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Slight bottom end rattle
ned - 18/7/07 at 08:08 AM

Friend of mine sent me these links so thought i'd share, very illustrative!

http://mark8.org/users/ponyfreak/web/John%20car/engine/DSC06032.JPG
http://mark8.org/users/ponyfreak/web/John%20car/engine/DSC06034.JPG
http://mark8.org/users/ponyfreak/web/John%20car/engine/DSC06040.JPG
http://mark8.org/users/ponyfreak/web/John%20car/engine/DSC06042.JPG
http://mark8.org/users/ponyfreak/web/John%20car/engine/DSC06044.JPG
http://mark8.org/users/ponyfreak/web/John%20car/engine/DSC06045.JPG
http://mark8.org/users/ponyfreak/web/John%20car/engine/DSC06046.JPG
http://mark8.org/users/ponyfreak/web/John%20car/engine/DSC06050.JPG

Ned.

robinj66 - 18/7/07 at 08:17 AM

Ouch!!

At least the price of scrap is still pretty reasonable

oadamo - 18/7/07 at 08:24 AM

thats gotta hurt.
looks like hes spent a lot of money with the rods and pistons aswell.
adam

Agriv8 - 18/7/07 at 08:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by oadamo
thats gotta hurt.
looks like hes spent a lot of money with the rods and pistons aswell.
adam


I noticed that - mentally adding up the £. but look an american v8 so not as bad as the coresponding bits for Rover v8

SO what do we recon - my guess Journal let go fist ( at rather high RPM ) and the rest followed ?

Regards

Agriv8

RazMan - 18/7/07 at 08:52 AM

I reckon the crank is a tad out of balance

ned - 18/7/07 at 08:59 AM

Spoiler and more pictures:
http://www.viperalley.com/forum/garage/56616-race-car-carnage-pictures.html

nitram38 - 18/7/07 at 09:14 AM

Just tell him to put a bit more oil in!