09-27-2016, 08:54 PM | #21 |
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
The Mk 1 was from magnet house on Ebay, the Mk 2 and 3 were made from a 6" rod from eclipse magnetics on amazon.
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09-27-2016, 09:10 PM | #22 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
Very interesting Ray...
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09-28-2016, 03:57 AM | #23 | |
Crazy Ole Man
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
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I'm expecting a fair amount of metal on my first oil change to be on the mag plugs. It should be less and less with each oil change unless there is a problem. |
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09-28-2016, 07:58 AM | #24 |
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
Based on the look of the metal itself I am convinced most of it comes from the cam,crank,and balance shaft gear train. The way we use our engines with up and down rpms it would vary the gear lash all over the place.Lastly I didn't start the magnet test until the last bit of my last oil change.There has been very little after nearly 5 hours on this run.Kind of makes me wonder even with my hot dropping oil changes with tilting the cart to get as much as the oil out as possible whether a fair amount of iron stayed in the engine.And again this was with high filling the engine with oil for some of this time.When you read about other golf cart engine failures such as the yamaha or club car it is the balancing device destroying the engine.One other thought. If you have a magnetic drain plug it only pick up particles until it is saturated with iron. After that nothing will be attracted.Just like in science class sticking a magnet into a jar of iron filings.It picks up some and then it is saturated and the rest stay in the jar.
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09-28-2016, 03:30 PM | #25 |
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
Hose clamped 6 magnets to my opie engined lawn tractor's drain cap. We will see what I catch next oil change.
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10-13-2016, 08:26 PM | #26 |
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
Bump for cyrus9
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01-04-2017, 10:43 AM | #27 |
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
Bump
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01-21-2017, 11:04 AM | #28 |
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
How hot does the oil get in these motors? I received my magnets today, Neodymium Magnet N42 3 x 1/8 x 5/16" Permanent Magnet Bar, and they had a disclaimer about how temps over 175°F (80°C) will make them lose their magnatism. For higher temps, they said to use Samarium and Cobalt Combination SmCo Magnet. I emailed them to see if they were available in the size I wanted. I got these from Applied Magnets on Amazon.
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01-21-2017, 12:43 PM | #29 |
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
I used a M176261/6NR alnico unit from eclipse magnetics on amazon.After quite a few hours still works great. I just looked if they are still there on amazon and they are. It comes up using "eclipse magnetics alnico" and is listed like the 3rd or 4 th on the list.
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01-21-2017, 09:53 PM | #30 |
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Re: Magnetic Dipstick
These clones should run 1,000 hours easy since most of the time you are rolling at low rpm or less than 3600, at least I am with my clutching. My clutch is currently set at 4K rpm, it will only hit that at WOT and of course above 30mph. I get going too fast at high rpm so I can't stay on it very long and I rarely road ride at speeds over 25. Fastech has some very strong magnets cheap, rare earth they say, but I don't know if heat affects them. Cant use them on the fridge because I can't get them off. They are steel color.
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