Speaking of jerry cans... Did u hear about the fool on the gold coast who
ran out of fuel in his sigma the other night?
No probs tho cos he had a jerry can in the back - filling the tank was easy
but he was also smoking a cigarette. BAM!!!! he gets blown 10 metres away
to land on an ants nest.. The fire'ies come to put out the car and find him
unconscious over there.... hehe it gets worse.. he survived the explosion..
he survived the ants nest.. But he got booked for unlicensed, unregistered
and over the .05 limit.. shoulda stayed in bed or the pub i reckon
cheers
Mick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: big ends NOT!
> Errol,
>
> Green cans- you mean jerry cans right? he he he
>
> Sounds like fun ;)
>
> - Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 12:37 PM
> 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/
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bryce,
Ashley -
> > COMPAQ
> > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 10:11 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: big ends NOT!
> >
> >
> > Half way through the Adelaide Rally the dato started making funny
noises,
> I
> > drove home which was about 40kms. The lash pad had jumped out, broke the
> > collet, and dropped the valve into the piston. Sure it was noisey and
> > smokey but it was still going and beats a $200 towing fee. When we
> stripped
> > the engine, number two cylinder had two extra holes where the gudgeon
had
> > been swinging around, the entire piston was in the sump, my old man was
> > following me and said he could see bits of piston spitting out the
> exhaust.
> > The head was mashed, valves without heads, and only a bent con rod.
> >
> > Dato's just about unstoppable
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rick White
> > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 9:21 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: big ends NOT!
> >
> >
> > Go the mighty Nisan.
> > Nearly unstopable.
> > Haa Haa.
> >
> > --- "rbamford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >pulled the sump of and there sittin in the sump was about 1 third of a
> > >piston in about 12 pieces!
> > >the funny thing is i drove it home the other night and it run just fine
> > >apart from the knocking!
> > >the top of the piston must be intact, also no ring fragments in the
> debris
> > >tho did find a couple of pieces of the lower ring lip in the ruble
> > >dam maybe i could have driven it round for another couple of weeks
befor
> it
> > >let go completly...
> > >maybe not!
> > >cheers
> > >ren
> > >
> > >dato 1000 coupe s
> > >stock sunny
> > >urvan (-1/3 piston)
> > >bmw 320 (soon 2 go to replace urvan...damn)
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Terry Rudd
> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:47 PM
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: RE: big ends
> > >
> > >
> > >It's been done before, I wish you the best of luck. It depends on what
> > >caused the bearing to fail in the first place, if old age etc then you
> may
> > >get away with it, if it's an oil gallery blocked then it's not going to
> do
> > >you much good, in fact you're likely to air-condition the block the
next
> > >time it lets go as there wont be the tolerances and the bearing will be
> > more
> > >likely to spin. I'm assuming from the way you're question is worded
that
> > >you're not intending to remove the head, so there's not much more you
can
> > do
> > >other than try your luck out with just replacing the rod bearings
anyway
> > >with just the sump off.
> > >
> > >Terry
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of rbamford
> > >Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2001 5:24
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: big ends
> > >
> > >
> > >I have this crappy old urvan on its last legs and it seems to have done
a
> > >big end. Im half way through pulling the sump off and plan to just
> replace
> > >the big ends in the hope of getting a bit more out of the old dear
before
> > >she carks it for good.
> > >Any comments as to the viability of such a move?
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