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Topic subjectWhat's your pre-flight check up????
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22678, What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by RoboTechDSM, May-20-02 09:01 AM
What do you guys check before take off. Me, I check:

oil
coolant in radiator
coolant in reservoir
manifold bolts
tranny fluid
Look under and check for fluid leaks

Just wondering what you guys check?!?!?!?
22679, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by DarkOne, May-20-02 09:39 AM
I usually check to make sure the car is running and in reverse before i go anywhere.
22680, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by HadesOmega, May-20-02 12:34 PM
well b4 an autox I"ll check
Oil level
Radiator fluid level
tire pressure
manifold bolts/turbine bolts (hehe I forget this sometimes and loos at the bolt and go WTF again?!)

that's pretty much it.
22681, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by eclipsekaiser, May-20-02 12:53 PM
i think I'm more anal then some of you.

Pre start of motor...
1. oil level,
2. tranny level
3. all hoses and lines are secured.

Post start of motor...
1. fuel pressure gauge
2. boost pressure (make sure it is in vaccum)
3. making sure there are no unusual noise.
4. check under car for leaks.
5. give the IC and oil cooler a few squirts of water/alcohol from my spray bottle to promote cooling

YES I am ANAL like that.
22682, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by HadesOmega, May-20-02 02:02 PM
haha you even squirt your intercooler and oil cooler! that's something I'd probably do before an autox run but not on a regular basis. Hehe since I took my windshield washer reservoir out maybe I can do rig up a squirter :P
22683, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by RoboTechDSM, May-20-02 02:49 PM
I've heard that people actually relay their windshield squirters up front, mounted near the IC. They then just pull the handle, near the steering column, to make it squirt directly onto the IC. Pretty nifty IMO!!!!
22684, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by pn0ymahal, May-20-02 03:37 PM
1st i say dame she is a BEAST =).. then check oil level, see if my hoses are all good, then start it up check my fuel pressure (since im tuning my new injecs) warm it up then turn on my fast and the furious labtop hehe and go... u spray ur coolers? haha

Michael 99gs
Mods:
Hrc Stage 2
S-FMU
315cc injectors
Crane HI-6DI2
Greddy Type S Bov
VC-2
Road Race Catch Can
Greddy Profec B & Switch
Apexi WS Catback
Super Afc
Autometer Boost,
Egt,Tranny Temp Gauge & Cooler
Air/Fuel Light & Digital
Tokico Adjust Struts
Eibach Pro Kit Springs
Front & Rear Upper Bar
CarCraft Interior
Sound System= Bring it On
22685, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by mitsuman, May-20-02 04:21 PM
haha. i rigd my windshield washer skwirters to my ic but i didnt feel a thing. the stream is a lil to thick i guess. i need to make it so it will mist. i took it off though cuz it was leaking. then when my car was overheating i rigged it to the front of my radiator and would skwert it. didnt help cuz it was jes a lack of coolant but seems like a good idea.

"Proud to be, a 2gnt" (was) :)


-mitsuman

Turbo:
1. HRC STG 2
2. Blits SS BOV

Exhaust:
1. Greddy Power Extreme

Exterior:
1. C/F hood du!!

Ride:
1. Motegi MR7 17'' wrapped
in yokohama A550v
235/45/17
2. H&R Sport Springs

Sound:
1. sony xplod cdxm620 deck
2. 2 10'' audiobahn subs
3. nice shiny audiobahn
amp

Electronics:
1. HKS TT(sitting in room)
2. Apexi S-afc(sitting in
room)
3. Corbin's A/F
guage(sitting in room)

Body:
1. Blitz front end(sitting in
room)

Fun mods:
1. "Nozzel mod"

Wanted:
1. Injectors
2. Howell rebuild kit.
22686, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by eclipse804, May-20-02 05:14 PM
Hehe Kaiser, you do ALL those things every time you start your car? Sounds more like you're operating a nuclear reactor than a car hehe. I'm lucky if I remember to check the oil level once a month. Good thing I haven't had any leaks.
22687, RE: What's your pre-flight check up????
Posted by vegasdsmr, May-20-02 05:47 PM
im not turbo, but poppin my hood now is a pain in the ass, so only like twice a week do i go under it (unless **it happens).

b4 i roll, i back up a cuple feet, and check if she's leakin...

check tires to see if i need air, and warm her up alil..

one day i'll have guages