It's been quite an experience. First test under pressure the nitrous line olive into the pulsoid let go of the pipe - - after 1/2 a friggin' hour!! Pipe was forced out the engine bay through the grommet and into the cockpit, flailed about inside (I mean seriously violent) the like of which I've never seen before and smashed the windscreen, a few minor scuffs and gouges inside the cockpit, a couple of freeze burns, two grazed knees and a bruised pipe lashed leg - I had my head in there as well so it could have been worse (or is that better). All this in about the time it takes to jump up and run to the bottle to turn off the supply. Only thing I can think is that the pipe wasn't all the way through the olive so it was just holding it and very slowly let go? Anyway it's in there now and ready for bigger jets. Not the best start but it is good that I fully appreciate what I've got. Going to have to get a safety solenoid fitted at the bottle end I think.
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19 years ago