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Title: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: HNO3GOH on 15 October 2009, 19:12:40
should i say two hole in the block ;D ;D

This is a few of the bits found on the tray plus part of a small end

(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/cjjm26/Engineparts003.jpg)

This is the hole on the drivers side of the engine

(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/cjjm26/PHONEPICS14OCT2009309.jpg)

and this hole was by the aircon pump

(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/cjjm26/PHONEPICS14OCT2009312.jpg)

When i got the heads off i found the bottom end to be in abit of a mess, two snapped con rods and one of the pistons was in three large parts, I thinks you did a good job James :y ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: Gaffers on 15 October 2009, 19:14:51
Hats off to you Jim, proper breaked up that one is! ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: HolyCount on 15 October 2009, 19:15:15
Whoops  :o
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 15 October 2009, 19:19:37
Nice to know I did the job properly, then  ;D  :y
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 15 October 2009, 19:20:58
Did the heads survive ?
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: HNO3GOH on 15 October 2009, 19:25:10
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Did the heads survive ?

They did :o I will get some pics of the piston on for you but yes i think it's safe to say you did a dam fine job :y
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 15 October 2009, 19:27:01
It certainly sounded like a lot broke... it let go near the red line  ::) :D
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 15 October 2009, 19:27:45
So, what do we think was the cause of failure?
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: Welung666 on 15 October 2009, 19:32:29
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So, what do we think was the cause of failure?

Your driving ;D ;D ;D ;)

Anyway, bit of liquid metal and it'll be good as new :y :P
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: VXL V6 on 15 October 2009, 19:35:12
The oil looks clean...  ::)
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: HNO3GOH on 15 October 2009, 19:35:58
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So, what do we think was the cause of failure?

It looks to be bigend.

This is looking down on no1, nice chunk missing from the bottom ;D

(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/cjjm26/PHONEPICS14OCT2009310.jpg)
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: TheBoy on 15 October 2009, 19:36:02
Yeah, a bit of chemical metal, that'll be good as new :P
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: Ghost on 15 October 2009, 19:51:11
At least he did the job right, no cutting corners [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif]
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: HolyCount on 15 October 2009, 19:53:49
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At least he did the job right, no cutting corners [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif]

True -- he didn't cut them -- he tried to blow them off  :o
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: Andy H on 17 October 2009, 00:21:10
Near the redline? or way beyond it :o

When I first got my manual 2.5 V6 (and being used to a motorbike with a 10500rpm redline) there were a few occasions where it hit the (soft) limiter and I glanced down at the tachometer and saw the needle pointing somewhere between 3000 & 4000.

I think what happens is that the ECU cuts the sparks (or half of them) and gives a duff reading to the tacho.

I once had a spectacular big end failure on a 60's Royal Enfield. The results looked very similar to the photos but with aluminium crankcases and con rod. I never did work out what caused it (but I was flat out downhill at the time ::))
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: Stevie-blunder on 17 October 2009, 00:38:34
A beano comic and some filler should do the trick  :y chemical metal's too dear!
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: Ian_D on 17 October 2009, 00:41:27
Patch the holes up on the crankcase and just run it as a V4  ;D  :y
Title: Re: This is for you JamesHoleInBlockMV6 or
Post by: PhilRich on 17 October 2009, 22:58:43
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Patch the holes up on the crankcase and just run it as a V4  ;D  :y


Now you,re talking!  ;D :y