Erratic oil pressure reading at freeway speeds

[isaakgt]

Eddie, it looks like you have all kinds of neat toys to play with. It's cool you were able to keep some of the stuff that was part of your vast racing history. Back in the '70's I had a Sanger 17-10 flat with a BB Chevy that was a lot of fun. I need to go through all my old pictures one of these days and see what I have of you in the boats & rails. You and Ercie were always gracious to us pesky fans. Thanks for the memories. :wink

 

[FourFather]

Eddie, it looks like you have all kinds of neat toys to play with. It's cool you were able to keep some of the stuff that was part of your vast racing history. Back in the '70's I had a Sanger 17-10 flat with a BB Chevy that was a lot of fun. I need to go through all my old pictures one of these days and see what I have of you in the boats & rails. You and Ercie were always gracious to us pesky fans. Thanks for the memories. :wink QUOTE]

I'm glad we did keep some of the racers- we have our "First in the Fours" dragster, and our 229MPH Blown Fuel Hydro, on display at our dealership.

I had a Sanger runnerbottom/BB Chevy that I really enjoyed-- sold it and have missed it ever since! Probably out of all the toys I've ever had, and sold, that's the one I wish I still had!

The fans, like yourself, were always fun and gracious, and what we miss the most, now that we're homebodies. Thank YOU for the memories!:thumbsup

Eddie:biggrin

 

[B O N Y]

Glad I am here to enjoy life, went over once in a Hondo... enough said. Love boats, but have been without one for several years... Last one was a 36' Fountain on Lake Michigan which I kept at Marina City.

 

[Gimbal]

Welcome Mr. Hill,
I've known about you since you broke the 300mph barrier! Glad to see you as a GT owner too.
Take care and have fun with your GT.
John

 

[tpraceman]

A huge welcome and its an honor to share cyber space with a fellow GT owner such as yourself.

I also lost my best friend and crew chief in 2000 to diabeties he was about the same age as Fuzzy. A hole in my heart that has never completely healed.

For those of you who may not have followed the 1/4 mile racing.

Eddie invented the burnout to heat up the tires
Broke the 1/4 mile record land or water with a boat 5.16
First to break into the 4 second 1/4 mile club.
First to break the 200mph 1/4 mile record
99 ran top speed 322mph and 4.53 1/4 mile
NHRA hall of fame I think 1978?
NHRA top Fuel Champion 93?
Most devoted husband of Ercie Hill and great roll model.
I won't mention the spectacular crashes that I thought no one would ever survive.

Uh oh I am starting to sound like a stalker. Sorry about that.:eek

Hope your back is doing better these days that last run in TX had us all worried. But the good Lord decided to keep you around for awhile longer:thumbsup

Just showed the wife your website and she said "you need to stay away from that place" I said why? She said "your out of Gararge space":confused
Tom

 

[FourFather]

Welcome Mr. Hill,
I've known about you since you broke the 300mph barrier! Glad to see you as a GT owner too.
Take care and have fun with your GT.
John

Hi, John. Thanks for the welcome! This is a cool place to hang out.:thumbsup

I AM enjoying my GT- brins a smile to my face every time I see it!

Eddie:biggrin

 

[FourFather]

A huge welcome and its an honor to share cyber space with a fellow GT owner such as yourself.

I also lost my best friend and crew chief in 2000 to diabeties he was about the same age as Fuzzy. A hole in my heart that has never completly healed.

For those of you may not know.

Eddie invented the burnout to heat up the tires
Broke the 1/4 mile record land or water with a boat 5.16
First to break into the 4 second 1/4 mile club.
First to break the 200mph 1/4 mile record
99 ran top speed 322mph and 4.53 1/4 mile
NHRA hall of fame I think 1978?
NHRA top Fuel Champion 93?
Most devoted husband of Ercie Hill and great roll model.
I won't mention the spectacular crashes that I thought no one would ever survive.

Uh oh I am starting to sound like a stalker. Sorry about that.

Hope your back is doing better these days that last run in TX had us all worried.

Tom

Hi, Tom-

Wow, what a tribute- you sound like the guy that did our PR!

We miss Fuzzy and think about him often- He and Jana lived in our house with us for 10 years! Like losing family.:frown And we lost Hot Dog earlier this year, after 16 years, but look who came to live with us right after.

Introducing Sweetie P Hill:thumbsup

THANK YOU for the kind words and the welcome! I'm enjoying my GT and the Forum!

Eddie:biggrin

 

[FORDGTFAN]

I have had one that did that and I replaced the sender (of course after checking pressure with a manual gauge) and problem gone.

 

[JOEA2]

Mine was replaced today. So far, so good!

 

[FordFanStan]

The sending units on several of the modular based vehicles from the factory fail over due time. They have replacement units that solve the issue. It is a very common problem with the Lightning pickups as well. They are easily replaceable with simple hand tools and the slightest amount of mechancial knowledge if anyone wants to take on the task themself...


Eddie, I'm a bit younger than most of the crowd here, so I never really followed your career as it happened, but I know of your accomplishments now and I'm honored just to be cruising the same websites as you. It's a blessing we had people like yourself in the racing and high performance industry. I was born and raised in Bakersfield Ca, so I attended Ming lake races often when I was younger in the late 80's and early 90's, what a sight to see... Stan

 

[FlorIdaho Chris]

Quote- If I can ever get down your way I will look you up. Unquote

Be sure and do that, we'll make laps in these--

Eddie:biggrin

Eddie-

Can you share your impressions of the Atom?

-Chris

 

[FourFather]

The sending units on several of the modular based vehicles from the factory fail over due time. They have replacement units that solve the issue. It is a very common problem with the Lightning pickups as well. They are easily replaceable with simple hand tools and the slightest amount of mechancial knowledge if anyone wants to take on the task themself...


Eddie, I'm a bit younger than most of the crowd here, so I never really followed your career as it happened, but I know of your accomplishments now and I'm honored just to be cruising the same websites as you. It's a blessing we had people like yourself in the racing and high performance industry. I was born and raised in Bakersfield Ca, so I attended Ming lake races often when I was younger in the late 80's and early 90's, what a sight to see... Stan

Thank you Stan! :thumbsup The boat drag races were always thrilling to watch--even more so from where I was sitting. I think I wore out my guardian angels, just keeping me alive! I would not take anything for the time I spent racing the Fuel Hydros- but a million dollars would not get me back in one now!!:wink

Back on topic for a minute, I'm scheduled to get my GT's sending unit replaced this coming Monday--I'll update afterward.

Eddie:biggrin

 

[FourFather]

Eddie-

Can you share your impressions of the Atom?

-Chris

We're straying pretty far off topic, but-

Because You Asked--

The Atom is more like my Top Fuel Dragster. Awesome acceleration, instant throttle response. Stark, Raw, look around inside and you see the bones and components. No attempt made to cover anything up, or hide a component for appearance sake. Even getting in and out is similar. The belts/harness are pretty much the same. When the engine fires, you can feel it in your butt. There's no play(looseness, or "slop") in the steering, clutch, throttle- all very familiar sensations to the world's fastest accelerating car! They are both intensely responsive to driver inputs, whatever they might be. Both have supercharged and fuel-injected all-aluminum engines right behind the driver. Look ahead and you see a relatively long skinny nose with the front wheels/tires well separated fron the chassis- lots and lots of similarities! :thumbsup

But the Atom is much better 'cause you can take someone along to laugh WITH you! In the Top Fuel car, you laugh alone! Better with two!

And you can---(gasp)---TURN CORNERS! :eek Wow! What a concept! :eek THAT is gonna take some getting used to! :lol

And the Atom doesn't need fresh rods and pistons installed every four and a half seconds, either!

Plus, you can go play anytime you want, and anywhere you want, even at night and even without the track/street being lit.

I like it! :thumbsup


Eddie:biggrin

 

[FlorIdaho Chris]

Thanks for the impressions. I am getting that "gotta have it" feeling again...damn. :lol

 

[FourFather]

Thanks for the impressions. I am getting that "gotta have it" feeling again...damn. :lol

You are welcome to come ride/drive mine--some seat time would almost certainly make your mind up, one way or the other.:thumbsup

Eddie:biggrin

 

[B O N Y]

I have seen the Atom, but a hot ride would be a kick!

 

[FourFather]

I have seen the Atom, but a hot ride would be a kick!

It was not my original intention to hijack this thread so completely!

But since we're here- here's a post I put on the Atom forum.


I've passenger-demo'd 12 folks already!!

No, 13! I was toodling along in town, on my way out of town, and this tricked Jeep with three 20-something guys wave frantically and one hangs out the side and says" Hey Eddie Hill! I 'm 24 today! How 'bout a ride? So I says OK! and we do a few hot laps in the parking lot of the Lake Wichita Public Boat Ramp--including a couple of fairly lurid slides, with appropriate tire-squealing and MUCH Giggling in the cockpit!! And not all of it from my side!! He thanked me profusely and declared me "An Awesome Dude!"

And everyone left laughing!:lol

The other demo rides were at the little Wichita Valley Airport, where one of my friends built an RV-6 homebuilt airplane--I offered to swap rides with him and he thought I meant me trade him my Atom for his RV!! No, No! Not trade vehicles--trade RIDES! So he climbs in and I very politely let the clutch out and gently motor up to about 2500 r's and NAIL IT to 6500, quick shift to second and up to 6000, hard on the brakes, U-turn- and repeat! I haven't heard that much laughter in years!!:lol

Another plane owner's wife said(of her ride in the Atom), that I "made her summer!" Later told me that she had stood in line at one of my races, to get my autograph. Just before we left the airport she told me that her 17 year old son has an Atom as his computer background! How cool is that? And so she knew what it was when we first got there.

One of my friends landed his Cub while we were playing around between the hangars, and asked wottleshedoo on the runway? So I did a 0-100-0 each way, on the runway, while my passenger kept a lookout for a plane that was just about due in. (Uncontrolled airport- no traffic controller or radio) Relatively short runway, but we had LOTS of room left over at each end!

One of my "mature" male passengers said, immediately after the first full-throttle low-gear blast--"THAT THING'S INSANE!!

I couldn't agree more!!:banana

bony---You come- You can ride!!:thumbsup:cheers

Eddie:biggrin

 

[FlorIdaho Chris]

You are welcome to come ride/drive mine--some seat time would almost certainly make your mind up, one way or the other.:thumbsup

Eddie:biggrin

I just may take you up on that. I will try to bring an appropriate piece of machinery to trade rides in...:thumbsup

 

[isaakgt]

Quote- If I can ever get down your way I will look you up. Unquote

Be sure and do that, we'll make laps in these--

Eddie:biggrin

I think we should have Rally III in FourFather's neck of the woods. Looks like there is plenty to do down there. :thumbsup

 

[B O N Y]

No doubt Texas has a group of GREAT FGT owners... I agree we must have an event in Texas!