Oil rags

TurboJim · Post by **TurboJim** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:22 pm

Just a tad bit of info ...watch leaving a rag under the hood(hehe) of the pinz to check your oil as it may dislodge itself and find its way into the fan ... and let me tell ya this fan was pretty pricy along with a belt and alot of red fuzzies every where

Profpinz · Post by **Profpinz** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:40 pm

Along those same lines, some time ago a mate lent me his "colourtune" plug so I could check the mixture.

He'd had it for years and it was still pristine in it's original box and it even had the original instruction sheet.
When I was doing the test I left the sheet in the box but when I rev'd the motor as if by magic the sheet got sucked out and went straight into the fan! ....result - hundreds of little bits of paper all over the workshop floor and me with a very red face when I had to tell him that his "kit" was no longer complete and pristine!

M Wehrman · Post by **M Wehrman** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:05 am

Along the same lines,2 of the 3 Pinzes I've owned had some mysterious claw marks in the wind tunnel foam heading AWAY from the fan.

...Both were exceptionally clean under the tin.... Imagine the poor critter facing out thru the grille mesh and a SCREAMING fan behind.

4 claw digs appx 1.25 in across, I bet the fan or belt didn't survive,or the critter!

todds112 · Post by **todds112** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:24 am

I ran a cat through the fan of my Pontiac Grand Prix year ago. I think it had been asleep in the fan housing. Darn thing survived. I think it only made one revolution as I started it. I heard a thud-thud sound then nothing abnormal. Backed out and saw a dazed cat in the drive. Opened the hood and there was fur everywhere. Darn thing sat there for a while, then ran off.

TurboJim · Post by **TurboJim** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:28 am

M Wehrman wrote:Along the same lines,2 of the 3 Pinzes I've owned had some mysterious claw marks in the wind tunnel foam heading AWAY from the fan. ...Both were exceptionally clean under the tin.... Imagine the poor critter facing out thru the grille mesh and a SCREAMING fan behind. 4 claw digs appx 1.25 in across, I bet the fan or belt didn't survive,or the critter!

Ya thats an interesting thought mine also has those claw marks I wonder what they are from