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#101
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this thread scared me away from the inserts about 3 months ago...
I opted to just remove the stock 5th and 6th ports sleeves all together. Sure the PR sleeves are "cute" by design, but i can simply not offord to loose a motor to a 40$ peice of equipment. Remove your sleeves and loose a little low end torqe, or by the PR sleeves and risk the possibility of loosing a perfectly good motor to them.. you deside. All in all if PR redisigns the sleeves i might consider them, but after seeing a couple reply's in this thread it's a no go for now.
-markus
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I opted to just remove the stock 5th and 6th ports sleeves all together. Sure the PR sleeves are "cute" by design, but i can simply not offord to loose a motor to a 40$ peice of equipment. Remove your sleeves and loose a little low end torqe, or by the PR sleeves and risk the possibility of loosing a perfectly good motor to them.. you deside. All in all if PR redisigns the sleeves i might consider them, but after seeing a couple reply's in this thread it's a no go for now.
-markus
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#102
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not trying to be a dick , but this could have been brought up by rob if he knew about it before sellign these. i was given no special directions, and they were "ready to be use" i am was not supposed to do anythgin to them thre were no such instructions. i am not gonan try to have a lawsuit here, and dont want to go agains rob and his business, but i think he owes me atelst the parts that were damaged due to this.
i am gonna call him and see what he sais.
i am gonna call him and see what he sais.
Originally posted by f1blueRx7
I still think they are a great idea.... With a little modification can be used safely.
Some suggestions (i know PR should be giving these directions *especially since corksport is selling them now as well*)
--Remove the dowels and loctite the sleeves in/open.
--Weld the inserts into the sleeves (RarestRx idea)
--I used grey metal bonding loctite and I've been going for about 2-3k miles without issues I also scratched up the surface
Perhaps we can forward these to PR for more testing / documentation that should be shipped with the sleeves.
I still think they are a great idea.... With a little modification can be used safely.
Some suggestions (i know PR should be giving these directions *especially since corksport is selling them now as well*)
--Remove the dowels and loctite the sleeves in/open.
--Weld the inserts into the sleeves (RarestRx idea)
--I used grey metal bonding loctite and I've been going for about 2-3k miles without issues I also scratched up the surface
Perhaps we can forward these to PR for more testing / documentation that should be shipped with the sleeves.
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OUCH!!!!! how hot did the engine get? Looks almost as if the aluminum got REAL hot and melted against the pin.
FWIIS, I have removed my Pineapple sleeves
FWIIS, I have removed my Pineapple sleeves
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Yo,
Holy shitballs. I just put them in my GTUs!
We tried to weld them, but it wasn't going to work out. We then drilled through the back of the sleeve and tapped the insert. Put a countersunk screw in and went for it...
Unfortunately, the machine shop that did the work had put the sleeves in a vice and they got a little bit out of round. We couldn't use them.
Luckily, Jsotelo had a set of original Pineapple sleeves where they were pre-loctited in. We used those.
Damn though, those are some ugggly photos. Makes me want to pull then ones I have and do the drill and tap on 'em.
Best of luck getting a new motor/money from Pineapple.
Kevin
1989 GTUs "Nasty!"
Holy shitballs. I just put them in my GTUs!
We tried to weld them, but it wasn't going to work out. We then drilled through the back of the sleeve and tapped the insert. Put a countersunk screw in and went for it...
Unfortunately, the machine shop that did the work had put the sleeves in a vice and they got a little bit out of round. We couldn't use them.
Luckily, Jsotelo had a set of original Pineapple sleeves where they were pre-loctited in. We used those.
Damn though, those are some ugggly photos. Makes me want to pull then ones I have and do the drill and tap on 'em.
Best of luck getting a new motor/money from Pineapple.
Kevin
1989 GTUs "Nasty!"
#106
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I don't want to get into the middle of this controversy, but I need to comment on the (red) Loctite...
Be careful about which Loctite product you use. I've used the red Loctite on stuff immersed on oil, and it promptly failed. The 6-ports are being doused in gasoline, because the (secondary) fuel injectors are upstream of the 6-port. I would not recommend using red Loctite for this application. The green Loctite *is* specifically designed for exposure to petroleum products, and it should be the type to be used for this application...
-Ted
Be careful about which Loctite product you use. I've used the red Loctite on stuff immersed on oil, and it promptly failed. The 6-ports are being doused in gasoline, because the (secondary) fuel injectors are upstream of the 6-port. I would not recommend using red Loctite for this application. The green Loctite *is* specifically designed for exposure to petroleum products, and it should be the type to be used for this application...
-Ted
#109
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how hot did the engine get? Looks almost as if the aluminum got REAL hot and melted against the pin.
I posted another link to this on teh FC mailing list, and will probably fish up the old one on teamfc3s forums to spread teh word some more. IT is clear that certain things should be happening with these sleeves that *still* are not happening. How many innocent engines will it take??
#110
Guys, the lack of updates to the Pineapple Racing web site is my fault. We've been planning some major revisions but I have simply been too busy and I no longer live in Portland, so it is no simple task for me to "drop by" and take photos and talk to Rob about what needs to be done. I am now a Contributing Editor to a new, nationally distributed automotive magazine called Driving Sports and this pretty much takes up 100 percent of my available time.
Anyway, after being reminded of this thread, I have spent a couple hours creating instructions and updating the web page to reflect them. These are the same instructions Rob has always provided over the phone. It is indeed unfortunate if anyone didn't receive them verbally in the past, but those would be rare exceptions!
Either Red (#271) or Green (#262) Loctite are acceptable bonding agents, though Green is preferred. Additionally, we suggest you mechanically secure the inserts as described in the instructions. And, as ALWAYS, Pineapple Racing will gladly install the inserts for you at no cost other than the two-way postage! Rob stopped the core exchange almost immediatley when no one returned the cores and we ran out, but he has always been willing to install them in (clean) sleeves mailed to the shop.
Anyway, after being reminded of this thread, I have spent a couple hours creating instructions and updating the web page to reflect them. These are the same instructions Rob has always provided over the phone. It is indeed unfortunate if anyone didn't receive them verbally in the past, but those would be rare exceptions!
Either Red (#271) or Green (#262) Loctite are acceptable bonding agents, though Green is preferred. Additionally, we suggest you mechanically secure the inserts as described in the instructions. And, as ALWAYS, Pineapple Racing will gladly install the inserts for you at no cost other than the two-way postage! Rob stopped the core exchange almost immediatley when no one returned the cores and we ran out, but he has always been willing to install them in (clean) sleeves mailed to the shop.
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whats PR's position on HELPING to replace engines to those whom didnt recieve instructions? Not having time isnt a valid excuse i dont think. If your business is selling, take care of your consumer. Not having time to give instructions in writing, which would take less than 5 minutes, over a period of 3 months....i very much consider that negligence.
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Yo,
What does that mean? Are you referring to the Loctite, or is there some method of using roll pins/screws etc?
Lets us know!! Lots of worried folks here.
Kevin
1989 GTUs "And I'm one of them."
Originally posted by Blake
Additionally, we suggest you mechanically secure the inserts as described in the instructions.
Additionally, we suggest you mechanically secure the inserts as described in the instructions.
Lets us know!! Lots of worried folks here.
Kevin
1989 GTUs "And I'm one of them."
#113
It means, go to the web site and download the instructions, which includes a photo. It is total overkill if you are using Green Loctite, BTW, but so easy to do that you might as well do it for peace of mind.
#114
Originally posted by gotdatfiyah
whats PR's position on HELPING to replace engines to those whom didnt recieve instructions? Not having time isnt a valid excuse i dont think. If your business is selling, take care of your consumer. Not having time to give instructions in writing, which would take less than 5 minutes, over a period of 3 months....i very much consider that negligence.
whats PR's position on HELPING to replace engines to those whom didnt recieve instructions? Not having time isnt a valid excuse i dont think. If your business is selling, take care of your consumer. Not having time to give instructions in writing, which would take less than 5 minutes, over a period of 3 months....i very much consider that negligence.
#116
130 days to put it on the web site from the first post by someone who screwed up the installation. Direction have been provided verbally from day one (not 130 days ago, but for a couple years), and there is no other way to order the product except by calling and talking to someone.
#118
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Blake I am sorry but I can have something updated to my own website in roughly 10min-2hours. Depending on how big it is.
Mind you ALL our webmaster is not working for pay but for our own products.
Jonathan is a great guy and does things very fast. I can't imagine why someone that probably pays to have their website made can't do the same if not better.
Santiago
Mind you ALL our webmaster is not working for pay but for our own products.
Jonathan is a great guy and does things very fast. I can't imagine why someone that probably pays to have their website made can't do the same if not better.
Santiago
#121
so thats what happened to your engine, that is messed up. how can they make such a design that could fail like that...you would think they would make them strong, so they would last, not only did just one break, but both did. thats horrible.
did they break because of heat? or just a weak material? or because of both reasons?
did they break because of heat? or just a weak material? or because of both reasons?
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Originally posted by Blake
130 days to put it on the web site from the first post by someone who screwed up the installation. Direction have been provided verbally from day one (not 130 days ago, but for a couple years), and there is no other way to order the product except by calling and talking to someone.
130 days to put it on the web site from the first post by someone who screwed up the installation. Direction have been provided verbally from day one (not 130 days ago, but for a couple years), and there is no other way to order the product except by calling and talking to someone.
#125
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I remember SPECIFICALLY talking to Rob, and I asked SPECIFICALLY how to install them, he said something to the effect 'they're just pressed in'. This was about 8 months ago.
I'm dropping this as far as I'm concerned, Kevin fixed the engine at no charge to me ( again, I insisted on paying for parts) and I'm happy and ready to move on.
Just everyone BE AWARE when using these...
I'm dropping this as far as I'm concerned, Kevin fixed the engine at no charge to me ( again, I insisted on paying for parts) and I'm happy and ready to move on.
Just everyone BE AWARE when using these...