Mike,
Will this be one of the stories on your web site.
Trev
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Topic: Red Line
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Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 09:04:29 +1000
From: Adam Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Go Townsville, Go Redline.
Michael Harding wrote:
> An L20B that I used to have in my 1600 revved harder than I have ever
heard a L series rev
> before when my linkage pooped out of the fire wall at the return spring,
the whole situation
> was made worse by the fact that my ignition key had broken of in the
barrel the day before
> so i was using a screwdriver as a key
> any way the engine revved as hard as the 74 degree cam big valve big port
head ,twin webbers
> and 2.5in exhaust would allow we estimated around 11-12,000 rpm before it
just stopped (the
> power lead fell of the coil ) in a huge cloud of smoke form all the oil
being pumped out the
> breather on to the extractors.
> so I fixed the linkage and started it again to hear loud clunking noises
from inside the
> engine,turned it of and towed it home ripped out the engine to find that
all the fly wheel
> bolds had come loose and on further inspection after striping the engine
we found 2 bent
> rods and two of the piston skirts had hit the crank counter balances .
> and the best part was that i was ment to drive my 1600 from Townsville to
Melbourne the
> next day, 2 dump engines later i got a stock L18 and drove it down a week
latter.
> any way i think that i found my L20b's red line that night
> pity it went relay well before that, But you get that !!
> mick
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