Dan Phillips
Dan Phillips
@rlm-dan
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Joined: November 13, 2018 1:25 pm
Last seen: February 8, 2026 8:26 am
Topics: 7 / Replies: 294
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RE: Normal running temperatures

@parsonsj Hi John, Unfortunately I don't think it is something that you can do with the V8 engine, I don't have one here to check currently, but as...

4 years ago
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RE: oil leak - what is this?

That is the oil scavenge pump. Have a really good look around where the 10mm headed hex bolt holds the pump to the engine crankcases. The boss on th...

4 years ago
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RE: SR8 Chassis 42 Build

Good to see progress on this! That's a proper oil and water mix, were you able to pressure test it before you stripped it down? Might be worth chec...

4 years ago
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RE: Normal running temperatures

@parsonsj sorry John, I have only just noted this! We have used the oil thermostats like John W has here in a number of 7 style cars and they are gr...

4 years ago
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RE: Normal running temperatures

@rjbender Hi Rod, Glad you are making progress. The fitting needs to go into the bottom pipe that goes from the water pump to the fitting on the c...

4 years ago
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RE: Titanium exhaust

Another thought for you - and I am not trying to be negative just give you feedback, we tried a Carbon silencer on an SR3 a number of years back and t...

4 years ago
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RE: Titanium exhaust

They do sound interesting, we have recently had one done on the RLM Caterham. The guy who made it is concerned over the longevity of it in this applic...

4 years ago
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RE: Oil inspection

@ajiman as Charlie said it is important to know that Radical log hours based on total running time. This means that an engine that has done 10-15 hour...

4 years ago
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RE: Thermostat housing leak

@ajiman That is perfect, that is the later one used. The early versions of this did sometimes have problems with the temp reading and turning in the...

4 years ago
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RE: Thermostat housing leak

Do you have a picture of the sensor? There were a few different ones used over the years, none OEM Suzuki from the factory.

4 years ago
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RE: Thermostat housing leak

@ajiman That additional spacer is just for housing the additional temperature sensor. This was used on earlier cars for the dash, so if you are not ...

4 years ago
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RE: Wanted - stock Hyabusa K7 engine for road use - UK

Thanks Charley, @DJW feel free to PM or call if I can help out at all. There are a number of small mods that are done to the standard engine to en...

4 years ago
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RE: 1596cc Hayabusa Engine

@gwt561324 They fit right in 😛 Unlike the 1720cc that needs a couple of mods!

4 years ago
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RE: SR3 won't start and low fuel light is "on" with a full tank

As @Rjbender says your car will not have a low fuel level light, that will be low fuel pressure. This is consistent with the fact that you cannot hear...

5 years ago
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