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Jet height HIF 44

Last post by MiniDave - Today at 05:27:04 AM

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Actually Dave the sensor should be facing upwards, typically between 3 and 9 oclock. It's to keep moisture out of the sensor and fouling it.

I think we are probably all talking the same thing, just from different end of it. When I said pointing up I was referencing it via the tail end with the plug, so it would be pointing up. Pretty sure you are saying the same thing since the 3-9 you mentioned is what I was remembering when I mentioned it. I think when Dave says it should point down, he is referencing it from the other end of it, so the sensor end would point down into the pipe so it can drain, which would mean the tail end would be pointing up like we want it LOL.

Right, that's what I meant.....end that goes in the pipe faces downward 

#2

Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Jet height HIF 44

Last post by 94touring - May 09, 2024, 09:29:34 PM

Ha, well so long as the bung is on the top side between 3 and 9 or 9 and 3 depending which way the clock is turning

#3

Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Lightweight Starter Batter...

Last post by Shrimps - May 09, 2024, 08:30:25 PM

I bought my Odyssey battery at the Batteries+ store. Pro tip: when it gets within a month or two of the guaranteed free replacement date, take it back and get a new one for free. They don't ask whether it's good or bad, they just hand you a new one.

Is the guaranteed free replacement a Batteries+ thing or Odyssey battery thing?

I bought mine from FCP Euro and they claim a lifetime warranty on their parts.  Supposedly valid for oil too.  :idunno:

https://www.fcpeuro.com/page/lifetime-guarantee

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Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Jet height HIF 44

Last post by cstudep - May 09, 2024, 06:31:03 PM

Actually Dave the sensor should be facing upwards, typically between 3 and 9 oclock. It's to keep moisture out of the sensor and fouling it.

I think we are probably all talking the same thing, just from different end of it. When I said pointing up I was referencing it via the tail end with the plug, so it would be pointing up. Pretty sure you are saying the same thing since the 3-9 you mentioned is what I was remembering when I mentioned it. I think when Dave says it should point down, he is referencing it from the other end of it, so the sensor end would point down into the pipe so it can drain, which would mean the tail end would be pointing up like we want it LOL.

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Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Jet height HIF 44

Last post by bikewiz - May 09, 2024, 08:49:37 AM

Placement is not critical as to length, so anywhere after the Y pipe is good, but closer is better. You want it pointing downward, not up - so that any moisture can drain out. But, there's not a lot of room under there, so it goes where it will fit.

I like the metal dash, I'm going to do something like that with my hot rod.....

I noticed the double gauge, this late model car should already have a temp gauge, doesn't it?

The SS dash is 14 gauge SS sheet laminated over a marine plywood base, the 3 clock has a binnacle to house the stock cluster. I bought it from a guy in Florida probably 10 years ago.

The 3 clock cluster does have a temp gauge it works, kind of... I did the dual temp/oil pressure gauge for a more accurate representation of the actual temp, it's plumbed into the head at the corner where older cars have the heater output so it sits in the water jacket.

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The Lounge / Re: Freon costs

Last post by 94touring - May 09, 2024, 08:03:43 AM

Yeah the dryer is on the list and I have a can of compressor oil.  Someday...

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Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Jet height HIF 44

Last post by 94touring - May 09, 2024, 08:01:48 AM

Actually Dave the sensor should be facing upwards, typically between 3 and 9 oclock. It's to keep moisture out of the sensor and fouling it.

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The Lounge / Re: Freon costs

Last post by MiniDave - May 09, 2024, 07:58:15 AM

I know the feeling - just put it on my list! 

Probably need to replace the receiver/dryer now if it's been open a  while?

My household A/C has been working just fine, so I'm going to put off doing anything to it for now. I made sure the outside coil and the A-coil were both clean and the condenser fan comes on instantly - I replaced the start/run cap  a couple years ago with what the technician said was a much better quality cap, although the original lasted about 8-10 years.

I think I put this A/C unit in around 2008, so it's held up pretty well - Lenox unit. It was a lot of work to get it to fit the newer furnace I installed a couple years before as the more efficient furnaces have much smaller plenums. It's terrible where I had to put the condenser - the dryer vent is right there so I have to clean the damn coil a lot!

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Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Jet height HIF 44

Last post by MiniDave - May 09, 2024, 07:54:16 AM

Placement is not critical as to length, so anywhere after the Y pipe is good, but closer is better. You want it pointing downward, not up - so that any moisture can drain out. But, there's not a lot of room under there, so it goes where it will fit.

I like the metal dash, I'm going to do something like that with my hot rod.....

I noticed the double gauge, this late model car should already have a temp gauge, doesn't it?

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Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Jet height HIF 44

Last post by bikewiz - May 09, 2024, 04:07:16 AM

I need to get this done on mine, I highly doubt mine will look that good though. Where is the best place on the exhaust to weld the bung in? After the Y pipe I assume but does it matter how far past? I know you are supposed to mount it so that it is pointed up a bit to keep moisture out of the sensor.

Not much choice on my car I put it where it would fit under the car after the "y" collector which ends up just after the shifter. It's about half way from the "y" and the center resonator.