Procharged 440

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Sat Sep 08, 12 1:25 pm

Oh Bananarama! no

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Sat Sep 08, 12 2:29 pm

Pete wrote: No Bananarama! Turnip!!! Is that for real???

At what rpm did it let go????

Feeling for you buddy, I know the amount of work that went into it, let alone the cost.

You will have to stuff quite a few cushions to fund the rebuild.............

It was only at 6000rpm.

I'm back here stuffing already

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Sat Sep 08, 12 2:56 pm

crap...thats real bad luck

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sat Sep 08, 12 3:44 pm

Really sad to hear that Jon . . .

Always hard to say something at a time like this

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Sep 08, 12 3:54 pm

Bloody hell.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Sep 08, 12 4:13 pm

Damn! 6K is still high enough to do a lot of damage - there is a lot of energy and it takes quite a time to come to a halt, lots of cycles and opportunity to do more damage.....Really sorry to hear this news......

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sat Sep 08, 12 4:33 pm

Gutted for you mate.
Not the post I was expecting !

Regards. Gary

db · Post by db » Sat Sep 08, 12 7:25 pm

Ah crap!!

Hope it's something really obvious so you can be sure it won't happen again!!

And not toooooo expensive

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Mon Sep 10, 12 8:18 am

Had a look yesterday and it looks like something has blocked an oilway in the crank. No 6 rod then let go smashed the bores then allowing the rest of it to hydraulic, that is our best guess so far.

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Mon Sep 10, 12 8:24 am

Thats not a pretty sight John was there any damage to the heads as the bottom end looks fooooooked

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Mon Sep 10, 12 8:31 am

Guy wrote:Thats not a pretty sight John was there any damage to the heads as the bottom end looks fooooooked

I think there maybe 2 valves that are not bent!! But they should be saveable, not had chance to check them over properly yet.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Sep 10, 12 8:40 am

Jeez, sorry to see that......I would be interested to know if the girdle survived. I guess a re-sleeve won't get you out of jail...

I imagine you won't trust that block...............

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Mon Sep 10, 12 8:54 am

sorry to see this post.

at least no one is dead .

You can only come back stronger now

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Mon Sep 10, 12 9:17 am

Pete wrote:Jeez, sorry to see that......I would be interested to know if the girdle survived. I guess a re-sleeve won't get you out of jail... I imagine you won't trust that block...............

The girdle is fine, it seems it was no6 that let go and no 3 was about to follow. There is not much left of no5 bore, most of it was in the sump.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Sep 10, 12 11:19 am

Pete wrote:Damn! 6K is still high enough to do a lot of damage - there is a lot of energy and it takes quite a time to come to a halt, lots of cycles and opportunity to do more damage.....Really sorry to hear this news......

you want to see the damage one can get ticking over at 1,200 rpm absolute carnage, so 6k its gona hurt,

thats a real bummer jon you need follow the path of destruction verry carefully like csi find the cause,,

and we are all dying to know how fast did it go begore bang, ???