LOL...Almost as bad as me when i ran out of fuel once. I somehow got the
jerry can too close to the battery when i was pouring a little bit of fuel
down the carb. She sparked, jerry can went straight up in flames while im
still holding it near the engine so i chucked it straight on the ground only
to splash back onto my leg. I rolled around a few times and eventually put
my leg out. Very stupid but i learnt a good lesson.
Hey this isnt MicK Ralph is it? I thought u were off the list?? If it is,
welcome back!
Scott
Davo
-----Original Message-----
From: 1coach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, 01 March, 2001 16:37
Subject: Re: big ends NOT! plus fools
>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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