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Date:         Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:11:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Gasket failure, proton accellerator (was Tires, Inertia)
Comments: cc: gull@gull.us
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David wrote: Had any problems with that gasket failure that leaks coolant into the proton accellerator? I hear it happens more if you don't use Genuiune VW liquid sodium coolant.

Captain Ramjet wrote: Natch, on the approved VW coolant, but I'm also using an aftermarket spin-lattice relaxation of conduction electrons in the expansion tank.

That, combined with modifications to the head for improved spherical convection, keeps my self-exciting alpha-omega magnetic dynamo humming along quite nicely, though she tends to lay down a luminous plasma trail under full acceleration.

Alas, the age-old dilemma of economy vs. power <sigh>

Tallyho,

Captain Ramjet 2017 diesel Westfalia "Intercosmic Jalopy"

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