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Originally Posted by KULTULZ
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NASCAR outlawed them in the late fifties. |
They are fire hazards on an automobile. That is why NASCAR outlawed them (and also why the manufacturers went to the dry type).
It is bad enough to run the roads with a H4000 with the fuel bowls above the carb venturies, but an oil bath ACL just adds another seat cover sucking situation if that oil ignites.
They are fine (IMO) for a dedicated restoration or a farm tractor if you don't pull wheel stands with it.
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