My new coffee table (soon to be)
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My new coffee table (soon to be)
Here are the first pics of my self destructing V12. The block with heads will serve as a dummy for fixing twin screw superchargers, then it will become a coffee table. in the meantime another twelve will go back in with the torque converter as soon as I am able to rotate the crank in order to undo all four bolts.
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A combination of bad luck and stupidity: Starting in -25C a previous winter I didn't realise that part of the white smoke was fuel vapour. Two injectors stuck open poured fuel into the cylinders leaking down into the oil thinning it out. By the time I thought it odd that the "condensation" didn't stop I had run a big end bearing. That was the bad luck part, here comes the stupidity part: I replaced the bearing shells and ran it carefully for a while to save the seasons use. When the time came to tuck it away I got overtaken by a Merc. Not being able to resist I floored it ..........
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A mighty bang immediately followed by a death rattle, smoke and a trail of oil and coolant on the road. The conrod bolts had snapped, and there were all the signs of material fatigue from the continuous hammering they had received over the preceeding 20 miles or so. The resultant valve bender gave the neighbouring cylinder enough to think about to snap the bolts there too as well as mashing the piston skirt. So yes, something in the block knocked and wanted out! To add insult to injury, I had secured a new crank and conrod for the imminent rebuild. The good news is that I secured a replacement engine from a (terminally rusty) abandoned resto project for about the same I paid for the newish crank. I have lifted the valve covers and oil pan (+ sandwitch plate), inspected and refitted with new gaskets etc.. The engine goes in during the next mild spell whenever that may be. Come spring maybe?
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Good question. I used to notice that JagZilla would have a lot of vapor coming out for much longer than I thought was normal. Whereas my '88 XJS seems to have vaporous exhaust no longer than any other car on the road.