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Offline PSweeney

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Dripper for warm up
« on: March 17, 2018, 03:43:23 AM »
Anybody running a dripper to warm up a stack set up on gas ? We don’t want a permanent tank / pump arrangement on the car, so was thinking of a gravity fed tank into the main line to bv. Will this idle or does it need to be atomised ?

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Re: Dripper for warm up
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2018, 07:57:19 PM »
I saw a nitro fed at the hot rod reunion with just a primer bottle and a looped 1/8" hose with 8 tees and 8 short tubes that hung on the stacks. Just held the bottle up and let it run until almost empty then turned on the fuel, was a very simple set up and I am sure there was a learning curve but it worked well. One of those things I should have took a pic of.
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Re: Dripper for warm up
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2018, 10:03:50 PM »
Gravity feed, no details.

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Re: Dripper for warm up
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2018, 05:37:49 AM »
The big A/fuel guys just use gravity fed set up. Most have a air chuck on distribution block and a nipple on can with off/on valve. Supper simple. Making one for my deal so when running nitro I can get full temp before hitting pump. I  am using a old fire bottle for tank. Hey looks cool and free.
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