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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 12 1:25 pm
by Guy
Oh Bananarama! no
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 12 2:29 pm
by Turnip
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
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 12 2:56 pm
by Les Szabo
crap...thats real bad luck
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 12 3:44 pm
by mopar_mark
Really sad to hear that Jon . . .
Always hard to say something at a time like this
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 12 3:54 pm
by Dave-R
Bloody hell.
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 12 4:13 pm
by Pete
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......
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 12 4:33 pm
by Mossy68
Gutted for you mate.
Not the post I was expecting !
Regards. Gary
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 12 7:25 pm
by db
Ah crap!!
Hope it's something really obvious so you can be sure it won't happen again!!
And not toooooo expensive
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 12 8:18 am
by Turnip
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 12 8:24 am
by Guy
Thats not a pretty sight John was there any damage to the heads as the bottom end looks fooooooked
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 12 8:31 am
by Turnip
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 12 8:40 am
by Pete
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...............
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 12 8:54 am
by autofetish
sorry to see this post.
at least no one is dead .
You can only come back stronger now
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 12 9:17 am
by Turnip
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 12 11:19 am
by Cannonball
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, ???