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Re: [T3] FI stalling after warmup


Jim Adney wrote:
>
> I should have added that the thing you are prying is the movable part 
> of the valve, which you can reach by sticking a small screwdriver 
> down the lower nozzle.
>
>   
Ok, I hooked the device to my battery charger, and it does warm up
steadily- going as high as 150 degrees on the outside of the can after
about 15 minutes.

I put a couple of drops of motor oil in the higher nozzle, and powered
it on. With a little screwdriver I worked it back and forth. It seems to
be fully closed when the can hits 140 degrees- though this is relative
as I can still blow air through it, albeit with a bit of resistance.
This thing doesn't shut airtight, does it?

Lets see what happens when it cools off (I'll try again tomorrow night)
and goes through another heating cycle. I'm presuming its essentially
wide-open when cold.

In the meantime I left it upside down on top of a shop towel so any
excess oil drips out, not collects on the heating element. I can't
imagine the heating coil would be too happy with a bunch of motor oil
sitting on it.


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