Moldex good, broken crank bad. Or you could go slower.
I like putting a strongback on the center main bearing. Relatively cheap to
have a machine shop do. I don't know if it helps, but it makes me feel good.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Don Marshall
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 7:41 AM
To: BillDentin@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Another tale of woe - was OLD Lyrics Ring True for OLE BLUE
We finally pulled the engine out of the TR4 to see what was causing the low
oil pressure at VIR and the crank is either bent or broken (or both) and the
block is cracked around both center main bearing bolt holes.
Fortunately there doesn't appear to be any damage anything else. We'll
be putting the spare engine back together and maybe giving some thought to a
Moldex. Cheers, Don
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of BillDentin@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:52 AM
To: 'fot@autox.team.net'
Subject: OLD Lyrics Ring True for OLE BLUE
Amici:
Remember that old song? "I spoke too soon! I wasn't smart. I said too
soon...." My next line will have to be, my transmission is all apart!!!"
A closer look indicates the clutch plate is warped, the GT6 input shaft is
trash, and we can only guess what the rest of the tranny looks like. I'll
know
more when Kevin takes the tranny apart later today.
While it still looks good, one has to wonder if the fly wheel is still true.
Hind sight is 20/20. On Saturday the car would not start, and we would
'push
start it' for the sessions. I suspect the ring gear was already breaking up
and missing teeth at that point. The Qualifying Race (ONE LAP) did us in.
I'll be making up a 'needed parts list' later today.
Thanks to all for the E-mails of encouragement. We'll be back! GRATTAN (my
favorite track) in mid-August.
Bill Dentinger
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