[Fot] Rebuild

[robert bownes]

Pretty sure it is applicable to the 1147 as well, seeing as how I lost
countless engines to #3 rod bearings melting down and requesting exit via
the side of the block.


On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 2:33 PM Greg Blake via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> I forget guys, is this applicable to the 6 cylinder motors too (TR6,
> GT6).  Building a few of those motors in near future.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On May 4, 2021, at 12:32 PM, fubog1 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> ...glad you brought it up, specifically that's one of the most important
> mods to the oiling system.
> Glen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bud Rolofson via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> To: Rod Pierce <rpierce141 at gmail.com>
> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
> Sent: Mon, May 3, 2021 12:13 pm
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Rebuild
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> The first and most important thing on a 1300 is to make the middle oil
> feed passage larger. It serves cylinders 2 and 3 while the other two oil
> passages (front and rear) serve only 1 cylinder. You will end up with a
> grenade going off in your race engine eventually if that one thing is not
> done. Ask me how I know.
> I wish I’d known that fact beforehand.
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> Bud
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> On May 2, 2021, at 5:57 AM, Rod Pierce via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Hello Everyone,
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> I am a new member and new to racing Spitfires.  In fact, my first
> experience with racing, competition school in Waterford MI, didn't  end
> well for my engine (see attachment).
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> I am planning to rebuild an extra small journal 1300 and I am requesting
> advise from the very knowledgeable people on this site.  I have all the
> spare engine parts I could ever need and a great machine shop near by so
> mainly I am interested on advice on where to buy parts( pistons, rods
> ,rings etc..).
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> There are many sources on the internet but since I have never built one of
> these before I am interested in your input.
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> Also, while I'm at it, I would like to improve my transmission and
> rearend.  I am open to anything from minor improvement to a complete swap
> of my transmission or rearend.
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> Thanks for you help.
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