Bluey is dead. Driving to brissy this morning, and yea doing about 90km and she went BANG!!!!!!!!!!!! Engine died totally, and yea, fiddled around for ages on the side of the road with no tools, except my hands, which didn't help but couldn't get her started long enough to get 5 meters down the road. Its under my shed now, and Im going down after lunch, to investigate further, and pull things apart. She has done well to last this long, going to and for from Brissy, so I expected it to happen sometime. Its been just over 10yrs since the last rebuild of the motor, so she has done well, with the regular maintenance I give her.

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

Big Bang?? Look for holes in the side first.... Mine threw a rod due to a suspect Oil Relief valve (never confirmed) whilst on the freeway. Put a nice hole in the side.

Sorry to hear about your trouble, hope you get it going as soon as possible.

Dicko.

bugger

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Did it actually go BANG!!! ? ...as in made a very big BANG!!! noise?

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Did you soil yourself ?
i almost did a number of years ago when i had a CV let go and it made a bootload of noise.

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- 1962 Beige Delight club car, Rebuilding.
- Motorkana Special
- Minor Mishap, 1958 Morris Minor

-- Last ever Tea Lady at Longbridge--

yea it sure was a Bang! Ive experienced a few big bangs, when i was young, and driving around with my father, in the truck, and cars, when the engines have died, at one stage one of the conrods blew a hole in the block, which was interesting to say the least. Tho its the biggest bang ive heard coming from an engine before. which worries me

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

You said you couldn't get it started for long, which I take as a positive sign. If it won't turn over at all it's usually bad. The fact it made such a loud BANG makes it seem like a crank or conrod, which is still bad.


Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm a little fuzzy on the whole "good/bad" thing here. What do you mean, "bad"?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

or was it more like a whimper like the old Ausmini Server

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"A number of years" sounds a long way up the scale from a number one or even a number two.

Well that's done it...

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

you on the All bran challenge too Mick

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um could someone explain, lol ????

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

It's a Big Bang

Dicko

Karma






it always gets you

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It was a pleasure ausmini. I'll miss all you misfits and reprobates

i never ment it like that, but i guess karma is a funny thing.

Sorry to hear ur engine is dead, gl with the rebuild and hope u get it sorted asap.

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