Hethel August 4th

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Re: Hethel August 4th

Postby jeffw » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:47 pm

David wrote:
dopdog wrote:That last picture is FAB 8-)


. . . . if you like that much body roll :o



I'm running Procomps recommended springs and damper settings with no ARB so.....it is what it is. I also think the full body exaggerates the roll to an extent

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Re: Hethel August 4th

Postby David » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:06 pm

David wrote:Will report back on Karl's findings . . . . :?


Karl is now back from holiday, and has reported :o

A big end bearing had turned (No.4) -- so no loss of oil pressure.

Damage to crankshaft, bent/twisted conrod, bent and impacted valves, dead piston, damage to cylinder bore, damage to head, damage to camshaft, scavenge pump ruined, etc. :( :roll: :(

Repair cost would be approaching £4k (for an engine that cost £7k) -- so will write off to experience. Pity, as Karl said the evidence of 1-3 is that the engine had been running perfectly, and was in very good nick indeed.

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Re: Hethel August 4th

Postby jeffw » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:43 pm

perfectly till it died....

Bad news David...are you going to put the Vauxhall in it or buy a Busa engine and slot it in?

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Re: Hethel August 4th

Postby dopdog » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:25 pm

how does a bearing turn? would it have picked up something? sorry to hear the news that is one hell of a bill :shock:

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Re: Hethel August 4th

Postby David » Sat Sep 21, 2013 4:42 pm

The final Hethel report -- my souvenir of BEC-dom.

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Re: Hethel August 4th

Postby dopdog » Sat Sep 21, 2013 5:14 pm

That does look good (or bad as they say?) WOW :o :shock:

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Re: Hethel August 4th

Postby jeffw » Sat Sep 21, 2013 10:02 pm

impressive !

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Re: Hethel August 4th

Postby David » Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:55 am

Actually, it is quite impressive. That's a standard Suzuki con-rod. It got hot enough to be reforged, but didn't break (even when the bolts did)!
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