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RE: Water Pre-Heater

Testing done. Notes were: Start point, oil and water at 21degC Oil heater on - 45 mins to get to 70c Unplugged oil and swapped over to water heater on. After 20 mins, oil at 58C, water at 64. Unplu...

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12 months ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

@luke-ellis it look to be a very similar design, certainly the body is exactly the same. I just don't have the fancy fittings installed on the in/out ends, so i've just jubilee clipped on hose. sorr...

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12 months ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

@Luke-ellis - the car is all up and running..and i have one final thing left to test. My preheater. What is the logic here - - I'm assuming I need to have the car's pump on to keep things flowing whil...

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12 months ago
Rear adjustable pushrod upgrade - what length?

For those of you with an SR3 and adjustable rear pushrods, please can you advise what length pushrod you have so I can buy the correct one? I know it's 3/8" UNF, and my original fixed pushrod measures...

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1 year ago
Driveshat splines, to lube or not?

I'm not sure whether these are meant to go in dry, both GDU and wheelhub sides, or should I apply some anti seize? If so what products do you folks use?

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1 year ago
RE: GDU pump test and case removal

@rjbender having just installed the GDU again today....yes it makes absolutely no sense to remove it from underneath. I installed it back in today with relative ease going in from the top with all th...

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1 year ago
RE: Have i already broken my starter motor?

@roadracer28 very interesting - I never really had any issues after replacing the starter relay, but every once in a while, maybe 1 in every 20 starts, I would still experience the starter 'stuck on'...

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1 year ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

so it turns out the P1 heaters are what appear to be rebadged items with better fittings mounted to them. I found the exact same heater here, and the good thing is they do deliver to UK, for free. Pre...

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1 year ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

@rjbender That would be much appreciated. It's going to be a hassle trying to import anything from US or AUS so it looks like self-build is the way to go. It would be great if you could screenshot yo...

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1 year ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

@luke-ellis impressive. The Racetech Heatbox thing available in the UK says it will only get the temp up to 50 deg. Your unit looks so small and compact in comparison. I've asked them if they could ...

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1 year ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

@walteriv sounds like a great system for the price. I'll have to ask them what shipping cost would be to UK.

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1 year ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

@luke-ellis have you had a chance to test it, and what are the results?

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1 year ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

@rjbenderawesome, the attention to detail and craftsmanship is exquisite! thats fantastic, so (ignoring your decision to run in series), 1 1kw heater, Jiffy fittings, transformer, and electrical/water...

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1 year ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

@walteriv hi - did you get round to doing this? Would be great to see some pictures and any info on parts used etc. if you can share. thanks

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1 year ago
RE: Water Pre-Heater

hi Rod - did you finish this project? If so how did it go, got any pics? What are the results etc? i'm really looking at this seriously also and i'm happy to buy a kit, just not sure at all about wha...

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1 year ago
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