Can-Am update........................

Started by 454CanAm · Wed 2012-06-13 (14 years ago) · in Wide Bodies

143views

Wed 2012-06-13 (14 years ago)

Hey guys,
Finally been doing some work on the Can-Am.............. long overdue !!! A couple of years ago, the rear gasket on the water-pump started dripping some, and as you know.... you can't tighten those small bolts without pulling the thing off !!! I replaced the gasket with a new one and while I had it open, I riveted one of those round disc on the impeller to increase water flow. I'm surprised Weiand didn't have a cast impeller or better impeller in their polished aluminum pump.......but it's got the upgrade now !

I also ended up yanking the radiator and fans and replaced the 3 Zirgo fans with the high performance dual system like I put on the mako. Let me tell you............... What a difference !!! One of the relays had gone out, so I replaced it and fired her up. Once it heated up to 185 degrees, one fan kicked on and the other soon after....... the engine then cooled down to 165 degrees !!!!! I let her idle for about half an hour and she stayed right there ! It used to stay around 190 to 195 on a cool evening.

Dropped the car down to the ground tonight and took her for a spin................... I wanna tell you this car hauls ass !!! I forgot how fast the Can-Am is.............. the mako doesn't even come close ! I guess that means I've got some more tuning to do on the mako to bring her up to par !

Also the Can-Am warmed up to 180 degrees after laying rubber around the neighborhood................ hopefully, she'll be good on hundred degree days ! The Can-Am is like driving a Cadillac as compared to the mako...... smooth as silk and faster than hell !!! I'm definitely a happy camper now !

Rick

Thu 2012-06-14 (14 years ago)

Hey Rick,
Thought your Mako is fast snd hot like hell with your fuel system.
Definetly you should make her faster then the Can-Am as she looks eay sleeker. Grin
Robert

http://www.cybergate-corp.ch/mako_clip/

Tue 2012-06-19 (14 years ago)

"Dropped the car down to the ground tonight and took her for a spin................... I wanna tell you this car hauls ass !!! I forgot how fast the Can-Am is.............. the mako doesn't even come close ! I guess that means I've got some more tuning to do on the mako to bring her up to par !"

Rick...there's no replacement for displacement...
I see the same difference with my Can-Am and the '75,
Especially after putting the original engine back in the '75.
Glad to see that you are running the Can-Am again...
Marv

Last words in fatal accidents for 49 of 50 states are "Oh Sh*t!" Final words in Wisconsin are "Hold my beer, I'm gonna try somethin'..."

Sun 2012-07-08 (14 years ago) · edited by 454CanAm

Hey guys,

Gave the Can-Am the ultimate heat test today...................... Took her out for a cruise today since it was 105 degrees ! A/C is out, so I couldn't try that too, but after about 45 minutes, she finally inched up to 200 degrees. It used to get upwards of 230 on days around 100 degrees outside.

Now to get the a/c fixed................ system leaked down, the fittings loosened somehow, so now I've got to vacuum the system out and then recharge. Got a a/c vacuum on order along with the hose set to take care of everything......... figured I better go ahead and buy the stuff to do it myself, since I've got so many vehicles that need tending to !!!!!!

Rick

oh yeah...................... IT'S TOO DAMN HOT OUTSIDE !!!!!!!!!!!

Text and lists

**bold**, *italic*, ~~struck~~
## Heading, ### Smaller
- item for a list, 1. item for a numbered one; indent two spaces to nest
- [ ] to do and - [x] done for checkboxes
A blank line starts a new paragraph

Links and quotes

[words](https://...) for a link; another site opens in a new tab
[words](https://...){new} opens it in a new tab, even a page on this site; {same} keeps a link to another site in this tab
A bare address becomes a link by itself
A link to an Instagram post, a YouTube video or a post on X, on a line of its own, shows it; in a sentence, it shows below
A link to a YouTube channel (youtube.com/@name) shows the channel - its picture, name and counts - and its latest videos
> words to quote

Icons

A link to one of these sites gets its icon by itself: Facebook YouTube X Instagram TikTok Threads LinkedIn GitHub Reddit Discord eBay Etsy
Any other icon, by hand: <i class="bi bi-envelope"></i>, inside or before a link: <i class="bi bi-mastodon"></i> [Mastodon](https://...)
Every name is at icons.getbootstrap.com; use it after bi bi-
A link with a picture or an icon of its own gets no second one

Code and tables

`code` inside a line
A block between fence lines, its language after the first:
```
```php
echo 'hi';
```
```

A table:

| Part | Price |
|------|-------|
| Fan  | $12   |

Pictures

![description](images/name.jpg) - from this site's image library
![description](shared/name.jpg) - from Shared Images, the same on every site here
The words in [ ] describe the picture; a click opens it full size
Several in a grid: see Gallery

Gallery

Pictures between :::gallery and :::, one per line, become a grid that fits the page:

:::gallery min=220 captions
![Front](shared/front.jpg)
![Side](shared/side.jpg)
:::

Options on the first line, any you like:

min=220: narrowest column, px
gap=12: space between, px
ratio=4:3: one shape for all; auto keeps each
fit=contain: whole picture, not cropped
layout=masonry: columns, each keeps its shape
captions: each picture's words in [ ] shown under it

Callouts and prompts

A callout box is a quote starting with its kind:
```
> [!TIP]
> Words in the box.
```
Kinds: NOTE, TIP, IMPORTANT, WARNING, CAUTION
A prompt for an AI is a fence marked ```prompt: its lines wrap and are never coloured as code

In a post

Drop or paste a picture into the box, or use Insert picture: it goes in as ![name](shared/name.jpg)
Drop a video into the box, or use Insert video: it goes in as ![name](files/name.mp4), a player with a picture of it, and shows in Media
@Name mentions a member: type @ and pick them from the list; they are told, and their name links to their page
community/threads/12 links another thread; on a line of its own it is a card
![Wayne](community/members/wayne-fields.3f2a9c1b0d) on a line of its own is a member's signature card; paste their profile's address

On this site

Pictures from Admin → Images: ![The workbench](images/workbench.png); files from Admin → Files: [The manual](files/manual.pdf), or ![The manual](files/manual.pdf) on a line of its own for a card with a Download button.