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Fin spacers?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by dkavanagh, Jun 10, 2016.

  1. dkavanagh

    dkavanagh Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    Spotted some of these on each side of the engine. What's the deal? Trying to reason through it, I assume they inhibit air flow and therefore might have been used to deal with cold spots for more even heat distribution on the engine? Is that even a concern? Should I remove them?
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    their to stop vibration. they say the fins can get acting like a tuning fork. i tossed mine
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    I kept mine, because my engine sings (badly) without them. If your ears are sensitive to high-pitched ringing, you'll want to keep them too.
     
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    Yep - they're little rubber dampers that dull the ring of the cooling fins. They quiet down the engine a lot. Try strumming the fins with/without - the difference is quite audible.
     
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    that leaves me out, too many years in the steel mill
    earplugs are your friend
     
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    I should probably wear them at concerts (earplugs, not fin spacers). My ears are always ringing for hours afterwards. That's the sign of permanent damage and the onset of tinnitus. Lemmy said earplugs were for sissies, and they blocked out part of the music.
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Lemmy is not someone I'd listen to. Lemmy is probably going to be deaf before everyone who DOES use earplugs.

    As a musician, I value my hearing
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Dude. Lemmy pased away not long ago (still had good(ish) hearing though). In regards to health he was an outlier (Jack and Coke was his everyday, all-day beverage). Not an example to be followed.
     
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    Lemmy also had a lot less sound directed at him than the fans did, I'm sure.
     
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    What's a lemmy?
     
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    Lemmy Kilmister, founder and frontman of Motorhead.
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Also roadie to Jimmy Hendrix, and Singer/Bass/Amphetamine smuggler for Hawkwind before that.
    Damned fine musician and songwriter, and based on reports a very nice person despite appearances.

    Also a motorcyclist.
    [​IMG]
     
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    Yep, not such a bad thing that you never heard of him. But for those with "different" tastes ....
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Holy Crap!!! Look at that!!!!! He's riding an XJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Just kidding..........
     
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    There's some serious crazee goin' on with that dude.............
     
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    Definitely not a Whalen Jennings kind of guy. So sad ....
     
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    Hey, now. I like Waylon and Willie and the boys as much as the next guy, but sometimes you just need something a little stronger when that wild hair starts acting up again.
     
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    Ironically the least Motorhead song ever recorded is among the best they ever recorded.

     
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    This is a bit more typical


     
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    To each his or her own. I'm not judging. Well, not much anyway ... Grin.
     
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    The thing about good music.....it's all in the story, not the genre.
     
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    Gotta love Willie.
     
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