<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Oil starvation. I have been told that this is the way TR3/4 engines can go too.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">The bearing spins after oil loss.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">An expert/experienced builder I know (Greg S.) makes crank mods to get extra oil from the center main journal to feed more oil to 2 and 3 on the TR motors.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">You won't see the pressure drop on a gauge.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I'm not sure what Spit racers are doing for this, but I bet someone will pipe in on this.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">It might help to start your own thread on this, directed to Spit racers.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Dave H.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Dec 13, 2015, at 8:21 PM, Bud R <<a href="mailto:levilevi@comcast.net">levilevi@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><div><br></div>The number 2 and 3 rod caps both look like they got real hot. In the pics you can see #1 rod cap is the correct color, #2 has been hot, #3 is gone, and #4 is the right color. Now what could cause two rods to get hotter than the others? Two spun bearings? Even the crank is blue at the #3 journal.<div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Bud</div><div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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I'm pretty sure that would suggest that parts were just about red hot before they went bang, rattle rattle.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">If the bolt broke before hand, I don't think it would not have the bluing from heat.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Good luck with the rebuild.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Get it fixed and bring it west for the Kastner Cup.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Dave H.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div></div></blockquote></div><IMG_5458.jpeg><IMG_5460.jpeg><IMG_5462.jpeg></div></div></blockquote></body></html>