hahaha sounds like fun :) How far did you stand back?
Cheers,
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Errol Smith
> Sent: Thursday, 1 March 2001 1:07 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: big ends NOT!
>
>
> In another life, (on the west coast of Tassie) we used to get on
> the green
> cans and have engine parties out bush.
>
> In an engine party you bring an engine drained of oil and sump removed. No
> cooling system is used. Set up a fuel can with gravity feed. Wire the carb
> butterfly wide open, start the eng and take bets on how long the
> engine will
> continue to run.
>
> Datto L16's were the best as they would sometimes run for up to 10 -15
> minutes with a good really loose engine at the start. If the engine was in
> too good a condition they would usually seize up. Broken rings and loose
> pistons work best. Usually the thing that stops them is that the
> piston get
> so worn down (in what was a cylinder bore) that they slow down as less
> compression is available and they die.
>
> Other engine types never lasted as well as Datto L 16's. I have seen con
> rods on engines without sumps glowing red as the rods run on the
> crank with
> out bearings They also rattle/knock really well and make nice sparks!
>
> Ford and Holden eights are not much good as the cranks break too easily.
> Surprisingly a little fiat 850 engine was also a good long laster.
>
> Cheers
> Feral Errol
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.datrats.com.au/
>
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