Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:42:03 -0800
Reply-To: Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Honing and cylinder painting
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I have a pair attached to my wrists.
Cya,
Robert
On Mar 8, 2011 11:27 AM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Ok, I'll be the first to ask where one normally finds "high efficiency
> teat sinks."
>
> On Tue, 2011-03-08 at 11:25 -0600, Tom Hargrave wrote:
>
>> The black paint works but you have to use the right paint.
>>
>>
>>
>> It's like taking 1 step backwards and one step forward. The backward step
is
>> the insulation value of the paint layer & the 2 steps forward are the
>> increased radiating properties of black verses silver or dull grey. High
>> efficiency teat sinks are anodized black for the same reason.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tom Hargrave
>>
>> www.towercooler.com
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of
>> Joe Luther
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:25 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Honing and cylinder painting
>>
>>
>>
>> I've been looking around the web during my lunchtimes for reading
material
>> on rebuilding etc., I found a site called aircooled.net that has some
>> interesting and detailed information on it.
>>
>> In particular, I was looking for information on hone stones to be sure I
had
>> the right grade etc being sure of oil application during the process,
etc.
>> I have a Craftsman cylinder hone that I used once some years ago, I do
not
>> recall the stone grade. Is stone grade critical for light honing of used
>> but within spec cylinders to seat new rings?
>>
>> Also, in one document, it is recommended to put a coat of black hi temp
>> spray paint on the outside of the cylinder fins to aid in cooling. I
always
>> thought painting a heat transfer surface was akin to adding a layer of
>> insulation?? Not true? I didn't plan on painting anything but the
brackets
>> and tin and cast housings etc.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for comments.
>>
>> Joe
>>
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>> Alfons Haar Inc.
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