<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">If you want to do any more racing this season, find a good stock crank, have it balanced/nitrided and buy another set of rods for the engine rebuild. Also buy one of Steve Yott's oil pumps!</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 5:37 AM, Peter Vucinic <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pvucinic@netspace.net.au" target="_blank">pvucinic@netspace.net.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Wow! That’s getting a bit scary! 400F or there bouts for blue.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Would not have done the steel structure any favors at all!  We are in ‘stress relieving’ territory for crankshaft materials.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I would not be placing a bet on the components if you use them again. Best talk to Carrillo. Whatever they recommend will go equally as well for the crank.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">You may find that they are distorted beyond use in any event.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#7030a0">"You can Make a Small Fortune From Motor Racing. As long as You Started With A Lage Fortune!"<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Kind Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Peter Vucinic<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">TR4 - TR7 V8 - Spitfire MkII<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">_______________________________________________<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">fot@autox.team.net</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.fot-racing.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.team.net/donate.html</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.team.net/archive</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1f497d">Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.team.net/forums</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">  <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Fot [mailto:<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:SpiwakD@aol.com" target="_blank">SpiwakD@aol.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 23 June 2015 10:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Fot] Overheated parts<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The oil pump broke in my TR4 and roasted the bearings. The Moldex steel crank and Carillo rods are not damaged but are now a blue color from being overheated. The machine shop is wondering if it is ok to use them. What are FOT thoughts? It takes 6 months to have another crank made.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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