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| Author: | simon k [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | set of rings and it'll be fine... |
right?
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| Author: | jb007 [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:50 pm ] |
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Some late nights coming up! Can't even use the piston as an ashtray!
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:56 pm ] |
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that`s only one cyl down,,, there`s 3 more spare 
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| Author: | Phat Kat [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:56 pm ] |
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Hmmm.. tasty.... I have an EJ20 sitting here that looks like that 
Dare I ask what happened Simon?
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:01 am ] |
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pretty obvious phatty... valve stem breakage, head of valve pops off & smashes everything inside the cyl, puts hole in piston,,, lots of smoke & no compression,,, remove cyl head & photos show results
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| Author: | mini13 [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:46 am ] |
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ouch, is the bore ok? |
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| Author: | 1018cc [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:18 am ] |
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I hope that isn't your mini simon! |
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| Author: | GT mowog [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:22 am ] |
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1018cc wrote: I hope that isn't your mini simon!
Sure is! If you don't collect a few trophies along the way, your not trying. That's a bugga for ya, Simon 
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| Author: | Timbo [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:05 am ] |
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Jeez, how long was it running after the valve head broke off? Tim |
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| Author: | Convertible Mini [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | It broke. |
That would have been noisy ! And it would have been spitting oil out of every orifice too. Did you try revving it to make the noise go away.... WRONG.... |
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| Author: | simon k [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:29 am ] |
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I'd made a wrong turn, so did a U turn and had just dropped it into 4th gear when it let go. It sucks because I was on my way to an event, not even competing! I expected something to break soon, but not this... and it's my good Cooper S head too  I didn't want to use it, but the one I'd planned to use wasn't ready
Phat kat wrote: what happened? the seat insert would have let go first, jammed the valve down, then the piston smashed into it which broke it off and then it just rattled around a bit. The seat is nowhere to be seen, must have been squashed and gone down the exhaust Timbo and Convertible wrote: how long was it running? would have been noisy! didn't make a lot of noise, just a bit of a pop and the engine died... no smoke, no rattling - very unexciting mini13 wrote: bore OK? not really, there are little dings in it, the spots you can see in the 3rd photo. It should bore OK to the next size up (+.060") GT wrote: If you don't collect a few trophies along the way, your not trying.
yeah, sh!t happens... I just need a Corolla or something to run around in so I don't have to drive my mini so much |
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| Author: | CARTER_GT [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:34 am ] |
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bad luck simon |
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:04 am ] |
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simon k wrote: I just need a Corolla or something to run around in so I don't have to drive my mini so much
Wash your mouth out - those are evil thoughts!
Minis are made to be driven (and then repaired). Can hardly wait until mine is back on the road again. |
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| Author: | Hanra [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:08 am ] |
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simon k wrote: I just need a Corolla or something to run around in so I don't have to drive my mini so much
Good call! Get a bubble for it! |
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| Author: | simon k [ Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:39 am ] |
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Hanra wrote: Good call! Get a bubble for it!
nah - I'll leave it out in the rain by the side of a dirt road
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