tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post2114747369043679241..comments2024-03-28T12:29:39.157-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: IngeniousFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-14332997923288738462011-01-07T04:51:58.462-07:002011-01-07T04:51:58.462-07:00Hello from Germany
FDChief may I suggest that yo...Hello from Germany <br /><br />FDChief may I suggest that you use Antifreeze next time to archive "combat readiness" within only 5 minutes. Instead of always torching the pump and wasting time on purchasing gas.<br /> <br />You would only need a kind of bypass or a small plug on the pump. <br />Then, wash out any remaining mud rotary with clean water. <br />After that use the content of a Jerrycan full of water properly mixed with Antifreeze (ethylene glycol) which should be run through the pump to winterize it.<br /><br />Dont forget to fill back the antifreeze, before you start using the pump on another drill mission.<br /><br />This could also be a more permanent installment on your rig.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-1496511024570319272011-01-04T21:36:19.210-07:002011-01-04T21:36:19.210-07:00That, and they did leave all the valves open, so t...That, and they did leave all the valves open, so the fluid pushed out of the pump when it expanded. Still, nasty and difficult to solve; took us nearly half an hour to do what a torch would have done in ten minutes...FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-54193504553327252182011-01-04T07:42:17.634-07:002011-01-04T07:42:17.634-07:00I am surprised that the water didn't shatter t...I am surprised that the water didn't shatter the pump when it froze (and expanded). I suppose that with the clay, there wasn't all that much water in the pump to expand.Aelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788190394672505925noreply@blogger.com