Susan,
Please let me know the collective wisdom you gather, as I'm in need of
same.
Thanks,
Bob
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>From: Susan Hensley[SMTP:susan@grotecon.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 11:35 AM
>To: Amici Triumphi
>Subject: Corinthians and Tristan
>
>Thanks Joe, for the site info! Here is our local vintage group I hope
>to run with in August, Corinthians Vintage Auto Racing:
>http://web2.airmail.net/cvar1/
>
>I have attended several of their events as pit crew, and it's a lot of
>fun.
>
>Now to my sordid story:
>I got sidelined by a neck problem after pushing an MGB (yeah, I know, I
>asked for it), and finally got to pulling of Tristan's lower end on
>Sunday. Yuck. I wish I hadn't. The #3 rod was spaghetti -- twisted up
>and in about 3-4 major parts and a whole lotta slivers. The piston was
>pretty chewed (read MORE metal in the system) and the cylinder wall was
>nicked a little -- not badly, considering what was going on. So, I am
>set back even more. I have located and will be picking up a 1300 small
>bearing block and crank and hopefully rods on Sunday ($50 -- thanks
>Darren!)and will whisk them to the machine shop ASAP. I do have an
>offer from the same guy (Darren) to rent his spare 1300 race engine for
>VTR National. Nice guy! I hope to have this one back together by then,
>but it just may not happen.
>
>I do have a question for the collective wisdom -- what is the best way
>to clean out oil lines and the oil cooler so no metal shreds are left?
>Is it better to replace everything (ouch)? I have an Accusump, which
>unfortunately was wide open at the time, and it needs to be cleaned
>out. Darren gave me the name and number of a company that does that, so
>that will be taken care of.
>
>Thanks so much!
>
>Keep Triumphing,
>Susan :)
>Slightly discouraged, but with options, and boy, what a learning
>experience!
>
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